Woder Anne

Anne married Browne Edmund on 05 Aug 1603 in Lavenham, Suffolk County, England. Edmund (son of Browne Thomas and Browne Wife of Thomas) was born on 04 Nov 1576 in Somerrton, Suffolk County, England; died in Prob. Lavingham, Suffolk County, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rev. Edmund Browne,entered college on Easter, 1624 and graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, was the first minister of Sudbury, MA who came over on the "Confidence" with his brothers, Thomas and William. He was a freeman in 1640 and ordained August, 1640. The Register by Farmer says he came over in 1637.

He and his brothers petitioned the General Court to settle the plantation of Sudbury and was granted the authority on September 6, 1638. He married the Anne Whiting, widow of John Lovering but died childless in 1678. He was a well-respected member of the community even though his religious views did not always agree with the church members.


Transcribed From: "The History Of Sudbury" 1638 - 1889By: Alfred Serno Hudson, published: 1889 and republished: 1968The Death Of Reverend Edmund BrowneSudbury had not moved far on the road to renewed prosperity ( after The Phillips War) before another calamity came. This was the death of its pastor, Rev. Edmund Browne, who died June 22, 1678. The first intimation we have on the town records of Mr. Browne's sickness is the following: "Ordered, that next Lord's day there be a free contribution [asked] and collected by Deacon Haines for and towards carrying and charge of Preacher ( upon the sickness of Mr. Edmund Browne, Pastor ) that the pulpit might be supplied notwithstanding, after the best manner that may be obtained". Captain Goodenow, powered to be a standing committee during the pastor's sickness, and ordered "to take care that this town be supplied with able Preachers whilst the Pastor is not able to officiate." The following named persons offered themselves to fetch and return Preachers for the supply of the town, at least every Lord's day. 1st Peter Noyes, Joseph Parmenter, 2d Thol Brown, Joseph Moore, 3d Jn Goodenow, Joseph Graves, 4th Samuel How, Thomas Read, Jr.
We have discovered no record and are aware of no tradition, relating to Mr. Brown's burial or place of interment. He may have been buried in the old yard in Wayland, and the grave may have been left unmarked, or the stone may have been broken or fallen and removed. It has been conjectured that his remains were placed in some tomb in or about the city of Boston. The writer has examined copied inscriptions on the stones of some of the older graveyards of Boston but has discovered there no name which could be that of the first pastor of Sudbury.

In Sewall's Diary is the following entry: Monday, May 9th 1709. Major Thomas Brown Esq. of Sudbury was buried in the old Burying place. Bearers, Cook, Sewall, Hutchingson, Townsend, Jas Dummer, Dudley, Scarves, and Gloves." "The Old Burying place" was that of King's Chapel, Boston. The wife of Major Thomas Brown was buried in the East Side Burying ground, Sudbury. If Major Brown was not buried with his wife, but it was considered important that his remains should be taken to Boston for interment, the same may have been the case with Edmund Browne.
In the death of its first pastor the town met with a great loss. It is true he was nearly or quite fourscore years old, but judging from his activity in the Indian war, in fortifying his house, and sending messages to the Colonial Court, he was still energetic and robust. Moreover, he had been with the people from the beginning of the settlement; he had passed with them through the desolation's of a terrible war, and had been a sharer of their joys and sorrows for manyyears. From what we know of him, we judge him to have been a warm friend of the truth and an ardent defender of the Christian faith,. It is certainly creditable to him that after such a long pastorate, his people were of a character to empower their committee to provide "anable Orthodox Preacher" after he was taken ill.
Mr. Browne came from England in 1637, and according to Mather, was ordained and in actual service in the country before he came to America. He was a freeman of Massachusetts Bay Colony, May 13, 1640. He married, about 1645, Anne, widow of John Loveren of Watertown, but left no children. He was a member of the synod that established "The Cambridge Platform", 1646-48; was on the council that met in 1657 to settle the difficulties in Rev. Mr. Stone's church, Hartford; preached the artillery election sermon in 1666; and his name is attached to the testimony of the seventeen ministers against the proceedings of three elders of the First Church, Boston, about 1669.
Mr. Browne was quite a land owner, his real estate, as it is supposed, amounting to three hundred acres. His early homestead at Timber Neck had originally belonging to it seventy acres. He received from the General Court a grant of meadow land situated in the present territory of Framingham, and from time to time became possessed of various lands both within and without the town. Mr. Browne hunted and fished and it is said a good angler. He played several musical instruments and was a noted musician.

