Deborah Brown (1773 - bef. 1807)

Born 14 Aug 1773 in North Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Ephraim Brown — married 10 Nov 1793 (to about 1806) in Westerly, R,I,

Descendants

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Biography

Deborah was born August 14, 1773, at North Stonington, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Nathan Brown and Lydia Dewey.^[1] Children (B.G. pg 309). Deborah married Ephraim Brown (lineage Jedediah, Jedediah, John, Thomas), at Westerly, Rhode Island, November 10, 1793.^[2] Per this source, their marriage took place November 10, 1793 at Stonington, Connecticut. It says Deborah was from Stonington. It also says that the couple was married by Joseph Clark, J.P. of Westerley, Rhode Island.^[3]

Known children of Deborah Brown and Ephraim Brown were:^[2]

1. Ephraim, died in early manhood NOTE: Per Connecticut Vital Records he was born February 21, 1794 at North Stonington, Connecticut
2. Deborah, born 1799; died November 4, 1828 NOTE: Per Connecticut VItal Records, she was born October 27, 1796 at North Stonington, Connecticut
3. Eliza, born 1800; married Orrin Flint NOTE: Per Connecticut VItal Records, she was born October 10, 1800 at North Stonington, Connecticut
4. Lydia, married her cousin, Sheperd Brown; she died young, leaving a son and daughter [no names mentioned] NOTE: Per Connecticut Vital Records, she was born October 17, 1798 at North Stonington, Connecticut
5. Charles, died in early manhood NOTE: Per Connecticut VItal Records, he was born July 3, 1804 at North Stonington, Connecticut

Deborah passed away before September 5, 1807 when her husband, Ephraim, remarried.

Research Notes

A marriage record for a Deborah Curtis and an Ephraim Brown is attached to this profile. NOTE: The last name of Deborah in the attached image does not match this Deborah, and the marriage it shows took place in Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1788, when this Deborah would have been only 15 years old. Additionally, Gloucester is almost 120 miles from North Stonington, which is quite a long distance to travel at that time. The marriage record says that both Ephraim and Deborah were from Gloucester. There was an Ephraim Brown born in Gloucester in the right timeframe for this to have been his marriage record, but no further research of this has yet been conducted.

Sources

1. ↑ Wheeler, Richard Anson, History of the town of Stonington, county of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, published 1900. by reference page 265
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Brown, Cyrus Henry, Brown genealogy of many of the descendants of Thomas, John, and Eleazer Brown, published 1915. Reference Volume 3, page 309
3. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Reference Stonington Volume, page 32 $Subscription

• Volume II Brown Genealogy, Part 1 Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John, & Eleazer Brown, By Cyrus Henry Brown, 1915, page 97 & 309