Tilley Pearsall Genealogy Database

Nicholas Brown

M, #7851, b. 1 November 1743

Parents

Father	Nicholas Brown (b. about 1710)
Mother	Mary Weaver (b. about 1717)

Biography

Birth

1 November 1743

Nicholas Brown was born on 1 November 1743 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

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Benjamin Brown

M, #7852, b. 1 May 1746

Parents

Father	Nicholas Brown (b. about 1710)
Mother	Mary Weaver (b. about 1717)

Biography

Birth

1 May 1746

Benjamin Brown was born on 1 May 1746 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

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Ruth Brown

F, #7853, b. 9 November 1748

Parents

Father	Nicholas Brown (b. about 1710)
Mother	Mary Weaver (b. about 1717)

Biography

Birth

9 November 1748

Ruth Brown was born on 9 November 1748 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

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Ruamy Brown

F, #7854, b. 19 August 1751

Parents

Father	Nicholas Brown (b. about 1710)
Mother	Mary Weaver (b. about 1717)

Biography

Birth

19 August 1751

Ruamy Brown was born on 19 August 1751 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

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William Brown

M, #7855, b. 1 July 1743

Parents

Father	William Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
Mother	Judith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Family: Mary Coggeshall (b. about 1768)

Biography

Birth	1 July 1743	William Brown was born on 1 July 1743 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
Marriage	25 May 1788	He and Mary Coggeshall were married on 25 May 1788 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, by Gardner Thurston.²

Last Edited

4 February 2018

Citations

[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed
[S807] Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families: Volume I (Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), p. 75; reprinted by clearfield company, inc., Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=A5T3atymDIoC&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=tobias+brown+and+alice+burrington&source=bl&ots=cMe1WnnEXx&sig=NOS7fa6_l-flMDpJkPGXdWaPOu8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJgYn7_IXZAhXPuFMKHTwyBmwQ6AEIMzAD#v=onepage&q&f=false : accessed

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Priscilla Brown

F, #7856, b. 24 August 1744

Parents

Father	William Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
Mother	Judith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Biography

Birth

24 August 1744

Priscilla Brown was born on 24 August 1744 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

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Gideon Brown

M, #7857, b. 18 September 1745

Parents

Father	William Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
Mother	Judith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Family: Sarah

Daughter	Mary Brown (b. 8 June 1768)
Daughter	Ruth Brown (b. 4 November 1769)
Son	Gideon Brown, Jr.+ (b. 15 September 1771)
Daughter	Elizabeth Brown (b. 15 May 1773)

Biography

Birth

18 September 1745

Gideon Brown was born on 18 September 1745 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

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Elizabeth Brown

F, #7858, b. 25 January 1746

Parents

Father	William Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
Mother	Judith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Family: Martin

Biography

Marriage		Martin and Elizabeth Brown were married, date unknown¹
Birth	25 January 1746	She was born on 25 January 1746 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.²

Last Edited

4 February 2018

Citations

[S807] Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families: Volume I (Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), p. 75; reprinted by clearfield company, inc., Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=A5T3atymDIoC&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=tobias+brown+and+alice+burrington&source=bl&ots=cMe1WnnEXx&sig=NOS7fa6_l-flMDpJkPGXdWaPOu8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJgYn7_IXZAhXPuFMKHTwyBmwQ6AEIMzAD#v=onepage&q&f=false : accessed
[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

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Ruth Brown

F, #7859, b. 6 June 1748

Parents

Father	William Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
Mother	Judith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Biography

Birth

6 June 1748

Ruth Brown was born on 6 June 1748 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

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Sarah Brown

F, #7860, b. 26 March 1752

Parents

Father	William Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
Mother	Judith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Biography

Birth

26 March 1752

Sarah Brown was born on 26 March 1752 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

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Pardon Brown

M, #7861, b. 18 November 1754, d. 1 December 1823

Parents

Father	William Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
Mother	Judith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Biography

Birth	18 November 1754	Pardon Brown was born on 18 November 1754 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
Will	6 April 1822	He signed a will on 6 April 1822 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island. Brown, Pardon, last will of, mentions Alfred, son of Henry Peckham of Newport. Sister Lydia Briggs. Nephew Abraham, son of brother William Brown. Nephew Abraham, son of brother Gideon Brown. Nephew Pardon, son of brother Peleg Brown. Will probated 15 Dec 1823. He may not have married.²
Death	1 December 1823	He died on 1 December 1823 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island,^2,3
Burial	3 December 1823	He was buried on 3 December 1823 at Brown Lot in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.³

