Surname Saturday : Brown(e)

The BROWN(E) surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are English.

Stories and history :

Ahnentafel # 1539 : Martha Brown (1699-1774).  Martha was born June 16, 1699.  She married William Fessenden (1694-1756) on January 4, 1728 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  William was born 1694 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  They had eight children.  William died May 26, 1756 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Martha died February 23, 1774 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Ahnentafel # 3078 : Rev. Ichabod Brown (1666-    ). Ichabod was born September 5, 1666 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  He married Martha Woodbury (1677-    ) on May 31, 1693 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Martha was born in 1677 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.  They had at least one daughter.  

Ahnentafel # 6156 : Thomas Browne married Martha Eaton.  Nothing further known.



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On This Day : October 5

1669 - Hannah JANES born.  Hannah was the daughter of William JANES and Hannah BASCOM.

1715 - Thomas EATON died.  Thomas was my 9x-great grandfather.

1719 - Nicholas FESSENDEN died.  Nicholas was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.

1745 - Joseph HADLEY born.  Joseph was the son of Joshua HADLEY and Patience BROWN.

1751 - Eunice STILLMAN born.  Eunice was the daughter of Benjamin STILLMAN and Mary SAUNDERS.

1752 - Solomon BEALS born.  Solomon was the son of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth GRIEST.

1756 - John ERB born.  John was the son of Jacob ERB and Magdalen SCHRANTZ.

1776 - Elisha CHEW born in New Jersey.  Elisha was the son of Jesse CHEW and Mary RICHARDS.

1777 - Nathan MAXSON born.  Nathan was the son of Silvanus MAXSON and Lydia LEWIS.

1790 - Bostin NOSLER married Rosanna SMITH.  Bostin was the son of Bostin NOSLER and Sophia ________.

1792 - Heinrich Hermann KAHRE.  Heinrich was the son of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Anna Catherine Elisabeth OBERMEIER.

1795 - Joseph WARDLAW died in Abbeville County, South Carolina.  Joseph was the son of Robert WARDLAW.

1796 - Betsey MOULTON born.  Betsey was the daughter of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.

1809 - Rebecca POE born.  Rebecca was the daughter of John W. POE and Elizabeth RAINS.

1830 - James WARDLAW married Susanna GEREN in Highland County, Ohio.  James was the son of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.

1834 - Hannah LEMASTERS married James McVAY in Shelby County, Ohio.  Hannah was the daughter of Jacob LEMASTERS and Hannah ________.

1836 - William P. SMITH married Prudence MAXSON in Clark County, Ohio.  William was the son of Jacob SMITH and Jane ELLIOTT.  Prudence was the daughter of Jesse MAXSON and Sarah SUTTON.  They were my 3x-great grandparents.

1854 - Barbara KINGAM married Thomas LEPPARD.  Barbara was the daughter of William KINGAM and Anna ALDERMAN.

1855 - Margaret RINEHART died in Chester Township, Wabash County, Indiana.  Margaret was the daughter of Henry MINGA.  Margaret was Eileen's 5x-great grandmother.

1856 - Edie A. HENDRIXSON born in Brown County, Ohio.  Edie was the daughter of Allen HENDRIXSON and Sarah Ann WRIGHT.

1879 - Cora Della KING born in Frankton, Madison County, Indiana.  Cora was the daughter of David KING and Litha Ann Trumilis D'Amsely MAY.

1899 - Minnie P. SILLS married Lewis E. POWELL in Wabash County, Indiana.  Minnie was the daughter of Christopher SILLS and Samantha SHELLY.

1900 - Mary Estella PETRY died in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Levi W. PETRY and Susannah COFFMAN.

1901 - William Anson CHEW born.  William was the son of William Tatem CHEW and Lucretta VAN DEXTER.

1905 - Maud O. HALEY married John Curtis PIPPENGER in Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.  Maud was the daughter of Benjamin H. HALEY and Louisa HUTTENBOCKER.

On This Day : August 14

1621 - Edward SCOTT died in Bradfield, Suffolk, England.  Edward was my 13x-great grandfather.

1656 - Thomas EATON married Martha KENT.  Thomas was my 9x-great grandfather.

