Nathaniel
BROWN (BROWNE)
Born
abt. 1652
,
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died
13 September 1717
,
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Parents & Family of Nathaniel BROWN (BROWNE)
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Born: abt. 1652 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father:
John BROWN (BROWNE)
Mother:
Mary Alice UNKNOWN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nathaniel married Judith PERKINS 16 December 1673 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Judith PERKINS was born 11 July 1655 in Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA (Salisbury Beach). Judith died 30 May 1743 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Judith was the child of Jacob PERKINS and Elizabeth LOVELL? WHIPPLE?.
Nathaniel BROWN (BROWNE) died 13 September 1717 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Occupation
farmer (not the same Nathaniel Brown who was a soap boiler. Please see the book, "The Ancestry of Phoebe Tilton,", page 83)
MUCH OF THE INFORMATION IN THE BOOK, The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich Mass., Complete in Three Parts about this Nathaniel and his wife Judith is WRONG.
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"...he married December 16 1673 Judith Perkins by whom he had children: John, Nathaniel, Jacob, James, Elizabeth, Mary, and Hannah. Both Nathaniel Brown and his father John Brown are described as yeomen..."
Source:
Title Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume 4
Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, William Frederick Adams
Authors William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams
Editors William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams
Publisher Lewis historical Pub. Co., 1910
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Feb 1, 2008
Page 2151
farmer (not the same Nathaniel Brown who was a soap boiler. Please see the book, "The Ancestry of Phoebe Tilton,", page 83)
MUCH OF THE INFORMATION IN THE BOOK, The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich Mass., Complete in Three Parts about this Nathaniel and his wife Judith is WRONG.
familysearch.org
"...he married December 16 1673 Judith Perkins by whom he had children: John, Nathaniel, Jacob, James, Elizabeth, Mary, and Hannah. Both Nathaniel Brown and his father John Brown are described as yeomen..."
Source:
Title Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume 4
Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, William Frederick Adams
Authors William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams
Editors William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams
Publisher Lewis historical Pub. Co., 1910
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Feb 1, 2008
Page 2151
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Spouse & Children of Nathaniel BROWN (BROWNE)
Nathaniel BROWN (BROWNE) married 
Judith PERKINS
Marriage date: 16 December 1673
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849
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Judith PERKINS was the child of Jacob PERKINS and Elizabeth LOVELL? WHIPPLE?
Judith PERKINSMarriage date: 16 December 1673
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849
Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors
Judith PERKINS was the child of Jacob PERKINS and Elizabeth LOVELL? WHIPPLE?
Marriage notes:
Recorded in Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Ipswich, MA -- "PERKINS Judith, and Nath[aniel] Browne, Dec. 16, 1673. CT. R."
Children of Nathaniel BROWN (BROWNE) and Judith PERKINS
John BROWNBorn: abt. 1674, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 17 February 1767, Griswold, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 17 February 1767, Griswold, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Elizabeth SAFFORD 1696 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Nathaniel BROWNBorn: abt. 1676, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 2 February 1759, Wenham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 2 February 1759, Wenham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Elizabeth FISKE 1698 Place: , Massachusetts, USA
Married: Hannah BARTLETT 15 December 1732 Place: Wenham, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Lydia HERRICK 21 January 1750 Place: Beverly, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth BROWNBorn: abt. 1678, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 25 July 1708, Revere, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 25 July 1708, Revere, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: William HASEY 5 April 1702 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Jacob BROWNBorn: abt. 1683, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 26 February 1769, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 26 February 1769, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Sarah BURNHAM 10 January 1708 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Mary BROWNBorn: 3 July 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 13 September 1766, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 13 September 1766, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: John HUBBARD 22 April 1710 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
James BROWNBorn: 1 June 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 23 May 1735, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 23 May 1735, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Mehitable PENGRY 7 June 1707 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Jemima QUARLES 16 November 1712 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah BROWNBorn: 19 February 1691, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 6 June 1771, New Milford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 6 June 1771, New Milford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Edward COGSWELL 21 August 1708 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
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 - Title History of the town of Stonington, county of New London, Connecticut: from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900
Author Richard Anson Wheeler
Publisher Press of the Day publishing company, 1900
Original from the University of Virginia
Digitized Aug 22, 2007
Length 754 pages){kind=small}
Title History of the town of Stonington, county of New London, Connecticut: from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900
Author Richard Anson Wheeler
Publisher Press of the Day publishing company, 1900
Original from the University of Virginia
Digitized Aug 22, 2007
Length 754 pages
1673 Marriage / PartnerNathaniel BROWN (BROWNE) and Judith PERKINS 16 December 1673, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1685 Birth of ChildJames BROWN was born 1 June 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1685 Birth of ChildMary BROWN was born 3 July 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1691 Birth of ChildHannah BROWN was born 19 February 1691, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1702 Marriage of ChildElizabeth BROWN married 5 April 1702, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to William HASEY
1707 Marriage of ChildJames BROWN married 7 June 1707, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Mehitable PENGRY
1708 Marriage of ChildJacob BROWN married 10 January 1708, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Sarah BURNHAM
1708 Death of ChildElizabeth BROWN died 25 July 1708, Revere, Massachusetts, USA (Revere Beach)
1708 Marriage of ChildHannah BROWN married 21 August 1708, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Edward COGSWELL
1710 Marriage of ChildMary BROWN married 22 April 1710, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to John HUBBARD
1712 Marriage of ChildJames BROWN married 16 November 1712, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Jemima QUARLES
Death — 171713 September 1717
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1719 Ipswich
Ipswich Massachusetts 'BROWN Nathanael, s. John, July 18, 1719, in his 29th y. G. R. 1.'
related?
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).
Ipswich Massachusetts 'BROWN Nathanael, s. John, July 18, 1719, in his 29th y. G. R. 1.'
related?
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).
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Christ Church Cemetery Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA
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Last updated: 4/16/2025 6:31:59 PM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
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1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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