1666 - 1732

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• Birth	1666	Providence, Providence Co. Ri
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Oct 1732	Providence, Providence Co. Ri
  Person ID	I5127	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2004 00:00:00
  Father	John BROWNE, b. 1630, P,,,England
  Mother	Mary HOLMES, b. Abt 1630, Providence, Providence Co. Ri
  Family ID	F1910	Group Sheet
  Married	17 Dec 1691	Providence, Providence Co. Ri
  Family ID	F2191	Group Sheet

• Notes

  James served as a member of the Town Council almost continuously from1705 to 1725 and from 1714 to 1718 as town treasurer. He was for severalyears pastor of the Baptist Church of Providence. He was first acolleague of Rev. Pardon Tillinghast, at whose death he associatedhimself to the pastoate with Rev. Ebenezer Jenckes, whom he succeeded aspastor in 1726, filling the ministerial office until his death. Jameswas an example of piety and meekness worthy of all admiration.