A Patriot of the American Revolution for MASSACHUSETTS. DAR Ancestor # A015577

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There is no source for the middle name of William so I have removed it unless someone can provide a source.

Spelling variations include: Brown, Broun, Brun and others. First found in Cumberland where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

This is a French Coat of Arms. Note, the French Fleurs-De -Lis

Normandy is in France.

Walter G. Ashworth 5th GGS

Info added per DAR's "Lineage Book of the Charter Members" by Mary S Lockwood and published 1895 stating:

"Capt John Brown, who had three sons that fought at Bunker Hill."

As a young man, John removed from Hatfield, MA with his family to Leicester, MA, then a wilderness, before 1720, his family being one of Leicester's original settlers. Residing his adult lifetime in Leicester, he played a vital part in the development of the town. As early as 1723 he is recorded as serving as a sentinel from Leicester in Lieutenant Samuel Wright's Company from November 12, 1723 to June 10, 1724. Later, holding a captain's commission during the French and Indian Wars, he commanded a company in the expedition to Louisburg on Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia) and took part in its surrender in 1745. When he volunteered in a company of Minute Men in an expedition to Crown Point (New York) from September 24 through November 11, 1756, he was noted as "one of the most considerable men in town" (History of Leicester by Emory Washburn, 1860, p. 274). Once again in August, 1757, with the rank of captain, he marched on the alarm for relief of Fort William Henry (now restored at Lake George Village, NY). Two of Captain Brown's sons, John and Perley, likewise served in the expeditions to Crown Point and Fort William Henry. Leicester's representative to the General Court of Massachusetts for many years between 1749 and 1768 was Captain Brown. In October, 1765, he was elected to represent Leicester regarding the Intolerable Acts. As a result of totally supporting the colonists' struggle for independence throughout his life through active service when he was younger and later due to meeting the heavily imposed taxation and demands for supplies for the war effort, he died a man of little means. A town meeting in 1778 was called to see if the town would redeem a certain mortgage in order to "indemnify themselves from the maintenance of Captain John Brown." John was a shoemaker by trade. Following whole-heartedly the patriotic example established by their father, five of Captain Brown's sons, namely, John, Perley, Benjamin, William and Daniel served in the Revolution resulting in Perly and William losing their lives and John being severely wounded, crippling him the rest of his life. Seeing the toll the hardships of the colonists' struggle for independence had taken on their family and taking into consideration the poor New England soil, several of Captain Brown's children yearned for a better place where their toil would prove more advantageous. Captain Brown's youngest son, Daniel, was the first to head west settling in Hartford, Washington County, NY, 1785. The following year his brother, Caleb, joined him. Brother Benjamin and his family residing in Rowe, MA, joined his brothers in Hartford c1787 staying nine years before moving to the Northwest Territory (now Athens Co., Ohio) c1796. Sister Apphia and her husband, Jonathan Cable, purchased land in Hartford 1795, removed c1804 to Jefferson County, NY, and then after 1810 to Athens County, OH. Sister Sarah and her husband, Gad Chapin, purchased land in Hartford 1798. Since Captain Brown died in Leicester, MA, 1791, perhaps after his decease his widow and daughter Elizabeth removed to Hartford, NY, as both are buried at Hartford. Perley's widow with her second husband, Jeremiah Chase, and Perley's sons resided 1790 and 1800 Shaftsburg, Bennington County, VT, the county adjacent to Washington County, NY.

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find a grave- CPT John B Brown
Birth: 3 Nov 1703 Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Death: 24 Dec 1791 (aged 88) Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial: Burial Details Unknown, Specifically: Not yet known -his death record does not give a place of Burial but will update in future

Memorial #: 222469495
Bio: Son of William Brown the Immigrant
Title from service in the French-Indian War
Was a Patriot in the American Revolution
Married Twice:
1727 to Lydia Newhall
1742 to Mary Jones

Biography at https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/brown/30273/
Family Members
Spouses
Lydia Newhall Brown 1709-1741
Mary Jones Brown 1719-1809
Children
Asubah Brown Sadler 1723-1822
Lydia Brown Hall 1730-1819
John Brown 1734-1821
Perley Brown 1737-1776
Rebekah Brown Southgate 1744-1770
Benjamin Brown 1745-1821
Elizabeth Brown Hodge 1754-1799
William Brown 1758-1776
Caleb Brown 1760-1837
Daniel Brown 1761-1826
Apphia Brown Cable 1765-1838
Created by: Anonymous (50618993)
Added: 7 Feb 2021
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222469495/john-b-brown
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222469495/john-b-brown : accessed 05 March 2022), memorial page for CPT John B Brown (3 Nov 1703–24 Dec 1791), Find a Grave Memorial ID 222469495, ; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 50618993) Burial Details Unknown, who reports a Not yet known -his death record does not give a place of Burial but will update in future.

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