448. James BROWN [scrapbook] was born 1 Jul 1696 in Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts and was christened 2 Aug 1696 in 1st Congregational Church of Stonington, Stonington, New London Co, Connecticut. He died 2 Feb 1749/1750 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut and was buried in Brown Cemetery, No. Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. James married Elizabeth RANDALL on 5 May 1718 in 1st Congregational Church of Stonington, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, by Rev. James Noyes. [Parents]

THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol. I, Boston, The Everett Press Company 1907, by Cyrus Henry Brown, page 12, 14.
    James Brown (38), son of Eleazer (11) and Ann (Pendleton) Brown, born Stonington, Conn., July 1, 1696. He died Feb. 2, 1750, age fifty-five years. He married Elizabeth Randall, May 5, 1718, by Rev. James Noyes, of Stonington. She was born July 4, 1696 and died Aug. 25, 1786, age ninety-one years. Internment in Brown Cemetery. His wife, Elizabeth, was the daughter of John Randall and Abigail ___, whose family name and birth does not appear on record. She was the granddaughter of John Randall, the progenitor of the Randall family of Westerly, RI, and Stonington, Conn. His name first appears at Newport, RI from which place he came to Westerly as early as 1667, where the remainder of his life was spent. The Randall land was about four miles northeast of Stonington Borough, known as Angwilla and considered the finest land of the town. These lands join on the north the lands of Thomas Brown (2), and have been in the Randall name as late as 1875. These farms now, in 1906, are mostly owned by Elias Miner (1164) and his sons. The Randall families were highly respected and progressive, ranking high in moral character, and prominent citizens of the town.

THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol. 2, by Cyrus Henry Brown, page. 241.
    It must be remembered that when James Brown was born the country was in a primitive state, almost a vast wilderness. His father, Eleazer, with his axe, had begun to let in the sunshine in a few places, and to stir the virgin soil and scatter a little seed, making an opening for future settlers. James Brown built his house on lands first set off to his father, Eleazer (11), on the most beautiful situation of any of the lands purchased by the three Brown brothers. This house built by James Brown was located opposite what is now the Union Cemetery. The compiler remembers the old, old house from 1840 to 1845, which soon after was torn down. It was a one-story house, fronting south, with east end fronting the country road. The house and barn were built of native lumber, sawed at the mill erected by his father, and assisted by the older son, Jonathan and James, the subject of this sketch. The barn fell down before the house was pulled down.
    The house contained but four rooms on the first floor; there might have been an attic. The compiler was in and out of these during five years of his boyhood. The house stood on a gradual sloping plateau, affording a most picturesque view for miles around. The land is rich and fertile. The father of the compiler hired the land for a number of years, and on the same the compiler worked for five years. After the house was removed, the well covered, and grounds cleared and leveled off, there was not a thing to show the spot where these illustrious children were born.

A GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF THE CHUTE FAMILY IN AMERICA, William Edward Chute; Salem, Massachusetts, 1894.

1ST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF STONINGTON, CONN. RECORDS, Stonington  #547,548, It. 2, by Wheeler.
    James, son of Eleazer and Ann Brown baptized August 2, 1696.
    November ye last 1734, James Brown and Elizabeth Randall were married May 5, 1718 by James Noyes, Pastor.

STONINGTON VITAL RECORDS, #1,309,871, Item 2.
    Born 1 June 1696. Apparently inherited his father's earmarks, November ye last 1734.
    Lists 10 children, including an unnamed daughter and a second James, died April 24, 1741. This James is not mentioned in Wheeler's History of Stonington.

GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS OF THE TOWN OF NORTH STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO., CT, Copied by Charles R. Hale, 1932, page 64. Brown Cemetery #71.
    Brown, James, died Feb. 2, 1750, age 54.
    "In Memory of Mr. James Brown who died Feb. 2d, 1750 in the 55th year of his age."

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449. Elizabeth RANDALL [scrapbook] was born 4 Jul 1696 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She died 25 Aug 1786 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut and was buried in Brown Cemetery, No. Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. [Parents]

THE BROWN GENEALOGY, by Cyrus Henry Brown, page 12, 14.
    She was the granddaughter of John Randall, the progenitor of the Randall family of Westerly RI and Stonington CT. His name first appears at Newport, RI from which place he came to Westerly as early as 1667, where the remainder of his life was spent. The Randall land was about four miles northeast of Stonington known as Angwilla and considered the finest land of the town. These lands join on the north the lands of Thomas Brown (2), and have been in the Randall name as late as 1875. The Randall families were highly respected and progressive, ranking high in moral character, and prominent citizens of the town.

A GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF THE CHUTE FAMILY IN AMERICA, William Edward Chute; Salem, Massachusetts, 1894.

GRAVE STONE INSCRIPTIONS OF THE TOWN OF NORTH STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO., CT, Copied by Charles R. Hale, 1932, page 64. Brown Cemetery #71.
    Brown, Elizabeth, relict of James, died Aug. 25, 1786, age 90.

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450. Deacon Thomas MAIN was born 19 Jul 1700 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 11 Mar 1771 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Thomas married Annah BROWN on 20 Apr 1720 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. [Parents]

BROWN GENEALOGY, by Cyrus Henry Brown page 113.

THE DESCENDANTS OF EZEKIEL MAINE, by Algernon Aikin Aspinwall, 1905.
    His will was dated February 9, 1771, and probated September 6, 1771.
    He was for many years a Deacon in the Church at North Stonington CT, the town of Stonington having been divided into two parishes in 1727.
    He married, first, April 20, 1720 (before he was 20 years old), Ann Brown of Stonington. She was born February 1, 1699/1700, and died March 11, 1766. Just two months and three days afterwards, on May 14, 1766, he married, second, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Persis (Cleveland) Hewitt. She was born April 12, 1709.

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451. Annah BROWN was born 1 Feb 1699/1700 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She died 11 Mar 1766 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut and was buried in Brown Cementery, No. Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

Annah was christened 30 Jun 1700 in Stonington, New London, CT. [Parents]

VITAL RECORDS OF STONINGTON, CT, Vol. 2, page 2.

  Sources: B.G., Vols. I and II; CT births and marriages, film 2,897;
First Church of Stonington History, 547,548, Item 2; Stonington vitals, film 1,309,871, Item 2.
  BG: Married Deacon Thomas Main. Had nine children.
  CT Births (Stonington records, v2, p2; Annah Brown, daughter of Eleazer, born 1 Feb. 1699/1700.
  Stonington vitals: Born 1 Feb. 1699.
  First Church of Stonington says Ann (sic) was admitted May 9, 1708. Anna (sic), daughter of Eleazer, was baptized June 30, 1700. Film 2868.

He was Deacon in the church at North Stonington for many years. His will dated 9 Feb 1771 was probated 6 Sep 1771.

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454. William HERN died before 11 May 1761 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. He married Mary on 1723.

VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND, Vol. 5, page 36.
    Will dated 22 Dec 1760, proved Westerly, RI, 11 May 1761.

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Washington Co., RI Probate Records
     Waitstill Lewis, son and orphan of John Lewis, III, late of Westerly, deceased, appeared incourt and made choice of William Hern his chosen guardian. Whereuponit is voted by the court that Wm. Hern is chosen guardian to this orphan.
     In other town records, Wm. Hern married Mary, widow of JohnLewis, III, 26 Oct 1742 (2-119, Westerly marriages.)

455. Mary.

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456. Daniel DENISON was born 28 Mar 1680 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut and was christened 18 Jun 1680 in 1st Church of Stonington, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 13 Oct 1747 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Daniel married Mary STANTON on 1 Jan 1703/1704 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. [Parents]

DENISON GENEALOGY. by Denison, Peck & Jacobus, pages 2 and 5.

457. Mary STANTON was born 3 Feb 1687 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She died 2 Sep 1724 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. [Parents]

DENISON GENEALOGY, by Denison, Peck & Jacobus, page 5.

ANCESTORS OF ALDEN SMITH SWAN AND HIS WIFE MARY ALTHEA FARWELL, by Josephine C. Frost, The Hills Press, New York, MCMXXIII, page 200.

