Hezekiah Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1760
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Holbrook (Est 1765 - ) 1
Marriage: 31 Jul 1788 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 2
Status:
Children:
1. Jonathan Brown (1789- ) 3
Notes
Marriage Notes (Mary Holbrook)
1790 Wellfleet census, Hezekiah Brown family: 1-1-1
Hezekiah, Mary, Jonathan
not in Wellfleet for 1800 census
probably moved to Maine
Higgins Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1750 - (Eastham, Massachusetts)
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Anna Crosby (Est 1755 - )
Marriage: 29 Sep 1774 - Eastham, Massachusetts 4
Status:
Higgins Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1790 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Bethiah Cook (Est 1792 - )
Marriage: May 1815 - Eastham, Massachusetts 5
Status:
Hilton Byron Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1916
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Florence Harding Lombard (7 Jun 1918 - ) 6
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Nancy Diane Brown (1944- )
Hope Brown
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Oct 1810 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 7
Baptism:
Death: 9 Feb 1891 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Burial: in South Wellfleet cemetery
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Elisha Brown (Est 1758-1825)
Mother: Abigail Young (1760-1820)
Spouses and Children
1. *Freeman Covell (5 Mar 1804 - 31 Aug 1866)
Marriage: 18 Feb 1829 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 8
Status:
Children:
1. Samuel Covell (1830-1904) 9
2. Mary Witherell Covell (1833- ) 9
3. John L Covell (1842-1844) 10
4. Casilda Covell (1844-1862)
Notes
General:
1880 US Census at Nahant, Essex, MA
Hope Covell, 69, widow, b. MA, parents b. MA
Polly B. Covell, dau., 28, single, b. MA, parents b. MA, at home
Hope Brown
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Jun 1795 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 11
Baptism:
Death: 10 Mar 1810 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 11
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Elisha Brown (Est 1758-1825)
Mother: Abigail Young (1760-1820)
Ida Prescott Brown
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 30 Jun 1858 - Boston, Massachusetts 12
Baptism:
Death: 17 Mar 1905 - Newton, Massachusetts 13
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Moses P Brown (1834-1898)
Mother: Ellen Frances Spaulding (1837-1866)
Spouses and Children
1. *Daniel P Baker (Dec 1860 - After 1905)
Marriage: 2 Dec 1885 - Boston, Massachusetts 12
Status:
Notes
General:
m1 Benjamin D Hill, 4 oct 1876 Boston
ch Prescott S Hill, dec 1879
Isaac Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 2 Jan 1800 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 14
Baptism:
Death: 4 Apr 1823 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet 15
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Brown (1775-1805) 16
Mother: Sarah Pepper (1773-1826) 17
Notes
General:
"Mr Isaac Brown jr died Apr 4th 1823"
stone:
"In memory of Isaac Brown, son of John & Sarah Brown, died Apr. 4, 1823, aet. 24.
'Sickness long time I bore
Physicians were in vain
Till God was pleased
To give me ease
And free me from my pain.' " 18
Isaac Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1735 - (Eastham, Massachusetts)
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Mercy Higgins (Est 1740 - )
Marriage: 1757 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Abigail Brown (1759-1760) 19
2. Abigail Brown (1761-1779) 20
3. Isaac Brown (1763-1833) 21
4. Seth Brown (1766-1797)
Isaac Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Aug 1763 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 19
Baptism:
Death: 4 Dec 1833 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 22
Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Isaac Brown (Est 1735- )
Mother: Mercy Higgins (Est 1740- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Rebecca Pepper (Est 1771 - )
Marriage: 10 Nov 1791 - Eastham, Massachusetts 4
Status:
Children:
1. Mercy Brown (1798-1850) 23
2. Molly Waterman Brown (1801-1842) 23
Notes
General:
stone:
"In memory of Mr. Isaac Brown who died Dec. 4, 1833 aet 70.
