Jonathan Brown

1760 - 1851  (91 years)

• Name	Jonathan Brown
  Alt. Birth	30 Jan 1758	North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA   [1]
  Birth	30 Jan 1760	North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
  Gender	Male
  Migrated	1794	Granville, Washington County, New York, USA
  Sold Property	30 May 1842	Granville, Washington County, New York, USA   [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   [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
  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 d. 1810, Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Mercy Sweet,   b. 1723, North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA d. Aft 1810 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1744	North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA   [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 (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 d. 19 Apr 1856, Altona, Clinton County, New York, USA (Age 68 years)   3. Arnold Brown,   b. 9 Sep 1789, , , Rhode Island, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Charles Brown,   b. 10 Dec 1790, , , Rhode Island, USA d. 13 Jul 1870, New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village (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 d. 30 Mar 1870, New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village (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 d. 11 Oct 1882, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 79 years)   10. Ellis Brown,   b. 5 May 1805, Granville, Washington County, New York, USA d. 29 Mar 1834, Granville, Washington County, New York, USA (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

  Alt. Birth - 30 Jan 1758 - North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Birth - 30 Jan 1760 - North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Migrated - 1794 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Sold Property - land to Arnold Brown, his son, - 30 May 1842 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Sold Property - his farm, consisting of about 140 acres, to William Boyce, for two thousand dollars - 19 Feb 1848 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Death - 9 Oct 1851 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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

  [S60] Corrine Diller, Diller, Corrine, e-mail 11/29/99 (Reliability: 3). [S224] Washington County, New York, Land Records, 12 Aug 2006, Liber 20, p. 166-167 (Reliability: 3). [S224] Washington County, New York, Land Records, 15 Aug 2006, Liber 17, pages 571-572 (Reliability: 3). [S11] Susan Emilla Karg Mroz research request letter.