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  • Brown genealogy of many of the descendants of Thomas, John, and Eleazer Brown (1907) Vol. 2
  • https://archive.org/details/browngenealogyof02brow
  • https://archive.org/stream/browngenealogyof02brow#page/405/mode/1up
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    • The Charles Browne Family.
  • Charles Browne (1), b., probably, in Suffolk, England, was one of the early settlers of Rowley, Mass. He was an educated man, and taught the Rowley school; he also played the drum for the town. He m., Aug. 14, 1647, Mary Acey, dau. of William and Margaret Acey, of Rowley. She was buried Dec. 12, 1683. He was buried Dec. 16, 1687. Children :
    • 2. .... etc.
    • 8. Nathaniel, b. May 20, 1660; m. Mary Wheeler (11-22).
  • https://archive.org/stream/browngenealogyof02brow#page/408/mode/1up
  • Pg.408
  • Nathaniel Brown (8), son of Charles (1) and Mary (Acey) Brown, b., at Rowley, Mass., May 20, 1660; d. May, 1731. His will was probated May 16, 1731, in Groton, Conn. He m., June 4, 1685, Mary Wheeler, dau. of David and Sarah (Wise) Wheeler, of Rowley and Newburyport, Mass. He sold his homestead in Rowley to the brother of his wife, Jonathan Wheeler, June 29, 1707. He and his wife, Mary, were dismissed from the church in Rowley to the church in Groton, June 29, 1707; in Essex deeds it is stated, Jan. 8, 1707-08, as of Groton, Conn., late of Rowley. He is first mentioned in Groton land records in 1709. In 1712 he was made an inhabitant of Groton. July 1, 1712, his name appears among those who owned lots at "Nawayank" [Lot 3, probably Noank]. Feb. 28, 1709, he bought of Gershom Rice, of Sudbury, Mass., "a certain tract of upland and swamp" in Groton, located on the west side of the "Great Brook that runneth into Poquonock Cove," originally part of the two hundred acres of land owned by Daniel Lane, of New London, Conn. In his will he bequeaths this homestead to his sons Benjamin, Abner, and William. To Benjamin he gave the dwelling-house. William sold his portion to Benjamin; it was located "near a small ledge of rocks, 190 rods to the Great Brook." He owned land on Fort Hill, Long Hill by the ferry, and by "Nawayank." His homestead farm on a portion of it is now owned by George Miner, of Groton. Children, the first eleven b. at Rowley:
    • 11. Gershom Brown, b. Mar. 20, 1686; d., at Groton, in 1737; m., July 8, 1714, Ann (Hubbard) Foote, dau. of Hugh and Jane (Latham) Hubbard, widow of Stallion Foote. Children: (1) Mary Brown, b. Sept. 16, 1715; (2) Gershom, b. May 8, 1717; (3) Joseph, b. Mar. 7, 1719; (4) Peter, b. Mar. 15, 1721; (5) Ann, b. Apr. 7, 1723; (6) Gershom, b. 1725; d., at Ledyard, Conn., Oct., 1803, aged seventy-eight years; m. Esther --- , who d. July, 1806, aged seventy years.
    • 12. Nathaniel, b. May 15, 1688; d. 1689.
    • 13. Nathaniel, bapt. Sept., 1690; m. Anna Haynes (23-30).
    • 14. Mary, bapt. Oct. 13, 1692; d. young.
    • 15. Mary, b. Jan. 19, 1693; m. Mr. Hodskin.
    • 16. Martha, b. Oct. 12, 1695; m. Mr. Hartwell.
    • 17. Benjamin, b. Nov. 13, 1698; d. in 1782; m. (1) Sarah, dau. of John Walworth; she was living in 1772. He m. (2) Abigail
    • https://archive.org/stream/browngenealogyof02brow#page/409/mode/1up
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    • ___ , who d. Feb. 17, 1798, aged eighty-nine years, and is buried at the Harbor's Mouth, New London. Children: (1) Benjamin Brown; (2) Daniel; (3) Frances, who m. Stephen Gardner; (4) James; (5) John, b. 1739, d. Oct. 5, 1796, aged fifty-seven years; he was a captain; (6) Jeremiah; (7) Desire, who m. Benjamin Jerome; (8) Jesse; (9) Elijah; (10) Micajiah. Benjamin Brown was a large landholder, owning land at the lighthouse. New London, at Massapeag, Groton, Lyme, and Fisher's Island.
    • 18. Sarah, bapt. Sept. 8, 1700; d. 1731; unm.
    • 19. Mehitable, bapt. Apr. 29, 1702; m., Dec. 15, 1720, at Norwich, Conn., Daniel Woodworth. Children: (1) Daniel Woodworth, b. Aug. 20, 1721; (2) Mehitable, b. Mar. 13, 1723; (3) Benjamin, b. Dec. 9, 1724; (4) Mary, b. Jan. 10, 1726; (5) Anne, b. Dec. 28, 1727; (6) Joseph, b. Nov. 5, 1729, d. 1729; (7) Joseph, b. Mar. 4, 1731, d. 1731; (8) William, b. Oct. 3, 1732; (9) Nathaniel, b. Mar. 15, 1734; (10) Samuel, b. Aug. 8, 1739, d. 1739.
    • 20. Ruth, b. --- ; m., at Groton, Feb. 19, 1729, Joshua Woodworth. Children, recorded in Norwich: (1) Ruth Woodworth, b. Apr. 27, 1730; (2) Martha, b. May 10, 1733; (3) Joshua, b. Feb. 12, 1737, d. Mar. 19, 1742; (4) Zipporah, b. July 19, 1741; (5) Joshua, b. Oct. 11, 1743.