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed
[S808] Daughters of the American Revolution, Rhode Island Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 (Newport, RI: n.d.), Newport: Middletown, p. 22.; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed
[S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Brown Lot, Middletown, RI

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Lydia Brown

F, #7862, b. 23 February 1759, d. 23 January 1851

Parents

Father	William Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
Mother	Judith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Family: Capt. Samuel Briggs

Biography

Birth	23 February 1759	Lydia Brown was born on 23 February 1759 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
Marriage		Capt. Samuel Briggs and she were married, date unknown²
Census	23 August 1850	She appeared in the household of Pardon Brown in the census 23 August 1850 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island. Pardon is listed as Pardon (age 48, assets of $16,000) Sarah (age 38) Peleg (age 13) Lydia (age 10 Lucy (age 16) Pardon (age 5) Lydia Briggs (age 91) (his aunt) and three laborers, two young men from Ireland, and Thomas Harkness, age 50, from Rhode Island. Then listed Phoebe Rose, age 20, and John Rose, age 4. Three large families of Chace's are living nearby.
Death	23 January 1851	She died on 23 January 1851 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island,³
Burial	25 January 1851	She was buried on 25 January 1851 at Brown Lot in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed
[S808] Daughters of the American Revolution, Rhode Island Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 (Newport, RI: n.d.), Newport: Middletown, RI, 1745-1894, p. 21; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed
[S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Brown Lot, Middletown, RI

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James Brown

M, #7863, b. 5 January 1761

Parents

Father	William Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
Mother	Judith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Biography

Birth

5 January 1761

James Brown was born on 5 January 1761 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

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Palmer Brown

M, #7864, b. 9 July 1762

Parents

Father	William Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
Mother	Judith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Biography

Birth

9 July 1762

Palmer Brown was born on 9 July 1762 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

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William Coggeshall Brown, Jr.

M, #7865, b. 15 August 1850, d. 13 May 1874

Parents

Father	William C. Brown (b. 4 July 1818, d. 9 February 1885)
Mother	Eunice Barker (b. 16 May 1820, d. 21 February 1895)

Biography

Birth	15 August 1850	William Coggeshall Brown, Jr., was born on 15 August 1850 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
Death	13 May 1874	He died on 13 May 1874 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island,¹
Burial	15 May 1874	He was buried on 15 May 1874 at Middletown Cemetery in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, RI

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Annie Medora Brown

F, #7866, b. 24 August 1855, d. 5 June 1932

Parents

Father	William C. Brown (b. 4 July 1818, d. 9 February 1885)
Mother	Eunice Barker (b. 16 May 1820, d. 21 February 1895)

Family: Abner Herbert Ward (b. 6 September 1854, d. 15 December 1914)

Biography

Note		I have also seen Medford for her middle name.
Birth	24 August 1855	Annie Medora Brown was born on 24 August 1855 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
Marriage		Abner Herbert Ward and she were married, date unknown¹
Death	5 June 1932	She died on 5 June 1932 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island,¹
Burial	7 June 1932	She was buried on 7 June 1932 at Middletown Cemetery in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

5 February 2018

Citations

[S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, RI

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Abner Herbert Ward

M, #7867, b. 6 September 1854, d. 15 December 1914

Family: Annie Medora Brown (b. 24 August 1855, d. 5 June 1932)

Biography

Birth	6 September 1854	Abner Herbert Ward was born on 6 September 1854 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
Marriage		He and Annie Medora Brown were married, date unknown¹
Death	15 December 1914	He died on 15 December 1914 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island,¹
Burial	17 December 1914	He was buried on 17 December 1914 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, RI

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Sarah Ann Stanton

F, #7868, b. 23 November 1805, d. 21 March 1878

Family: George Coggeshall Brown (b. 2 December 1798, d. 11 January 1870)

Biography

Birth	23 November 1805	Sarah Ann Stanton was born on 23 November 1805 in Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island.¹
Marriage		George Coggeshall Brown and she were married, date unknown She was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Stanton.¹
Death	21 March 1878	She died on 21 March 1878 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut,¹
Burial	23 March 1878	She was buried on 23 March 1878 at Evergreen Cemetery in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.²

