James
Brown
Born in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Wellington Brown
and Sarah (Reed) Brown
Brother of
Benjamin Brown, Sarah (Brown) Page, Eunice (Brown) Bridge, Oliver Brown, Solomon Brown, Susanna (Brown) Downing and Lucy (Brown) Converse
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Brown) Burbank
Died
at age 63
in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Oct 2014
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Biography
James Brown served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
James was a member of Captain John Parker's Company of Minute Men. He was present when the Company met the British on the Common on April 19, 1775.
Sources
- Hudson, Charles, History of the Town of Lexington, Vol. II - Genealogies (Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1915)(Free e-book. Available at Google Play)
- Coburn, Frank Warren, The Battle on Lexington Common, April 19, 1775 (Lexington, Mass., U.S.A. Published by the author, 1921) (Free e-book. Available at Google Play)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Dwight Brown
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #313248
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~0.78%
Elizabeth (Foley) Pomeroy :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK7491
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~0.78%
Scott McCown :
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