458. John AVERY was born in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut and was christened 1 Apr 1683 in 1st Church of New London, New London, New London Co., Connecticut. He died Oct 1762 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut, aged 80 years. John married Sarah DENISON on 23 Aug 1705 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut. [Parents]

THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. Found in the DAR Library, Washington DC. Pages 112, 142, 143.
    Baptized April 1, 1683, First Church of New London. John married Aug. 23, 1705, at Groton, New London Co., Conn., Sarah Denison, daughter of William and Sarah (Stanton) Denison (David Avery ms.). She was born April 14, 1689, at Stonington. In the deeds recorded at Groton, this John Avery is called sergeant. His father gave him several tracts of land "out of love" and "for his livelihood." On July 17, 1705, just before his marriage, Capt. John-3 Avery gave to his "loving son John Avery" 80 acres of land lying upon the north end of Poquonock Plain, bounded north by James Morgan's land and some part of the brook that enters into Poquonock Cove, west by the lands of John Daws, southerly "with land of my own", together with house, orchard, fruit-trees, &c., also a grass meadow, both sides of Stony Brook on the east side of the great river, "which was given me by my honored father, Capt.
    James Avery, deceased." All the waterways were included in the gift (Groton Deeds, 2:148).
John Avery bought various parcels of land from his brothers and from others. His name appears on the lists of freemen of Groton, 1708, 1712; as selectman in 1724 and 1732; and as surveyor several terms. He had the right to build a pew in the meeting-house gallery in 1720, and with his wife, was a member of the First Church of Groton before the ordination of 1727. Lot No. 17, in the division of the common lands, was set of to him.  He died in October,
     The children of John and Sarah (Dension) Avery were born at Groton, New London Co., Conn.

459. Sarah DENISON was born 14 Apr 1689 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She died Aug 1774 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. [Parents]

DENISON GENEALOGY, by Denison, Peck & Jacobus, page 3.

460. Ebenezer WILLIAMS was born 6 Dec 1666 in Roxbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He died 13 Feb 1746/1747 in Old Mystic, New London Co., Connecticut. Ebenezer married Sarah HAMMOND on 12 Jul 1711 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. [Parents]

HISTORY OF STONINGTON CT, by Wheeler, page 662, 663, 664.
    Came to Stonington, CT about 1685. He settled on lands which he purchased of the Winthrops, just north of what is now Old Mystic, near the junction of the Lantern Hill Road with the turnpike.

HISTORY OF MONTVILLE, CONNECTICUT, Formerly the North Parish of New London"; C. Merton Babcock.
  Ebenezer Williams, born 6 Dec. 1666, died 13 Feb. 1746/7. Married (1) Mary Wheeler and had nine children; married (2) Sarah Hammond, 12 July 1711, and they had two children. He lived at Stonington and Preston.
  C.M. Babcock: Ebenezer Williams, lived at Stonington on land purchased from the Indian Owaneco.

DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L. Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 6.

461. Sarah HAMMOND died 5 Sep 1751. [Parents]

DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L. Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 6.

462. Thomas ELDRIDGE was born 2 Feb 1698/1699 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 13 Jun 1753 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Thomas married Abigail PACKER on 12 Oct 1727 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut. [Parents]

ELDRED AND ASSOCIATED FAMILIES, Researched by: Catherine Matson & Clarice McNiven, Compiled by: Carol & Susan Matson, pp. 6.
    Thomas, b. 2 Feb 1699, m. 12 Oct 1727 Abigail Packer.

VITAL RECORDS OF STONINGTON, CT, Vol. 2, page 41.
    ELDRIDGE, Thomas, s. Capt. Daniell, b. Feb. 2, 1698/9.

463. Abigail PACKER was born 23 Oct 1708 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut. [Parents]

ELDRED AND ASSOCIATED FAMILIES, Researched by: Catherine Matson & Clarice McNiven, Compiled by: Carol & Susan Matson, pp. 6.
    Thomas, b. 2 Feb 1699, m. 12 Oct 1727 Abigail Packer.

468. Samuel GRIFFIN was born 8 Jun 1705 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. He died before 27 Jan 1737 in the sea. Samuel married Ann AVERY on 16 Nov 1727 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. [Parents]

THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, (1912), by Elroy Mckendree Avery, pp. 191-192.
    Samuel GRIFFIN (1705-1737) was a mariner. He was lost at sea before 27 Jan 1737. On 6 October 1737 at Stonington, CT, his widow Ann (AVERY) GRIFFIN, married (2nd) Sylvanus MINER, son of Thomas and Hannah (AVERY) MINER. Sylvanus MINER is said to have been living in Voluntown, CT in 1754. They later removed to Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia where he died 15 March 1786, aged 77 years. A record of the family of Sylvanus and Ann can be found in Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton's, THE HISTORY OF KINGS COUNTY NOVA  SCOTIA (1910), pp. 600-602, 749-750.

