Married at High Wycombo, co. Bucks, England, 11 Sept. 1626, ELIZABETH SHARPAROWE
Oath to prove Sylvester Baldwin's will
Immigrated from England July 1638, in the ship Martin
Ordained as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Providence 1642
Signer of Compact denying religious interference in civil affairs
Committee on Colony bounds/surveyor
BURIAL DATE: 1792
BURIAL PLACE: Providence, Rhode Island (moved to North Burial Ground)1] SOURCE: Rhode Island Family Histories#1, 1600s-1800s; Genealogies of R.I. Families, Volume I, Chad Browne of Providence, R.I., and Four Generations of his Descendants, Page 64-69 & 74-77. Copyright Genealogy.com, October 22, 2002. Page 64 - 67
"Chad Browne of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants By William Bradford Browne of North Adams, Mass.
Among those Rhode Island families which may almost be styled 'basic' in the history and genealogy of that Colony and State the Chad Browne family must be numbered. Spreading almost immediately to all parts of the Colony, it has been from the first influential in all lines of service, whether religious, political, or industrial. Its name is stamped upon a great university, and men of note have borne it proudly. ................ In studying the records of Rhode Island it is necessary to keep in mind the divisions of the towns of Providenc, Kingstown, and Warwick into new townships. The appearance of a family record in the new town does not indicate a removal from the present-day town of the original name, as many seem to think. Especially confusing is the fact that many families recorded in Rehoboth, Attlesborough, Wrentham, and Bellingham, Mass., appear, after the settlement of the Colony boundary, in the town of Cumberland, R.I., where they had been resident all the time. ...................... This paper ............ Being mainly genealogical, it does not attempt to give exhaustive biographical information, except in the account of the head of the family. For the sake of uniformity the final e in the surname, which was regularly used in early times, is omitted in the second and subsequent generations, although the writer contends that it should be assumed by all members of this particular family, as their identification mark, by virtue of historic right and privilege. In some branches it has always persisted. .....................
1. CHAD BROWNE, the immigrant ancestor of the well-known Rhode Island family that forms the subject of this article, arrived in Boston in the early part of July 1638, in the ship Martin, accompanied by his wife Elizabeth and his son John, aged 8 years. His parentage and the date and place of his birth have not been discovered, but he married at High Wycombo, co. Bucks, England, 11 Sept. 1626, ELIZABETH SHARPAROWE, * who survived him and died probably about 1672. He died in or before 1663, being mentioned as 'deceased' in a deed from William Field of that year. **
On the voyage of the Martin to New England one of the passengers, Sylvester Baldwin of Aston Cointon, co. Bucks, died, having declared on 21 June his nuncupative will, which was proved on 13 July 1638 before Deputy Governor Dudley by the oaths of Chad Browne and three other men.*** This fixes the arrival of Chad Browne in New England as not later than 13 July 1638. In the same year he proceeded to Providence, where he was associated with Roger Williams, and was a signer of the famous Compact which denied religious interference in civil affairs. His name also appears in other agreements and compacts. In 1640 he was a member of a committee to consider the Colony bounds. He is at times called a surveyor.
In 1642 he was ordained as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Providence, the mother church of that faith in America. Whether he was first or second pastor rests entirely on one's premises. He was certainly the first ordained pastor to continue in the office for a long period. Roger Williams's connection, as preacher, in this church was certainly brief, and is not clearly understood, owing to the loss of the early records. The oldest authority available is the 'History of the Baptists in America,' by Morgan Edwards, compiled about 1772. The author says:
'Williams was pastor from the establishment of the church until he left the Colony for England in 1643, and he then resigned it to Messrs. Brown and Wickenden. Mr. Chad Brown died between 1660 and 1665, leaving the church in charge of his colleague.' ****
For a brief summary of Chad Browne's character one can do no better than to quote the remarks of Hague in his 'Historical Discourse' delivered at this church:
'Contemporary with Roger Williams, he possessed a cooler temperament, and was happily adapted to sustain the interests of religion just where that great man failed.... We know only enough of his character to excite the wish to know more; but from the little it is clear that he was highly esteemed as a man of sound judgment and of a Christian spirit. Often referred to as the arbitrator of existing differences, in a state of society where individual influence was needed as a substitute for well digest laws, he won that commendation which the Savior pronounced when he said, 'blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God.' '
The home lot of Chad Browne was at the corner of the present Market Square and College Street i Providence, and Brown University now occupies part of that lot. He was buried on his own ground (a spot now occupied by the Court House), whence his remains were removed in 1792 to the North Burial Ground, where the gravestone then erected may still be seen, with the following inscription:
In memory of Chad Brown Elder of the Baptist Church in this town. He was one of the original Proprietors of the Providence Purchase having been exiled from Massachusetts for Conscience Sake. He had five sons John, James, Jeremiah, Chad and Daniel. Who have left a numerous Posterity. He died about A.D. 1665. This Monument was erected by the Town of Providence.
