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From: Bob Carroll <>
Subject: Re: [MAESSEX] lookup {Brown]
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 19:53:35 -0500
In-Reply-To: <3FCBBF6D.C2387A71@bellatlantic.net>


> Betsy Webber wrote:
>> I am searching for descendents we belive to come from Lynn. Possibly in the
>> 1600's -1700's.
>> Edward BROWN married Jane LEEDS
>> Nicholas BROWN

>bob gillis <> replied
> From Savage:
> NICHOLAS, Lynn 1630, as Lewis conject. but I think 7 yrs. too early, s. of
Edward, of Inkberrow, 8 ms. from Droitwich, Worcestersh.; freem. 7 Sept.
1638, rep. 1641, rem. to Reading, 1644, and d. 5 Apr. 1673. His eldest s.
John went in 1660 to Eng. but came back, and was excor. of the will of 29
Mar. 1673, made
> by his f. pro. 17 June foll. in wh. Elizabeth other ch. Josiah; Edward, b.
> 15 Aug 1640; Elizabeth and Joseph, 10 Dec. 1647; possib. ano. Sarah, 26 June
1650, are ment. This fam. had e final.

A number of Lewis, Hist. of Lynn, conjectures about people in Lynn 1630 have
been disproven, Newhall and Breed families are examples.
>
>> Nicholas BROWN married Elizabeth?

Torrey Marriages: BROWN, Nicholas (-1673) & Elizabeth _____ (-1674); by
1634; Lynn/Reading {Lynn 119, 171; Essex Ant. 3:126; Seeley-Vail 11; Reg.
33:61 (signature), 44:281, 94:218, 103:182; Farwell (1929) 86; Dillon Anc.
38; Brown (#4) 1:9; Aspinwall Not. Rec. 266; Cushing (ms) 69; Dixon-Williams
27; Dommerich Chart 22}

>> Thomas BROWN (believed to be born in Lynn)

If Thomas born 1628 as Torrey below suggests, then he would not be son of
Nicholas and Elizabeth above, nor would he be born in Lynn.

>> Thomas BROWN married Mary NEWHALL
Torrey Marriages: BROWN, Thomas (1628-1693) & Mary [NEWHALL] (1637-1701+);
by 1653?; Lynn {Brown (#5) 2:13; Norwood 8; Blackman Anc. 53, 136; Sv.
1:276; Newhall 4, 15-6; Dillon Anc. 39, 47; Essex Ant. 13:102; Chesbrough
508B, 516; EIHC 18:4, 14; Dixon-Williams 27; Putnam's Mag. 6:313; Dommerich
Chart xxii (wrong), 46; Reg. 39:291, 78:85, 89:72}

Marriage also in Lewis, Hist of Lynn p 168.

>> Thomas BROWN Jr (believed to be born in Lynn)

Not found in VR Lynn; no Thomas B. birth found Cambridge VR prior to 1692.
"Thomas of Cambridge below, who married Martha (Eaton) Oldham could not be
son of Thomas and Mary Newhall.
>
> From Savage:
> THOMAS, Cambridge, m. 7 Oct. 1656, Martha,
> wid. of Richard Oldham, had Mary, b. 28 Apr. 1658, d. young; Mehitable,
> 13 May 1661; Mary, again, 1 Nov. 1663, prob. d. young; Ebenezer,
> 15 June 1665; Ichabod, 5 Sept. 1666; and Martha, 19 Oct. 1668;
> and d. Dec. 1690. His will of 23 Nov. preced. ment. the w. and
> four ch. Thomas, Lynn (not, prob. s. of Nicholas, as Lewis inf.
> Farmer), by w. Mary, d. of Thomas Newhall of the same, had Mary,
> b. 10 Feb. 1656, d. young; Sarah, 20 Sept. 1657, d. young; Joseph,
> 16 Jan. 1659; Sarah, again, b. 13 Oct. 1660, d. young;
> Jonathan, wh. d. 12 Sept. 1666; Mary, again, b. 28 Aug. 1666;
> Jonathan, again, 24 Jan. 1669; Eleazer, 4 Aug. 1670; Ebenezer,
> 16 Apr. 1672; Daniel, 29 Nov. 1673; Ann, and Grace, tw. 4 Jan.
> 1675, d. in few days; and Daniel, again, 1 Feb. 1677; d 28 Aug.
> 1693. Mary m. 24 Aug. 1685, Thomas Norwood.

Torrey Marriages: BROWN, Thomas (-1690, 1691) & Martha (EATON) OLDHAM
(1630-), w Richard; 7 Oct 1656; Cambridge {Cambridge 502; Watertown 202; Sv.
1:276; Brown (1931) (ms) 9; Eaton 275; Townsend (#6) 31; Reg. 76:73; LBDF&P
#310; Morton (1947) 42-3}

Regards,
Bob
Bob & Dee Carroll Westport on Lake Champlain, NY.
www.westportmarina.com
Ancestors of Bob and Dee:
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=rcarroll



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