Sources: B.G., v.2, p.266; Stonington vitals, Vol. 3, film 1,309,972,It. 2,
and film 1,309,871, It. 2.
Stonington vitals, both films: John Brown born 10 Aug. 1741.

1. John BROWN b. 30 Oct 1768, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
2. Clark BROWN b. 25 May 1771, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
3. 1. Molly BROWN b. 9 Jan 1773, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 8 Oct 1777, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
4. Noyes BROWN b. 13 Mar 1775, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
5. Sanford BROWN b. 2 May 1777, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.

VITAL RECORDS OF STONINGTON, CT, Vol. 2, page 2.
Eleazer Brown, son of Eleazer, born 4 May 1698.

THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol. II, by Cyrus Henry Brown, pages 266.

Sources: Brown Genealogy, Vol. II; Stonington vitals, film 1,309,871,Item 2; North Stonington Congregational Church records, film 5,080, Item1; and film 2,826; Stonington Church, film 547,548; Barbour Collection ofCT Vitals, film 2897; Brian Pendleton and His Descendants, compiled byEverett Hall Pendleton (Film 1,018,879, Item 18); IGI (Batch #7213008,Sheet #02, Source Call #820,349.

Barbour: Eleazer Brown, son of Eleazer, born 4 May 1698 (Stoningtonvitals, v2, p2).
Vitals, Brown Genealogy and Wheeler's History of Stonington agree onEleazer Junior's birth date and place.
Wheeler: Married Temperance Holmes in 1723.
Film 1,309,871, Item 2, page 69: Names birth dates of children andsays earmarks were entered 26 April 1738. No marriage recorded.
Film 2826: Gives baptismal date. Stonington First Church. Admitted tochurch in what is now North Stonington on May 7, 1727.
Film 547,548, Item 2: Baptized 14 Aug. 1698.
Film 5,080, Item 1: Records from 1727 to 1827. This church opened in1727. Lists baptisms for six of Eleazer's children: Eleazer, Jeremiah,Mary, Rebecca, Temperance, and Peleg. In each case his wife was calledMary.
Brown, p266, cites New London Probate Records, Vol. G, p. 179, 2Dec.1757. Heirs mentioned: Widow Mary Brown (indicating a second wife)Jeremiah Brown, 2nd son (1st son Nathan died at the age of 2); Eleazer,first son; John Butler and wife Mary, eldest daughter; Rebeckah, thirddaughter; Timothy, third son; John, fourth son; Peleg, fifth son; ComfortBrown and wife Temperance, second daughter; Phebe Brown, fourth daughter;Ruth Brown, fifth daughter.
The Brown Cemetery in North Stonington has no grave recorded for thisEleazer or his wives. The Stonington Historical Society reports: "Quiteoften before the 1770's they used only a crude fieldstone to mark agrave. Head-
stones were for the really well-to-do or the well-organized." Thegravestones for Eleazer and Ann Pendleton Brown were erected many yearsafter their deaths by a descendant. This could account for Ann's birthdate info on the
tombstone not jibing with other sources.
Stonington Cemeteries, film 3,096: A Mary Brown died 20 Nov. 1785,Cemetery 47, p353. Stonington Historical Society reports this Mary Brownwas the daughter of Stephen and Hannah Brown. Apparently she nevermarried.
Wheeler in Brown section of his book says Eleazer Brown and TemperanceHolmes, both of Stonington, were married in 1723. In the Holmes section,he says a Temperance Holmes, born 29 Jan. 1707, daughter of Joshua,married (1) 10 May 1727 John Smith and (2) James Treadway. Joshua livedin what is now North Stonington. [Apparently two Temperance Holmes.]Colonial Families of America, Vol. 4, page 467, says a Temperance,daughter of Joshua Holmes, born 29 Jan. 1707, married John Smith ofGroton 10 May 1727. He was born 14 June 1704 and died 22 Dec. 1758. [Seenotes for this Temperance Holmes, RIN 97. She died after 10 Dec. 1761.That was the day she married her second husband--many years after theother Temperance had presumably died.]]
Brown Genealogy has the same info as Wheeler in his Brown section, butformer says info is from Stonington town records. Both say Eleazer andTemperance were married in 1723.
An IGI record gives a 1 June 1728 (typo?) marriage date, married inStonington Township. Everett Hall Pendleton says they were married in1723 and that Temperance was Eleazer's first wife and Mary ________ washis second.
Mary was on the scene 14 Nov. 1736, according to records of the NorthStonington Congregational Church. Rebecca was born 19 Jan. 1735--22months earlier. That date is from two films on Stonington vitals. Browngenealogy and Wheeler say 19 June 1735. Transcribing error? June becameJan or Jan became June. Assuming Mary was Eleazer's second wife, shewould be the mother of Phebe, Timothy, John, Peleg and Ruth (all bornbetween
4 July 1737 and 27 June 1749). Temperance Brown, presumably, would be thedaughter of Temperance (Holmes) Brown. Jeremiah and Rebecca probably werethe children of Temperance also, but one or both could be Mary's, sincewe have found no marriage record for Eleazer and Mary. [I will allot thechildren through Rebecca to Temperance.]

