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• Birth	1600	England
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Sep 1650	Providence, Providence Co. Ri
  Person ID	I4802	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2004 00:00:00
  Father	Arthur BROWNE, b. 1574, H,, Eng.
  Mother	Female BROWNE, b. 1579, H,, Eng.
  Family ID	F1964	Group Sheet
  Family	Elizabeth SHARPAROWE, b. 1604, Melchbourne,High Wycombe, County Bucks, Eng
  Married	11 Sep 1626	High Wycombe, County Bucks, Eng
  Children	> 1. John BROWNE, b. 1630, P,,,England   2. James BROWNE, b. Abt 1639   3. Jeremiah BROWNE, b. Abt 1640   4. Judah BROWNE, b. Abt 1642   5. Deborah BROWNE, b. Abt 1645   6. Daniel BROWNE, b. 1638, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Family ID	F1962	Group Sheet

• Notes

  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@..