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Philip Brown

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Death: July 21, 1729 (80)
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Son of Deacon Henry Brown and Abigail Brown
Husband of Mary Brown
Father of Unamed son Brown, died in infancy; Susannah Griffin; Mary Brown, died young; Unamed son Brown, died in infancy; Abigail French and 5 others
Brother of Sarah Connor; Captain Nathaniel Brown, Sr.; Abigail French; Jonathan Brown, died young; Abraham Brown and 2 others

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About Philip Brown

Philip Brown

  • Born about Dec 1646 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
  • Parents: Henry Brown 1615 - 1701 Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom in 1615 & Abigail Dunn 1617 - 1702
  • Spouse(s): Mary Buswell 1645 - 1683 - married in Salisbury, MA on 06/24/1669.

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Born in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts on Dec 1648 to Henry Brown and Abigail Dunn. Philip Brown married Mary Buswell and had 9 children. She passed away on 21 Jul 1729 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.


Philip Brown was born in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts in December, 1646. He deposed in 1664 that he was 17 years old, He was the son of Henry Brown and Abigail (Unknown) Brown. [1] [2] [6] [7]

He was married in Salisbury on June 24, 1669, to Mary Buswell. daughter of Isaac Buswell and Susannah (Unknown) Buswell. [3] [4] [7]

Philip died in Salisbury on July 21, 1729. His will was probated July 30, 1729, [5] [7]

Their children: [6]

  1. Susanna, b. 1670 m John Griffin
  2. Mary, b. 1672, died 1672
  3. Abigail, b. 1675 m Joseph French
  4. Mary, b. 1676 m John Ring
  5. Sarah, b. 1678 m Ephraim Brown
  6. George, b. 1680 m Elizabeth Eastman
  7. Phebe, b. 1681
  8. Hannah, b. 1683 m James Thorn

Mary died November 27, 1683 in Salisbury. [7]

Sources

  • [1] Massachusetts Town & Vital Records 1620-1988; Salisbury Births; page 208
  • [2] Essex County Massachusetts Depositions 1645-1686
  • [3] New England Marriages prior to 1700; page 108
  • [4] Massachusetts Town & Vital Records 1620-1988; Salisbury Marriages; page 290
  • [5] Massachusetts Town & Vital Records 21620-1988; Salisbury Deaths; page 533
  • [6] Pope, Charles Henry: "Pioneers of Massachusetts"; page 73 (Brown)
  • [7] Savage, James: "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England"; Volume 1; pages 267 (Birth) and 274 (Marriage, Children and Death)
  • https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-5633
  • https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/philip-brown-24-2p9brj5
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Philip Brown's Timeline

1648
December 1, 1648
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
1670
February 13, 1670
Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1671
March 8, 1671
Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
1672
February 23, 1672
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
1673
April 1, 1673
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1675
June 4, 1675
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1676
1676
Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1678
March 18, 1678
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1680
July 1, 1680
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony