Lieut. James Brown

John Browne and his wife Dorothy came from London on the Elizabeth in 1635. (Hotten 68) He was first at Plymouth, then at Taunton by 1643, and finally at Rehoboth by 1647. He should not be confused with another John Brown (of Watertown,MA), who also had a wife named Dorothy.

Their children include:

LT James Brown BIRTH 1623, England DEATH 29 Oct 1710 (aged 86–87), Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL , Ancient Little Neck Cemetery, East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA, MEMORIAL ID 19136823

Husband of Lydia Howland, married about 1655. Lydia died after Jan 11,1710/1.

Children[6]

• James b. 4 or 21 May 1655 married Margaret Denison
• Jabez b. c. 1667 married 1) Jane 2) Abijah Wheaton
• Dorothy b. 29 Aug 1666 married Joseph Kent Jr.
• Joseph b 9 July 1668
• Martha d. 1660
• John d. 1662
• Josiah d 1724

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James Brown was a freeman of Plymouth 1636, Taunton 1643, Rehoboth 1650, and Swansea in 1670. He was a friend of the Rev. John Myles, who with Brown, was fined five pounds for setting up a Baptist meeting in Rehoboth. He was associated with Myles in organizing the Baptist Church in Swansea, being the first Baptist Church in Massachusetts.

He was deputy from Swansea 1666, 1669, 1671, 1683 and was governors assistant 1665, 1666, and from 1673-1683 when he declined to serve any longer. He went twice to King Phillip during th Indian War, but found Phillip "a very high not p'swadable to peace."

James and Lydia Brown are buried in Little Neck Cemetary in Riverside, RI.

Rounds, H. L. Peter. Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1687-1745. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987) 3:49.

• Will of James Brown of Swansea, Gent., being about 71 years of age, dated 25 Oct 1694, proved 11 Jan 1710/1.
• Wife Lidia.
• Sons: James and Jabez Brown.
• Daughter: Dorothy Kent.
• Witnesses: Samuel Newman, Samuel Viall and John Bullock [3:6/7]

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Children: James Brown Jr, Dorothy Brown Kent, Jabez Brown, and Joseph Brown.

Parents John Browne 1585–1662 Dorothy Browne 1584–1674

Spouse Lydia Howland Brown 1633–1711 (m. 1655)

Siblings John Brown unknown–1662 Mary Brown Willett 1609–1669

Children James Brown 1655–1718 Dorothy Brown Kent 1666–1727

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19136823/james-brown

GEDCOM Note

Torrey shows he is the uncle of William Parker.
Source Link: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000175875694822label=@S163@

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howland-79
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:James_Brown_%285%29
• http://www.dkdonovan.com/familygroup.php?familyID=F07231&tree=Main cites
  • [S02658] Mayflower Increasings 2nd Edition by Susan E. Roser.
  • [S3569] The Great Migration - Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol. II, Robert Charles Anderson.