Jonathan Brown

Male 1760 - 1851  (91 years)


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  • Name Jonathan Brown 
    Alt. Birth 30 Jan 1758  North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Birth 30 Jan 1760  North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Migrated 1794  Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sold Property 30 May 1842  Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    land to Arnold Brown, his son, 
    • Said land was part of Jonathan's farm consisting of about thirty acres and was sold to Arnold for $600.
    Sold Property 19 Feb 1848  Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    his farm, consisting of about 140 acres, to William Boyce, for two thousand dollars 
    • The sale of this land was an issue in the testimony regarding Jonathan Brown's will in 1852. The plaintiffs raised the question as to how Jonathan Brown could will his land to his son, Charles, when it had already been sold to WIlliam Boyce in 1848.

      The counsel for the Executor produced a reconveyance of this land from William Boyce back to Jonathan Brown that was filed on August 1, 1848.
    _UID 52990DC9B8BC4681A5C39ACE28582289F78F 
    Death 9 Oct 1851  Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I413  Larry and Jane's Family Tree
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2013 

    Father Charles Brown,   b. 1721, North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1810, Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Mercy Sweet,   b. 1723, North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1810 (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1744  North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann Douglass,   b. 2 Aug 1765   d. 5 Nov 1843, Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jun 1778  [4
    Children 
     1. Lucy Brown,   b. 19 Nov 1786   d. Aft 1870 (Age 84 years)
     2. Edmond (Deacon) Brown,   b. 27 Jan 1788, , , Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1856, Altona, Clinton County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     3. Arnold Brown,   b. 9 Sep 1789, , , Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Charles Brown,   b. 10 Dec 1790, , , Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1870, New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     5. Rowland Brown,   b. 9 Mar 1795   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Reynolds H. Brown,   b. 6 Jun 1797, New York City, New York County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1870, New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     7. Mercy Brown,   b. 16 Jul 1799   d. 8 Jul 1824 (Age 24 years)
     8. Sarah Brown,   b. 27 Feb 1801   d. 18 Mar 1826 (Age 25 years)
     9. Leonard Brown,   b. 18 May 1803, Middle Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1882, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     10. Ellis Brown,   b. 5 May 1805, Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1834 (Age 28 years)
     11. Anne Brown,   b. 24 Jun 1807   d. 19 May 1828 (Age 20 years)
     12. Mary Brown,   b. 24 Oct 1810   d. 16 Aug 1868 (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F27  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Birth - 30 Jan 1758 - North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Jan 1760 - North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMigrated - 1794 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSold Property - land to Arnold Brown, his son, - 30 May 1842 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSold Property - his farm, consisting of about 140 acres, to William Boyce, for two thousand dollars - 19 Feb 1848 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Oct 1851 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • He served in Revolutionary War in Colonel John Tapham's Regiment, RI, and marched to Quebec. (Narragansett Historical Register of Revolutionary Heroes)

      In 1850 Jonathan Brown's farm in Granville, Washington County, New York, consisted of 100 improved and 25 unimproved acres. The improved acres were valued at $2,700 and the unimproved at $230. The farm had 2 horses, 4 milk cows, 13 other cattle, 4 sheep, and 13 swine. The value of the farm animals was estimated at $450. The farm produced 200 bushels of Indian corn, 100 bushels of oats, 16 lbs. of wool, 600 lbs. Irish potatos, $20 worth of other products, 200 lbs. butter, 30 tons of hay, 20 gallons molasses, and $40 worth of animals slaughtered that year. (1850 Production of Agriculture attached to 1850 census, p. 97-98).

  • Sources 
    1. [S60] Corrine Diller, Diller, Corrine, e-mail 11/29/99 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S224] Washington County, New York, Land Records, 12 Aug 2006, Liber 20, p. 166-167 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S224] Washington County, New York, Land Records, 15 Aug 2006, Liber 17, pages 571-572 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S11] Susan Emilla Karg Mroz research request letter.



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