William Brown was a son of James Brown, Jr. and his wife, Margaret (Denison) Brown. He was buried at the Newman Cemetery in what was then Rehoboth, Massachusetts at the time of his death. The western half of Rehoboth was created a separate township named Seekonk, Massachusetts in 1812. Then, in 1862, the western portion of Seekonk was ceded to Rhode Island and was named East Providence. The Newman Cemetery is now located in East Providence, Rhode Island.
The marriage record of William Brown and his first wife has not been found. The marriage date presented for them in this memorial (1710) is an estimate based on the date of birth of their first child. William Brown and his first wife, Elizabeth, had the following children, all of whom had their births recorded in the Rehoboth, Massachusetts Vital Records (pages 555-556).
Consider Brown, born September 8, 1711
Amos Brown, born May 28, 1714
Elizabeth Brown, born June 14, 1716
Bethiah Brown, born July 8, 1718
Jerusha Brown, born August 27, 1720
Ezra Brown, born August 18, 1722
Rebeckah [sic] Brown, born April 27, 1725
Following the death of his first wife, Elizabeth, on 27 Apr 1725, William Brown was married to Rebecca Follett in Rehoboth on 27 Oct 1725, exactly six months following Elizabeth's death (Rehoboth, MA VR, p. 60). They had the following children, all of whom had their births recorded in the Rehoboth, Massachusetts Vital Records, page 556).
Noah Brown, born August 7, 1726
Isaac Brown, born August 24, 1728
Ann Brown, born March 13, 1729/30; died October 27, 1731 (Rehoboth, MA VR, page 804)
Ann Brown, born January 8, 1731/2
William Brown died February 26, 1731/2 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. His death date is entered as February 26, 1731 in the published edition of the Rehoboth Vital Records by James N. Arnold (Rehoboth, Massachusetts Vital Records, page 804), but the original copy of the record correctly gives the date of death as February 26, 1731/2, utilizing a double date for the year of death.
The use of double dating arose from the correction for excess leap years in the Julian Calendar by the Gregorian calendar and also the change of the start of the year, to January 1st from March 25th, a transition from one style of calendar (Old Style) to another (New Style). The Gregorian Calendar began to be adopted, replacing the Julian Calendar, in 1582, but the calendar in the British Empire did not immediately change. The Calendar Act of 1750 altered the start of the year to January 1st and also aligned the British calendar 11 days later to comply with the Gregorian calendar. The change was implemented in 1752. It is during the transitional period between 1582 and 1752 that one will find dual dates used, as in the case of William Brown and his year of death.
Please refer to the following article for a brief biographical sketch of William Brown and an excellent, in-depth analysis of his estate:
Bowman, George Ernest. The Estate of William Brown of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. The Mayflower Descendant, volume 20 (1918), pages 178-190.
The periodical containing the article can be viewed online, here:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.a0002707297&view=1up&seq=9
The marriage record of William Brown and his first wife has not been found. The marriage date presented for them in this memorial (1710) is an estimate based on the date of birth of their first child. William Brown and his first wife, Elizabeth, had the following children, all of whom had their births recorded in the Rehoboth, Massachusetts Vital Records (pages 555-556).
Consider Brown, born September 8, 1711
Amos Brown, born May 28, 1714
Elizabeth Brown, born June 14, 1716
Bethiah Brown, born July 8, 1718
Jerusha Brown, born August 27, 1720
Ezra Brown, born August 18, 1722
Rebeckah [sic] Brown, born April 27, 1725
Following the death of his first wife, Elizabeth, on 27 Apr 1725, William Brown was married to Rebecca Follett in Rehoboth on 27 Oct 1725, exactly six months following Elizabeth's death (Rehoboth, MA VR, p. 60). They had the following children, all of whom had their births recorded in the Rehoboth, Massachusetts Vital Records, page 556).
Noah Brown, born August 7, 1726
Isaac Brown, born August 24, 1728
Ann Brown, born March 13, 1729/30; died October 27, 1731 (Rehoboth, MA VR, page 804)
Ann Brown, born January 8, 1731/2
William Brown died February 26, 1731/2 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. His death date is entered as February 26, 1731 in the published edition of the Rehoboth Vital Records by James N. Arnold (Rehoboth, Massachusetts Vital Records, page 804), but the original copy of the record correctly gives the date of death as February 26, 1731/2, utilizing a double date for the year of death.
