Obadiah (Brown) Browne (1710 - 1753)

Born 17 Aug 1710 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Waterman) Browne — married about 1737 in Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 27 Apr 1753 at age 42 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

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Biography

Obadiah Brown was born at Providence, Rhode Island on August 17, 1710, son of John and Isable (Matthewson) Brown. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

His was an inn-holder at Providence. ^{[1] [5]}

Obadiah married Martha Waterman by about 1737. Martha was born about 1715, daughter of Captain Benjamin Waterman of Providence, Rhode Island. ^[3]

Obadiah died on April 27, 1753. ^{[1][2] [3] [5]}He is buried in the North Burial Ground at Providence, Rhode Island. His inscription reads: Here Lees the body of Obadiah Brown Son of John Brown. Who Departed This Life April ye 27 AD 1753. Aged 41 yrs and 8 months. ^{[6] [7]}

In his will written in 1753, he names his wife Martha and seven children, two, Nathan and Isabel, having died before him. ^[5]

Martha died on December 3, 1778 ^[1], in her 63d year and is buried in the North Burial Ground with husband Obadiah and children Isabel and Nathan. ^{[2] [3] [6][5]}

In widow Martha's will made in 1778, she names one son Zephaniah, and her three married daughters. The division of Obadiah's estate occurred in 1783. ^[5]

Children

1. Isabel born about 1738; died on February 5, 1753, in her 16th year. ^{[2] [3] [6] [5]}
2. Zephaniah born about 1739; married Dinah Westcott on March 29, 1761. ^{[3] [5]}
3. Obadiah Jr. born about 1742; died August 29, 1778. 'bravely fighting for the liberties of his country.' ^{[2] [3] [6] [5]}
4. John born ___; died before 1778. ^{[3] [5]}
5. Nathan born about November, 1746: died on May 11, 1750 aged 3 yrs 6 mos. ^{[1] [2] [3] [6] [5]}
6. Benjamin born ___; died before 1778. ^{[3] [5]}
7. Martha born about 1749; died in 1799; married David Dunnell/ Dunwell on July 20, 1769. ^{[3] [6][1] [5]}
8. Mary born ___; married Simeon Spring. ^{[3] [5]}
9. Sarah born ___; married Simeon Olney. ^{[3] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : First Series : Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People, Vol .2, Providence County. Narragansett Historical Publ. Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1892. p. 63: 214: 262
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Bulkely, Abby Isabel (Brown) & Henry Truman Beckwith. The Chad Browne Memorial, consisting of genealogical memoirs of a portion of the descendants of Chad and Elizabeth Browne; with an appendix, containing sketches of other early Rhode Island settlers, 1638-1888. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Book Printing Department, Brooklyn, New York, 1888. p. 11
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12} Waterman, Edgar F. & Donald L. Jacobus. The Waterman Family, Volume 3, Descendants of Richard Waterman of Providence, Rhode Island. The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut. 1954 p. 18: 41-2
4. ↑ Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers who Came Before 1690 (with Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation). Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD. 1887 p. 131: 259
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14} Browne, William Bradford. Chad Browne of Providence, Rhode Island and Four Generations of His Descendants In: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 80. NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts. 1926 p. 170-1
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} Sterling, John E. North Burial Ground Providence, Rhode Island, Old Section 1700-1748, Special Publication No. 5, Rhode Island Genealogical, Society, Greenville, RI, 2000. p. 141: 143: 146
7. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 21535202

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Chris Hoyt for starting this profile.
• Brown-31281 was created by David Smith through the import of AWilliams.ged on Sep 7, 2014.