James Brown1

M, b. 1 July 1696, d. 2 February 1750
Eleazer Brown's Homestead and the Brown Family Cemetery in the background [Brown Genealogy of Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John & Eleazer Brown, sons of Thomas & Mary [Newhall] Brown of Lynn, Massachusetts by Curtis Brown, page 12]
Photograph by Brown, Cyrus Henry, 1829- [from
     James was born on Sunday, 1 July 1696 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. He was the son of Eleazer & Ann [Pendleton] Brown. James married Elizabeth Randall, daughter of John Randall II and Abigail Billings, on 5 May 1718.2,3 James & Elizabeth had children: James Jr. [1/29/1719-12/24/1741], daugher [10/22/1720-10/22/1720], Thankful [10/22/1720- ][m. Jeremiah Main], Simon [1/31/1723- ][m. Dorothy Hern], Ann [3/23/1728- ], Zebulon [11/20/1730- ][m. Anna Main], Elizabeth [7/31/1732- ][m. Timothy Main], Abigail [4/23/1737- ] & Joshua [4/08/1740- ][m. Joanna Rogers]. James departed this life on Monday, 2 February 1750 in Stonington at age 53 years, 7 months and 1 day. He was buried there in the Brown Cemetery.

Family

Elizabeth Randall b. 4 Jul 1696, d. 25 Aug 1786

Citations

  1. [S1104] Cyrus Henry Brown, Brown Genealogy of Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John & Eleazer Brown, sons of Thomas & Mary [Newhall] Brown of Lynn, Massachusetts
    , pages 14-15 - James Brown (38), son of Eleazer (11) and Ann (Pendleton) Brown, b. Stonington, Conn., July 1, 1696; d. Feb. 2, 1750, aged fifty-five years; m. Elizabeth Randall, May 5, 1718, by the Rev. James Noyes, of Stonington. She was b. July 4, 1696; d. Aug. 25, 1786, aged ninety-one years. Interment in Brown Cemetery. His wife Elizabeth was the dau. of John Randall and Abigail _______, whose family name and birth does not appear on record. She was the granddau. of John Randall, the progenitor of the Randall family of Westerly, R.I., and Stonington, Conn. His name first appears at Newport, R. I., from which place he came to Westerly as early as 1667, where the remainder of his life was spent. The Randall land was about four miles northeast of StoningtonBorough, known as Angwilla and considered the finest land of the town. These lands join on the north the lands of Thomas Brown (2) and have been in the Rnadall name as late as 1875. These farms now, in 1906, are mostly owned by Elias Miner (1164) and his sons. The Randall families were highly respected and progressive, ranking high in moral character, and prominent citizens of the town.
    Children, b. Stonington:

    James, Jr., b. Jan. 29, 1719; d. Dec. 24, 1741.
    Dau. (twin); b. and d. Oct. 22, 1720.
    Thankful (twin) b. Oct. 22, 1720; m. Jeremiah Main (822-828).
    Simeon, b. Jan. 31, 1723; m. Dorothy Hern (275-281).
    Ann, b. Mar. 23, 1728.
    Zebulon, b. Nov. 20, 1730, m. Anna Main (373-382).
    Elizabeth, b. July 31, 1732; m. Timothy Main (829-836).
    Abigail, b. Apr. 23, 1737.
    Joshua, b. Apr. 8, 1740, m. Joanna Rogers (282-290).

    pages 12-13 - Eleazer Brown (11), son of Thomas Brown and Mary Newhall, of Lynn, Mass., Lynn, Aug. 5, 1670; d., Stonington, conn., now No. Stonington, Nov. 30, 1734; m. Ann Pendleton, Oct. 18, 1693, dau. of Capt. James and Hannah (Goodnow) Pendleton; b., Westerly, R. I., Nov. 12, 1667; d. aged sixty years. His house stood in the eastern part of lands purchased by the Brown brothers, about twenty-five rods south of the Brown Cemetery and north of the Miner Meeting house. Headstones were erected to their graves by the late Daniel Brown (386). Probably these were the first interments in these grounds. He was a farmer and stock raiser. [Hhis Will, Appendix IV.]
    Children:
         37. Jonathan, b. July 12, 1694.
         38. James, b. July1, 1696; m. Elizabeth Randal (69-77).
         39. Eleazer, b. May 4, 1698; m. Temperance Holmes (137-147).
         40. Annah, b. Feb. 1, 1700; m. Dea. Thomas Main (804-812).
         41. Ebenezer, b. June 28, 1702; m. Elizabeth Main (795).
         42. Mary, b. Nov. 28,1703; m. Elder Wait Palmer (813-819).
         43. Hannah, b. Dec. 12, 1705; m. William Wilcox (819a).
         44. Patience, b. Dec. 28, 1704; m. Clement West, Dec 17, 1735.
         45. Abigail, b. June 3, 1712; m. James Pendleton, Mar. 22, 1731.
         46. Ruth, b. June 30, 1714; m. Benj. Randall, at Stonington, 1733.
  2. [S445] Jr. J. D. Champlin, Early Settlers of Westerly, Rhode Island, James Brown and Elizabeth Randall m. May 5, 1718.
  3. [S445] Jr. J. D. Champlin, Early Settlers of Westerly, Rhode Island, page 64.