Jeremiah
Brown
Born in Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Brown
and Mary (Carr) Brown
Brother of
Sarah (Brown) Peckham, Mary (Brown) Phillips, Penelope Brown, Elizabeth Brown, John Brown, Freelove Brown and Zephaniah Brown
Husband of
Hannah (Sherman) Brown
— married
9 Dec 1742 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 88
in Rhode Island
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jan 2011
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Biography
Jeremiah Brown, Sr. is the son of Samuel and Mary Brown.
Jeremiah married Hannah Sherman (1712 - 1804) daughter of Abiel Sherman (1684 - 1742) and Dorcas (Gardner) Sherman (1690 - 1762)
Children of Jeremiah and Hannah include:
- Jeremiah Brown, born January 7, 1747, died June 28, 1829, a Veteran of Revolutionary War, married Eleanor Lillibridge (1756 - 1831)
Jeremiah, Sr. died August 30, 1796, and is buried in the Jeremiah Brown Lot, in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, Plot: 2 (His father, Samuel, is in Plot #1)
There is a photograph of his headstone on his Find A Grave memorial, which may be seen here: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=32080363&PIpi=133986804
Research
Jeremiah appears as head of household in the 1774 Census of Rhode Island[1]. His household distribution and inferred attributions are
- two men over 16: Jeremiah and perhaps son Benjamin
- four boys under 16: unknown
- one women over 16: Hannah
Sources
- Find A Grave Memorial# 32080363
- 1774 Rhode Island Census (http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1774-ri-colonial-census-south-kingston.htm)
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Brown-5790 created through the import of Towne-Weeden.ged on May 29, 2011 by J X.
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Categories: 1774 Census of Rhode Island, South Kingstown