[Woldf], NEW LONDON VITAL STATISTICS Copy, Vol 1,  online transcription, p. 36.
    1705, Samuel Griffin son Ebenezer & Mary Griffin born June 8- 1705.
    Samuel Griffin son Ebenezer & Mary Griffin born June 9- 1705.

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469. Ann AVERY was born 12 May 1707 in Montville, New London Co., Connecticut and was christened 25 May 1707 in 1st Church of New London, New London, New London Co., Connecticut. [Parents]

THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, page 191 & 192.
    Ann called herself the only child of Thomas Avery, deceased.
    Samuel died before Jan. 27, 1737, at which time his widow, Ann, administered his estate (Stonington Probate Records).
    She m. 2nd, Oct 6, 1737, at Stonington, Sylvanus Miner, s. of Thomas and Hannah (Avery) Minor and her own cousin. They lived in Voluntown in 1754.

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470. Stephen CHIPMAN was born 1708. He married Mary GRIFFIN. [Parents]

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471. Mary GRIFFIN.

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472. Edward BLIVEN Sr. was born 5 Aug 1694 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. He died 1775 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. Edward married Freelove BARKER on 12 May 1719 in Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

THE BLIVEN GENEALOGY, 1643-1991, by Lee A. Bliven, 1991. Westerly Library, page 8.
    Edward, Jr., son of Edward Bliven, Sr., was 24 when his father died and was to marry Freelove (Barker) Swares the following year. They were to have 10 children.

VITAL RECORDS OF RI (ARNOLD & BEAMAN)

473. Freelove BARKER was born 1698 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died before 1772 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

THE BLIVEN GENEALOGY, 1643-1991, by Lee A. Bliven, 1991. Westerly Library, page 8.
    Edward was 24 when his father died and was to marry Freelove (Barker) Swares the following year. The were to have 10 children.

GENEALOGY DICTIONARY OF RHODE ISLAND, page 14.
    Edward Bliven, Bondsman for Inventory to Widow Susana of the Estate of Bliss Freelove, December 7, 1725. Since Edward had married Freelove, May 12, 1719 and Edward of Westerly had died in 1718 it appears this was the first Edward, Jr.

BARKER GENEALOGY, by Elizabeth Frye Barker, Frye Publishing Co., 15 West 107th Street, New York, 1927, page 13.
    Freelove b. 1698.

DESCENDANTS OF EDWARD BLIVEN, by Earl Crandall, page 2.
    Although Arnold in his Vital Records of RI referred to her as Freelove Swaros, it appears that she was Freelove Barker, a daughter of Peter Barker.
    RIGR: 1991; page 323 shows that Freelove Bliven was "one of the children of Peter Barker". Also see RIVR ("New SEries"): Vol. 5, pge 174. Althrough young, perhaps Freeloive was a "widow Swaros".

476. Eleazer BROWN Jr. was born 4 May 1698 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 1757 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Eleazer married Temperance HOLMES on 1723 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

Eleazer was christened 14 Aug 1698 in Stonington, New London, CT. [Parents]

VITAL RECORDS OF STONINGTON, CT, Vol. 2, page 2.
    Eleazer Brown, son of Eleazer, born 4 May 1698.

THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol. II, by Cyrus Henry Brown, pages 266.

  Sources: Brown Genealogy, Vol. II; Stonington vitals, film 1,309,871, Item 2; North Stonington Congregational Church records, film 5,080, Item 1; and film 2,826; Stonington Church, film 547,548; Barbour Collection of CT Vitals, film 2897; Brian Pendleton and His Descendants, compiled by Everett Hall Pendleton (Film 1,018,879, Item 18); IGI (Batch #7213008, Sheet #02, Source Call #820,349.

