Husband: Benjamin Brown
Born: Apr- -1732/33 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 1
Died: Jan- 1-1792 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 1,2,3
Military: Patriotic Service in Revolutionary War in Connecticut 4
Father: Benjamin Brown ( - 1741)
Mother: Abigail Cleveland (1715 - 1782)
Notes 1,5,6
Wife: Hannah Benjamin 3
Married: Feb-25-1755 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 1,7 (see note 1)
Born: May-22-1737 in Preston, New London Co, CT 1
Father: Jedediah Benjamin (1711 - 1805)
Mother: Patience Stanton (1710 - 1800)
Other spouse 2
M Child 1: Benjamin Brown, Jr. Born: Jan- 1-1756 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 8 Military: Revolutionary War 9 Wife: Esther Staples Married: Dec-17-1779 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 10
M Child 2: Jedediah Brown Born: Mar-30-1757 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 8 Military: Revolutionary War 9 (see note 2) Wife: Lucy ___ Wife: Lydia ___ b. ca 1741 Married: Sep-20-1789 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 11
M Child 3: John Brown Born: Aug-27-1758 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 8,1 Died: May-28-1847 in Groton, Tompkins Co, NY 12 (see note 3) Buried: McLean Cemetery in Groton, Tompkins Co, NY 13 (see note 4) Military: Revolutionary War 12 Wife: Lucy L. Main b. ca 1760 d. Jun-19-1841 Married: Oct- 1-1780 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 14
M Child 4: Huchinson Brown
Birth name: Hucheson Brown 15
Born: Jan-16-1760 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 15
Died: Sep- 7-1778 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 16
F Child 5: Anna Brown Born: Oct-29-1761 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 17 Husband: ___ Parker
M Child 6: Daniel Brown
Born: Apr-10-1763 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 18
F Child 7: Billesent Brown Born: Sep-13-1764 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 18 Husband: ___ Morse
M Child 8: Aruna Brown Birth name: Arauna Brown 17 Born: Apr-21-1766 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 18 Died: Oct- 8-1841 in Branch Co, MI 19,20 Resided: 1834 in Cherry Valley, Otsego Co, NY 21 Wife: Rebecca Dyer b. Oct-25-1788 d. Nov-17-1874
F Child 9: Hannah Brown Born: Nov- 5-1767 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 22 (see note 5) Husband: ___ Morse
M Child 10: Bial Brown Also known as: Abial Brown 20 Born: Apr-30-1770 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 23 Died: Sep-28-1849 12 Buried: in Forest Hill Cemetery, Blodgett Mills (Cortland), Cortland Co, NY 12 Resided: from Nov 1811 in Blodgett Mills (Cortland), Cortland Co, NY Wife: Sarah "Sally" Hutchings b. Dec-27-1776 d. Feb- 7-1867
M Child 11: Rufus Brown Born: Aug- 5-1771 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 24 Died: Jul- 6-1838 in Otsego Co, NY 25,26 Buried: in Lull Cemetery, Otsego Co, NY 13 Resided: settled aft May 1813 in Otsego Co, NY 27 Wife: Mary Williams b. May- -1771 d. Jan-12-1838 Married: May-16-1797 in Brooklyn, Windham Co, CT 28,20
M Child 12: Ebenezer Brown
Born: Feb- 7-1773 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 23
Died: bef 1819 20
F Child 13: Thankful Brown Born: Dec-21-1774 in Connecticut 29,30,31 Died: Aug-10-1868 12 Buried: in Forest Hill Cemetery, Blodgett Mills (Cortland), Cortland Co, NY 32 Census: 1850, 1860 in Cortland Co, NY Husband: Jirah Peabody b. ca 1777 d. Aug- 6-1854
? Child 14: Patience Brown
Born: Jun-11-1776 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 33
Notes
F Child 15: Aurelia Brown Born: Aug-11-1778 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 34 (see note 6) Died: Apr- 4-1809 in Shutesbury, Franklin Co, MA 35 Husband: David Cleveland b. Jul- 9-1765 d. Sep-18-1838 Also known as: David Cleaveland 35 Married: Mar- 1-1793 in Hampton, Windham Co, CT 35
F Child 16: Abigail Brown Died: bef 1819 Husband: ___ Rider
M Child 17: Luther Brown Born: Nov-29-1782 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 36 Wife: Polly Bennett Married: Nov-15-1804 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 37
Sources: (1) Gloria Wall Bicha, The Benjamin Family in America (1977), p. 113. (2) Connecticut Probate Records, Plainfield District, Windham County (1747-1880) (NEHGS microfilm collection, Boston). The will of Benjamin Brown of Canterbury, husband of Hannah and father of Rufus and other children known to be in this family, was dated Nov 28 1791 and proved on Feb 7 1792 in Canterbury, Plainfield District, Windham County. Twenty-seven years later, in a court document dated Sep 14 1819, his real estate was distributed among his heirs as follows, relationships not stated: (1) Jedediah Brown, 1/8th part thereof beginning at the northwest corner adjoing land of Ebenezer Cady and Luther Brown. (2) Anna Parker, 1/16th part thereof bounded beginning at the highway at the southwest corner of Luther Brown's land. (3) Luther Brown, 1/8th part thereof beginning at the southwest corner of land set off to Anna Parker. (4) Daniel Brown, 1/8th part thereof beginning at the southwest corner of land set off to Luther Brown. (5) The heirs of Abigail Rider, 1/16th part thereof bounded beginning at the southwest corner of Benjamin Brown's land on the west side of the highway. (6) The heirs of Ebenezer Brown, 1/8th part thereof bounded beginning