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Jeremiah Brown

Jeremiah Brown[1, 2]

Male 1687 - 1767  (80 years)

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  • Name Jeremiah Brown 
    Born 1687  Marcus Hook, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Mar 1767  Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Brick Meeting House Cemetery, Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • have been to this Cemetery and there are a lot of field stones but not a lot of headstones.
    Person ID I3841  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2023 

    Father James (136) Brown,   b. 27 Mar 1656,   d. 1716, Nottingham, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Honor/Honour Clayton,   b. 18 Mar 1662, North Chichester, Sussex England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 8 Aug 1679  Burlington, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Children shown for Honour Clayton are James Brown b. 17 1mo 1681 at Marcus Hook who was a non-quaker and
      William Brown who married Esther (Hester) Baker of Bucks Co., PA. She was b. 28 6mo 1680 W. Darbye Lancaster Co. England d/o Henry and Margaret Herdman.

      Jeremiah: Brother of James Brown; WIlliam Brown; Clayton Browne; Ann McKay; Margery Piggott; Daniel Browne; Mary Butterworth and Joshua Brown
    Family ID F518494629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Royale/Royall,   b. 1686, Glasgow City, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1749, Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married abt. 1710/1711  probably Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Isaac Brown,   b. 20 Aug 1720, West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1781, Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     2. Patience Brown,   b. 25 May 1712, Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1783, Orange County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Jeremiah Brown, Jr.,   b. 2 Feb 1714, West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennnsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1762, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     4. Joshua Brown,   b. 5 Mar 1717, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1798, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2023 
    Family ID F7618  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Winter,   b. Yes, date unknown, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1769, Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 20 Jul 1749  Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2023 
    Family ID F9138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Photo-Jeremiah Brown
    Photo-Jeremiah Brown
    jerbrown.jpg

    Histories
    Browns of Nottingham Pennsylvania
    Browns of Nottingham Pennsylvania
    Bowns of Nottingham, Penna.pdf

  • Notes 
    • Son of James Brown and Honour Clayton, d/o William Lankford and Prudence Clayton. Honour is sister to Prudence Reynolds (nee Lankford) who married Henry Reynolds.

  • Sources 
    1. [S230] Memoir, Browns of Nottingham Pennsylvania.

    2. [S150] Photograph, https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/50348799/person/112088582991/media/03183ca5-2804-4e91-8c3b-41cf75efa7c3?_phsrc=rig1597&usePUBJs=true&galleryindex=7&sort=-created.
      Ancestry

    3. [S230] Memoir, The Browns of Nottingham.
      James Browne (minister) b 27 3mo 1656 Boarsworth near Wellingsborough, Northamptonshire, England
      d. 2 6mo 1715, E. Nottingham, PA
      Came on the "Kent in 1677 to Burlington, NJ
      Pat. Land 20 12mo 1683
      Married Honour Clayton 8 6mo 1679
      b. 18 1mo 1662; d/o William and Prudence Michael of Chichester, Sussex England at Burlington NJ MM Wm Clayton & family emigrated on the "Kent" in 1677

      Marcus Hook, PA
      Moved 1701 to Nottingham PA
      NOTE: Wife of James Brown shown as Prudence Michael not Prudence Landsford

    4. [S127] Geni, https://www.geni.com/people/Prudence-Clayton/6000000000658159379.
      Jeremiah Brown
      Birthdate: September 1687 (79)
      Birthplace: Marcus Hook, Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania
      Death: March 06, 1767 (79)
      Rising Sun, Cecil County, Province of Maryland
      Son of James Browne and Honour Browne(nee Clayton)
      Husband of Mary Browne (nee Royall)
      Father of Patience Hadley; Jeremiah Brown; Joshua Brown; Isaac Brown and Stephen Brown
      Brother of James Brown; WIlliam Brown; Clayton Browne; Ann McKay; Margery Piggott; Daniel Browne; Mary Butterworth and Joshua Brown « less

    5. [S40] Will, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8741:4895?tid=&pid=&queryId=e72cacd1a02a3540a0d1059e82c5097a&_phsrc=KEL2&_phstart=successSource.
      Name: Margary Brown
      Description: Daughter
      Date: 15 Nov 1715
      Prove date: 1 Jan 1715
      Book Page: A:30
      Remarks: James Brown of Nottingham. 11/15/1715. 1/1/1715/6. A. 30. To sons William Brown, Jeremiah Brown and daughter Margary Pigot, to grandchild James, son of William, Patience and Jeremiah, children of Jeremiah, and Margary Pigot daughter of Margary and John Pigot £5 each when 21. To son Daniel the lott of land between Dorsons and Robert Williams containing 500 acres. To daughter Mary Brown £20 at 20. To wife Honor and son James all my estate paying the above legacies also executors. Nothing to be done or disposed of without the consent of Mercer Brown and son Jeremiah Brown. Witnesses: James Wright, Wm. Howell and John Bruss.