THE CHAD BROWNE }AEMORIAL CO,..SlSTlSG OF GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS OF .A PORTION or THE DESCENDANTS OF CHAD AND ELIZABETH BROWNE WITH .\:S APPENDIX CONTAIXING SKETCHES OF OTHER E.-1.RJ.Y RHODE ISLAND 8ETTT,ERS, 1638=1888. COMPILED BY A DESCENDANT. PRINTED FOR THE FAMILY. EDITIO!" OF THREE Ht'NDRED lLL'C'STR.ATED CoPIES, OF WHICH THIS Boo& IS No.............. BROOKLYN, N. Y. l'REss OF BROOKLYN D.ol.ILY E.i.GLE Boox Plm."TING DEPARTMENT, BROOKLYN, N. Y. 1888. PREFACE. The Chad Browne Memorial is intended to supplement the "Genealogy of a Portion of the Brown Family," a pamphlet of sixteen pages, compiled by Henry Truman Beckwith, and printed in Providence, R. I., by Hugh H. Brown, in 1851. The title page states that it was derived "principally fro1p. the Moses Brown papers and from other authentic sources." Like its pre­ decessor, this book follows chiefly the line of the eldest son John. No preference has here been given to the descendants of sons over that of daughters, as the aim has been to preserve the records of the Chad Browne posterity, irrespective of the name. This volume, though incomplete and imperfect, is the result of four years of laborious investigation and extensive correspond­ ence. It is to be hoped that the publication of these memoirs may stimulate research, and that some future compiler may pre­ pare a more extended work which shall include the lines of the younger sons, concerning which, at present, comparatively little is known. Until nearly the close of the last century marriages were con­ fined chiefly to Rhode Island families, about thirty of whom are closely connected with the Browns by frequent alliances. It has been deemed desirable to present sketches of the founders of these families, and, as far as possible, trace the line of descent. Much more could have been done in this direction, but research having been restricted in most instances to published records, the results are often jncomplete. These sketches, with a few others of families outsl'tle of the State, form the Appendix.* It will be observed that the Chad Browne Memorial is not strictly genealogical in its character. The design has been not only to preserve.to coming generations an unbroken account of descent from the emigrant ancestor, but also to trace the influence of this family during the two hundred and fifty years that have. elapsed since its founders, Uhad and Elizabeth Browne, sailed from the Old World to found a home in New England. It is believed that few similar works contain an equal number of names illustri­ ous for the sen-ice their possessors rendered to the times in which they lived, and for the provision they made with reference to the I • "The annals of Rhode Island are unique. The heroic steps by which a few exiles, banished from Massachusetts Bay for political and religious heresies, founded a per­ manent colony on the shores of the Narragansett B3y, based on new and untried theories of religion and politics, will never cease to interest the his•-0rian and the philosopher. Tile influence and example of this little colony of freemen have not yet ceased t-0 affect the interests of mankind. "-New England Hist. and Genealogical Register, Qct., 1877, C.W.T. 4 PREFACE. welfare of future generations. Example is often more powerful for good thanfrecept, and many of the lives here recorded are well worthy o emulation. The genealo~ical arrangement requires little explanation. The names at the right of heads of families, enclosed in parenthesis, indicate the line of descent. '.rhe figures attached to these names are for reference, by means of which each preceding gen­ eration can be distinctly identified. Every name bearing a number (No. 1 excepted) appears twice; first, in connection with the parents, and later, when the subsequent history is traced. Names which bear no number do not reappear. In other instances where the line of descent is indicated by names included in parenthesis, the accompanying figures simply point out the number of the generation. Acknowledgments are gratefully tendered to the many indi­ viduals of the family, as well as to those not connected with it by ties of kindred, without whose friendly aid and zealous co-operation this volume could have had no existence. The information has been derived from many sources, both public and private, and only that deemed trustworthy has been admitted. Should errors be detected, the finder will confer a favor by com­ municating the correction to the author, in order that a list of the same may be inserted in the copy to be placed in the Library of the Rhode Island Historical Society. ABBY ISABEL (BROWN) BC"LKLEY. BROOKLYN, N. Y., March 14, 1888. No. 167 South Elliott Place. CONTENTS. PAGE. Preface .............•... • 3 List of Illustrations. •• . 6 First Generation ............... : . 7 Second Generation.... 10 Third Generation . 11 Fourth Generation. 16 Fifth Generation ................................ ·. 81 Sixth Generation . 50 Seventh Generation. 72 Eighth Generation. 104 James Brown, second son of Chad. l 22 Jeremiah Brown, third son of Chad. 125 Daniel Browii, fifth son of Chad . 