John Brown III (1728 - 1776)

Born 4 Nov 1728 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Owens) Brown — married 2 Mar 1758 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 3 Sep 1776 at age 47 in Killingly, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Captain John Brown III served with 18th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

John Brown III is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-122677
Rank: Captain

John Brown III is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A015553.

Frederick Brown, was a son of Captain John Brown, a captain in the Connecticut Militia who in July 1776 marched at the head of his company from Connecticut to New York in response to General George Washington's call for troops to help defend Long Island against invasion by the British fleet. There Captain John Brown contracted a virulent case of dysentery and died after only two months of service, leaving his wife, Hannah, and eleven children. Hannah Brown lived to the age of ninety-one, and all eleven children lived to adulthood and were married.

• 1776 Revolutionary War Rolls: "A Pay-roll of Captain John Brown's military Company in the 18th Rgiment of Militia in Connecticut State commanded by Colonel Jonathan Pettibone in (an) Expedition to New York in August & September 1776." Listed is Captain John Brown, Time when arrived to New York, August 19; Time when died, September 2; Time when discharged, September; Time in Service including 7 Days marching to New York and 6 Days Return home, 0 months, 22 days; Wages per month, 160; Amount of Wages Due, £5.16.8. ^[1]
• 1776 Rosters of Soldiers and Sailors: "Connecticut State Troops, 1776. Captain John Brown's Company. Captain John Brown, Arrived in New York, August 19th, died September 2, 1776. ^[2]

John the husband of Hannah (Owens) Brown lost his life serving in the Revolutionary War as Captain of the " Train Band 9" of the 18th Connecticut regiment. The 48-year-old Captain's widow had already given birth to 10 other children by the time of her husband's demise in 1776.

Children

John Brown III, was the father of John, Owen, Frederick and Abiel Brown. He was the honored grandfather of John Brown (1800) the hero of Kansas & of Harper's Ferry.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WB-C52P?cc=2068326&wc=M61K-FNG%3A355080701 : 21 December 2016), 26-Connecticut (jacket 155-183) > image 596 of 631; citing NARA microfilm publication M246 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1980).
2. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3XS-F?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 490 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.Insert reference here

• http://www.findagrave.com ; Memorial # 50920432.

• https://johnbrownkin.com/2019/01/21/the-brown-connection-to-laura-ingalls-wilder/

• https://www.geni.com/people/Captain-John-Brown-III/6000000003368609148

• http://dgmweb.net/FGS/Brown/BrownJohn-HannahOwen.html