John Brown (1760 - 1815)

Born 14 Mar 1760 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Mead) Brown — married May 1780 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1815 at age 55 in New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Revolutionary War Soldier.

John Brown was born on March 14, 1760 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, the son of Edmund Brown (b. Sep 1728 in Greenwich) and Abigail Smith Brown (b. February 3, 1735 in Fairfield County, Connecticut).

John enlisted to serve in the Revolutionary War on January 4, 1778, at the age of 17. He served into 1780 and 1781. There was no record of final discharge. In his military records his residence was listed as Horseneck. (Source: Johnston, Henry P., ed., Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution, War of 1812, and Mexican War. 1889: Adjutant-General's Office, Hartford, Connecticut, Chapter II: Connecticut Continental Troops; Section: Col. Sheldon's Regiment Dragoons. p. 286). After his service, he had a successful home building business.

Sources

• FindAGrave [1]

• Memorial to Mary Bush Mead at Find-A-Grave: [2]

Notes

The children of John Brown and Elizabeth Mead were:

1. Mary Brown, b. 1781, New York City; m. James D. Bissett; b. ca. 1780.
2. Bush G. Brown, b. May 09, 1783, New York City; d. August 10, 1821, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi; m. Hannah Daniels, January 1804, New York City; b. December 27, 1783, New York City; d. September 1822, New York City.
3. Thomas Brown, b. November 15, 1783, New York City; d. October 10, 1789, New York City.
4. Thomas Brown, b. October 28, 1790, New York City; d. February 27, 1836, New York City; m. Clara Smith; b. ca. 1791.
5. Ann Brown, b. February 1793, New York City; d. July 24, 1836, New York City.
6. William E. Brown, b. February 25, 1793, New York City; d. January 09, 1854; m. Clara Betts; b. ca. 1793.
7. Rebecca Lydia Brown, b. July 27, 1797, New York City; d. 1805.
8. Edmund Brown, b. October 16, 1799, New York City; d. aft. 1864; m. Jane Young; b. ca. 1800.
9. Sarah Brown, b. February 10, 1802, New York City; m. (1) Samuel Philips, ca. 1827, probably New York; b. ca. 1801; m. (2) Drake Dunn, aft. 1828; b. ca. 1801.
10. John G. Brown, b. October 5, 1805, New York City; m. Elizabeth Humbert; b. ca. 1806.

John Brown's death was recorded in New York in 1815, on which his residence was listed as Hester Street and his burial in Methodist Cemetery. John died April 22, 1815 in New York City. Betsey died in 1844 in New York City.

Submitted to Find-A-Grave on July 18, 2011 by Sandra Johnson Witt, his fourth great granddaughter