In his will he speaks of his "Base Voyal" and musical books and instruments. He was much interested in the educating and Christianizing the Indians and at one time had some of them under his special care. His library was for those timed valuable, containing about one hundred and eighty volumes. He left fifty pounds to establish a grammar school in Sudbury; but by vote the town in 1724, it was diverted to another purpose. He also left one hundred pounds to Harvard College.(pages 260,261, & 262)

Rev. married Whiting Anne on 29 Jun 1639 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thomas Browne was born to Sarah Browne, who died in childbirth, and probably Thomas Browne. He was raised as a "son" by uncle, Edmund and Ann Woder Browne; came over on the "Confidence" in 1637 with his "brothers", Rev. Edmund and William, arriving in Ludlow, MA. They were preceded by two uncles, Richard and Abraham, who came over with the Winthrop fleet in 1630 and settled in Watertown. They were all from Lavenham, Suffolk county, England.

It was probably by the efforts of Abraham and Richard that persuaded Thomas, Edmund and William to join them for Richard in 1634 had been granted 600 acres of land in Watertown. Their cousin, John also came earlier, having first landed in Boston from London on 16 Sept. 1632 on the "Lion". He too, came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony of Puritans to join Reverand Winthrop and his followers, settling in Watertown.

Thomas and his brothers, Edmund and William arrived in Ludlow,MA in 1637. They probably went to Watertown for a brief period. By 1638 Thomas and his brothers petitioned the General Court for permission to settle a new town, which they named Sudbury. The General Court gave the authority to begin the plantation on 6 September 1638.

Rev. Edmund, a graduate of Cambridge University, became the first minister of Sudbury. He stayed on in Sudbury, marrying but died childless in 1677. He was highly regarded in the town as a religious leader even though some of the leaders in the town did not always agree with his views.

Thomas was a husbandman and a planter. He was admitted a freeman of the Bay Colony on March 14, 1638, and was a proprietor in Sudbury in 1640. His 34-1/2 acres of land were on Bridal Point Highway and later received another 29 acres. At the same time, his brother, William had received 8 acres.

The General Court on October 7, 1640, granted Thomas 200 acres of land in Sudbury in payment for the 25 pounds which was put into a joint stock by his aunt, Mrs. Harvey who authorized his application. His brother, Captain William Browne made a similar application and was granted 200 acres laid out for him in Sudbury.

Thomas married Bridget, perhaps Bateman, around 1639/40 and started their family in Sudbury.

Thomas soon grew tired of the religious arguments the town was embroiled in and departed for Concord in 1640. In Concord, he became a large landowner after he purchased land on 20 May, 1655, 9 January 1661 and 3 April 1671. All the Brownes were farmers and large landowners. Some of the lands belonging to Thomas were still in the family as late as 1896.

After his wife, Bridget died in 1681, he moved to Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA. He died there in 1688 and is buried in The First Parish Cemetery.

In the history of New England, Thomas was always known as Thomas Browne of Concord. He was a trooper of a Middlesex Company in the King Philip's War. (Colonial Wars Lineage Book, p. 71) He also was a town officer, probably of Concord in 1660, 1663 and 1668. On May 18, 1666, he was admitted to the church and was named a member of a committee to divide certain Concord properties on March 26, 1675. On November 20, 1680, "Late of Concord, now of Cambridge", he deeded his Concord lands to his son, Thomas Browne, Jr. and acknowledged the deed before Randolph, Dec.6, 1687. He filed on March 11, 1681/82, a list of properties which he had given to his son, Boaz Browne before the latter's marriage. John Gove, his daughter, Mary's second husband, was one of the witnesses. Son, Jabez Browne remained in Sudbury until the founding of Stow at which time he joined with his brother,Boaz and others.