Regardless, it appears Mary was my Peleg's mother.

Records of Rev. Joseph Fish of the Congregational Church of NorthStonington say Eleazer II was a church member before 1 July 1733 and hiswife Mary was received into the church and baptized 24 Oct. 1742. It alsosays Eleazer II and wife Mary "received baptism" 14 Nov. 1736, same dayas five Brown children. Church records state that Eleazer, Jeremiah,Rebecca, Mary and Temperance were baptized 14 Nov. 1736 and werechildren of Eleazer Brown and wife Mary and that Peleg Brown, son ofEleazer and wife Mary, was baptized 16 Dec. 1744.

[North Stonington Church records also say an Eleazer Brown of Westerly,R.I., married Sarah Die, 10 Nov. 1742. This, according to Everett HallPendleton, was Eleazer, son of Jonathan Brown and Elizabeth Pendleton,who probably died in the French and Indian War.]

Wheeler cites New London Probate Records, Vol. G, p. 170, 2 Dec. 1757.(This doesn't jibe with the tombstone death date). Heirs mentioned: WidowMary Brown (indicating a second wife); Jeremiah Brown, second son (firstson Nathan died at the age of 2); Eleazer, first son; John Butler andwife Mary, eldest daughter; Rebeckah, third daughter; Timothy, third son;John, fourth son; Peleg, fifth son; Comfort Brown and wife Temperance,second daughter; Phebe Brown, fourth daughter; Ruth Brown, fifthdaughter.

A Stonington deed, info from John Henderson, says Lt. John Ashcraftsold a
small quantity of Stonington land to Elizor Brown. This was mentioned ina land record dated 15 June 1717 in which Ashcraft sold a tract of land,less the small quantity previously sold to "Elizor" Brown, to PeterBelton of Groton. The Elizor could refer to either Eleazer Brown Jr. orSr.

Source: Congregational Church of North Stonington records.
Named in several places as the wife of Eleazer II.

1. Phebe BROWN b. 4 Jul 1737, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
2. Timothy BROWN b. 7 Jun 1739, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
3. 2. John BROWN b. 10 Aug 1741, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
4. Peleg BROWN b. 26 Sep 1744, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; c. 14 Nov 1736, 1st Church of Stonington,Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 26 Jan 1814, Bridgewater,Madison Co.,New York; bur. West Winfield Cemetery,West Winfield,Herkimer Co.,New York.
5. Ruth BROWN b. 27 Jun 1746, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.

THE BROWN GENEALOGY, by Cyrus Henry Brown, pages 10, 12.
Four of the children of Thomas Browne remained in MA, while three ofthem came to Stonington, CT, before 1688. They purchased and receivedlarge tracts of land most of which was located in the present town ofNorth Stonington, bounded as follows: the western boundary was nearly allon Ossekonk Swamp, the northern bounds of which extended from theOssekonk brook on the west on Shunnock River on the east, joining on thenorth the lands of the late Stephen Avery and lands of the Maine family,to the lands of the Randall family; eaterly on the Randall land to theRichardson's possessions; on the south by the Palmer family land andMiner territory; and on the west by the Wheeler family land up to thesaid Ossekonk Swamp.
Eleazer Brown, b. Lynn MA, Aug 5, 1670; d. Stonington CT, now NorthStonington, Nov 30, 1734. m. Ann Pendleton, Oct. 18, 1693.
His house stood in the eastern part of the lands purchased by theBrown brothers, about twenty-five rods south of the Brown Cemetery, andnorth of the Miner Meeting-house. Headstones were erected to their gravesby the late Daniel Brown (386). Probably these were the first intermentsin these grounds. He was a farmer and stock-raiser.

GRAVE STONE INSCRIPTIONS OF THE TOWN OF NORTH STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO.,CT, Copied by Charles R. Hale, 1932, page 64. Brown Cemetery #71.
Brown, Eleazer, son of Thomas of Lynn, Mass. born Aug. 5, 1670, diedNov. 30, 1734.

NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONN. PROBATE RECORDS, 1733-1742 Vol. 1., page 9.
ELEAZER BROWN, of Stonington, page 100
Dated: May 24, 1732
Sons: Jonathan: Eleazer: James.
Daus: Ann: Mary: Patience; Abigail; Ruth
G-dau: Hannah Wilcocks
G-son: David Brown
Exec: James Brown
Wit: Noah Grant; Samuel Holdrideg; Daniel Brown
Prob. Dec. 4, 1734

Researching this line is Nancyann Norman at nancn@exis.net
Researching this line is Laurie Barrett lbarrett@gwu.edu

Sources: History of Stonington by Wheeler; Brown Genealogy by Cyrus H.Brown,
2 volumes; American Marriage Records; Stonington Cemetery records,1,311,117;
History of 1st Congregational Church of Stonington, film 547,548, Item 2,and
974.65/S1, K2w; Stonington vitals, films 2,897 and 1,309,871, Item 2;Barbour's
Connecticut vitals, film 2897.
[Almost all info in film 1,309,871 pertaining to Eleazer Sr. and hischildren
comes from page 2.]
Wheeler & IGI say Eleazer I was born Aug. 4, 1670. Wheeler in anotherplace
says Aug. 5. Brown Genealogy, Vols. I and II, says Aug. 4.
Another source says Aug. 15. Brown lists the marriage and death datesand
place of birth. Wheeler confirms the Aug. 4 death date. Bible recordscopied
from older records (Found on Film 862,766, Vol. 10, Page 9), confirm the
marriage and death dates. Am. Marriage Records confirm marriage date.

Gravestone, apparently erected well after his death, reads:
Eleazer
Son of
Thomas Brown
of Lynn, Mass.
Born Aug. 5, 1670
Died Nov. 30, 1734

Eleazer and his older brothers, Thomas and John, sold theirposssessions
in Reading, MA, and came to Connecticut "at maturity" sometime after1677. They
purchased adjacent farms near Browne's Mountain in what is now North
Stonington. Their cattle marks were recorded in May 1688. Eleazer waslisted in
B.G. as "engaged in farming and stock-raising." He resided in Westerly,Rhode
Island, as well as Stonington. His wife inherited property in Westerly,
although it was deeded in his name.
Stonington vitals, film 1,309,871, Item 2 (original records): "Themarks
Belonging to ye house of Eleazer Brown for Cattle swine & sheep etc is aCutt
in ye near side of ye Right Ears and a Crop of the Top of yet Left Ears.
Entered April ye 20th 1704."

Thomas and John were mentioned in their father's will, along withJoseph,
Daniel, daughter Norwood and Ebenezer (executor) but not Eleazer or other
siblings.
The area where Eleazer and his brothers lived was called Stoningtonbefore
1807. In 1807, that inland area became known as North Stonington, hencethe
burial site is today in North Stonington. Stonington is a seaport area.
Stonington vitals, film 2,897: Eleazer Brown died November 1734.Stonington
v2, p2. Film 1,309,871, Item 2: Eleazer Brown and Ann Pendleton married18 Oct.
1693. Also has children and earmarks.
1st Congregational Church of Stonington records: Eleazer Brown and wifeAnn
admitted 9 May 1708.
Barbour: Eleazer Brown died November 1734 (Stonington vitals, v2, p2).

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 37, 46 & 47.
A tradition among her descendants says that she was sixty years oldwhen she died.
Eleazer Brown and his wife made their home in Westerly and later inStonington, in the part of that township which was afterward set off toform North Stonington. In the division of their father's property, Annreceived his house as appears in the agreement of the heirs: pg. 46.
After the deaths of Ann and her husband, her surviving childrendeeded to Edmund and Joseph Pendleton of Westerly, for ten pounds alltheir rights in the estate of "our grandfather, James Pendleton late ofWesterly, and of 'Briant' Pendleton". This deed was signed 30 Jul 1734,by Jonathan Brown, "Elezer" Brown, Thomas Main and Ann, his wife,Patience Brown, James Pendleton and Abigail his wife, and Wait Palmer andMary, his wife (Rockingham Co., NH Deeds, xx, 227.)

MARRIAGES BEFORE 1700, page 46,
BROWN, Eleazer and Ann PENDLETON, 18 October 1693, Westerly RI.

VITAL RECORDS OF STONINGTON, CT., Vol 2, page 2.
PENDLETON, Ann, m. Ele(a)zer Brown, Oct. 18, 1683.

GRAVE STONE INSCRIPTIONS OF THE TOWN OF NORTH STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO.,CT, Copied by Charles R. Hale, 1932, page 64. Brown Cemetery #71.
Brown, Ann, wife of Eleazer, and daughter of Capt. James Pendletonborn 1673, died age 60.

