Thomas Brown, of Hebron

Research notes for Thomas Brown Bruce C. Johnson Jr., research notes 1985-1995, Port Bruce, Ontario

Notes on Browns of Colchester, Conn, by Donald Lines Jacobus, April 1959, Vol. 35, #2, The American Genealogist, p. 127. Recorded NEHGS, Register, 6:269. Land conveyed by his father to him on 14 Sept. 1711. He moved to Hebron, Conn. and conv. to Samuel Chapman of New London land in Colchester 1 Jan 1715/16. Thomas Brown, Jr., moved to Hebron, Conn. On 1 Jan. 1715/16, Thomas Brown of Hebron conveyed to Samuel Chapman of New London, land in Colchester [2:158]; this was probably the land his father had conveyed to him. The will of Thomas Brown of Hebron, dated 30 Dec. 1756, proved 2 Feb. 1757, named wife Sarah, sons Jonathan, Azariah, Nathaniel and Stephen Brown (to each, Ð5), daughters Jerusha Bliss (Ð7); and to son Abner, the homestead, and the rest of the movables to his [Abner's] honoured mother, and he shall provide maintenace for her while she lives [Colchester Probate, File 445].

Will dated 30 Dec. 1756 proved 2 Feb 1757, named wife Sarah, sons Jonathan, Azariah, Nathaniel and Stephen, and dau. Jerusha Bliss, Hannah Penock, and Sarah Bliss and son Abner.

Researcher's Notes

Thomas Brown of Hebron, Connecticut, had childen baby (1716), Jerusha (1717), Stephen (1729), Sarah (1731), David (1733). See International Genealogical Index and http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/a/t/Darla--J-Battle/GENE5-0002.html#... , which confuses Thomas's ancestry with a different Brown family of Stonington.

Family

https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/a/t/Darla--J-Battle/GENE5-0002.html
(Errors on ancestry at this site)

4.Thomas13 Brown (Thomas12, Thomas11, Nicolas10, Edward9, Peter8 Browne, Thomas7, Chistopher6, Christopher5, John4 Brown, John3, John2, John1) was born December 26, 1688 in Westfield, Mass, and died February 02, 1757 in Hebron, Connecticutt.He married Sarah ~~~.

Notes for Thomas Brown:

May 1737:Petition of the Church of Englanf men all over the colony to be recognized as a lawful church... "Inhabitants of Hebron and adjacent under the pastoral care of Rev. Samuel Seabury of New London";The old Church of England Cemetary in Hebron is situated one mile north of Hebron village on Gilead Road.The land for this cemetary was deeded to Samuel Water, Thomas Brown and Richard Curtis.

list will from Brown Book

This data was compiled by Genealogist Homer W. Brainard, Amherst, Mass., now deceased who stated the" the above (especially the first two Thomases) may not be as you have been led to believe from family tradition, or what you have seen in books.I have found original recordsa which prove all my statements herein, and have for the first time corrected many mistakes that appear in printed books and papers."
Brown and Allied Families, 1947

More About Thomas Brown:
Church: Member of the Hebron Church of England
Other possibilites: alternate date of death 01.04.1757

Will: December 30, 1756, Probated Feb. 7,1757; at the State Library, Hartford

Children of Thomas Brown and Sarah ~~~ are:

• + 9 i. Jonathon14 Brown, born May 14, 1716 in Hebron, Connecticutt; died January 25, 1791.
• 10 ii. Jerusha Brown, born February 25, 1716/17.She married John Bliss February 03, 1736/37.
• 11 iii. Azaraih Brown, born 1720.He married (1) Dorothy Curtis.He married (2) Lydia Bliss in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticutt.
• More About Dorothy Curtis: Other possibilites: Father possibly Richard Curtis of Hebron
• 12 iv. Nathaniel Brown, born 1722 in Hebron, Connecticutt.He married Ester Mack.
• 13 v. Hannah Brown, born 1724 in Hebron, Connecticutt.She married Willaim Pennock May 18, 1750 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticutt; born in Hebron, Connecticutt.
• 14 vi. Abner Brown, born 1726 in Hebron, Connecticutt.He married Hannah Ingham.
• 15 vii. Stephen Brown, born April 21, 1729 in Hebron, Connecticutt.He married Jerusha Lee December 12, 1750 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticutt.
• 16 viii. Sarah Brown, born April 05, 1731 in Hebron, Connecticutt.She married Silvanus Bliss in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticutt. More About Silvanus Bliss: Other possibilites: Father possibly John Bliss
• 17 ix. David Brown, born September 30, 1733 in Hebron, Connecticutt; died April 22, 1742 in Hebron, Connecticutt. Notes for David Brown: gravestone reads:David son of Thomas and Sarah Brown obit April 12,1742 aged 9 years More About David Brown: Burial: Hebron Church of England Cemetery

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Thomas Brown Jr.
BIRTH
20 Dec 1688
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH
4 Jan 1757 (aged 68)
Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
BURIAL
Godfrey Hill Cemetery
Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
MEMORIAL ID
35730846 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 8
Thomas Brown was born 20 Dec 1688 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Thomas and Hannah Brown. Thomas married Sarah in 1715. He died 4 Jan 1757 in Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut in the 69th year of his age (68 years old).

Sources:

Gravestone

Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
about Thomas Brown

Birth Date: abt 1689
Age at Death: 68
Death Date: 4 Jan 1757
Death Place: Hebron, Connecticut
Gender: Male
FHL Film Number: 3340

Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
about Thomas Brown

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1688
Birth Place: Westfield, Massachusetts
Father Name: Tho Brown
Mother Name: Hannah

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
about Thomas Brown

Birth Place: MA
Birth Year: 1688
Spouse Name: Sarah
Marriage Year: 1715

Inscription
In Memory of Mr Thomas Brown who died January 4th, 1757 in the 69th year of his age
Family Members
Children
Jonathan Brown
1716–1799

Jerusha Brown Bliss
1717–1771

Nathaniel Brown
1725–1804

Origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-26572

Thomas Brown and Hannah Lee had children Thomas (1688), Samuel (1692), Hannah (1694), Sarah (1700) and Keziah (1707). The first two children were recorded at Westfield (part of Springfield that became independent in 1689), the last one at Colchester. Thomas's son Samuel, also of Colchester, Conn., was appointed guardian of Thomas's youngest daughter Keziah after Thomas's death in 1717.[3]

References

1. HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 260
2. Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 28 2016, 1:14:02 UTC
3. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 2 2021, 16:42:41 UTC
4. WikiTree contributors, "Thomas Brown II (1688-1757)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-26573 : accessed 17 May 2024). Cites
   1. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZQD-9P8 : 10 February 2018), Thomas Brown, 20 Dec 1688; citing WESTFIELD,HAMPSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 14,766.
   2. "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3QSF-74S : accessed 30 July 2019), entry for Thomas /Brown/, cites sources; file (2:2:2:MMD8-JV5), submitted 17 April 2014
   3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125466939/jonathan-brown
   4. "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7LW-2Z8 : 12 May 2016), Nathaniel Brown and Esther Mack, Marriage 17 Feb 1744, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States; Connecticut State Library, Hartford; FHL microfilm 1,376,165
   5. "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7VP-ZM6 : 9 February 2018), Thomas Brown, 04 Jan 1757; citing Hebron, Connecticut, reference p 41; FHL microfilm 3,340.
   6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35730846