Daniel Brown II (1725 - 1814)

Born 20 Mar 1725 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Theodaty (Turner) Brown — married 22 Mar 1750 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Husband of Abigail (Crary) Brown — married about 1753 in Stonington. Conn.

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1814 at age 89 in Brookfield, Madison County, New York, USA

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Biography

This Daniel Brown, b. 9 Oct 1696, was the second child (son) of Mary Palmer (Breed) Brown (abt.1697-1744) & Daniel Brown (1696-1771).

[Per Brown genealogy cited below] Capt. Daniel Brown (55) [Daniel (24). Thomas (2), Thomas], born Stonington, Conn, Mar. 20, 1725. Resided in Stonington until his removal to Brookfield, NY. In Oct, 1763, the Assembly of Connecticut among its acts established, "Mr. Daniel Brown, jun., to be Lieutenant of the 6th company or trainband in the town of Stonington." [XII - Conn. Col. Rec., p. 195]. In Oct. 1769, the Assembly established him as captain in the same company. [XIII. Conn. Col. Rec., p. 244] No other person is known who could have been the person referred to in the acts in question. He is referred to as Capt. Daniel in the records of those families who have the tradition that he was a Quaker.

No record exists of any service in the Revolutionary War. He was the first settler in the town of Brookfield, Madison County, NY, locating there in 1791, his house having been commenced on July 4 of that year. An account of Capt. Daniel Brown and his family will be found in "The History of Chenango and Madison Counties," edited by James H. Smith and published by D. Mason & Co., of Syracuse, 1880, and in Mrs. Hammond's "History of Madison County."

He married first, 22 Mar 1749/50 in Stonington, Theody Turner [b. 14 Aug 1730 in Groton, Connecticut, daughter of Borodell (Denison) & Col. Ezekiel Turner]. Note: This first wife of Capt. Daniel Brown was referred to as Theody 'Park', probably first by Wheeler in 1900 ^[1], then the error was propagated thereafter. The second volume of the Brown genealogy (1915) did present her maiden surname correctly ^[2], as did the Breed genealogy in 1963 ^[3]. See https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MJLZ-LLH for clarification on her ancestry.

Theody (Turner) & Daniel Brown had two children:

1. Daniel Brown (1751-) ^[4]
2. Theodaty (Brown) Denison (1752-1800) ^[5],^[6],^[7]

Theody (Turner) Brown died 5 Jun 1752. Daniel Brown married second, in 1753 at Stonington, Connecticut, Abigail Crary, by whom he had twelve children, three sons and nine daughters.

Such was their extraordinary stature that it was said that Capt. Brown had "sixty feet of daughters." One of his waggish descendants used to say, by way of explanation, that Capt. Brown had six daughters, each ten feet in height. Tales are still told among their descendants of the wonderful strength of Isaac and of the wonderful vitality of Nathan. On one occasion Nathan was caught under a fallen tree. His brother alone lifted the tree, which five men were unable to move, and Nathan, although terrible injured, and given up by the doctors, was out in six weeks. The tall clock which certainly belonged to Nathan, and probably belonged to his father, is in the possession of Ralph W. Brown, of Norwalk, Ohio.

One of the descendants, being asked as to the religion beliefs of the family, says: Few of the family have connected themselves with any special church denomination. But the one motto which has passed from father to son down throughout the years, painted on a silver background with letters of gold, set with diamonds, rubies, and precious stones, is 'Do unto others as ye would others should do unto you.' Impressed on the mind, and in stilled in the heart, this makes a pretty good religion.

Daniel Brown died 25 Dec 1814 at Brookfield, New York. His grave is in Captain Daniel Brown Cemetery, Brookfield, Madison County, New York, USA ^[8].

Sources

1. ↑ Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut; p. 264, no. 55: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n286/mode/1up
2. ↑ Volume II Brown Genealogy, Part 1 Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John, & Eleazer Brown, By Cyrus Henry Brown, 1915, pg. 152; no. 1105: https://archive.org/stream/browngenealogyof03brow#page/152/mode/1up
3. ↑ Breed Family Association #16 (March, 1963), Charles B. Newhall et.al.; p. 9, no. 20: https://archive.org/details/BreedFamilyAssociationVol161963OCR/page/n52
4. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4Z-64XN : 15 April 2022), Theodaty in entry for Daniel Brown, ; citing Birth, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272222.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WR-P94 : 7 January 2020), Theodaty in entry for Theodaty Brown, 1752.
6. ↑ Breed Family Association #16 (March, 1963), Charles B. Newhall et.al.; p. 9, no. 20: https://archive.org/details/BreedFamilyAssociationVol161963OCR/page/n52
7. ↑ Volume II Brown Genealogy, Part 1 Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John, & Eleazer Brown, By Cyrus Henry Brown, 1915, pg. 153; no. 1105: https://archive.org/stream/browngenealogyof03brow#page/153/mode/1up
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #46082299

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