Hepzibah (Robbins) Brown (1715 - 1784)

Born 29 Mar 1715 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Jotham Brown — married 11 Oct 1733 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1784 at age 68 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth Hepzibeth Robbins was born 29 March 1715, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts to parents Samuel and Rebecca (Grandy) Robbins. ^[1] Hepzibeth, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Robbins (and called Hepzibah in this record but Hepzibeth in the other vital records) was baptized 3 April 1715. ^[2]

Marriage Hepzibeth married Jotham Brown. They had ten known Children:

• Abigail Brown, b. 11 Dec 1733^[1]
• Asa Brown, b. 13 Nov 1735^[1]
• Abe(l) Brown, b. abt 1738^[1]
• Jesse Brown, b. 8 Jun 1740^[1]
• Hope Brown, b. 22 Jul 1742^[1]
• Isaac Browne, b. 20 Jun 1746, Wayland, MA.
• Ruben Brown, b. 28 May 1748^[1]
• Hephzibah Brown, b. 15 Aug 1750^[1]
• Paul Brown, b. 22 Jul 1752 ^[1]

Death Hepzibeth died 2 Jan 1784 (aged 68) in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ^[3] Cemetery Inscriptions, Revolutionary Cemetery, Sudbury, Massachusets ^[4] :

"Here Lies Buried The Body of Abel Browne Son of Mr Jotham & Mrs Hepzibeth Browne Who Died Dece(m) ye 7 1762 Jn ye 24 year of His Age."

"Here Lies ye Body of Abigail Browne Dau of Mr Jotham & Mrs Hepzibeth Browne (who) Died Dece(m ye 7 1739 Jn ye 7 year of Her Age."

"Here Lies ye Boby of Mrs Hepzibeth Brown, wife of Mr Jotham Brown who departed this Life January ye 2 1784 in ye 69 year of her age."

"In memory of Mr. Jotham Brown, who died 25 Feb 1798, aged 89."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Sudbury Births, pg. 25-27, 126. Online db records by Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, Provo, UT, USA. Accessed 7 May 2020.
2. ↑ Bond, Henry "Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts" Pg. 412; pub. 1860. E-book available in the public domain at: https://archive.org/stream/genealogiesoffam00bond#page/n152/mode/1up/search/Robbins
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29428700/hepzibeth-brown
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29408312

Acknowledgements

• Robbins-2663 was created by David Higgs through the import of Brown-12 Generations_2014-07-23.ged on Jul 23, 2014.