1667 - Joseph WHITTEMORE born.  Joseph was the son of Thomas WHITTEMORE and Elizabeth PIERCE.

1684 - Abigail WITTER born in Stonington, Connecticut.  Abigail was the daughter of Josiah WITTER and Sarah CRANDALL.

1721 - Martha DAVIS born.  Martha was the daughter of John DAVIS and Elizabeth MAXSON.

1742 - Ruth HADLEY married John MARSHILL at Chester County, Pennsylvania. Ruth was the daughter of Joshua HADLEY and Mary ROWLAND.

1732 - Jeffrey CHEW married Amy DRIVER in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Jeffrey was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Mary CLARK.  Amy was the daughter of John DRIVER and Sarah ________.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.

1755 - Sarah GREENE born.  Sarah was the daughter of John Matthew GREENE and Judith MAXSON.

1772 - Alexander WRIGHT died in Fredericksburg, Virginia.  Alexander was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.

1773 - Amy LEWIS born.  Amy was the daughter of Daniel LEWIS.

1781 - John DAVIS born.  John was the son of Jonathan R. DAVIS and Elizabeth COVEY.

1788 - Esther STEVENS born.  Esther was the daughter of David STEVENS and Mary COOK.

1790 - Elizabeth WRIGHT died in Woolwich, Scotland.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Jessie WRIGHT and Phoebe RULY.

1794 - John WILLIAMS married Sarah WHEELER in Guilford County, North Carolina.  John was the son of Richard WILLIAMS and Prudence BEALS.

1807 - Rachel SUMNER married Phillip W. SPARGUR.  Rachel was the daughter of Bowater SUMNER and Rebeckah BURRAS.

1845 - Mary Abigail HEATON born in Taylor County, Iowa.  Mary was the daughter of Alexander S. HEATON and Jemima SHAW.

1846 - Calvin S. WELCH born.  Calvin was the son of Lucas WELCH and Alma PIERCE.

1852 - Phebe Ann BEALS married Jesse J. BALDWIN.  Phebe was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.

1853 - Prudence MAXSON married Seymour CHIPMAN.  Prudence was the daughter of Ephraim MAXSON and Mary SMITH.

1862 - Margaret GARRETT died.  Margaret was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.

1867 - Anna Marie Louise RITTERMEIER died.  Anna was the daughter of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.

1869 - Petrus Theodore RIEBER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Petrus was Corinne's 4x-great grandfather.

1873 - Daniel WILLIAMS died.  Daniel was the son of Richard WILLIAMS and Sarah BALDWIN.

1876 - Nancy POWER died in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Nancy was the daughter of John BYARS and Catherine HECK.

1882 - Orlie DAVIS born in Long Run, West Virginia.  Orlie was the son of Joseph Newton DAVIS and Almeda DAVIS.

1885 - Lavinia E. ABERNATHY died.  Lavinia was the daughter of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.

1887 - Albert Smith RICHARDS born.  Albert was the son of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.

1893 - Mila A. MORRISTON died.  Mila was the daughter of Alonzo T. MORRISTON and Amanda AMOS.

On This Day : January 2

1589: Alice BOWERS born.  Alice was my 11x great-grandmother.


1646/47: John CLARK married Elizabeth STEBBINS.  They were my 9x great-grandparents.


1659: Thomas EATON married Unice SINGLETARY in Andover, Massachusetts.  They were my 9x great-grandparents.


1742: Ruth BEALS married William UNDERWOOD.  Ruth was the daughter of William BEALS and Rebecca CHAMBERS.


1743: William BEALS died in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  William was the son of John BEALS and Mary CLAYTON.


1750: John OLIPHANT born in Amwell, New Jersey.  John was the son of Ephraim OLIPHANT and Sarah Higgins STOUT.


1757: Samuel OLIPHANT born.  Samuel was the son of Ephraim OLIPHANT and Sarah Higgins STOUT.


1769: George TAYLOR died.  George was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.


1785: Jonathan MAXSON married Mary MAGDILINE in Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Jonathan was the son of Moser MAXSON and Tacy ________.


