"Nathaniel (Brown), b. about 1652 ('about 17' in 1668, 'about 18' in 1670, 22 in 1674); m. Dec. 16, 1673, Judith Perkins. As a boy he acted as shepherd for the Candlewood farmers and his first depositions are in regard to that service. He farmed the land given him by his father. He conveyed a dwelling house and land in Wenham to his eldest son John in 1695/6 and part of the family homestead to his son Nathaniel in 1706.
The will of Mr. Nathaniel Brown of Ipswich was made Oct. 10, 1716, and proved June 17, 1717. To his wife Judith he left the land his father had given them at their marriage by deed of Dec. 22, 1673, also one-third of his other land, one-half of his personal estate and £6 a year to be paid by her four sons. To his son Jacob, the house in which Jacob now dwells and sixteen acres of land. To son James, 'my now dwelling.' To sons Nathaniel and John. To William, Nathan and Joseph Hasey, children of his daughter Elizabeth, deceased. To daughter Mary Hubbard, £30. To daughter Hannah Cogswell, £30. Residue to sons Jacob and James. Executors: sons John, Nathaniel and Jacob."
