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• Birth	5 Aug 1670	Lynn,Essex Co.,Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Nov 1734	Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Buried	Brown Cemetery,No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Person ID	I43616	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	09 May 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Thomas BROWN
  Mother	Mary NEWHALL, b. Abt 1637, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F3442	Group Sheet
  Family	Ann PENDLETON, b. 12 Nov 1667, Portsmouth,Rockingham Co.,New Hampshire
  Married	18 Oct 1693	Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Children	> 1. Jonathan BROWN, b. 12 Jul 1694, Lynn,Essex Co.,Massachusetts > 2. James BROWN, b. 1 Jul 1696, Lynn,Essex Co.,Massachusetts > 3. Eleazer BROWN, Jr., b. 4 May 1698, Stonington,New London,Connecticut > 4. Annah BROWN, b. 1 Feb 1699/1700, Stonington, New London, Connecticut > 5. Ebenezer BROWN, b. 28 Jun 1702, Stonington,New London,Connecticut > 6. Mary BROWN, b. 28 Nov 1703, 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   9. Patience BROWN, b. 28 Dec 1707, 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   12. Daniel BROWN, b. Abt 1716, Stonington,New London,Ct
  Family ID	F6385	Group Sheet

• Notes

  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).