Elizabeth (Jennings) Brown (abt. 1744 - 1807)

Born about 30 May 1744 in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island

Wife of Daniel Devol — married 1766 (to 1793) in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island

Wife of John Brown Jr. — married about 1802 in Washington, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Jun 1807 at about age 63 in Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio

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Biography

Elizabeth Jennings was the daughter of John Jennings and Anne Holway. She was born in 1744 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, the same town her first husband, Daniel Devol was from. They were married and lived in Rhode Island until Daniel's death in 1793.

In 1802 Elizabeth married for a second time to the Reverend John Brown of Massachusetts. His first wife had died in 1801 and he, like Elizabeth, had a large family. They must have consolidated and started a new life in Ohio. They wouldn't have any children of their own and both would pass away in Lowell, Washington County, Ohio. Elizabeth in 1807 and the Reverend in 1821.

According to Ancestry.com (Not the most reliable source of genealogy information) Daniel and Elizabeth had the following children:

Allen Devol (1768-1845)

Nancy Anna Devol (1770-1830)

Abner Devol (1772-1800)

Isaac Devol (1774-1851)

Richmond Devol (1776-1800)

George Washington Devol (1778-Unknown)

Ruth Devol (1780-Unknown)

Daniel Devol (1784-1824)

Elizabeth Devol (1787-1825)

Sources

• https://www.geni.com/people/Elizabeth-DeVol/6000000029157597156

• "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87K-CC3 : 6 December 2014), Elizabeth Jennings, 30 May 1744; citing TIVERTON,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8X8-82X : 10 December 2017), John Brown and Elizabeth Devol, 23 Mar 1802; citing Washington, Ohio, United States, reference 53; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 946,205.

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M7VN-2BY

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10956451