Person:James Brown (93)

BIOGRAPHY: The Chad Browne Memorial Consisting of Genealogical Memoirs Of a Portion of the Descedants of Chad and Elizabeth Browne Compiled by a Descendant Printed for the Family Edition of Three Hundred Illustrated Copies, of which this Book is No. 209 1888 - Page 11 James Brown (John 2, Chad 1), b. 1666, d. Oct. 28, 1732. He m. Dec. 17, 1691, Mary, dau. Andrew and Mary (Tew) Harris, gr. Dau. of William and Sussanah Harris, and also gr. Dau. of Richard and Mary (Clark) Tew. She was b. Dec. 17761, and d. Aug. 18, 1736. From 1705-1725 he served almost continuously member of the Town Council, and from 1714-1718 was Town Treasurer. He was paster or elder of the First Baptist Church, being associated first with Elder Pardon Tillinghast, and later with Rev. Ebenezer Jenckes. In 1726 he succeeded the latter in the ministry, remaining pastor until his death in 1732. His will, made March 3, 1728, indicates that he did not lack thrift in wordly matter. His older sons, partly provided for in his lifetime, were well remembered. His two daughters, Mary and Ann, (the former died before her father) were to receive L200 each, partly paid with a negro woman at L80, and also two lots in town each. To his grandson, James Greene, then in the fourth year of his age, he gave 150 acres of land, a lot in Town, and adds. “And I give him on Cow and a Calfe.” His two younger sons, Jeremiah and Elisha, minors, were made residuary legatees in equal portions. They were to care for their mother, receiving the homestead at her death, and to provide suitable things for her, “ as firewood, vittles and drink for her comfort.” The inventory of his personal estate amounted to L916, 6d. The items, “ 2 Hogsheads of sider and 4 Hogsheads of Apple beere,” give assurance that good cheer was not wanting. Of tobacco there were 133 pound in store. A negro woman and child, Quassie and Cuffie, are valued at L100. It is evident that Elder James was a dutiful son, as his father, July 6, 1690, deeded to him “for his well being and settlement, and also in consideration of his good obedience and pains, care and diligence which he constantly hath taken in providing for my family, my three house lots or home shares and land lying all together, with my dwelling house, etc. and other land.” The conditions were, “use of the house and comfortable maintainance for life of his parents