John
Brown
Born about in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Tobias Brown
and Alice (Burrington) Brown
Brother of
William Brown [half], Abraham Brown, Nicholas Brown, William Brown, Alice (Brown) Gardner, Sarah (Brown) Shaw and Robert Brown
Husband of
Sarah (White) Brown
— married
20 Apr 1726 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Father of
William Brown, Elizabeth (Brown) Howland, Abigail (Brown) Gray, Mary (Brown) Gray, John Brown, Ruth (Brown) Devol, George Brown, Thomas Brown and Sarah (Brown) Almy
Died about
at about age 68
in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Aug 2015
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Biography
John was born in 1705 to Tobias Brown and Alice. [1]
He married Sarah White in 1726. [2]
First child William born in 1727. [3]
John Brown was the father of Elizabeth (Brown) Howland.[4]
He passed in 1773.
His will is dated 24 February 1773 and proved on 5 May 1773 in Tiverton, Rhode Island.[5]
John was buried in John Brown Lot, Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island. [6]
Sources
- ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HW-5NB : 17 December 2019), John Brown, 1705.
- ↑ "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8KL-JMS : 22 January 2020), John Brown, 1726.
- ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87K-RYM : 17 December 2019), John in entry for William Brown, 1727.
- ↑ Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p 48.
- ↑ Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649759_00245). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 2 and 4, 1747-1792, image 246-247. Probate Records of Tiverton, RI, No. 4, July 1, 1771- May 21, 1792, Page 170-173, Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70896720/john-brown: accessed 18 May 2023), memorial page for John Brown (1705–Apr 1773), Find A Grave: Memorial #70896720, citing John Brown Lot, Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by Looking For Loved Ones (contributor 50883347).
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: LTNB-TYG
- Mayflower Families Vol. 13 p. 167 - states he was the son of Tobias and Alice (Barrington) Brown.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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