  Barbour: Eleazer Brown, son of Eleazer, born 4 May 1698 (Stonington vitals, v2, p2).
  Vitals, Brown Genealogy and Wheeler's History of Stonington agree on Eleazer Junior's birth date and place.
  Wheeler: Married Temperance Holmes in 1723.
  Film 1,309,871, Item 2, page 69: Names birth dates of children and says earmarks were entered 26 April 1738. No marriage recorded.
  Film 2826: Gives baptismal date. Stonington First Church. Admitted to church in what is now North Stonington on May 7, 1727.
  Film 547,548, Item 2: Baptized 14 Aug. 1698.
  Film 5,080, Item 1: Records from 1727 to 1827. This church opened in 1727. Lists baptisms for six of Eleazer's children: Eleazer, Jeremiah, Mary, Rebecca, Temperance, and Peleg. In each case his wife was called Mary.
  Brown, p266, cites New London Probate Records, Vol. G, p. 179, 2 Dec.1757. Heirs mentioned: Widow Mary Brown (indicating a second wife) Jeremiah Brown, 2nd son (1st son Nathan died at the age of 2); Eleazer, first son; John Butler and wife Mary, eldest daughter; Rebeckah, third daughter; Timothy, third son; John, fourth son; Peleg, fifth son; Comfort Brown and wife Temperance, second daughter; Phebe Brown, fourth daughter; Ruth Brown, fifth daughter.
  The Brown Cemetery in North Stonington has no grave recorded for this Eleazer or his wives. The Stonington Historical Society reports: "Quite often before the 1770's they used only a crude fieldstone to mark a grave. Head-
stones were for the really well-to-do or the well-organized." The gravestones for Eleazer and Ann Pendleton Brown were erected many years after their deaths by a descendant. This could account for Ann's birth date info on the
tombstone not jibing with other sources.
  Stonington Cemeteries, film 3,096: A Mary Brown died 20 Nov. 1785, Cemetery 47, p353. Stonington Historical Society reports this Mary Brown was the daughter of Stephen and Hannah Brown. Apparently she never married.
 Wheeler in Brown section of his book says Eleazer Brown and Temperance Holmes, both of Stonington, were married in 1723. In the Holmes section, he says a Temperance Holmes, born 29 Jan. 1707, daughter of Joshua, married (1) 10 May 1727 John Smith and (2) James Treadway. Joshua lived in what is now North Stonington. [Apparently two Temperance Holmes.] Colonial Families of America, Vol. 4, page 467, says a Temperance, daughter of Joshua Holmes, born 29 Jan. 1707, married John Smith of Groton 10 May 1727. He was born 14 June 1704 and died 22 Dec. 1758. [See notes for this Temperance Holmes, RIN 97.  She died  after 10 Dec. 1761. That was the day she married her second husband--many years after the other Temperance had presumably died.]]
 Brown Genealogy has the same info as Wheeler in his Brown section, but former says info is from Stonington town records. Both say Eleazer and Temperance were married in 1723.
 An IGI record gives a 1 June 1728 (typo?) marriage date, married in Stonington Township. Everett Hall Pendleton says they were married in 1723 and that Temperance was Eleazer's first wife and Mary ________ was his second.
 Mary was on the scene 14 Nov. 1736, according to records of the North Stonington Congregational Church. Rebecca was born 19 Jan. 1735--22 months earlier. That date is from two films on Stonington vitals. Brown genealogy and Wheeler say 19 June 1735. Transcribing error? June became Jan or Jan became June. Assuming Mary was Eleazer's second wife, she would be the mother of Phebe, Timothy, John, Peleg and Ruth (all born between
4 July 1737 and 27 June 1749). Temperance Brown, presumably, would be the daughter of Temperance (Holmes) Brown. Jeremiah and Rebecca probably were the children of Temperance also, but one or both could be Mary's, since we have found no marriage record for Eleazer and Mary. [I will allot the children through Rebecca to Temperance.]

 Regardless, it appears Mary was my Peleg's mother.

 Records of Rev. Joseph Fish of the Congregational Church of North Stonington say Eleazer II was a church member before 1 July 1733 and his wife Mary was received into the church and baptized 24 Oct. 1742. It also says Eleazer II and wife Mary "received baptism" 14 Nov. 1736, same day as five Brown children.  Church records state that Eleazer, Jeremiah, Rebecca, Mary and Temperance were baptized 14 Nov. 1736 and  were children of Eleazer Brown and wife Mary and that Peleg Brown, son of Eleazer and wife Mary, was baptized 16 Dec. 1744.