1792: Christian Friedrich KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Christian was the son of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.


1796: Jacob STICKEL died in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Jacob was my 6x great-grandfather.


1826: William CROCKETT married Sarah SOPHER in Owen County, Indiana.  William was the son of Alexander CROCKETT and Elizabeth WATKINS.


1827: Anne Marie Louise Charlotte BOLLING died in Schnathorst, Westphalia.  Anne Marie was the daughter of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.


1835: Jacob BABCOCK died.  Jacob was the son of Thomas BABCOCK and Martha DAVIS.


1847: Mary J. PENISTEN born.  Mary was the daughter of George PENISTEN and Amanda Melvina CAWGILL.


1854: Martha SMALLEY died.  Martha was the daughter of Capt. Thomas William DAVIS and Tacy CRANDALL.


1877: Elizabeth RAGAN died in Shelby County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Nancy Ann McLANE.


1878: Malissa E. MORRISTON born.  Malissa was the daughter of Alonzo T. MORRISTON and Rebecca A. WAMSLEY.


1896: David Edward BIRDWELL married Phebe FLANAGAN in Van Zandt, Texas. David was the son of William Ezekiel BIRDWELL and Dora Alice FLANAGAN.


1896: Mabel M. CUNNINGHAM born.  Mabel was the daughter of John William CUNNINGHAM and Leona A. DRAKE.


1914: Wayne Baker AILES born in Jackson Center, Shelby County, Ohio.  Wayne was the son of Sidney Dewitt AILES and Lina BAKER.


1962: Milton F. BAILS died in Ashland County, Ohio.  Milton was the son of William H. BAILS and Mary E. PENDLETON.

Family Milestones: April 26th

My maternal 4th-great granduncle, Daniel BEALS, married on this date in 1843 in Hamilton County, Indiana to Abigail COOK.  Daniel was the son of Nathan C. and Elizabeth (CHEW) BEALS, and the older brother of my John T. BEALS.  Daniel was born 1st month, 6th day, 1822 in Clinton County, Ohio.  Abigail was born circa 1822, the daughter of Abraham and Hannah (________) COOK.  They had 1 daughter.  Abigail died in 1845 in Howard County, Indiana and is buried in the Albright Cemetery.  Daniel remarried in 1848 to Phebe DAVIS.  Daniel served in Company A, 101st Indiana Infantry in the Civil War.  He died October 30, 1863 in Louisville, Kentucky.

My paternal 6th-great granduncle, Jeremiah HAINES, married on this date in 1775 in Burlington County, New Jersey to Mary HANN.  Jeremiah was the son of Jeremiah and Hannah (BONNELL) HAINES, and the younger brother of my Robert HAINES.  Jeremiah was born September 14, 1751 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  I do not have the dates of birth or death, nor parentage for Mary.  Jeremiah died June 15, 1776.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 5th-great granduncle, Robert NESBIT, married on this date in 1791 in Bourbon County, Kentucky to Anne McCLENNICHAN.  Robert was the son of Samuel and Mary (BERRY) NESBIT, and the older brother of my Elizabeth NESBIT.  Anne was the daughter of John McCLENNICHAN.  Robert was born circa 1773 in Virginia.  I do not have dates of birth or death for Anne.  Robert died in 1852 in Missouri.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal great-grandaunt, Mary Elsie LeMASTERS, was born on this date in 1827 in Rose Hill, Darke County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Luman Walker and Mary Keziah (CHEW) LeMASTERS Jr., and the younger sister of my Luman Cooper LeMASTERS.  Mary married September 15, 1894 to Matthias J. ATKINSON.  Matthias was born November 23, 1863.  They had 1 foster child.  Matthias died August 24, 1923.  Mary died June 5, 1942.  Both are buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.

My paternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Phebe Ann LEMASTERS, was born on this date in 1818 in Champaign County, Ohio.  Phebe was the daughter of Jacob and Hannah (________) LEMASTERS, and the younger sister of my Luman Walker LEMASTERS Sr.  Hannah married November 1835 in Shelby County, Ohio to Jesse REID.  Jesse was born in 1812 in Ohio.  They had at least 1 daughter.  Phebe died May 5, 1849 in Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 7th-great grandfather, Samuel JEWETT, was born on this date in 1694 in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Samuel was the son of Francis and Sarah (HARDY) JEWETT.  Samuel married October 23, 1718 in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts to Ruth HARDY, daughter of Jacob and Lydia (EATON) HARDY.  Ruth was born June 15, 1699 in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  They had at least 1 son.  Ruth died circa 1737.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal great-grandaunt, Una Maude LeMASTERS, was born on this date in 1884 in Jay County, Indiana.  Maude was the daughter of Luman Walker and Mary Keziah (CHEW) LEMASTERS, and the younger sister of my Luman Cooper LeMASTERS.  Maude married December 22, 1907 in Jay County, Indiana to Senator Winfield PHILLIPS, son of Winfield S. and Mary Jane (BATES) PHILLIPS.  Senator was born December 22, 1883 in Kansas City, Kansas.  They had 2 children, and lived in David City, Nebraska.  Senator died December 1977 in David City, Nebraska.  Maude died September 13, 1968 in David City, Nebraska.
 

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Abel Moulton household - Rutland Co., VT

Abel MOULTON appears in the 1860 & 1870 census of Castleton, Rutland Co., VT. Abel was my paternal 4th-great granduncle, the son of John and Avis (HURLBUT) MOULTON.

In the 1860 census, Abel is living in the household of John and Louis EATON, his in-laws. Abel is listed as a 59 year old farmer, born in Vermont, with real estate valued at $1100 and a personal estate valued at $600. His wife Miriam was listed as aged 60, born in Vermont.

By the 1870 census, Abel is listed as a 69 year old farmer, born in Vermont, with real estate valued at $500 and a personal estate valued at $2000. Wife Miriam was listed as 70 years old, born in Vermont.

I do not know if Abel and Miriam had any children. There was a William Moulton family living next door in the 1860 census that could be a son.

Abel MOULTON b. June 12, 1800 Ira, Rutland Co., VT., d. September 29, 1874 Castleton, Rutland Co., VT., m. Miriam EATON, daughter of John and Louis (________) EATON. Miriam b. ca. 1800 Vermont, d. after 1870 census

John Moulton (b. December 27, 1755)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 5th-great grandfather, John Moulton.

John was born December 27, 1755 in Windsor, Hartford Co., CT, the son of Samuel and Phoebe (________) Moulton. John married July 24, 1781 in Castleton, Rutland Co., VT to Avis Hurlbut, daughter of Israel and Jerusha (________) Hurlbut. Avis was born November 11, 1762 in Woodbury, CT. John died ca. 1808 in Vermont, probably Rutland Co., VT.

Known children of John and Avis (Hurlbut) Moulton are :
i. Rebecca Moulton b. October 30, 1781
ii. Hannah Moulton b. March 2, 1783
iii. Jerusha Moulton b. June 2, 1784
iv. Rhoda Moulton b. January 15, 1786
v. Anna Moulton b. May 13, 1787
vi. John Moulton b. February 28, 1789
vii. Selah Moulton b. October 28, 1790 Rutland Co., VT., d. February 1848 St. Albans, Licking Co., OH., m. Lydia Fennel
viii. Samuel Moulton b. September 1, 1792
ix. Phoeba Moulton b. July 4, 1794
x. Betsey Moulton b. October 5, 1796
xi. Sally Moulton b. July 4, 1798
xii. Abel Moulton b. June 12, 1800 Ira, Rutland Co., VT., d. September 29, 1874 Castleton, Rutland Co., VT., m. Miriam Eaton
xii. Amanda Moulton b. May 9, 1802
xiii. Reuben Moulton b. April 13, 1804
xiv. Hurlbut Moulton b. January 4, 1808, d. 1889, m. Amy ______

I descend from John and Avis (Hurlbut) Moulton through their son, Selah, as follows :
John Moulton and Avis Hurlbut
Selah Moulton and Lydia Fennel
Albert Moulton and Emeline ________
Clara Moulton and John Adam Metzner
Cora Belle Metzner and Eli Weldon Haley (my great-grandparents)