Internet Family Tree 1. "History of Deerfield, Vol. 1," Sheldon, Vol. 1.
pg. 196 "James Brown rds of common fence. (viewer?)"
pg. 210 "Wood lot No. 11, 13 1/2 rds wide."
pg. 210 "(James Brown)...chosen fence viewer 1689; sport common fence, mountain to Deerfield river. Tremtuck road with bars, 2 miles south of village called commons."
pg. 215 "A street was early laid out at Plumbtree Playne as Warping was called until 1689, where August 1685, home lots were granted to Benjamin BROWN and James BROWN."
pg. 275 "Stebbins meadow 1 1/2 mile, grist mill, 'Water ran and grass grew green, no tax, 1702."
2. "History of Hatfield," Wells.
"James Brown took oath of allegience."
3. "History of Deerfield, Vol. II," Sheldon, pg. 93.
4. "Taintor's Colchester Records (Index only)."
Brown, James, m. Annie Wickwire, 14 Oct. 1714
James, b. 7 Sept. 1715
Brown, John, m. Marah Chandler, 20 Mar. 1710
Elizabeth, b. 20 Dec. 1710
John, b. 4 Apr. 1715
Hannah, b. 26 June 1717
Sarah, b. 6 Jan. 1719
Timothy, b. 3 Dec. 1721
Nehemiah, b. 26 Sept. 1726
Jodediah, b. 21 Mar. 1729
Brown, Samuell, m. Mercy Brown, 13 Aug. 1724
Brown, John, m. Sarah Haris, 13 Aug. 1724
Sarah, b. 20 June 1725
John, b. 11 Sept. 1727
Brown, Hannah, dtr. William, b. 25 Jan. 1718
William, b. 7 Oct. 1720
Brown, Mary, m. Daniel Skiner, 21 Mar. 1728
Brown, Mary, m. John Carrier, 22 July 1722
Brown, Thomas, s. Samuell, b. 9 Nov. 1724
Ruth, b. 2 Nov 1726
Kesiah, b. 5 Dec. 1728
Amos, b. 1 Dec. 1730
Brown, Hannah, m. Shubabell Rowlee, 8 May 1709
BROWN, JAMES, d. 8 May 1704
Brown, Samuel, s. Thankfull, b. 5 Dec. 1703
Samuel, s. Samuel, b. 12 Dec 1718
Samuel, d. 5 Oct. 1719
Elizabeth, b. 16 Nov. 1720
Samuell, b. 10 Mar. 1723
Brown, Kesiah, dtr. Thomas, b. 22 Sept. 1707
Brown, Samuell, m. Elizabeth Collins, 12 May 1713
Brown, Thomas, Sr. d. 15 Apr. 1717
Brown, Daniell, s. Samuell and Elizabeth Collins, his w. b. 12 June 1714
Elizabeth, w., d. 2 July 1714
Brown, Samuel, m. Prisilla Kent, 11 Apr. 1715
David, b. 29 Mar. 1716
Brown, Thankful, m. Richard Carrier, 29 July 1707
Brown, Samuell, m. Mary Dunham, 6 Aug. 1729
Samuell, b. 17 Aug. 1729
Abner, b. 25 Mar. 1730
Mary, b. 13 Feby. 1732
5. "American Genealogist," pg. 38, Vol. X.
6. "Silas Brown, Jr. Biography," A.C. Brown, 1879, New York.
7. "The Brown and Allied Families," Robert Pennell, Hazel Eidsen, Ernst F. Kraentzler.
8. "The First Century of Springfield, 1637-1737, Biographical and Genealogical," Henry Burt, pg. 535-6.
William BROOKS, who was born in 1610, sailed from London to Virginia in 1635. He was in Springfield in 1649, that being the first mention of him. He received grants of land in 1655, 1661, 1664, 1669, and in various subsequent years. He married Mary BURT, daughter of Henry and Eulalia (Marche) BURT, October 18, 1654. He sold his lands here to John Pynchon and in 1680 moved to Deerfield, where he died December 30, 1688, and his widow, August 30, 1689.
9. "Ibid," pg. 537-9.
10. "History of Northfield, Family Genealogies," pg. 473-75.
William JANES, born 1610 in (Kirkland, Cambridgeshire) England; came to New England in 1637; of New Haven, Conn., 1636-56; of Northampton 1657, where he was recorder, schoolmaster, and teaching elder; an engager for Northfield, and there at the First Settlement; in his office of teaching elder, he preached to the settlers, congregated under the shelter of the famous Northfield Oak, at the First Settlement. He did not return at the Second Settlement, but died at Northampton, April 20, 1690.

He married in England, (possibly at Kirkland), Mary ____, who died April 4, 1662, married second to Hannah, daughter of Thomas Bascom(b), widow of John Broughton. She died March, 1681. Marriage date was 20 November 1662.

11. "Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut," Stiles, pg. 459-60.
William Janes was a prominent citizen and beloved school-teacher at New Haven for 17 years, where he received 10 pounds per annum for his services.

Finally, the good people of Wethersfield, invited him to come to them, "only by consent of the brethren," at N.H., as their schoolmaster, and probably offered him better inducements in the way of salary.

At a General Court at New Haven Oct. 3, 1650, it was propounded that a schoolmaster might be provided whether the town would allow any salary to Mr. Janes for Mr. Janes for teaching school.

May 19, 1651. For the incouragement of Mr. Janes in teaching school the court ordered he should have 10 pounds for this year, etc.

Oct. 8, 1651. Mr. Janes informed the town that he is offered a considerable maintenance to go to Wethersfield to teach school.

Oct. 20, 1651. Mr. Janes desired to know of the town if they would not give him liberty to go to Wethersfield to accept of the proffer made him to teach school, for he hears there is another coming hither. He had liberty granted.

He was in Wethersfield, however, only a few months, and returned to N.H., and finally (1656), removed to Northampton, Mass.

Contents * Index * Surnames * Contact
Created 21 Feb 2002 by EasyTree, from Sierra On-Line