Chad Browne left a will, as is shown by references in deeds, but its contents are unknown to us. The year 1672 witnessed a general readjustment of his estate, caused most probably by the death of his widow near that time, lands being thus released which the conveyances state had been left to her by her husband and were to revert to his sons after her death. The records of the Town of Providence mention a Chad Brown as present at the drawing of various land allotments at intervals from 1675 to 1683, but whether they refer to the first Chad Browne's son of the same name or were drawn by the proxy in his own right of ancient holdings is not clear. Chad Browne, Sr., owned large parcels of land in the present Glocester, Scituate, and Johnston. There appears no record otherwise of this son Chad, except the reference on his father's gravestone.
Abundant proof is on record of the paternity of the three sons John, Jeremiah, and James. There appears no definite statement relating to the son Daniel, but he has always been considered by all authorities a son of Chad Browne, and the use of the name Chad among his descendants seems to substantiate the fact. No mention appears of daughters. Two peculiarities are noted in the study of this family, the infrequent use of the name of its founder among his descendants and the very prompt abandonment of their fathers' faith by the majority of his near kindred. Two of his sons became devoted adherents of the Church of England and many of his descendants at a later interval were Quakers.
Children, all except the first probably born at Providence. *****
2. i. John, b. in England about 1629.
3. ii. James
4. iii. Jeremiaha.
iv. Judah. The Friends' Records of Newport contain the following entry: 'Judah Brown the son of Chad Brown of Providence in the Colony of Rhode Island he dyed at Newport and was buried in the place given by Thomas Clifton upon 16 d: 3 mo: 1663.'
5. v. Daniel.
vi. Chad. He is regarded by 'The Chad Browne Memorial' as identical with Judah; but the two names do not seem interchangeable.
* The marriage is given in the parish registers of High Wycombe as that of 'Chaddus Browne & Elis. Sharparowe.' (Register, vol. 65, p. 84. from Phillimore's Buckhamshire Parish Registers, Marriages, vol. 6, p. 11.)
** The assumption that his death occurred as early as 1650, because an unidentified Widow Brown appears in a tax list of 2 Sept. of that year, is of no moment, considering that several other Borwns, contemporary with him are found in early records in Providence.
*** Savage, Genealogical Dictionary, vol. I, p. 105; The Chad Browne Memorial, p.7.
**** The 'Historical Catalogue of the First Baptist Church in Providence,' by Henry King, 1908, considers Williams as the founder and first pastor.
***** It is singular that Chad Browne brought but one child with him from England. Presumably several other children besides John were born in England between 1626 and 1638, and either died young or were left behind in the mother country."2] SOURCE: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/cemetery051.html 19 January 2003
BROWN CHAD - 1665 PV001
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/descript03.html 19 January 2003
PV001 NORTH BURIAL GROUND PROVIDENCE NORTH MAIN ST ->20 ft. W of tele. pole # 140
Rhode Island Family Histories#1, 1600s-1800s
Genealogies of R.I. Families, Volume I, Chad Browne of Providence, R.I., and Four Generations of his Descendants, Page 64-69 & 74-77. Copyright Genealogy.com, October 22, 2002.