    • 21. William, bapt. Oct. 14, 1705.
    • 22. Abner, b. at Groton.
      • WILL OF NATHANIEL BROWN (8). .... etc.
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  • Genealogical and family history of the state of Connecticut : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation (1911) Vol. 1
  • https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami001cutt
  • https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalfami001cutt#page/591/mode/1up
  • Pg.591
    • BROWNE
  • (II) Nathaniel Brown, son of Charles Browne, was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, May 20, 1660. He shared in the distribution of his father's estate and received various grants of land. On June 29, 1707, he sold his homestead to Jonathan Wheeler, of Newbury, and soon thereafter removed to Groton, Connecticut. A deed of land in Groton, January 8, 1707-08, expressly states that he was "late of Rowley," and he and his wife were dismissed from the Rowley church to Groton, June 29, 1707. He purchased lands in Groton and was soon made an inhabitant. His home was at Poquonock Cove, where he bought two hundred acres of Gershom Rice. The town called upon him for service in various capacities and he was an honored townsman. In his will, proved June 24, 1731, he mentions sons and daughters, among them his son Nathaniel. His wife, whom he married in Rowley, June 4, 1685, was the daughter of David and Sarah (Wise) Wheeler. David Wheeler was the son of John Wheeler, and was born about 1625, in England, coming to New England in the ship "Confidence," in 1638. Sarah Wise was the daughter of Humphrey Wise, of Ipswich.
  • (III) Nathaniel (2), son of Nathaniel (I) and Mary (Wheeler) Brown, was baptized in Rowley in September, 1690, and was aged seventeen when his father removed to Groton. On May 30, 1717, after his marriage to Anna Haynes, which occurred July 11, 1715, he bought land at Poquonock Cove, but, March 30, 1722, he bought a one-third interest in a tract of two hundred acres in the north part of Groton (Ledyard). In his subsequent life he bought and sold lands quite extensively, acquiring finally a large tract, which he bequeathed to his decendants. His homestead was on the road from Mystic to Norwich, about three-quarters of a mile north of where the "Church Hill meeting house" once stood. He was probably identified with the Separatist movement and his son Nathaniel was ordained a minister of that sect in 1751. Nathaniel Brown died in July, 1770, aged eighty years, and his wife shortly afterwards. She was the daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth (Starke) Haynes, and was born November 3, 1696, in Groton. They had six sons and two daughters.
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  • WHEELER, Mary
  • b. 4 SEP 1670 Rowley, Essex, Mass.
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 4 JUN 1685 Rowley, Essex, Mass.
  • Spouse: BROWN, Nathaniel
  • b. 20 MAY 1660 Rowley, Essex, Mass.
  • d. MAY 1731
  • Parents:
  • Father: BROWN, Charles
  • Mother: ACIE, Mary
  • Children:
    • BROWN, Gershom
    • BROWN, Nathaniel b. 15 MAY 1688 Rowley, Essex, Mass. d. 1689
    • BROWN, Nathaniel
    • BROWN, Mary d. OCT 1692 Rowley, Essex, Mass. d. ABT 1692
    • BROWN, Mary
    • BROWN, Martha b. 12 OCT 1695 Rowley, Essex, Mass.
    • BROWN, Sarah b. JUN 1697 Rowley, Essex, Mass. d. 7 APR 1699 Rowley, Essex, Mass.
    • BROWN, Benjamin b. 13 NOV 1698 Rowley, Essex, Mass. d. 1782 New London, New London, CT.
    • BROWN, Sarah b. SEP 1700 Rowley, Essex, Mass. d. 1731
    • BROWN, Mehitable
    • BROWN, Ruth
    • BROWN, William b. OCT 1705 Rowley, Essex, Mass.
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_b6.htm#41
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  • IN THIS REFERENCE DAVID DOES NOT HAVE LISTED A DAU. MARY; ROGER WHEELER HAS A DAU. MARY WHEELER WHO MARRIED A NATHANIEL BROWN SAME DATE IN DIFFERENT REFERENCES AS THE MARY (DIFF. BIRTH) DAU. OF DAVID WHEELER.
  • The genealogical and encyclopedic history of the Wheeler family in America (1914)
  • https://archive.org/details/genealogicalency00whee
  • https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalency00whee#page/397/mode/1up
  • Pg.397
  • 5408. ROGER WHEELER, son of John (5400) and Ann (-- -- ) Wheeler. Died Dec. 7, 1661. Married (1) Dec. 7, 1653, Mary Wilson, who died Dec. 27, 1658. He married (2) Nov. 23, 1659, at Boston, Mass., Mrs. Mary Stone the widow of John Stone, who had "died intestate in a place where there was no law," leaving a widow Mary and one child.
  • Children: (born at Newbury, Mass.)
    • 6420. MARY WHEELER, born Feb. 12, 1654-5; m. June 4, 1685, Nathaniel Brown.
    • 5421. JOSEPH WHEELER, born Aug. 29, 1656; m. Dee. 24, 1685, Sarah Badger, b. at Newbury, Mass., Jan. 25, 1666-7, dau. of Sergt. John Badger and Elizabeth (Hayden) Badger. Ch: Mary W-- --, b. at Newbury, Mass., Sept. 22, 1686; m. Feb. 12, 1711, Benjamin Swett.
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Mary Brown's Timeline

1670
September 4, 1670
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686
May 10, 1686
Rowley, Essex County, MA, USA
1688
May 15, 1688
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1690
September 1690
Rowley, Exssex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1693
January 19, 1693
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1695
October 12, 1695
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts
1698
November 13, 1698
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts
1700
September 8, 1700
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1702
April 29, 1702
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States