Generahon No. 2

2. joHN*2 BROWN, SR. (CIIAD*) was born 1630 in England', and died 1706in Providence, Providence Co. Rhode Island. He married MARY* HOLNES 1658in Rhode Island, daughter of OBADIAH* HoLmE. s and CA-niERiNE* HyDr. Shewas born Abt- 1630, and died 1690 in Providence, Providence Co. RhodeIsland.

Notes for JOHN* BROWN, SR.:
John Brown came to Boston, Massachusetts aboard the ship Martin with hisparents in July of 1638. They came to Rhode Island the same year. thsrateable estate in 1687 was four oxen, five cows, four - twoyears, two -three-years, 45 sheep, three horses, three hogs, seven acres plantinggrouncl seven acres pastltre, seven acres swamp meadow and five acres bogmeadow. In addition he owned three house lots. John donated a portionof land to Brown University for their use about 1673. Very little hasbeen handed down through the centuries on the life and character of JohnBrown. ft is evident from the
offices of trust in the colony which he held that he was respected andhonored in early Providence. He was one of the commissioners fromProvidence to meet oo ssioners chosen to represent other towns in thecolony of Warwick, August 31, 1654, the purpose of the meeting being toadjust certain difficulties which threatened to di@ the peace and harmonyof the colony. He served as surveyor of highways in 1659; was a freemanin 1655; was subsequently a moderator and deputy to the Rhode IslandGeneral Assembly and assistant for Providence. He was appointed in 1662,an associate with Roger Williams and Thomas Harris, Jr., the threeconstituting the Town Council of Providence. In 1672 he sold the homelot of his father to his brother, James, of Newport, who rcsold it thesame dav to Daniel Abbott. Nearly one hundred years later a part of itwas repurchased by his grcat-grandsons, Jo@ and Moses Brown, and by thempresented to the College of Rhode Is@ at the time of its removal fromWarren to Providence. The cornerstone of University Hall, for many yearsthe only building, was laid by John Brown, May 31, 1770. John Brownmarried Mary, daughter of Rev. Obadiah and Catherine Holmes, of Newport.

Children of JOHN* BROWN and MARY- HoLNEs are:

7. i@ SARAH' BROWN, b. Unkno@ d. Aft. 1733, Rhode Island.

5. ii. JOHN BROWN, JR., b. Much 18,1661/62, Providence,Providence Co. Rhode Island, d. Septem@ 19, 1719, RhodeIsland.
9. iii. J@ BROWN, b. 1666, Providence, Providence Co. RhodeIsland; d. C)ctobu 28, 1732, Providence, Providence Co. RhodeIsland.
10. iv, OBADIAH BROWN, b. Unknown; d. August 26,1716, Pmviden@,Providence Co. Rhode Island.
11. v. MARTHA* BROWN, b. Unknown; d- Bef 1727.
vi. DEj3oRAH BROWN, b. ljnkno@.
vii. MARY BROWN, b. Unknown.
12. viii. DANIEL BROWN, b. ljnkno@; d. Unknown.

3. jAWS2 BROWN (CHAD*') was born Unknown, and died Bef.1683. He married ELizABE,rH CARR Unknown, daughter ofROBERT CARR, She was born Unlcnown, and died Aft. 1697.

Children of Jown BROWN and ELIZABETH CARR are:
13. i. JOHNBROWN,b.1671,Newport,RhodeIsland;d.October2O,l731,Rbodelslmd.
14. ii. J@s BROWN, b. Unknown, Rhode Lslartd@ d. 1756, Rhode Island.
15. iii. ESEK BROWN, b. March 8, 1678/79; d. December 10, 1772.

Notes for JOHN' BROWN, SR.:
John Brown came to Boston, Massachusetts aboard the slup Martin With Msparents in July of 1638. came to Rhode Island the same year. Hisrateable estate in 1687 @s four oxen, five cows, fo@ - two-yem, two -hree-years, 45 sheep, three hot@s, three hogs, seven acres plantingground, seven
acres pasture, @vcn acres @p meadow and five acres bog meadow. Inaddition he owned three house lots. John donated a portion of land toBrown University for their use about 1673.