Thomas's daughter, Mary did not conduct herself properly causing Thomas to write two letters to the Governor in December, 1670. He himself at one time was fined with others on February 9, 1658 for a nominal offense.

The Browne brothers were from a wealthy family of Brownes going back to John Browne of Stamford, County of Lincolnshire, England in the 1330's. One of John's descendents, Christopher was of Swan Hall of Hawkedon, County of Suffolk.

Thomas's Uncle Abraham was the son of Richard Browne of Swan Hall, Hawkedon,Suffolk County, England. He migrated to America in 1630 with his wife, Lydia and several children.

Thomas's adopted father, Edmund was born in Summerton, County of Suffolk, England in 1576.

The final "e" in Browne was dropped two generations after Thomas, beginning with Thomas, son of Jabez.


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From "The Wives of Boaz Brown" NEHGR V140 Brown:

"Thomas Browne, husbandman and planter, was one of the founders of Sudbury, MA in 1638. He removed to Concord in 1640 and resided there until his wife Bridget died in 1680, at which time he removed to Cambridge, MA where he d. in 1688."

From "From Concord, MA to the Wilderness: The Brown Family Letters,
1792-1852" Brown-Groover, NEHGR V131 1977:

"The founding father of this family was Thomas Browne (1601-1688), a native of Lavenham, Suffolk Co., England, who had settled, with his wife Bridget, in Concord by the year 1640. Thomas was not the first of his family to emigrate to America, having been preceeded by two uncles, Abraham and Richard Browne, who crossed with the Winthrop fleet in 1630, and by a cousin, John Browne, who came c. 1632 on the Lion. They were all from Lavenham, and all settled in Watertown. The exact circumstances of Thomas's emigration are not known, but it is probably that he, accompanied by the Reverend Edmund Browne, 5 years his junior, arrived in 1637, joining their relatives in Watertown. In 1638, the settled in the newly established town of Sudbury, where Edmund, a graduate of the University of Cambridge, became the first pastor and both were assigned land. Although generally reguarded as brothers, they were more likely cousins. It is known that they had different fathers, each bearing the same name as his father. Since Thomas's mother Sara died in childbirth, it is not unreasonable to assume that he and his cousin Edmund, grew up as "brothers." In 1640 Thomas decided to make his permanent home in the nearby town of Concord."


THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS, Ancestry Charles Henry PopeThomas, husbandman, planter, Sudbury, one of the petitioners to whom the Gen. Court gave authority to begin that plantation 6 Sept. 1638. Rem. to Concord; bought land 20 (3) 1655, 9 June, 1661, 3 (2) 1671,--" of Concord." Dau. Mary m. first William Woodhead, of Chelmsford, whose conduct made it necessary for Mr. Browne to write two letters to the governor in Dec. 1670; he deposed at that time, aged about 61 years; his son Thomas, Jr, deposed at the same time, aged about 19 years. [Mdx. files.] Mary m. second, John Gove of Cambridge. Thomas B., Sen. was a member of a committee to divide certain Concord property 26 March, 1675; [Mdx. Deeds]; but 20 Nov. 1680,--" late of Concord, now of Cambridge," --he deeded his Concord lands to his son Thomas, Jr., and acknowledged the deed before Randolph Dec. 6, 1687. He filed on March 11, 1681-2, a list of lands which he had given to his son Boaz before the latter's marriage; John Gore was one of thewitnesses.

