History of Essex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . iv HTVTSniith 6^ JX&S />7--?2-.^ ^-^- BEVERLY. 755. MOSES BROWN. Moses Brown, ofBeverly, was born inWahham, formerly apart of Watertown,Massachusetts, April4, 1748. He was theeldest surviving son ofIsaac Brown, a veryactive business man,who resided on Wal-tham Plain, and whodescended in the fifthgeneration from Ab-raham Browne, one ofthe original settlers ofWatertown. Abraham Crest are those of Christopher Browne, of was admitted freemanblamford, Co. Lincoln, ana of Tolethorpe, Co
History of Essex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . iv HTVTSniith 6^ JX&S />7--?2-.^ ^-^- BEVERLY. 755. MOSES BROWN. Moses Brown, ofBeverly, was born inWahham, formerly apart of Watertown,Massachusetts, April4, 1748. He was theeldest surviving son ofIsaac Brown, a veryactive business man,who resided on Wal-tham Plain, and whodescended in the fifthgeneration from Ab-raham Browne, one ofthe original settlers ofWatertown. Abraham Crest are those of Christopher Browne, of was admitted freemanblamford, Co. Lincoln, ana of Tolethorpe, Co- Rutland, and of his descendants. ~f TVT ooconl-iiiaorfa (Vide c. 23, folioTT, and Grants II., 627.) 0I Mas S aC n U Se IIS March 6, 1631-2, andsoon became promi-nent in the place ofhis adoption, receiv-ing, as is manifestfrom the early recordsof the town, import- ant appointments and trusts more numerous than were conferred upon any other person. He wasdescended, in the fifth generation, through theBrownes of Swan Hall, Hawkedon, in Suffolk, Eng-land, from Christopher Browne of Stamford, in Lin-colnshire, and of Tolethorpe, Rutlandshire, who, I hereby certif
Size: 1330px × 1879px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookpublisherphila, bookyear1888
