Newbury births: BROWN, Joseph [Joshua. S. dup], s. Joshua, Oct. 18, 1669. [Oct. 11. S. dup]
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From contributor Jeanne Garrett (#47223330):
Marriages:
1. Sarah Treadwell - b. Aug 15, 1674 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA; m. 1694 to Joseph Brown, Deacon
2. Lydia Emery - b. Feb 19, 1675 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA; m. May 23, 1696 to Joseph Brown, Deacon (note: or not, see below)
Sarah and Joseph had 5 children and he may have had one with Lydia named Elizabeth.
He was a trader and resided in Newbury and Amesbury. Removed to Amesbury after 1700. He was the Deacon of the First Church of Amesbury and in his will he left a legacy to this church.
from RICHARD BROWN AND HIS DESCENDANTS by Edward Thomson Miller, 1959:
Joseph Brown (Joshua, Richard), Deacon, born Newbury, Mass., Oct. 11, 1669, is reported as having been a weaver, shopkeeper, merchant, tavern keeper and yeoman and to have lived in Newbury until 1710, when he moved to Amesbury where he afterwards lived until his death, Oct 18, 1732 at age 63.
In his Will, dated June 30, 1729 and proved Oct. 30, 1732, he bequeathed five pounds to the First Church of Amesbury.
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What Jeanne failed to mention is according to the book, Richard Brown and his descendants, Sarah, Joseph's "first" wife, survived him and was living in Salisbury in 1736. Her death is not in The Early Vital Records of Mass. before 1850. Another book, Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780, says she d. abt. 1736 also.
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From contributor Jeanne Garrett (#47223330):
Marriages:
1. Sarah Treadwell - b. Aug 15, 1674 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA; m. 1694 to Joseph Brown, Deacon
2. Lydia Emery - b. Feb 19, 1675 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA; m. May 23, 1696 to Joseph Brown, Deacon (note: or not, see below)
Sarah and Joseph had 5 children and he may have had one with Lydia named Elizabeth.
He was a trader and resided in Newbury and Amesbury. Removed to Amesbury after 1700. He was the Deacon of the First Church of Amesbury and in his will he left a legacy to this church.
from RICHARD BROWN AND HIS DESCENDANTS by Edward Thomson Miller, 1959:
Joseph Brown (Joshua, Richard), Deacon, born Newbury, Mass., Oct. 11, 1669, is reported as having been a weaver, shopkeeper, merchant, tavern keeper and yeoman and to have lived in Newbury until 1710, when he moved to Amesbury where he afterwards lived until his death, Oct 18, 1732 at age 63.
In his Will, dated June 30, 1729 and proved Oct. 30, 1732, he bequeathed five pounds to the First Church of Amesbury.
__________________
What Jeanne failed to mention is according to the book, Richard Brown and his descendants, Sarah, Joseph's "first" wife, survived him and was living in Salisbury in 1736. Her death is not in The Early Vital Records of Mass. before 1850. Another book, Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780, says she d. abt. 1736 also.
Newbury births: BROWN, Joseph [Joshua. S. dup], s. Joshua, Oct. 18, 1669. [Oct. 11. S. dup]
__________________
From contributor Jeanne Garrett (#47223330):
Marriages:
1. Sarah Treadwell - b. Aug 15, 1674 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA; m. 1694 to Joseph Brown, Deacon
2. Lydia Emery - b. Feb 19, 1675 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA; m. May 23, 1696 to Joseph Brown, Deacon (note: or not, see below)
Sarah and Joseph had 5 children and he may have had one with Lydia named Elizabeth.
He was a trader and resided in Newbury and Amesbury. Removed to Amesbury after 1700. He was the Deacon of the First Church of Amesbury and in his will he left a legacy to this church.
from RICHARD BROWN AND HIS DESCENDANTS by Edward Thomson Miller, 1959:
Joseph Brown (Joshua, Richard), Deacon, born Newbury, Mass., Oct. 11, 1669, is reported as having been a weaver, shopkeeper, merchant, tavern keeper and yeoman and to have lived in Newbury until 1710, when he moved to Amesbury where he afterwards lived until his death, Oct 18, 1732 at age 63.
In his Will, dated June 30, 1729 and proved Oct. 30, 1732, he bequeathed five pounds to the First Church of Amesbury.
__________________
What Jeanne failed to mention is according to the book, Richard Brown and his descendants, Sarah, Joseph's "first" wife, survived him and was living in Salisbury in 1736. Her death is not in The Early Vital Records of Mass. before 1850. Another book, Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780, says she d. abt. 1736 also.
__________________
From contributor Jeanne Garrett (#47223330):
Marriages:
1. Sarah Treadwell - b. Aug 15, 1674 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA; m. 1694 to Joseph Brown, Deacon
2. Lydia Emery - b. Feb 19, 1675 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA; m. May 23, 1696 to Joseph Brown, Deacon (note: or not, see below)
Sarah and Joseph had 5 children and he may have had one with Lydia named Elizabeth.
He was a trader and resided in Newbury and Amesbury. Removed to Amesbury after 1700. He was the Deacon of the First Church of Amesbury and in his will he left a legacy to this church.
from RICHARD BROWN AND HIS DESCENDANTS by Edward Thomson Miller, 1959:
Joseph Brown (Joshua, Richard), Deacon, born Newbury, Mass., Oct. 11, 1669, is reported as having been a weaver, shopkeeper, merchant, tavern keeper and yeoman and to have lived in Newbury until 1710, when he moved to Amesbury where he afterwards lived until his death, Oct 18, 1732 at age 63.
In his Will, dated June 30, 1729 and proved Oct. 30, 1732, he bequeathed five pounds to the First Church of Amesbury.
__________________
What Jeanne failed to mention is according to the book, Richard Brown and his descendants, Sarah, Joseph's "first" wife, survived him and was living in Salisbury in 1736. Her death is not in The Early Vital Records of Mass. before 1850. Another book, Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780, says she d. abt. 1736 also.
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HERE LYES BURIED
Ye BODY OF DACN
IOSEPH BROWN
WHO DIED OCTOBER
Ye XVIII MDCCXXXII
AGED LXIII YEARS.
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