Saturday, November 9, 2013

Surname Saturday - BROWN (England > colonial Rhode Island)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  


I am in the 7th great-grandmothers and I'm up to Ancestor  #733, who is Sarah BROWN (1662-1733) 
[Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 7th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through three generations in this BROWN family line is:

1.  Randall J. Seaver (1943-living)

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)


10.  Thomas Richmond (1848-1917)
11.  Julia White (1848-1913)

22.  Henry Arnold White (1824-1885)
23.  Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864)

44.  Jonathan White (1806-1850)
45.  Miranda Wade (1804-1850)

90.  Simon Wade (1767-1857)
91.  Phebe Horton (1772-????)

182.  Nathaniel Horton (1730-1819)
183.  Sarah Pray (1734-1819)

366.  Richard Pray (1683-1755)
367.  Rachel LNU (1685-????)

732.  John Pray, born about 1653 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; died 09 October 1733 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.  He was the son of 1464. Richard Pray and 1465. Mary.  He married 14 November 1678 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
733.  Sarah Brown, born 18 March 1662 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; died before October 1733 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.  

Children of John Pray and Sarah Brown are:
*  John Pray (1679-1751), married 1713 Sarah Downing.
*  Sarah Pray (1679-1728), married 1703 Joseph Brown (1678-1764)
*  Richard Pray (1683-1755), married 1725 Rachel (1685-????)
*  Mary Pray (1685-1725), married 1705 Richard Brown (1676-1774).
*  Hugh Pray (1687-1761), married 1716 Abigail Blake (1698-1775)
*  Penelope Pray (1688-1752), married 1710 John Aldrich (1688-1750).
*  Katherine Pray (1689-1728), married 1706 Hazadiah Comstock (1682-1764)
*  Martha Pray (1693-1784), married Joseph Wilkinson (1683-1740).

1466.  John Brown, born about 1628 in England; died about 1706 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.  He married about 1658 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
1467.  Mary Holmes, born about 1632 in Lancashire, England; died after 1690 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.  She was the daughter of 2934. Obadiah Holmes and 2935. Katharine Hyde.

Children of John Brown and Mary Holmes are:
*  Mary Brown (1659-1678), married Arthur Aylesworth (1653-1726).
*  Sarah Brown (1662-1733), married 1678 John Pray (1653-1733).
*  Martha Brown (1664-1727), married 1682 Joseph Jenckes (1656-1740).
*  Obadiah Brown (1668-1746).
*  Deborah Brown (1670-????).

2932.  Chad Brown, born before 1605 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England; died 02 September 1650 in probably Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.  He married 11 September 1626 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.
2933.  Elizabeth Sharparowe, born about 1604 in Melchbourne, Bedfordshire, England; died before 31 December 1672 in probably Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

Children of Chad Brown and Elizabeth Sharparowe are:
*  John Brown (1628-1706), married 1658 Mary Holmes (1632-1690).
*  James Brown (1630-1683), married 1650 Elizabeth Carr (1630-1697).
*  Judah Brown (1632-1663).
*  Jeremiah Brown (1634-1690), married 1671 Mary Slocum (1634-1680).
*  Daniel Brown (1637-1710), married 1669 Alice Hearndon (1652-1718).

The best resource for the Chad Brown family is:

Bruce C. MacGunnigle, C.G., "The Children of Chad Browne of Providence, RI, Proved, Disproved and Unproved," The American Genealogist, Volume 62, No. 4, (October 1987)

Other information was obtained from:

The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Biographical (New York, American Historical Society, Inc., 1920), pages 188-191.

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Copyright (c) 2013, Randall J. Seaver


1 comment:

Janice Harshbarger said...

It's cool to see this line in your tree, too. Obadiah Holmes (not the subject of this tree, but mentioned in the post) is one of my favorite ancestors!

Janice