 [North Stonington Church records also say an Eleazer Brown of Westerly, R.I., married Sarah Die, 10 Nov. 1742. This, according to Everett Hall Pendleton, was Eleazer, son of Jonathan Brown and Elizabeth Pendleton, who probably died in the French and Indian War.]

  Wheeler cites New London Probate Records, Vol. G, p. 170, 2 Dec. 1757. (This doesn't jibe with the tombstone death date). Heirs mentioned: Widow Mary Brown (indicating a second wife); Jeremiah Brown, second son (first son Nathan died at the age of 2); Eleazer, first son; John Butler and wife Mary, eldest daughter; Rebeckah, third daughter; Timothy, third son; John, fourth son; Peleg, fifth son; Comfort Brown and wife Temperance, second daughter; Phebe Brown, fourth daughter; Ruth Brown, fifth daughter.

  A Stonington deed, info from John Henderson, says Lt. John Ashcraft sold a
small quantity of Stonington land to Elizor Brown. This was mentioned in a land record dated 15 June 1717 in which Ashcraft sold a tract of land, less the small quantity previously sold to "Elizor" Brown, to Peter Belton of Groton. The Elizor could refer to either Eleazer Brown Jr. or Sr.

477. Temperance HOLMES was born about 1700 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She died before 14 Nov 1736 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

This is one of my brick walls!
She is NOT the daughter of Joshua Holmes, Jr. and Fear Sturgis. That Temperance Holmes marriages were John Smith in 10 May 1727, and James Treadway in 10 Dec 1761.

  Sources: Brown Genealogy.

  Barbour in his Stonington vitals, v2, p68 (film 2,923), has a Temperance
Holmes born 17 Jan. 1727/1728. This would be the daughter of John Holmes, son
of Joshua Jr. and Fear Sturgis.
  Don't know how Eleazer's wife ties in with the Holmes family. But
  Brown Genealogy could be wrong. Maybe Eleazer was married to Mary all
the time and did not have a first marriage--although he did have a daughter
named Temperance Brown.

478. Benjamin GREEN was born in Rhode Island. He married Eleanor before 1735.

479. Eleanor.

496. David TAYLOR was born 31 Mar 1722 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died 1780 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. David married Elizabeth GIBBS on 3 Feb 1753 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

VITAL RECORDS OF RHODE ISLAND, Westerly RI, pp.64.
    Mentions David as father of Jude.

LITTLE COMPTON FAMILIES, by Benjamin F. Wilbour, page 663.
    He was married first in LC 16 July 1746 by William Richmond, justice to Elizabeth Lawton.
    He was married second in LC 3 Feb 1753 by Joseph Wood, justice to Elizabeth Gibbs, born 3 Feb 1733.
    Residence: LC. He received the homestead farm of his father, John Taylor. This family must have left town.
    His will was written 14 Feb 1780 and proven 29 May 1780.

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497. Elizabeth GIBBS was born 3 Feb 1733 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died after 14 Feb 1780 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

LITTLE COMPTON FAMILIES, page 663.
TAYLOR GENEALOGY, by Earl Crandall, page 8.
    She is mentioned in her husband's will, dated 14 Feb 1780.

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498. Isaac ROSS was born 5 Apr 1722 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. He died 1785 in Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island. Isaac married Isabel BLIVEN about 1743 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

VITAL RECORDS OF RHODE ISLAND, Westerly RI, pp. 64.
    Isaac as father of Abigail in her marriage to Jude.

499. Isabel BLIVEN was born 22 Oct 1723 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

This is one of my BRICK WALLS! Does anyone know who the parents are?

500. Benjamin STILLMAN was born 25 Jan 1724/1725 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. He died 12 May 1791 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island. Benjamin married Mary SAUNDERS on 28 Feb 1751 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

STILLMAN GENEALOGY, pages 2 & 6.
    Benjamin was commisioned as Ensign in the First Westerly Militia Company in 1758.

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501. Mary SAUNDERS was born 13 May 1731 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. She died after Jan 1777 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

STILLMAN GENEALOGY, pages 2 & 6.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett Hall Pendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington, DC. Page 74.
   i. Mary-5, b. 13 May 1731; m. 28 Feby., 1750/51, Benjamin Stillman. Mary Stillman, grandaughter & Benjamin Stillman, her husband, gave receipt to Benoni Smith for her lagacy in will of her grandfather, Caleb Pendleton (West. C & P., iii, 331).

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