Husband of Polly Crofut (1777-1806). She died in New York.

Husband of Ruth Chapin (1773-1833). She died in Michigan.

Husband of Aphia Warner Ruggles (1774-1840), married after 1833. She died in Michigan.

Father of:
1. Anna Dickson 1795-1866, MI
2. Elizabeth Payne 1798-1870, MI
3. Polly Findley 1800-1877
4. George Brownell 1802-1879, MI
5. Daniel Brownell 1805-1807, NY
6. Daniel Strickland Brownell 1808-1887, MI
7. Blackman Brownell 1809-1830, MI
8. John Lathrop Brownell 1811-1883, MI

Son of Isaac Brownell (1742, RI-1775, MA) and Anna Nearing (1746-1832). Listed on ancestry.com family trees and www.familysearch.org.

Grandson of Thomas Brownell and Mary Blackman (International Genealogical Index (IGI) www.familysearch.org)

United States Census, 1810
Name J Brownel (John Brownell)
Event Type Census
Event Date 1810
Event Place New Lisbon, Otsego, New York, United States
Page 153
There are eight (8) people listed in his household but no breakdown for gender or age.

United States Census, 1830
Name John Brownell (1773-1856)
Event Type Census
Event Date 1830
Event Place Oakland, Michigan Territory, United States
Page 96
Included in his household were: one male (15-20), one male (20-30), one male (50-60 - John) and one female (50-60-RUTH)

United States Census, 1840
Name John Brownell (1773-1856)
Event Type Census
Event Date 1840
Event Place Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Page 46
Included in his household were: one male (10-15), one male (60-70-John), one female (30-40) and one female (60-70-Aphia)

United States Census, 1850
Name John Brownell
Event Type Census
Event Year 1850
Event Place Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 78
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1772
Birthplace Massachusetts
Also listed is Betsey Brownell, age 52, born in New York.