6. William² Brown Sr (Andrew¹) (#6386) was born in Scarborough, Cumberland, ME 1660/69.⁽⁵⁵⁾ William died bef 1740 in Boston, Suffolk, MA.⁽⁵⁶⁾ Note: W.G. Davis says "d. before 1710"

He married Mary (Brown) in Boston, Suffolk, MA, 1687.⁽⁵⁷⁾ (Mary (Brown) is #6391.) Mary was born 1660/4 in Scarborough, Cumberland, ME.⁽⁵⁸⁾ abt 81y in Jun 1741

Mary died aft Jun 1741 in Boston, Suffolk, MA.⁽⁵⁹⁾ abt 81y

Occupation: mariner; cordwainer.⁽⁶⁰⁾ Abstract from ME/NH Gen Dict by LND, p 117:

35 William(2), mariner, app. keeping his fam. in Boston bef. Scarb. was depopulated in 1690. Prob. his widow was Mary Brown who dep. in Boston in June 1741, ag. ab. 82, that she was born in Scarb., knew the Algers, was there when Robert Nichols was killed, but was rem. to Boston bef. the Algers were killed. His ch. perhaps were: Mary. William, b 30 Dec 1688. Wm. Brown, cordwainer of Boston sold the equity in his grfr.'s farm to the mortgagee. Samuel, b 3 Dec 1691. Rebecca b 5 Apr 1700. Jeremiah b 20 May 1703.

NOTE: ME/NH Gen Dict lists five children of William Brown and his wife, Mary, so I have listed all five for research purposes; however, most sources record only Mary and William....

Abstract from MA/ME Families by W.G. Davis, 1:230:

vii. William; witnessed the deed from Henry Watts to Andrew Brown, Jr. in 1687; mariner in Boston in 1696 when his father was living with him and deeded to him the Scarborough property; d. before 1710; probably his widow was that Mary Brown of Boston, aged about 81 in 1741 when she made a deposition stating that she was born in Scarborough and was there when Robert Nichols was killed (Sept. 1675) but retired to Boston before the Algers were killed (Oct. 1675).

Children, born in Boston (probably others):

1. Mary, b. Dec. 30, 1688. 2. William, b. Dec. 30, 1688; deeded the equity in his grandfather Andrew Brown's Scarborough property to the mortgagee, Samuel Penhallow, Jan. 10, 1:710/1 (York Deeds, VII:189); cordwainer.

William Brown Sr and Mary (Brown) had the following children:

22 i. Mary³ Brown (#10095) was born in Boston, Suffolk, MA 30 Dec. 1688.⁽⁶¹⁾ Individual flags: Twin.

23 ii. William Brown Jr (#10096) was born in Boston, Suffolk, MA 30 Dec. 1688.⁽⁶²⁾ Individual flags: Twin. Occupation: cordwainer.⁽⁶³⁾ see vii:189

William, b. Dec. 30, 1688; deeded the equity in his grandfather Andrew Brown's Scarborough property to the mortgagee, Samuel Penhallow, Jan. 10, 1710/1 (York Deeds VII:189); cordwainer.

24 iii. Samuel B. Brown (#12277) was born 3 Dec 1691.⁽⁶⁴⁾

25 iv. Mary Brown (#93380) was born in Boston, Suffolk, MA 10 Sep 1693.⁽⁶⁵⁾

26 v. Rebecca Brown (#12278) was born in Boston, Suffolk, MA 5 Apr 1700.⁽⁶⁶⁾

27 vi. Jeremiah Brown (#12279) was born 20 May 1703.⁽⁶⁷⁾

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