Pages 65-67
"......... CHAD BROWNE, the immigrant ancestor of the well-known Rhode Island family that forms the subject of this article, arrived in Boston in the early part of July 1638, in the ship Martin, accompanied by his wife Elizabeth and his son John, aged 8 years. His parentage and the date and place of his birth have not been discovered, but he married at High Wycombo, co. Bucks, England, 11 Sept. 1626, ELIZABETH SHARPAROWE, * who survived him and died probably about 1672. ................ The marriage is given in the parish registers of High Wycombe as that of 'Chaddus Browne & Elis. Sharparowe.' (Register, vol. 65, p. 84. from Phillimore's Buckhamshire Parish Registers, Marriages, vol. 6, p. 11.) ............... Chad Browne left a will, as is shown by references in deeds, but its contents are unknown to us. The year 1672 witnessed a general readjustment of his estate, caused most probably by the death of his widow near that time, lands being thus released which the conveyances state had been left to her by her husband and were to revert to his sons after her death. ................"Possibly born Abt. 1604 in Melchbourne, England
Rhode Island Family Histories#1, 1600s-1800s
Genealogies of R.I. Families, Volume I, Chad Browne of Providence, R.I., and Four Generations of his Descendants, Page 64-69 & 74-77. Copyright Genealogy.com, October 22, 2002.
" iv. Judah. The Friends' Records of Newport contain the following entry: 'Judah Brown the son of Chad Brown of Providence in the Colony of Rhode Island he dyed at Newport and was buried in the place given by Thomas Clifton upon 16 d: 3 mo: 1663.'"
Rhode Island Family Histories#1, 1600s-1800s
Genealogies of R.I. Families, Volume I, Chad Browne of Providence, R.I., and Four Generations of his Descendants, Page 64-69 & 74-77. Copyright Genealogy.com, October 22, 2002.
SOURCE: Larson-Morgan GEDCOM (2003 Jan); updated: Sat Jan 4 09:19:00 2003; Contact: David Larson - Email address: dlarso@mail.win.org
ID: I512945518
Name: Jeremiah BROWN
Given Name: Jeremiah
Surname: Brown
Sex: M
Birth: 1634 in prob. Providence, Providence County, RI 1
Death: Bet. 16 Sep - 30 Oct 1690 in Newport, Newport County, RI 2 1
Note:
[Comstock.FTW]
Early Town Records of Providence
Vol. XIV Deed Book 1, p.22 John Browne and Mary his wife to his brother
Jeremiah Browne. Signed 20 Dec 1672. Jeremiah sold this property to
Daniel Abbott of Providence 31 Dec 1672.
[brownfamily.org]
JEREMIAH BROWN of Newport, left a will, which was held to be invalid
because it had only two witnesses. The names of all of his children are
not known.Father: Chad BROWNE b: in England
Mother: Elizabeth SHARPAROWE b: in EnglandMarriage 1 Mary [BROWN]
Married: Bef. 1673Marriage 2 Mary [COOK]
Married: Bef. 1680 2 1
Children
William BROWN b: Abt. 1676
Samuel BROWN b: Mar 1679/80 in prob. Newport, Newport County, RI
Joseph BROWN b: 1685 in prob. Newport, Newport County, RI
Hannah BROWN b: Bet. 1688 - 1689 in prob. Newport, Newport County, RI
Daniel BROWN b: in prob. Newport, Newport County, RI
James BROWN b: in prob. Newport, Newport County, RI
John BROWN b: in prob. Newport, Newport County, RI
Mary BROWN b: in prob. Newport, Newport County, RISources:
Title: Comstock.FTW
Title: GENEALOGIES OF RHODE ISLAND FAMILIES, Vol I
Publication: Family Tree Maker CD ROM
Note: ABBR Genealogies of RI Families, Vol I; Page: Chad Browne of Providence RI; p.68
Rhode Island Family Histories#1, 1600s-1800s
Genealogies of R.I. Families, Volume I, Chad Browne of Providence, R.I., and Four Generations of his Descendants, Page 64-69 & 74-77. Copyright Genealogy.com, October 22, 2002.
Mary was the widow of Thomas Cook when she married Jeremiah Brown.
MY NOTE: I have no idea whose children are her's and whose are Jeremiah's 1st wife. vlww