Very little has been lmded down through the centuries on the life andcharacter of John Bro@. It is evident from the offices of trust in thecolony which he held that he was respected and honored
in early Providence. He was one of the commissioners from Providence tomeet commissioners chosen to represent other towns in the colony of W@ck,August 31, 1654, the purpose of the meeting being to adjust certaindifficulties which threatened to disturb the peace and harmony of thecolony. He served as s@cyor of highways in 1659; was a frecnian in 1655;was subsequently a moderator and deputy to the Rhode Island GeneralAssembly and amistant for Providence. fle @s appointed m 1662, an @iatewith Roger Williams and Thomas Hams, Jr., the three constituting the TownCouncil of Pr@dcnce. In 1672 he sold the home lot of his father to hisbrother, Jmes, of Newport, who resold it the same day to Daniel Abbott.Nearly one hundred years later a part of it was repurchased by hisgreat-grandsons, John
and Mo@s Brown, and by them presented to the College of Rhode Island, atthe time of its removal from Warren to Providence. The cornerstone ofUniversity Hall, for many years the only building, was laid by JohnBrown, May 3 1, 1770. John Brown married Mary, daughter of Rev. Obadiahand Catherine
Holmes, of Newport-

1. Mary BROWNE b. 10 Feb 1653/1654, Providence, Providence Co. Ri; d. 13 Sep 1726, Providence, Providence Co. Ri.
2. Hannah BROWN b. 2 May 1658, Milford, New Haven co. Ct.
3. 1. Sarah BROWN b. Abt 1659, Providence, Providence Co. Ri; d. Aft 1733, Rhode Island.
4. Phebe BROWN b. 5 Jul 1660, Milford Twp. Hew Haven Co. Ct.
5. John BROWN b. 18 Mar 1660/1661, Providence, Providence Co. Ri; d. 19 Sep 1719, Rhode Island.
6. Martha BROWN b. Abt 1664, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; d. 1727, Pawtucket, Providence Co. Ri.
7. James BROWN b. 1666, Providence, Providence Co. Ri; d. 28 Oct 1732, Providence, Providence Co. Ri.
8. Obadiah BROWN b. Abt 1668, Providence, Providence Co. Ri; d. 26 Aug 1716, Providence, Providence Co. Ri.
9. Deborah BROWN b. 1670, Providence, Providence Co. Ri.
10. Daniel BROWN b. Abt 1673.

Descendants of Chad* Brown


Generation A'o- I

1. CHAD" BROWN was born Abt. 1605 in England, and died Bef. September 2,1650 in Providence,
Providence Co. Rhode Island. He married ELizAi3ETH* SHARPAROWE September11, 1626 in High
Wycombe, Co. Bucks, England. She was born Abt. 1604 in Englan4t and diedUnknown.

Notes for CHAI)- BRow.N:
Chad Brown, along with his wife and son John, landed in Boston in July of1638, aboard the ship Martin.
They came to Providence the same year- Chad was a surveyor and firstsettled pastor of the First Baptist Church in Providence, Rhode Island.

From the Rhode Island Genweb:
Rev. Chad Brown, imnii@t ancestor and founder of the family, came fromEngland in the ship "Martin" which arrived in Boston, in MassachusettsColony, in July 1838. He brought with him his wife E@betk son John, theneight years old, and perhaps younger children. A fellow passenger diedon the voyage, and Chad Brown witnessed the will soon after his arrival.He did not remain long in the Nbssachusctts Colony, probably because ofhis religious views, but soon removed to Providence, where he became atonce a leader and one of the most valued citizens of the colony.

That same year, 1638, he and twelve others signed a compact relative tothe government of the town- lEs work in scttling the serious difficultieswhich had arisen between the original thirteen proprietors of Providence,and the later settlers, is thus referred to by Roger Williams: "The truthis, Chad Browne, that wise and godly soul (now with God), with myselfbrought the remaining aftcrcomers and the first twelve to a oneness byarbitration.' Chad Brown soon afterward appointed in the capacity ofsurvevor on a committee to compile a list of the home lots of the firstsctiters of the "Towne Street", and the meadows aloned to them. His ownhome lot fronted on "Towne Strmte", now South Main street and NUrkctSquare, with the southern boundary to the southward of College and SouthMain streets. The college grounds of Brown University now comprise alarge portion of this lot.

In 1640 Chid Brown served as member of a comn-dftee with others in regardto the disputed boundary between Providence and Pawtuxet. In the sameyear he, with Robert Cole, William Harris and John Warner. formed thecomiruttee of Providence Colony to report their first written form ofgovernment, which was adopted and continued in force until 1644, in whichyear Roger Williams returned from England with the first charter- ChadBrown was the first of the thirty-nine signers of this agreement. In1642 Mr. Brown was formally ordained as the first senled pastor of theBaptist church of Providence. Al this time, and for more than a halfcentury afterwar(L the church had no meeting house, but met for worshipin a grove or orchard, and in unpleasant weather in the houses of itsmembers. Rev. Chad BroA-n remained at the head of his church until hisdeath, which occurred about the year 1665.