The son Jabez, who remained in Sudbury until the founding of Stow, in which he joined with Boaz and others, deposed 6 (2)1669, aged about 25 years; he died in 1692; his widow and son Thomas had a letter from Gove, who called her "my sister Brown," and offered to sign their administration bond, Sept. 29, 1692.
GenMassachusetts-L ArchivesFrom: Subject: BROWN, Thomas Sr. b. 1605 ENG d. 1688 Cambridge,Middlesex, MADate: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 16:22:50 EDTSurname: BROWN, Thomas son of Edward Brown & Anne Woder.b. 1605 > Cambridge,(Mrs.) Bridget BROWN was born about 1609 in of, Suffolk,England. was buried 5 Jan 1681 in Concord, Middlesex, MA.Amer. Comp. 7:836; Savage 1:265; Early MA Marr.; ConcordV.S. p.1; B.T.1934; MA V.S. ChelmsfordMARRIAGE: New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (C. A.Torrey) p.109Bridget married (1) Thomas BROWN [Sr.], son of EdwardBROWN andAnne WODER about 1640 in Concord, Middlesex, MA. Thomaswas born10 Jan 1605 in of Lavenham, Suffolk, England. He died 3Nov 1688in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA.Amer. Comp. 7:836; Savage 1:265; Early MA Marr.; Concord V.S.p.1; B.T. 1934; MA Vit. St. Chelmsford.; Lavenham Par. Reg.(Suffolk , England)MARRIAGE: New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (C. A.Torrey) p.109IMMIGRATION: 3 June 1635 "JAMES" of London. William Cooper,Master, three hundred tons. She sailed from SouthamptonApril 5and arrived June 3 with passengers and cattle. Winthrop callsher master 'Mr. Graves' and says that he 'had come everyyear forthese seven years.' [Winthrop: Journal 1:152] [Charles EdwardBanks, "THE PLANTERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH: 1620-1640 Passengersand Ships", Genealogical Pub. Co., Inc., Batlimore (1972)974.w2p, pg.137] Servant to Thomas ANTRUMOCCUPATION: Weavers's assistant

Thomas married Bateman? Bridget about 1640 in England or MA. Bridget was born about 1609 in Hawkedon, Suffolk County, England; died on 05 Mar 1681 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Browne Wife of Thomas on 07 Oct 1656 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William was an original proprietor of Sudbury. He married Mary, daughter of Thomas Besbeech or Bisby. He was a deacon of the church in Sudbury, freeman on 2 June 1641, a captain and representative under the new charter of 1692.

William married Besbeech or Bisby Mary on 15 Nov 1641 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Boaz and his second wife, Abegail (Ballard) Wheat, both of Concord, were married by Justice Minott on Sept. 10, 1716. He and his family removed from Concord to Stow in 1690.
There are two dates for his birth....the other one is 14 Feb. 1641/42.

In The Early Records of Boston, page 271, it says the following: Boaz the sonne of Thomas Browne was borne the 14 Dec 1641.

He became a freeman of Stow in 1673.

Birth:
14 Dec 1641/1642

Boaz married Winship Mary on 08 Nov 1664 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. Mary (daughter of Winship Edward, daughter of Wilkinson Jane) was born on 01 Jul 1641 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA; died on 12 Sep 1715 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA; was buried in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Boaz married Wheat Abigail (Ballard) on 10 Oct 1716. Abigail died on 20 Jul 1726 in Prob. Concord, Middlesex County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jabez, according to his father, Thomas Browne's will, he was the eldest son. He was born in Concord in 1644 and died at Stow 17 July, 1692.

He married first Hannah Blandford, in Sudbury 23 Dec. 1667. After her death, he remarried to Deborah Haines/Haynes, daughter of Sergeant Josiah Haines/Haynes and Elizabeth Noyes. Her sister, Abigail married Hopestill Browne, Esq., son of Deacon William Browne of Sudbury, and a first cousin of Jabez's.

Jabez settled in Sudbury in 1667 where he sustained losses by fire set by the Indians during their assaults on Sudbury in 1676, King Philip's War. On January 20, 1776, to fight in the Revolutioanary War, the county of Middlesex was ordered to raise a regiment of 571 men. Concord furnished 36. John Robinson was Colonel; John Buttrick, Lieutenant-Colonel; and Jabez Brown was appointed Adjutant. He was admitted a freeman there in 1680.