'Dearest husband thou has left me,
Here the loss I deeply feel;
But 'tis God that has bereft me,
He can all my sorrow heal.'" 24
Isaac Cole Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1814 - Belfast, Maine
Baptism:
Death: Cir 1840 - Belfast, Maine
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Sabra A Oliver (20 Jul 1814 - 15 Jul 1889)
Marriage: 28 Sep 1836 - Boston, Massachusetts
Status:
Isabelle C Brown
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Jan 1864 - Canada
Baptism:
Death: Between 1932 and 1941 - (Brookline, Mass.)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Howard R Bowers (Nov 1860 - )
Marriage: 1894
Status:
Children:
1. Randolph Thorpe Bowers (1895- )
2. Franklin Brett Bowers (1898-1968)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Howard R Bowers)
1900 US census, Allston (Boston) Ma
1930 US census, Brookline Ma, without Howard
Jabez Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1660
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: James Brown (1623-1710)
Mother: Lydia Howland (1635-1711)
James Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Dec 1817 - Melrose, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 2 Nov 1902 - Fitchburg, Massachusetts 25
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, , Malden, Massachusetts in Malden, Massachusetts
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Maria Benchley (22 Oct 1826 - 4 Oct 1910)
Marriage: 13 Aug 1848 - Malden, Massachusetts 26
Status:
Children:
1. Benjamin F Brown (1859-After 1900)
Notes
General:
parents:Marriage Notes (Hannah Maria Benchley)James Brown, Nancy Knight
1848 shoemaker, Malden
unsure
1900 US census, Fitchburg
James Brown, dec 1817 Ma, m 52 y
Hannah M Brown, oct 1826 RI, m 52 y
Benjamin F Brown, may 1859 Florida, son, single
Grace E Brown, jun 1877 Ma, gdau
James Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 12 Nov 1817 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: David Brown (1785-After 1825) 27
Mother: Diana Walker (Est 1790-Bef 1825)
James Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1760 - Nantucket, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 20 Feb 1780 - South Carolina 29
Burial:
Cause of Death: killed on board a privateer
Parents
Father: James Brown (1724-1782)
Mother: Mehitable Dawes (1733-1760)
James Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Jun 1724 - Nantucket, Massachusetts 30
Baptism:
Death: 27 Apr 1782 - Nantucket, Massachusetts 29
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Double Date, 28: 4m: 1724, Nantucket, Massachusetts in Nantucket, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: George Brown (1693-1775)
Mother: Abigail Trott (1693-1767)
Spouses and Children
1. *Mehitable Dawes (25 Jan 1733 - 13 May 1760)
Marriage: 12 Aug 1751 - Nantucket, Massachusetts 31
Status:
Children:
1. James Brown (Est 1760-1780) 32
2. Priscilla Brown (1752- )
3. Priscilla Brown (1762- )
4. Benjamin Brown (1759-1818)
2. Elizabeth Pinkham (Est 1730 - )
Marriage:
Status:
James Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 13 Aug 1750 - Nantucket, Massachusetts 30
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Francis Brown (1719- )
Mother: Eunice Coffin (Est 1720-Bef 1777)
Spouses and Children
1. *Priscilla Swain (Est 1753 - )
Marriage: 27 Oct 1782 - Nantucket, Massachusetts 31
Status:
Children:
1. Elizabeth Brown (1783- )
2. Rebecca Brown (1802- )
James Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Aug 1640 - Lynn, Massachusetts Bay 30
Baptism:
Death: 12 Nov 1675 - Farley Creek, Maryland
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, , Salem, Massachusetts Bay in Salem, Massachusetts Bay
bp 7 apr 1640 Salem [sic]
Parents
Father: Elder John Brown (Cir 1595-1687)
Mother: Sarah Walker (Cir 1618-1672)
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Bartholomew (12 Feb 1643 - 23 Dec 1713) 33
Marriage: 5 Nov 1664 - Salem, Massachusetts Bay 34
Status:
James Brown
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Aug 1802 - Nantucket, Massachusetts 35
Baptism:
Death: 10 Sep 1826 - Port Au Prince, Haiti 29
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Brown (1761-1837)
Mother: Deborah Ellis (1774- )
Sources
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2. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:539. Marriages.
3. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:34. son of Hezekiah and Mary Brown.
4. marriages, circa 1761-1844. from Book 2, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute (2 Cds), files H01_04a - H01_04f), 2.
5. Vernon R. Nickerson, Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1795-1844. Town of Eastham, Masachusetts (1969. New England Historical & Genealogical Register 123: 117-124, 198-204), by Mr. Shaw. numerous transcription errors
6. Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1918 births.
7. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:96. Elisha Brown Jr and Abigail.
8. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:582. Marriages.
9. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:152. The daughter of Freeman & Hope Covell.
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19. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:7. Isaac & Mercy Brown family.
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