Sources: Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London, Conn;History
of Stonington; National Society, Daughters of Colonial Wars; Early NewEngland
Pendletons; Early New England Marriages Prior to 1700; Brown Genealogy;R.I.
Genealogical Register, v4, #4, 355; AF.

G. and B. Record of New London: Ann Pendleton, born 12 Nov. 1673.
History of Stonington: Ann Pendleton, born 12 Nov. 1673.

Since James Pendleton was in Portsmouth from 1665 to 1670, Annpossibly was
born there, according to this information, but gravestone, erected many
years after her death, says she was born six years later in Westerly,Rhode
Island. Both say she died at age 60.

Tombstone reads:
Ann / Wife of / Eleazer Brown / & Daughter of / Capt. James Pendleton /Born in Westerly RI / 1673 Died aged / 60 years

An AF record says she died Nov. 30, 1734. New England Marriages Prior
to 1700 says she was born in 1667. Back to square one.

"Early New England Pendletons" says Ann's mother was from Sudbury,Mass.
Ann could have gone to her parents' home for births. Births of some ofher
children were recorded in both Sudbury and Portsmouth.

Colonial Wars: Ann Pendleton, born 12 Nov. 1673, died before 1732.Married Eleazer Brown 18 Oct. 1693.

Major Brian Pendleton left 700 acres of Westerly, Rhode Island, land intrust to his son James, which was to be divided among James' children byhis second wife. Each was to receive one share, except for the oldestson, who would receive two shares. An instrument dated April 11, 1711,named Ann's share, one of seven. Typically, it is listed in her husband'sname. "...Elizer brown hath ye third lott & ye house that was Capt.Pendletons stands on itt ye bounds thereof is in ye surveigh & ye s'dElezer brown had s'd lott by a Joynt agreement of the heirs of Capt.James Pendleton & payed sertaine sumes of money therefore unto NicholasCottrill William walker as was inserted in Capt. James Pendletons will &for a confirmation of s'd lott with all ye housing orchards fencingspausters woods timber & all other priveleges & apurtenances whatsoeverbelonging to s'd lott or hereafter shall belong thereunto" (are, ineffect, assigned by the above Cottrill and Walker, as well as by Edmundand Caleb Pendleton) "to ye s'd Elezer brown his heirs Executsadministrators &
assigns to have & to hold in severallity forever to use poses and injoyas his owne proper Estate forever..." From Brown Genealogy, Vol. II.
No wonder Ann and Eleazer lived in Westerly as well as Stonington.

Four generations later, Caroline M. Wood Brown, wife of German S.Brown, bought Broome County property in her own name from German'sbrother. The lot of the wife had improved, if not the size of the lott.

RIGR: Called Ann Brown in her father's will.

Batch #: 7505212, Sheet #: 03, Source Call #: 935364
Batch #: A184641, Source Call #: 184641, 184642
Batch #: 7407803, Sheet #: 28, Source Call #: 934366
Batch #: 7620308, Sheet #: 87, Source Call #: 1058579

Researching this line is Nancyann Norman at nancn@exis.net
Researching this line is Laurie Barrett lbarrett@gwu.edu

1. Jonathan BROWN b. 12 Jul 1694, Lynn,Essex Co.,Massachusetts; c. 23 Jun 1695, Stonington,New London,Ct.
2. James BROWN b. 1 Jul 1696, Lynn,Essex Co.,Massachusetts; c. 23 Jun 1696, Stonington,New London,Ct; d. 2 Feb 1750, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. Brown Cemetery,No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
3. 4. Eleazer BROWN, Jr. b. 4 May 1698, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; c. 14 Aug 1698, Stonington,New London,Ct; d. 1757, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
4. Annah BROWN b. 1 Feb 1699/1700, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; c. 30 Jun 1700, Stonington,New London,Ct; d. 11 Mar 1766, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; bur. Brown Cementery,No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
5. Ebenezer BROWN b. 28 Jun 1702, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 1 Mar 1766, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
6. Mary BROWN b. 28 Nov 1703, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 10 Jun 1793, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
7. Patience BROWN b. 28 Dec 1704, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
8. Hannah BROWN b. 12 Dec 1705, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; c. 26 Jun 1708, Stonington,New London,Ct; d. 4 Jan 1727, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
9. Patience BROWN b. 28 Dec 1707, Stonington,New London,Ct; c. 26 Jun 1708, Stonington,New London,Ct.
10. Abigail BROWN b. 3 Feb 1711/1712, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
11. Ruth BROWN b. 30 Jun 1714, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 20 May 1791, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
12. Daniel BROWN b. Abt 1716, Stonington,New London,Ct.