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| Name |
Nicholas Brown [1] |
| Born |
1615 |
England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
16 Nov 1694 |
Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, British Colonial America |
| History / Bio |
1914 [2] |
| Historical and Genealogical Miscellany v3 (New York: n.p., 1914), p128 |
Brown of Monmouth County
Nicholas Brown, was an Englishman and a resident of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in 1638, when he was admitted an inhabitant of the Island of Aquidneck.
1639, Apr. 30. He was one of twenty-nine who joined to create themselves into a "civill body politicke," at Portsmouth.
1639. "Nicholas Browne doth dismiss himself of the Government here.:
1640 to 1642. Nicholas Brown, of Aquidnecke, receipts for all money due him for sale of land to John Wickes, which was adjacent to Mr. Samuel Hutchinson's house lot. He signed by his mark.
1646, Feb. 4. He received twenty acres adjoining his other twenty.
1649, Mch. I, Nicholas Brown, of Portsmouth, R. I., sold to John Woode, Sr., of the same place, a parcell of land, "granted to me by the towne, in Portsmouth, near Newport line." He signed by his mark.
In 1655, he was a Freeman.
1656. Nicholas Brown, of Portsmouth, brought of George Parker, twenty acres, in Portsmouth.
1657, Dec. 10. Nicholas Brown was granted, with many others, six acres of land, in Portsmouth.
1659, May 14. Nicholas Brown, of Portsmouth for a consideration, sold to Ellexander Enos, one acre of land, in Portsmouth.
1680. He was taxed 6s, 4d.
1693~4, Mch. 15. He paid the town treasurer 20s., for twelve acres of land, which he bought of the said town Feb. 23, 1693-4, lying in Portsmouth.
Nicholas Brown married Frances, widow of George Parker, who died 1656: she died after 1669. Whether she was the mother of his children, or whether they were by a former wife, is unknown.
1694, Nov. 16. Will of Nicholas Brown, of Portsmouth, husbandman; proved Dec. 27, 1694, mentioned:
Eldest son, Nicholas Brown, received 5 shillings.
Son, Abraham Brown, received 5 shillings.
Daughter, Jane Badcock, received £10.
Children of "my son William Brown," deceased, each, £10, and a bed and blankets:
Grand-daughter, Martha
Grand-daughter, Jane
To grandson, Tobias Brown, son of son William, deceased, the residue of his estate and creates him executor. He signed by his mark.
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| History / Bio |
1932 [3] |
| This Old Monmouth Of Ours (New Jersey: Moreau Brothers of Freehold, 1932), p206 |
Nicholas Brown was of Portsmouth, R. I., but removed to Monmouth county, where he died in in 1694. His wife is believed to have been Frances, widow of George Parker. In the early generations at least, his descendants contributed notably to the upbuilding of both Monmouth and Burlington. His children were: Nicholas, Abraham, Jane, who married James Badcock and William.
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| Person ID |
I1320 |
TangledRoots |
| Last Modified |
6 Jul 2021 |
| Children |
| | 1. Abraham Brown, b. 1642, Worcestershire, England , d. 10 Jul 1714, Mansfield, Burlington County, New Jersey, Brithsh Colonial America (Age 72 years) |
| | 2. Nicholas Brown, b. Bef 1644, d. 2 Jun 1714, Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, British Colonial America (Age > 70 years) |
| | 3. William Brown, b. Bef 1659, d. Bef 1694 (Age < 35 years) |
| | 4. Jane Brown, d. 1729 |
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| Last Modified |
16 Jan 2022 |
| Family ID |
F4804 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Frances Darbye, b. 30 Jan 1612, England , d. 3 Sep 1669, Portsmouth, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America (Age 57 years) |
| Married |
1658 [4] |
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| Last Modified |
16 Jan 2022 |
| Family ID |
F742 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
...Nicholas Brown and Sarah Rogers plead guilty to fornication and batardy in Monmouth County Court Sessions. pg. 133
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| Sources |
- [S587] Book: Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: Early Settlers of New Jersey and their Descendants, vol. II, pg. 128-129 Browns of Monmouth.
.....1 NICHOLAS BROWN, was an Englishman, and a resident of Portsmouth, Rhode
Island, in 163S, when he was admitted an inhabitant of the Island of Aquidneck.
.....Nicholas Brown married Frances, widow of George Parker, who died 1656: she died after1669. Whether she was the mother of his children, or whether they were by a former wife, is unknown.
- [S2119] Book: Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: Early Settlers of New Jersey and their Descendants-v3, p128-129.
Brown of Monmouth County
Nicholas Brown, was an Englishman and a resident of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in 1638, when he was admitted an inhabitant of the Island of Aquidneck.
Nicholas Brown
p128Nicholas Brown
p129
- [S2042] Book: This Old Monmouth Of Ours, p206.
Information on Nicholas Brown, Abraham Brown and William Brown.
Nicholas Brown Family
p206
- [S601] Book: Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: Early Settlers of New Jersey and their, p128.
Nicholas Brown married Frances, widow of George Parker, who died 1656; she died after 1669. Whether she was the mother of his children, or whether they were by a former wife, is unknown.
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