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Brown, Abraham

Male 1642 - 1714  (72 years)


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  • Name Brown, Abraham 
    Born 1642  Malford, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died May 1714  Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 10 Jul 1714  , Burlington, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21989  USA
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2016 

    Father Brown, Nicholas,   b. 1603, Inkburrow Parish, Worcester, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1694, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Leids, Elizabeth,   b. 1603, Malford, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1674, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 1627  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Brown, Nicholas,   b. Abt 1614,   d. will dated 16 Nov 1694, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Family ID F7971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Brown, Catherine,   b. 1644, , , New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1665  , , New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F7937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Potter, Mary,   b. 1644, , , New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1666  Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F7938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Potter, Mary,   b. 1648, , Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1714, Shrewsbury, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 67 years) 
    Married Abt 1666  Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Brown, Preserve (Sr),   b. Abt 1678, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1744, Bordentown, Burlington, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years)
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F7968  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Brown, Mary 
    Married Abt 1666  , Probably, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F7969  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 5 Catherine Catharine 
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F7970  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1. New Jersey Will abstracts volume 1 page 63: volume 2 page 516
      2. Stillwell's Miscellany vol 1 page 246; volume 2 p. 381; volume 3 page 128, 242;
      Stillwells Miscellany, vol 3 p. 130
      1667 Purchaser of Monmouth tract
      1668 Took Oath of Allegiance Monmouth County also Nicholas Brown
      1670 Bought land at Potapeck
      1692 -9 mentions wife Mary (perhaps Mary Potter) lived in Shrewsbury till 1699, then to
      Mansfield
      1699 Dec 15: Abraham Sr. of Burlington deed to son-in-law Samuel Thorp, "sometimes living
      with his father -in-law

      3. Ely Collection of Eastern Pennsylvania families Film #511,938 (not page numbered)
      1665 Apr 18 Nicholas and Abraham from Rhode Island among patentees of Governor Richard Nicholls
      1677 Both among original purchasers of Monmouth
      Abraham said to have married Mary Aston in New Jersey (no proof)
      1687 Mar 23 To Abraham Brown of Shrewsbury, 245 acres at Passequenecqua Creek
      1688 Mar 25 To Abraham Brown of Shrewsbury, 450 acres
      1699 Jun 14 Abraham Brown of Mansfield, Burlington County sells to William Parcut, 275 acres in
      Freehold
      1696-7 Jan 26 Abraham Brown and wife Lea sell tract to John Pearce ( a lot in Freehold)
      1696-7 Jan 25 Abraham Brown of Shrewsbury to son Abraham of Mansfield, a lot in Freehold

      Abraham Sr. who bought land in Burlington never lived there, but remained at Shrewsbury until old. He died in Burlington County. Nicholas, brother of Abraham Sr. married Katherine Almy, widow of Bartholomew West before moving from Rhode Island to Shrewsbury, and brought with him 3 of her children.
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      New Jersey Deeds 1699 Oct 28 B Pt. 2 page 679, 688;
      Abraham Brown of Mansfield and wife Maryh deed to son William 200 acres
      which they bought of Daniel Leeds and wife Dorothy
      1696 Feb 09 B Pt. 2 page 577: Abraham Brown late of Freehold, Monmouth
      County, now of Burlington County, bought 310 acres in Mansfield,
      Burlington County, New Jersey
      1715 Feb 02 E page 79 Abraham Brown Jr. of Mansfield bought a piece of land
      at the seaside, joining a tract of Nicholas Brown on north side called
      Manahoking.
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      New Jersey Wills 1714 Will of Abraham Brown: Son Preserve, Nicholas, William and Caleb -- all
      got 5 shillings
      Son Abraham, "land where I dwell" (executor)
      Daughter Sarah, wife of Thomas Potter
      Nicholas, his son remained at Manohocking, Monmouth County and
      died there 1724, will probated 2 Feb wife Elizabeth and a daughter
      sons Abraham, Joseph and brother Preserve executors.
      deed BB p. 451; 1710 Nov 4: PreserveBrown of Burlington, yeoman, sold to brother Caleb
      240 acres in Mansfield
      B pt. 2 p. 708; 1701 Apr 24: Preserve Brown, son of Abraham, of Burlington County bought
      200 acres in Mansfield township
      D page 67 1716 Feb 11: Abraham Brown Jr. of Mansfield sold to his brother Preserve,
      230 acres in Mansfield, joining Richard French "appertaining
      to the estate of Abraham Brown, their father, which he devised
      by his will to son Abraham
      D page 477 1713 Jan 22: Abraham Brown, son of Abraham, deceased, sold to brother
      Preserve Brown 80 acres.
      B page 65 1679 Sep 19: Abraham Brown of Shrewsbury bought 250 acres in Fenwicks
      Colony -- sold this 2 Nov 1687
      1686-7 Jan 25: Abraham Brown of Shrewsbury to son Abraham of Mansfield,
      a lot in Freehold, patented to Abraham, Sr.
      1687 Mar 25: Abraham Brown and wife Leah sold this 26 Jan 1696-7
      G page 170 1699 Dec 15: Abraham Brown Sr. of Burlington County to son-in-law
      Samuel Thorp
      1694 Jun 14 Abraham Brown of Mansfield sells 275 acres in Freehold
      1696 Jan 25 Abraham Brown of Shrewsbury to son Abraham of Mansfield,
      a lot in Freehold
      1699 Jun 13 Abraham Brown of Mansfield buys from Samuel Thorp

      BIRTH: Also shown as Born Malford, , Worcester, England.

      DEATH: Also shown as Died , Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, USA.

      BURIAL: Also shown as Buried , Burlington, New Jersey, United States.