1630 - 1706

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• Birth	1630	P,,,England
  Gender	Male
  Died	1706	Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Person ID	I4800	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Chad BROWNE, b. 1600, England
  Mother	Elizabeth SHARPAROWE, b. 1604, Melchbourne,High Wycombe, County Bucks, Eng
  Family ID	F1962	Group Sheet
  Family	Mary HOLMES, b. Abt 1630, Providence, Providence Co. Ri
  Married	1658	Providence, Providence Co. Ri
  Children	1. Mary BROWNE, b. 10 Feb 1653/1654, Providence, Providence Co. Ri   2. Hannah BROWN, b. 2 May 1658, Milford, New Haven co. Ct   3. Sarah BROWN, b. Abt 1659, Providence, Providence Co. Ri   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 > 6. Martha BROWN, b. Abt 1664, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island   7. James BROWN, b. 1666, Providence, Providence Co. Ri   8. Obadiah BROWN, b. Abt 1668, Providence, Providence Co. Ri   9. Deborah BROWN, b. 1670, Providence, Providence Co. Ri   10. Daniel BROWN, b. Abt 1673
  Family ID	F1910	Group Sheet

• Notes

  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-