Ephraim Brown (1689 - 1749)

Born 21 Apr 1689 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Wilson) Brown — married 28 Aug 1718 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1749 at age 59 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Ephraim Brown was born on April 21, 1689, in Concord, MIddlesex, Massachusetts.^[1]

He married Hannah Wilson on August 28, 1718. ^[2]

24 June 1735, in a list of men who "drawed their lots in the Narragansett Township No. 6" was "Lot No. 8 by Claimant Ephraim Brown for his father Thomas Brown." These allotments were earned based upon the following events that took place during the Indian Wars colony period: ^[3]

Dec 1675 a Proclamation made to the Army in the name of the Government when they were mustered on Dedham Plain where they began their March, that if they played the man, took the (Narraganset) Fort & Drove the Enemy out of the Narraganset Country...that they should have a gratuity in Land besides their Wages; and it is well known, & our Sitting to hear this petition is an Evidence that this was done; and as the Conditions have been performed [Hudson, pg.401.] "...to this day the campaign will be known by the Name of the hungry March..." [Hudson, pg. 403.]

A petition was presented to the General Court dated 4 June 1685 asking for a tract of land pursuant to the foregoing promise. The Court responded to the petition favorably [Mass. Col. Records Vol. 5, pg.487.] For 40 years nothing more was done in the matter. [Hudson, pg.401-402.]

Ephraim Brown passed away 6 Feb 1749, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[4]

Footnotes

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ64-7QN : 10 February 2018), Ephraim Brown, 21 Apr 1689; citing CONCORD,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823762 IT 1.

Sources

1. ↑ Tolman
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-39WV : 28 November 2018), Ephraim Brown and Hanah Wilson, 28 Aug 1718; citing Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 964,880.
3. ↑ Hudson, Alfred Sereno (1839-1907) "The History of Concord, Massachusetts" pg.310; pub.1904, Concord, Mass., Erudite Press. E-book available in the public domain at: https://archive.org/details/historyofconcord01huds/page/n427/mode/1up/search/Brown?q=early+Concord%2C+Massachusetts
4. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Concord Registers, Book II; pg.171. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Reprinted online db Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed 8 May 2020.

• Tolman, George. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Beacon Press, Boston, Mass., 1895)

• Page 30: "Ephraim Brown the son of Thomas Brown and Ruth his wife was Born Aprill ye 21st 1689"

• PhpGedView: Ephraim Brown ‎(I30723)

Acknowledgements

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 January 2019, 21:36), entry for Ephraim Brown(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MFPH-N6W); contributed by various users.