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Abraham Brown 1642 – 1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1642

Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: May 1714

Death Location: Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, USA

Father: NICHOLAS Jersey)

Mother: Elizabeth Leids

Spouse(s): Mary Potter

Children(s): Abraham Brown

Abraham Brown was born in 1642 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA, the child of NICHOLAS BROWN Browne (signed Compact Charter of Portsmouth 1639 and Patent of Shrewsbury, New Jersey) and Elizabeth Leids. Abraham Brown married Mary Mercy Potter, and had children including Abraham Brown. Abraham Brown passed away in 1714 in Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Abraham Brown was born in 1642 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA, the child of NICHOLAS BROWN Browne (signed Compact Charter of Portsmouth 1639 and Patent of Shrewsbury, New Jersey) and Elizabeth Leids.
  • Abraham Brown married Mary Mercy Potter, and had children including Abraham Brown.
  • Abraham Brown passed away in 1714 in Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

NICHOLAS Jersey)
1601 – 1694
Birth Location: Inkburrow Parish, Worcestershire, England
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Elizabeth Leids
1605 – 1674
Birth Location: Malford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary Potter
1648 – 1714
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
MP

Children(s)

Abraham Brown
1672 – 1714
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
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Abraham Brown's Ancestors

Self
Abraham Brown
1642 – 1714
Birth Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Parents
NICHOLAS BROWN Browne (signed Compact Charter of Portsmouth 1639 and Patent of Shrewsbury, New Jersey)
1601 – 1694
Inkburrow Parish, Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth Leids
1605 – 1674
Malford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward Brown
1570 – 1649
Inkberrow, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Jane Leids
1578 – 1610
Inkburrow Parish, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abraham Brown's Descendants

1.
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Abraham Brown (1 Jan 1642 – May 1714) m. Mary (Mercy) Potter (1648 – 1714)
  1. 1. Abraham Brown (1672 – 1714)
    1. 1. Hannah Brown (abt 1710 – About 1770) m. Thomas Craft (12 Dec 1711 – 01 Nov 1777)
      1. 1. George Craft (12 Feb 1736 – 5 Mar 1818) m. Mary Lanning (26 May 1734 – 15 Jan 1803)
        1. 1. William (Samuel) Craft (26 Mar 1776 – 13 Mar 1864)

Abraham Brown's Timeline

11 Records

1642
1 Jan 1642
Birth of Abraham Brown in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
1662
5 Dec 1662
Age 20
Abraham Brown was married in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British America
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British America
1665
before 1665
Age 23
Abraham Brown was married in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
1667
ABT 1667
Age 25
Abraham Brown was married in of, Malford, Worcestershire, England
of, Malford, Worcestershire, England
1668
05 Feb 1668
Age 26
Abraham Brown was married in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey
1682
Aft. 1682
Age 40
Abraham Brown was married in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, British Colonial America
1692
1692
Age 50
Abraham Brown was married in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
1711
20 Jan 1711
Age 69
Abraham Brown was married in Gloucester, New Jersey, United States
Gloucester, New Jersey, United States
1714
BEF 1714
Age 72
Abraham Brown was married
None
1714
May 1714
Age 72
Death of Abraham Brown in Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
1719
5 Oct 1719
Age 77
Abraham Brown was married in Burlington, New Jersey
Burlington, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1642
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1662
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: before 1665
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1667
    Event Place: of, Malford, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Feb 1668
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Aft. 1682
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1692
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1711
    Event Place: Gloucester, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: BEF 1714

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1719
    Event Place: Burlington, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1714
    Event Place: Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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