Tryphena (Sheppard) Brown (1787 - 1882)

Born 26 Jan 1787 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew Brown — married about 12 Jul 1812 in Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Dec 1882 at age 95 in Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Tryphena was born in 1787.

An Ancestry.com family tree, citing a family bible (shown) identies her as daughter of James Shepard and Persis Hutchinson.

She passed away in 1882. ^[1]

She married first (possibly 2 Apr 1804) Bradley Adams (1784-1811) of Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts.

He is likely the David Bradley Adams born Sandisfield 18 Oct 1784 to Richard and Hannah.^[2] He died in Sandisfield 19 Mar 1811.^[3] There are no children recorded in the Sandisfield Vital Records.

She married second as Tryphena Adams of Sandisfield, 12 July 1812 in Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, Andrew Brown.^[4]

Had at least three children in Blandford, Hampden, MA^[5] before moving south to Bradford, McKean Co., Pennsylvania.^[6]

Children:

1. Bradley Adams Brown(1813–1871), b 3 Jun 1813 • Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
2. Andrew Sylvester Brown(1816–), b 3 Mar 1816 • Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
3. Willard Brown(1819–1900), b 3 Jan 1819 • Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
4. Caleb Brown(1822–), b 1822 • Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
5. Abner Brown(1824–1908), b 22 Feb 1824 • New York, USA
6. Lavina Brown (Turner)(1826–1890), b 1826 • Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
7. Jane Persis Brown (Blauvelt)(1826–1915), b 11 Feb 1826 • Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
8. Henry William Brown(1828–1894), b 11 Mar 1828 • Blandford, Hampden, USA
9. John N Brown(1830–1920), b 15 Jun 1830 • Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103021606/tryphena-brown : accessed 22 October 2021), memorial page for Tryphena Sheppard Brown (26 Jan 1787–13 Dec 1882), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103021606, citing Degolia Cemetery, Degolia, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by MSue (contributor 47040510) .
2. ↑ Sandisfield Bital Records, Births, p 6
3. ↑ Sandisfield Vital Records, Deathes, p 90
4. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Blandford Births, Marriages and Death, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2495/images/40143_263840__0001-00000, citing book 3, p 90
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-YZ78-B?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DM-6T1%3A353349501%2C353349502%2C353354301 : 21 October 2020), Hampden > Blandford > Births, marriages 1765-1865 > image 36 of 71; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSD-FM7?cc=1473181&wc=7QL9-YCP%3A1589434177%2C1589435419%2C1589424178 : 24 March 2017), Pennsylvania > McKean > Bradford > image 16 of 38; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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