at the northeast corner of Benjamin Brown's land on the west side of the highway. (7) Rufus Brown, 1/8th part thereof bounded beginning at the southeast corner of land set off to the heirs of Eben [Ebenezer] Brown. (8) Bazaruna Brown, 1/8th part thereof bounded beginning at the southeast corner of land set off to Rufus Brown. (9) Thankful Peabody, 1/16th part thereof bounded beginning at the southeast corner of land set off to Bazaruna Brown. (10) The heirs of Aurilla Cleaveland, 1/16th part thereof being a lot of (illegible) land lying in the land lying in the town of Brooklyn being a lot of land Benjamin Brown bought of John Parish. Record #267. (3) National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Patriot Index, Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD (2003), Vol I, p. 355. (4) National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Patriot Index, Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD (2003), Patriotic Service is defined to include: "An Associator; Collector of Provisions; Defender of Fort or Frontier; Delegate to a Continental Contress or to a Provincial Congress; Express Rider; Fence Viewer; Furnishing as a substitute; Gunsmith who gave his services; Inspection of provisions; Legislator; Member of the Boston Tea Party, or the Cherokee Expedition, or the Galvez Expedition, or the Kaskaskia Campaign; Member of a Committee made necessary by the War; Minister who made patriotic sermons; Munitions maker; Nurse; Taking an Oath of Allegiance; Patroller; Prisoner of War or of the Indians; Ranger; Refugee; Rendering aid to the wounded; Rendering material aid; Signer of a petition or a non-importation agreement; Surgeon; Wheelwright.", Vol I, p. 355. (5) Edmund Janes Cleveland, The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families (1899) (http://www.archive.org/details/TheGenealogyOfTheClevelandAndCleavelandFamilies), pp. 79-82. (6) New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. XLVIII, 1894, p. 193. (7) Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 70. (8) Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 80. (9) www.fold3.com. (10) Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 71. (11) Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Identified as Jedediah Brown & Wid. Lydia Johnson. Married Sep 20 1789. Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 72. (12) Headstone. (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Vol. I, p. 71. (15) Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 81. (16) Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 97. (17) Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). (18) Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 82. (19) Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, The documents pertaining to DAR Member #465704 indicates the death date of Aruna Brown as Oct 8 1841, while that of Member #472300 indicates Jan 8 1841. (20) Gloria Wall Bicha, The Benjamin Family in America (1977), p. 114. (21) www.fold3.com, Revolutionary War records of brother John Brown. (22) Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 83. (23) Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 84. (24) Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Identified as Rufus Brown, b. Aug 5 1771 in Canterbury, son of Benjamin & Hannah. Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 84. (25) Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, National Number 583525. (26) Gloria Wall Bicha, The Benjamin Family in America (1977), p. 114 (Location only. Date from headstone.) (27) Birth record of daughter. (28) Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Brooklyn Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 61. (29) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (30) 1850 Census. (31) 1860 Census. (32) Interment.net (http://www.interment.net), http://www.interment.net/data/us/ny/cortland/forest_hill/forest_lz.htm. (33) Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 97. (34) Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 85. (35) Edmund Janes Cleveland, The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families (1899) (http://www.archive.org/details/TheGenealogyOfTheClevelandAndCleavelandFamilies), p. 267. (36) Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 87. (37) Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 72. Event Notes Note (1) at Canterbury Congregational Church Note (2) In February 1778, he was selected for and joined Gen. George Washington's Life Guard. Wounded in both arms and one leg. Note (3) "Benjamin Family in America," p. 113, incorrectly reports John Brown's death as 1780. Connecticut vital records of the Barbour Collection show that 1780 was actually the year that he married, and that he had at least three children in the next few years. Note (4) Inscription on the tall upright monument: "John Brown, Died May 28, 1847, Aged 88 Years." On the same marker: "Lucy L, his wife, Died June 19, 1841, Aged 81 Years." Note (5) "Benjamin Family in America," p. 114, reports birth date as Apr 27 1769, but Connecticut Town Birth Records (Barbour Collection), show it as Nov 5 1767. Note (6) The Cleveland genealogy, p. 267, reports birth date as Aug 27 1774, while the Benjamin genealogy, p. 114, reports it as Aug 11 1779. But Connecticut Town Birth Records (Barbour Collection) shows it as Aug 11 1778.