Descendants of Chad Brown

Generation One

1. Chad¹ Brown married Elizabeth Sharparowe on 11 Sep 1626 at High Wycombe, Bucks, England. He died in 1672 at Providence, RI.

Children of Chad¹ Brown and Elizabeth Sharparowe were as follows:

• i. Judiah²;
• ii. Daniel; m. Alice Hearden, daughter of Benjamin Hearden and Elizabeth White, 25 Dec 1669 at Providence, RI; d. 29 Sep 1710.
• iii. James; m. Elizabeth Carr, daughter of Robert Carr; d. before 1683.
• iv. Chad;
• 2. v. Jeremiah, b. at Newport, RI; m. Mary (--?--).
• 3. vi. John, m. Mary Holmes; b. circa 1629.

Generation Two

2. Jeremiah² Brown (Chad¹) was born at Newport, RI. He married Mary (--?--) before 1676. He died in Oct 1680.

Children of Jeremiah² Brown and Mary (--?--) were as follows:

• i. James³;
• ii. John;
• iii. Mary; m. John Paine.
• iv. Daniel; b. at Newport, RI; m. Frances Watson, daughter of John Watson and Dorcus Gardner; d. Nov 1726.
• v. William; b. circa 1676; m. Elizabeth Robinson, daughter of Rowland Robinson and Mary Allen, 2 Nov 1707 at North Kingston, RI; d. 12 Feb 1753.
• vi. Hannah; m. Jonathan Haven; b. 1679; d. 4 Aug 1754.
• 4. vii. Samuel, m. Mercy Carr; b. Mar 1680 at Newport, RI.

3. John² Brown (Chad¹) married Mary Holmes, daughter of Obidiah Holmes and Catherine Hyde. He was born circa 1629. He died circa 1706.

Children of John² Brown and Mary Holmes were as follows:

• 5. i. Martha³, m. Joseph Jencks.
• ii. Mary; m. Arthur Aylesworth.
• iii. Sarah; m. John Pray, son of Richard Pray and Mary (--?--), 14 Nov 1678.
• iv. Deborah; Reference: 3002.
• v. Obidiah; b. at Providence, RI; d. 24 Aug 1716 at Providence, RI.
• vi. Ensign John; b. 18 Mar 1662 at Providence, RI; m. Isabel Matthewson 9 Jun 1696 at Providence, RI; d. 19 Sep 1719 at Providence, RI, at age 57.

Generation Three

4. Samuel³ Brown (Jeremiah², Chad¹) married Mercy Carr, daughter of Edward Carr and Hannah Stanton. He was born in Mar 1680 at Newport, RI. He died in 1762 at South Kingston, RI.

Children of Samuel³ Brown and Mercy Carr were as follows:

• i. Sarah⁴; m. Thomas Peckham; b. 12 Dec 1703.
• ii. Mary; b. 17 Jul 1705; m. Thomas Phillips 11 Jun 1725; d. 1737.
• iii. Jeremiah; b. 29 Oct 1707 at North Kingston, RI; m. Hannah Sherman, daughter of Abiel Sherman and Dorcus Gardner, 9 Dec 1742; d. 30 Oct 1796 at age 89.
• 6. iv. Penelope, b. 27 Oct 1709; m. Jonas Minturn.
• v. Samuel; m. Sarah (--?--); b. 5 Nov 1711 at North Kingston, RI.
• vi. Elizabeth; b. 28 Oct 1713; d. before 1762.
• vii. Capt. John; m. Elizabeth (--?--); b. 14 Nov 1715 at North Kingston, RI; d. 1809.

   

• viii. Freelove;¹ b. 29 Jan 1717.²
• ix. Zephaniah; m. Alice Wilson, daughter of Jeremiah Wilson and Mary (--?--); b. 23 Dec 1721 at North Kingston, RI.
• x. Daniel; b. 1727 at South Kingston, RI; m. Deliverance Medbury, daughter of Nathaniel Medbury and Dorothy Brown, 25 Oct 1747 at North Kingston, RI; d. Apr 1784 at Warwick, RI.

5. Martha³ Brown (John², Chad¹) died at Providence, RI. She married Joseph Jencks, son of Joseph Jencks and Esther Ballard.

Children of Martha³ Brown and Joseph Jencks were as follows:

• 7. i. Martha⁴, m. Peleg Cook.
• ii. Obidiah;
• iii. Catherine;
• iv. Nathaniel;
• v. Lydia;
• vi. John;
• vii. Mary;

Generation Four

6. Penelope⁴ Brown (Samuel³, Jeremiah², Chad¹) was born on 27 Oct 1709. She married Jonas Minturn on 31 Dec 1732.

Children of Penelope⁴ Brown and Jonas Minturn were:

• i. William⁵; b. 18 Mar 1738; m. Penelope Greene, daughter of Benjamin Greene and Niobe Paul, 24 Aug 1766.

7. Martha⁴ Jencks (Martha³Brown, John², Chad¹) married Peleg Cook, son of John Cook and Mary Mott.

Children of Martha⁴ Jencks and Peleg Cook were:

• i. Patience⁵; b. 1720; m. Thomas Arnold, son of Richard Arnold and Mary Woodward, 1748; d. 7 Aug 1805.

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