In 1681, 12 lots were listed as having been taken up in 1678 or 1679 in Stow. One lot went to Boaz Browne, his brother. Jabez Browne was granted a lot there in 1683 where he moved at that time. He was chosen Representative to the General Court in 1692 under the new charter.

He was the second highest taxed in Stow, owing to the large amount of property he owned.

Administration of the estate of Jabez Brown is found in the records of the Middlesex County Probate Court, Vol. 8, pp. 419-421 during the years 1692-1694. The widow, Deborah received one third of the estate. Thomas Browne, the eldest son received lands in Sudbury, Lancaster and Stow to the value of thirty pounds. Jabez, Jr. received land and houses to the value of twenty pounds. The eldest daughter, Mary received property to the value of twenty pounds as did the youngest daughter, Sarah and youngest son, Josiah.

After his Jabez's death, his widow, Deborah and son, Thomas received a letter from Jabez' son-in-law, Mary's second husband, John Gove of Cambridge, who called her, "my sister Brown" and offered to sign their administration bond on Sept. 29, 1692.

Thomas and Bridget, his parents, removed to Concord from Sudbury by 1640. Their children where born in Concord but after Bridget died on Jan. 5, 1681, Thomas then removed to Cambridge where he died on Nov. 3, 1688.

The "Mayflower DescendantsThrough Five Generations" William White/Vol. 13, published by the Mayflower Society, claims that Deborah Haynes was the mother of Thomas. In the family history researched by Dorothy H. Kelso of Duxbury, MA in her book, "Hard Hands and Brawny Conciences" she claims that Thomas was the son by Jabez's first wife, Hannah Blandford. No birth records for Thomas have been found.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary was married twice. Her first husband was William Woodbury and her second was John Gove.

After Mary's brother, Jabez's death, his widow and son received a letter from John Gove of Cambridge who called her, "My sister Brown" and offered to sign their administration bond on September 29, 1692.

In December of 1670, Mary's conduct just before or during her marriage to William Woodbury, made it necessary for her father, Thomas to write two letters to the Governor.

Family/Spouse: Gove John. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Woodward William Woodbury on 21 Jun 1669 in 21 July 1667?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sometime around the fifth generation, the "e" was dropped from the surname, although other lines, notably this Eleazer, who moved to Chelmsford before 1680, and his descendants have maintained the original spelling to this day.

Died:
22 Jan 1719/1720

Eleazer married Spaulding Dinah about 09 Feb 1674 in Chelmsford, MA. Dinah was born on 14 Mar 1649 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; was christened on 01 Dec 1656 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died on 11 Mar 1706 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Vinton Ruth on 12 Nov 1677 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. Ruth was born on 23 Feb 1642 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Stone Margaret on 11 Jan 1676 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Rice Benjamin about 1662 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In Sewall's Diary is the following entry: Monday, May 9th 1709. Major Thomas Brown Esq. of Sudbury was buried in the old Burying place. Bearers, Cook, Sewall, Hutchingson, Townsend, Jas Dummer, Dudley, Scarves, and Gloves." "The Old Burying place" was that of King's Chapel, Boston. The wife of Major Thomas Brown was buried in the East Side Burying ground, Sudbury. If Major Brown was not buried with his wife, but it was considered important that his remains should be taken to Boston for interment, the same may have been the case with Edmund Browne.

Thomas married Danforth MaryBoston, Middlesex Co., MA. Mary was born in 1650; died in 1725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Foster Patience in 1667. Patience was born in 1646; died in 1703 in Boston, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Edmund settled in Dorchester, MA but removed to Boston and was a shopkeeper 1694 and there with his second or third wife was Elizabeth, widow of Hopestill Foster. He may be the man, who married 14 Feb. 1654, Elizabeth Oakley or Okley, if the supposed date of baptism of first child but too early by four years or this not to be the first wife.