125 Appendix ............................................ 131 Reprint of the Brown Genealogy of 1851. 188 Notes' on Families Allied to the Browns by Marriage com- mencing with Thomas Angell ................... 142 Corrections, Omissions and Additional Information ....... 163 Index No. One, Descendants bearing the name of Brown ... 165 Index No Two, Descendants bearing names other than Brown 166 Index No. Three, Miscellaneous . 170 Index No. Four, Localities outside of Rhode Island ...... 171 Index No. Five, Family Notes. 173 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. P..lGE. Brown University, Providence, R. I., contributed by John Nicholas Brown and Harold Brown. 10 Map of the Home Seat of John Smith, the Miller, contributed by Abby Isabel (Brown) Bulkley . .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Elisha Brown House. Plate contributed by Albert Holbrook......... 25 Portrait of Moses Brown. Use of plate permitted by Prof. Augustine Jones......................................................... 36 Friends' School, Providence, R. I. Use of plate permitted by Prof. Augustine Jones . 88 Portrait and Autograph of David Howell, LL. D., contributed by Martha Howell (Walker) Burrough . .. .. .. 42 Portrait and Autograph of Goold Brown, contributed by the Family. 46 Portrait of Lydia Brown, contributed by the Family . 48 Portrait and Autograph of Nicholas Brown, contributed by Hope Brown (Ives) Russell . ... 50 Portrait and Autograph of Thomas Poynton Ives, contributed by Hope Brown (Ives) Russell . 52 Portrait and Autograph of Eliza Brown (Gano) Rogers, contributed by Maria Benedict. .. .. .. .. ................... ., 53 Portrait and Autograph of Jeremiah Brown Howell, contributed by Martha Howell (Walker) Burrough................... 56 Portrait of ~arah (Howell) Eddy, contributed by Martha Howell (Walker) Burrough. 58 Portrait and Autograph of Isaac Brown, contributed by Adeline Brown 64 Prortrait and Autograph of Truman Beckwith, contributed by Henry · Truman Beckwith ............... , .............. ·............... 66 Portrait of Samuel Brown, contributed by the"Family................ 68 Residence of Samuel Brown, at Pembroke, Mass., now Oak Dale Farm 68 Brown University Library, contributed by John Nicholas Brown and Harold Brown . 74 Portrait and Autograph of Robert Hale Ives, Sr., contributed by Eliza.­ beth Amory (Ives) Gammell . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 80 Portrait and Autograph of Robert Hale Ives, Jr., contributed by Eliza­ beth Amory (Ives) Gammell.................................... 82 Portrait and Autograph of Sarah Brown (Mason) Eaton, contributed by Amasa M. Eaton and Charles Frederick Eaton . • . 84 Portrait and Autograph of John Williams Bulkley, contributed by Abby Isabel (Brown) Bulkley . 96 Portrait and Autograph of Col. Nathaniel Williams Brown, contributed by Adeline Brown............................ .. 98 THE CHAD BROWN MEMORIAL. FIRS'.r GENERATION. 1. Of the parentage, birthplace and early history of Chad Brown nothing is now known. Accompanied by his wife Elizabeth and son John, then eight years of age, and perhaps his younger sons, he emigrated from England in the ship Martm, which arrived in Boston, Mass., July, 1638. A fellow passenger, Sylvester Bald­ win, of Aston Clinton, Bucks Co., Eng., died during the voy­ age, and Chad Brown, soon after his arrival, witnessed the nuncnpative will. Of this Savage gives the following account : "On the main ocean, bound for N. E., his nuncupative will was made 21 June, and proved 13 July of that year, before Dep. Gov. Dudley, by oaths of Chad Brown, Francis Bolt, James Weeden and John Baldwin." · It is probable that his religious views were not in harmony with those of the Massachm.setts settlers, as he soon removed to Providence, where he became at once a leader in the colony and one of its most valued citizens. According to tradition, he was BiR exile from Salem "for conscience' sake." His coming to Providence was the same year of his arrival, and there, with twelve others, he signed the following compact: "We whose names are hereunder, desirous to inhabit in~ the town of Providence, do promise to subject ourselves in active or passive obedience to all such orders or agreements as shall be made for the public good of the body, in an orderly way, bl. the major assent of the present inhabitants, masters of families, incor­ porated together into a town fellowship, and such others as they shall admit into them, only in civil things." In his capacity as surveyor, he was soon after appointed on a committee to compile a list of the Home Lots of the first settlers on the "Towne Streete" and the meadows allotted to them. It is to this important work that we are indebted for our knowledge of these properties. His Home Lot fronted on the "Towne Streete," now South Main and Market Square, with the southern boundary to the southward of College and South Main Streets. It was about one hundred and twelve feet wide, and extended eastwardly to the "Highway," now Hope Street.