Person talk:Jean McNitt (1)

death date removed [27 October 2017]

"Possibly she was the wife (name not given) of Thomas Brown who died at Ipswich in 1787."

The death record in Ipswich says the widow of Thomas Brown of Boston. There are multiple Thomas Browns of Boston. One married 1741 Jean Scammell, one died 1760 leaving a wife Elizabeth. This could be either of those or yet another Thomas Brown. That this couple married in 1774, and both signed a deed in 1776, but then both died within 11 years after moving across the state, well, such an assertion would seem to require some corroborating evidence, Thomas Brown being a relatively common name... If there is some, it should be posted.

There is also a record in Ipswich for the widow of Thomas Brown who died 29 Feb 1788, a. 85. There is some possibility this is the same person as the other death record, and this is clearly too old to be this Jane. But there are three Thomas Browns of Ipswich, so again, name matching is not credible.

Temple's History of Palmer, p. 413 shows

Thomas, s/o Matthew d. 1756 (found in Palmer records) m. 1744 Jane McNitt. This appears to be bogus, based on confusion with the McNitt marriage date of 1774. The probate shows sons Andrew, Robert, John; daughers Margaret, Ann, Mary; and a widow Jean. As the oldest son Andrew was born in Palmer 1745, this is probably the Thomas Brown who published his intentions to marry "Jane Cwee" (presumably Cowee?) in Warren/Western 14 Feb 1744.

Also on the same page

Thomas, s/o William, b. 1759, m. 1784 Jane McNitt. This also appears to be bogus, also a misreading of the marriage date, and Palmer records show that Thomas, s/o William, died in 1767, age 8.

--Jrich 04:27, 28 October 2017 (UTC)