Family/Spouse: U Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dorothy. Dorothy was born about 1656. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hopestill married Haynes Abigail on 26 Nov 1685 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA. Abigail (daughter of Haynes Josiah and Noyse Elizabeth) was born on 30 Nov 1657 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Abigail. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Boaz married Richards Mary on 30 Sep 1695 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA. Mary (daughter of RICHARDS John, daughter of COLBURN Mary) was born on 23 Jun 1675 in Dedham, Suffolk Co., MA; died on 25 Mar 1732 in Dedham, Suffolk Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Middlesex Co., MA Probate Docket #3219 Thomas Brown Concord

Admin named 9/3/1739 Ephriam Brown.

Names 5/28/1739 son John Brown, blacksmith, Jonathan Buttrick,Gentleman, John Bateman husbandman all of Concord.

Will 10 Feb. 1736/37 leaves wife Rachel dwelling, daughter Lydia, unmarried, use of cellar.

Thomas mentions his 5 daughters:
Mary wife of Thomas Flint, Rachel wife of Jonathan Harris, Abigail wife of Jonathan Davis,
Dinah wife of Henry Jefts, Lydia as single. Also sons Jonathan, Thomas, (leaves blacksmith shop) friends and neighbors John Hunt, Ephriam Browne, grandson Aaron Brown six pounds when he reaches 21years of age, grandson David Rufiells? son of daughter Hannah decd., grandchildren Simon and Lydia Whittaker children of Mary decd., son John Browne.

There is also the information that he died in Lexington, Middlesex County, MA.

Thomas married Poulter Rachel on 13 May 1690 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. Rachel was born about 14 Mar 1670 in Billerica, Middlesex County, MA; died in 1741. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary died young.

Notes:

Edward was a freeman in 1673.

Birth:
20 Mar 1672/1673

Edward married Hapgood Elizabeth on 16 Sep 1695. Elizabeth was born on 03 Apr 1646 in Watertown, Middlesex County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Stearns Samuel on 09 Jul 1696 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married HAYWARD Mercy on 03 Apr 1706 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA. Mercy (daughter of HAYWARD John and WHITE Anna) was born on 13 May 1677 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA; died on 26 Apr 1762 in Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jabez Brown, Jr. was born in Sudbury between 1672 and 1680 and died at Stow, where he resided in 1746. He married Sarah, perhaps Taylor or Gates, and she died in 1765.

His will was probated on 29 June, 1774 and a copy is in Middlesex County Court House, Probate Office, Cambridge, MA Docket NO. 3043.

He left a large estate including two farms. His will mentions his only son, Joseph and two daughters. It also made provisions for his widow who survivied him.

Jabez Brown, Jr. was born in Sudbury about 1674 and died at Stow, where he resided in 1746. He married Sarah, perhaps Taylor or Gates, and she died in 1765.

Jabez married Sarah about 1699. Sarah was born about 1681; died in 1765 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Josiah married Moore Abigail on 26 Jul 1708 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA. Abigail (daughter of Moore Benjamin and Wright Dorothy) was born on 02 Dec 1686 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA; died on 30 Dec 1718. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Woodhead William. William was born in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Gove John. John was born in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hannah could have been born before Thomas. She died very young.


Hannah could have been born before Thomas. She died very young.

Died:
Died young

Eleazer married Chandler AbigailConcord, Middlesex Co., MA. Abigail was born on 31 Mar 1681 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA; died on 29 Mar 1766 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
4 Feb 1677/1678

Notes:

Birth:
27 Feb 1682/1683

Ruth married Jones Samuel on 10 Nov 1698 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hunt John. John died in 1765. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
4 Jan 1683/1684

Rebecca married Hubbard Jonathon on 26 Sep 1704 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
13 Mar 1717/1718

Thomas married Potter Hannah on 22 Nov 1709 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. Hannah (daughter of Potter Judah and Brooks Grace) was born on 20 Dec 1690 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA; died on 01 Dec 1782 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ephraim married Wilson Hannah on 28 Aug 1718 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. Hannah was born on 04 May 1697 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA; died on 30 Jun 1768 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
8 Mar 1691/1692

Elizabeth married Hartwell Jonathon on 22 Sep 1713 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]