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Martha Brown 1654 – 1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1654

Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 15 Jun 1740

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: John Brown

Mother: Mary Burwell

Spouse(s): Barnard Thorne

Children(s): Sarah Thorne, James Thorne

Martha Brown was born in 1654 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of John Brown and Mary Burwell. Martha Brown married Barnard Thorne, and had children including Sarah Thorne, James Thorne. Martha Brown passed away in 1740 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Martha Brown was born in 1654 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of John Brown and Mary Burwell.
  • Martha Brown married Barnard Thorne, and had children including Sarah Thorne, James Thorne.
  • Martha Brown passed away in 1740 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Brown
1618 – 1690
Birth Location: England
JB
Mary Burwell
1623 – 1669
Birth Location: Everton, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Barnard Thorne
1642 – 1694
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
BT

Children(s)

Sarah Thorne
1672 – 1773
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
ST
James Thorne
1676 – 1740
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
JT

Martha Brown's Ancestors

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Martha Brown
1654 – 1740
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
John Brown
1618 – 1690
England
Mary Burwell
1623 – 1669
Everton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Edmund (Edward) Brown
1590 – 1659
Staffordshire, England
Faith Lord
1600 – 1679
Greater London, England
John Burwell
1592 – 1649
Hertfordshire, England
Esther Winchester
1604 – 1635
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Brown's Descendants

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Martha Brown (5 May 1654 – 15 Jun 1740) m. Barnard Thorne (1642 – 1694)
  1. 1. Sarah Thorne (24 Feb 1672 – Mar 1773) m. Richard Fitts (26 Feb 1672 – 3 Dec 1744)
    1. 1. Isaac Fitts (19 Dec 1695 – 1700)
    2. 2. Sarah Fitts (12 Jul 1697 – 1761)
    3. 3. Nathaniel Fitts (13 Jul 1699 – 6 Feb 1784)
    4. 4. Martha Fitts (18 Jan 1702 – 1750)
    5. 5. Richard Fitts (20 Jan 1704 – 23 Feb 1791) m. Sarah Brown (1708 – 1766)
      1. 1. Ephraim Fitts (10 May 1745 – 13 Apr 1800)
      2. 2. Ann Fitts (20 Jan 1750 – 4 Oct 1836) m. Moses Sawyer (2 Aug 1750 – 29 Apr 1821)
        1. 1. Moses Sawyer (11 Mar 1776 – 26 Aug 1847) m. Frances Kimball (9 Aug 1776 – 13 May 1854)
        2. 2. Isaac (Fitz) Sawyer (9 Mar 1778 – 1 Feb 1846)
        3. 3. Nathaniel Sawyer (abt 1782 – 22 Mar 1783)
        4. 4. Ann Walker (21 Jun 1786 – 25 Dec 1823)
        5. 5. Molly Sawyer
        6. 6. Nancy Sawyer
        7. 7. Betsey Sawyer
        8. 8. Sarah Sawyer
    6. 6. Ward Fitts (9 Jun 1707 – 1741)
    7. 7. Daniel Fitts (30 Apr 1710 – 30 Mar 1796)
    8. 8. Jerusha Fitts (10 Dec 1712 – 1762)
  2. 2. James Thorne (1676 – 16 Mar 1740)

Martha Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1654
5 May 1654
Birth of Martha Brown in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
1740
15 Jun 1740
Age 86
Death of Martha Brown in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1654
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1740
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
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