He seems to have been the @ pastor of the First Baptist Church inProvidence, the connection of Roger Williams having been of so briefduration, and of so informal a character. as to forbid that he should berecognized as its first pastor- The venerable John Howland says: "On thequestion among the founders of Rhode Island College on what lot to placethe building - University Hall - they decided on the present site becauseit was the home lot of Chad Brown, the first minister of the BaptistChurch. 11 Throughout his life in Rhode Island he was classed among thosemen of culture and ability who were chosen to represent the colony onofficial business. He was a saintly character, and his influence wentfar toward establishing and kleping peace among the early settlers. fhsremains, which were originally inteffed in a lot not far from the courthouse, on the comer of College and Benefit streets, were removed in 1792to the North Burving Ground.

Children Of CHAI)* BROWN and ELIZAHETH* SILKRPAROWF, are:


2. i. JOHN.2 BROWN, SR., b. 1630t England; d. 1706, Providcnw,Providence Co. Rhode Island.

3. ii. JAmEs BROWN. b. Unkno@ d. Bef 1683.
4. in. JEREMLAH BROWN, b. Unknown@ d. 1690, Newpo@ Rhode Island.
iv. JUDAH BROWN, b. Unkno@ d. May 10, 1663, Newport, RhodeIsland,
5. v. DANIEL BROWN, b. Unkno@; d. Septembu 29, 17 1 0.
6. vi. MARY BROA'N, b. Unknown, Rhode Island; d.Unknown.
vii. DEBORAH BROWN, b. lJrikno@..

1. 2. John BROWNE b. 1630, P,,,England; d. 1706, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.
2. James BROWNE b. Abt 1639; d. Bef 1683.
3. Jeremiah BROWNE b. Abt 1640; d. 1690, New Port, Rhode Island.
4. Judah BROWNE b. Abt 1642; d. 10 May 1663, New Port, Rhode Island.
5. Deborah BROWNE b. Abt 1645.
6. Daniel BROWNE b. 1638, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; d. 29 Sep 1710.

Left England from Preston, Lancashire, Eng. to Salem, Mass. on Nov. 21,1638. In 1642-43 moved to Rohoboth, RI. Obadiah was a Baptist so theywere not allowed to live in the Puritan colony. He was publicly whippedby the Puritans at Boston, Sept. of 1651 for his religious opinions and"for holding meetings on the Lord's Day from house to house." He servedas a minister of the Baptist Church at Newport, RI from 1652 to 1682.
Rev. Obadiah Holmes, the emigrant, had about 5,000 descendants living inAmerica as early as 1790.
(Hanna, 1998)
Notes for OBADIAH- HOLMES:
Obadiah Holmes was granted two acres for the manufacture of glass inSalem, Massachusetts in
1638. In 1646, he moved his family to Rehoboth, Massachusetts. There,in 1650, he was arrested for
meeting with others on Sundays to worship, contrary to the order of theGrand Jury. That same year, he
moved to Newport Rhode Island and was baptized in the church. In July of165 1, he was seized at
Lynn, Massachusetts for being an agent of the Newport church and kept inprison until September,
when he was publicly whipped, receiving 30 lashes. He escaped in thenight back to Rhode Island-

1. 3. Mary HOLMES b. Abt 1630, Providence, Providence Co. Ri; d. 1690, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.
2. Jonathan HOLMES b. Abt 1637; d. 1713.
3. John HOLMES b. 1649, Newport, Newport Co. Ri; d. 2 Oct 1712, Newport, Newport Co. Ri.
4. Martha HOLMES b. 1640; d. Aft 1682.
5. Samuel HOLMES b. 1642; d. 1679, Gravesend, Ny.
6. Obadiah HOLMES b. 1644.
7. Hopestill HOLMES b. Abt 1646.
8. Lydia HOLMES b. Abt 1648.

1. 4. Chad BROWNE b. 1600, England; d. 2 Sep 1650, Providence, Providence Co. Ri.

1. 6. Obadiah HOLMES, Rev. b. 8 Mar 1606/1607, Preston, Lancaster Co., Eng; d. 15 Oct 1682, Newport, Newport Co. Ri.