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John Brown (1691 - 1715)

John Brown
Born in Chester, Pennsylvaniamap
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[children unknown]
Died at age 24 in Chester, Pennsylvaniamap
Profile last modified | Created 16 Oct 2018
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Biography

John was a Friend (Quaker)

Early Family life

John Brown was born on 3 July 1691 to immigrant Quaker parents, William Brown and Ann Mercer, at Chester, Pennsylvania.[1] His mother died about 1696, after which time his father married Catherine Williams in 1699, and over the next few years, moved his family to Nottingham where William and his brother, James Brown, were considered among the founders and first pioneers of the area. His family were practising quakers and in the early years of settlement, John would have witnessed many quaker meetings taking place in his family's home.

In 1711, John, along with his father and several siblings, was named in the Will of their good friend and neighbour, Robert Williams of Nottingham. John was bequeathed a wolf trap but sadly, predeceased the old man.[2]

Death

John died aged 24 years on 10 December 1715.[3] His eldest brother, Joseph, died just twenty days later. In the absence of any records stating otherwise, it's assumed John didn't marry.

Probate

It wouldn't be expected that John had written a Will by age 24. His father, William, in the midst of great sadness no doubt, applied for and received administration over his son's estate in 1716. [4] The inventory of John's goods and chattels was very lean; just his clothes, his horse and saddle, 3 pairs of an unidentifiable plowing accessory, and a chest. So few possessions suggests he didn't own a house, wasn't accumulating tools and so on for an impending marriage and house-building project, and likely still resided with his parents at Nottingham. If anything, John may have had a field that he worked himself and probably went hunting and trapping, but regardless and because of his single status, he would never have been short of work assisting on the farms of his family and neighbours at Nottingham and surrounds.

Sources

  1. * Birth: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
    Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #1630317 (accessed 16 March 2022)
    John Brown born on 3 Jul 1691, child of William & Ann, in Chester, Pennsylvania.
  2. * Robert Williams, Probate: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993"
    Estate Papers, 1713-1810; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 8802 #1439478 (accessed 16 March 2022)
    Robert Williams probate on 16 Mar 1716.
  3. * Death: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
    Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #99853428 (accessed 16 March 2022)
    John Brown death 10 Dec 1715 in Chester, Pennsylvania.
  4. * John Brown, Probate: "Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Estate Papers, 1714-1838"
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5327 #8472 (accessed 16 March 2022)
    John Brown probate in 1716.




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