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• Birth	28 Apr 1709	Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Jan 1731/1732	Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Person ID	I10788	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	09 May 2005 00:00:00
  Family	Abigail HOLMES, b. 23 Sep 1703, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Married	27 Nov 1728	Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Children	> 1. Jedediah BROWN, Jr.., b. 14 Mar 1728/1729, Stonington, New London, Connecticut > 2. Lucian BROWN, b. 20 Oct 1730, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Family ID	F4959	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Note: THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Boston, The Everett Press Company 1907,byCyrus Henry Brown, page 15. Jedediah Brown, son of John and Elizabeth (Miner) Brown, wasborn Apr. 28,1709 and died Jan. 15, 1732. Jedediah married Nov. 27, 1728, Abigail Holmes, born Feb. 28,1703, anddied June 6, 1732. She was the daughter of JoshuaHolmes, born Aug. 20,1678, who lived with his father's familyin Westerly, RI. During his youthand young manhood, and beforehe reached his majority, he becameacquainted with Miss FearSturgess, of Yarmouth, Mass., whose house heoften visited withincreasing pleasure, until they were married, Nov. 21,1698.Miss Sturgess was the daughter of Edward Sturgess, who came tothiscountry from England to Charlestown, Mass., in 1634, andsettled inYarmouth. Mr. Holmes bought large tracts of land inStonington, Conn., nowNo. Stonington, near Wyassup Pond, uponwhich he built a dwelling house,which he occupied during hislife. He had nine children. Thomas Holmes,their son, ismentioned with Daniel Brown as giving the land for theFirstBaptist Church, now No. Stonington. Father: John BROWN b: 1664 in Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts Mother: Elizabeth MINER b: 30 APR 1674 in Stonington, New London Co.,Connecticut