Last Edited

3 February 2018

Citations

[S754] Charles Pierce Coggeshall and Thellwell Rusell Coggeshall, The Coggeshalls in America: genealogy of the descendants of John Coggeshall of Newport, with a brief notice of their English antecedents (Boston, MA: C.E. Goodspeed and Co., 1930), p. 70; digital images, HathiTrust, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066029471;view=1up : accessed
[S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, Connecticut

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Sally Harrington Sherman

F, #7869, b. 1807, d. 6 June 1894

Family: Joshua Coggeshall Brown (b. 24 December 1801, d. 2 September 1892)

Biography

Note		Her name is listed in the Coggeshall Genealogy as Mary, and on Findagrave as Sally Harrington Sherman. She did name a daughter Mary Sherman Brown.
Birth	1807	Sally Harrington Sherman was born in 1807.¹
Marriage		Joshua Coggeshall Brown and she were married, date unknown Mary was the daughter of Joseph Sherman of South Kingstown.²
Death	6 June 1894	She died on 6 June 1894 in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island,¹
Burial	8 June 1894	She was buried on 8 June 1894 at Riverside Cemetery in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Riverside Cemetery, South Kingstown, RI
[S754] Charles Pierce Coggeshall and Thellwell Rusell Coggeshall, The Coggeshalls in America: genealogy of the descendants of John Coggeshall of Newport, with a brief notice of their English antecedents (Boston, MA: C.E. Goodspeed and Co., 1930), p. 70; digital images, HathiTrust, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066029471;view=1up : accessed

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Eliza Underwood

F, #7870, b. 23 October 1809, d. 23 June 1870

Family: Robert Dennis Brown (b. 22 March 1805, d. 22 May 1850)

Biography

Birth	23 October 1809	Eliza Underwood was born on 23 October 1809.¹
Marriage		Robert Dennis Brown and she were married, date unknown²
Death	23 June 1870	She died on 23 June 1870 in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island,¹
Burial	25 June 1870	She was buried on 25 June 1870 at Peleg Brown Lot in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Peleg Brown Lot, South Kingstown, RI
[S754] Charles Pierce Coggeshall and Thellwell Rusell Coggeshall, The Coggeshalls in America: genealogy of the descendants of John Coggeshall of Newport, with a brief notice of their English antecedents (Boston, MA: C.E. Goodspeed and Co., 1930), p. 71; digital images, HathiTrust, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066029471;view=1up : accessed

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Sarah

F, #7871

Family: Gideon Brown (b. 18 September 1745)

Daughter	Mary Brown (b. 8 June 1768)
Daughter	Ruth Brown (b. 4 November 1769)
Son	Gideon Brown, Jr.+ (b. 15 September 1771)
Daughter	Elizabeth Brown (b. 15 May 1773)

Last Edited

2 February 2018

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Capt. Samuel Briggs

M, #7872

Family: Lydia Brown (b. 23 February 1759, d. 23 January 1851)

Biography

Marriage

Capt. Samuel Briggs and Lydia Brown were married, date unknown¹

Last Edited

2 February 2018

Citations

[S808] Daughters of the American Revolution, Rhode Island Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 (Newport, RI: n.d.), Newport: Middletown, RI, 1745-1894, p. 21; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

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Sarah White

F, #7873

Family: John Brown (b. about 1705)

Last Edited

3 February 2018

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Nicholas Brown

M, #7874, b. about 1650

Parents

Father

Nicholas Brown (d. after 16 November 1694)

Biography

Birth

about 1650

Nicholas Brown was born about 1650 in Rhode Island.

Last Edited

3 February 2018

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Abraham Brown

M, #7875

Parents

Father

Nicholas Brown (d. after 16 November 1694)

Biography

Research Note

Wilbour's "Little Compton Families" says that he possibly married a Katherine, and at some point removed to Shrewsbury, NJ where he married Mary, possibly Thorp.¹

Last Edited

3 February 2018

Citations

[S807] Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families: Volume I (Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), p. 73; reprinted by clearfield company, inc., Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=A5T3atymDIoC&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=tobias+brown+and+alice+burrington&source=bl&ots=cMe1WnnEXx&sig=NOS7fa6_l-flMDpJkPGXdWaPOu8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJgYn7_IXZAhXPuFMKHTwyBmwQ6AEIMzAD#v=onepage&q&f=false : accessed