Abigail Brown: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Abigail Brown was born in Providence Co, Rhode Island (daughter of John Brown, III, Founder Rhode Island College (Brown U) and Sarah Smith, (dau of who?)); and died.

Family/Spouse: John Francis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Senator/Governor John Brown Francis was born on 31 May 1791 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 9 Aug 1864 in Providence Co, Rhode Island.

Generation: 2

John Brown, III, Founder Rhode Island College (Brown U) was born on 27 Jan 1736 in Providence Co, Rhode Island (son of Capt. James Brown, II and Hope Power); died on 20 Sep 1803 in Providence Co, Rhode Island; was buried in North Burial Ground, Providence Co, Rhode Island.

John married Sarah Smith, (dau of who?) about 1760 in Providence Co, Rhode Island. Sarah was born in 1738; died in 1825 in Providence Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Smith, (dau of who?) was born in 1738; died in 1825 in Providence Co, Rhode Island.

Children:

James Brown, IV was born in 1761 in Providence Co, Rhode Island; died in 1834 in Providence Co, Rhode Island.
1. Abigail Brown was born in Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died.
Sarah Brown was born in 1773 in Providence Co, Rhode Island; died in 1846 in Providence Co, Rhode Island.
Alice Brown, (youngest dau) was born in 1777; died in 1823 in Providence Co, Rhode Island.

Generation: 3

4.	Capt. James Brown, II was born in 1698 (son of Baptist Minister James Brown and Mary Tew Harris); died in 1739 in Providence Co, Rhode Island. James married Hope Power. Hope was born in 1702; died in 1792. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hope Power was born in 1702; died in 1792.

Children:

James Brown was born in 1724 in Providence Co, Rhode Island; died in 1750 in (at sea).
Nicholas Brown, Sr. (3rd child) was born on 26 Jul 1729 in Providence Co, Rhode Island; died on 29 May 1791 in Providence Co, Rhode Island; was buried in North Burial Ground, Providence Co, Rhode Island.
Joseph Brown was born in 1733 in Providence Co, Rhode Island; died in 1785 in Providence Co, Rhode Island.
2. John Brown, III, Founder Rhode Island College (Brown U) was born on 27 Jan 1736 in Providence Co, Rhode Island; died on 20 Sep 1803 in Providence Co, Rhode Island; was buried in North Burial Ground, Providence Co, Rhode Island.
(co-founder Brown U) Moses Brown, (spouse 1st cousin) was born on 23 Sep 1738; died on 6 Sep 1836.
Mary Brown

Generation: 4

Baptist Minister James Brown was born in 1666 in Providence Co, Rhode Island (son of John* Brown, (immigrant) and Mary* Holmes, (immigrant)); died before 1692 in Newport Co, Rhode Island.

James married Mary Tew Harris on 17 Dec 1691 in Rhode Island. Mary was born on 17 Dec 1671 in Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island; died on 18 Aug 1736 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Tew Harris was born on 17 Dec 1671 in Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island; died on 18 Aug 1736 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island.

Children:

Joseph Elias Brown was born on 15 May 1701 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died on 8 May 1778 in North Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island.
Martha Brown was born on 12 Oct 1703 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died on 27 Jul 1725 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island.
4. Capt. James Brown, II was born in 1698; died in 1739 in Providence Co, Rhode Island.
Obadiah Brown, I was born in 1712; died in 1762.