The use of double dating arose from the correction for excess leap years in the Julian Calendar by the Gregorian calendar and also the change of the start of the year, to January 1st from March 25th, a transition from one style of calendar (Old Style) to another (New Style). The Gregorian Calendar began to be adopted, replacing the Julian Calendar, in 1582, but the calendar in the British Empire did not immediately change. The Calendar Act of 1750 altered the start of the year to January 1st and also aligned the British calendar 11 days later to comply with the Gregorian calendar. The change was implemented in 1752. It is during the transitional period between 1582 and 1752 that one will find dual dates used, as in the case of William Brown and his year of death.
Please refer to the following article for a brief biographical sketch of William Brown and an excellent, in-depth analysis of his estate:
Bowman, George Ernest. The Estate of William Brown of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. The Mayflower Descendant, volume 20 (1918), pages 178-190.
The periodical containing the article can be viewed online, here:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.a0002707297&view=1up&seq=9
William Brown was a son of James Brown, Jr. and his wife, Margaret (Denison) Brown. He was buried at the Newman Cemetery in what was then Rehoboth, Massachusetts at the time of his death. The western half of Rehoboth was created a separate township named Seekonk, Massachusetts in 1812. Then, in 1862, the western portion of Seekonk was ceded to Rhode Island and was named East Providence. The Newman Cemetery is now located in East Providence, Rhode Island.
The marriage record of William Brown and his first wife has not been found. The marriage date presented for them in this memorial (1710) is an estimate based on the date of birth of their first child. William Brown and his first wife, Elizabeth, had the following children, all of whom had their births recorded in the Rehoboth, Massachusetts Vital Records (pages 555-556).
Consider Brown, born September 8, 1711
Amos Brown, born May 28, 1714
Elizabeth Brown, born June 14, 1716
Bethiah Brown, born July 8, 1718
Jerusha Brown, born August 27, 1720
Ezra Brown, born August 18, 1722
Rebeckah [sic] Brown, born April 27, 1725
Following the death of his first wife, Elizabeth, on 27 Apr 1725, William Brown was married to Rebecca Follett in Rehoboth on 27 Oct 1725, exactly six months following Elizabeth's death (Rehoboth, MA VR, p. 60). They had the following children, all of whom had their births recorded in the Rehoboth, Massachusetts Vital Records, page 556).
Noah Brown, born August 7, 1726
Isaac Brown, born August 24, 1728
Ann Brown, born March 13, 1729/30; died October 27, 1731 (Rehoboth, MA VR, page 804)
Ann Brown, born January 8, 1731/2
William Brown died February 26, 1731/2 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. His death date is entered as February 26, 1731 in the published edition of the Rehoboth Vital Records by James N. Arnold (Rehoboth, Massachusetts Vital Records, page 804), but the original copy of the record correctly gives the date of death as February 26, 1731/2, utilizing a double date for the year of death.
The use of double dating arose from the correction for excess leap years in the Julian Calendar by the Gregorian calendar and also the change of the start of the year, to January 1st from March 25th, a transition from one style of calendar (Old Style) to another (New Style). The Gregorian Calendar began to be adopted, replacing the Julian Calendar, in 1582, but the calendar in the British Empire did not immediately change. The Calendar Act of 1750 altered the start of the year to January 1st and also aligned the British calendar 11 days later to comply with the Gregorian calendar. The change was implemented in 1752. It is during the transitional period between 1582 and 1752 that one will find dual dates used, as in the case of William Brown and his year of death.
Please refer to the following article for a brief biographical sketch of William Brown and an excellent, in-depth analysis of his estate:
Bowman, George Ernest. The Estate of William Brown of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. The Mayflower Descendant, volume 20 (1918), pages 178-190.
The periodical containing the article can be viewed online, here:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.a0002707297&view=1up&seq=9
The marriage record of William Brown and his first wife has not been found. The marriage date presented for them in this memorial (1710) is an estimate based on the date of birth of their first child. William Brown and his first wife, Elizabeth, had the following children, all of whom had their births recorded in the Rehoboth, Massachusetts Vital Records (pages 555-556).
Consider Brown, born September 8, 1711
Amos Brown, born May 28, 1714
Elizabeth Brown, born June 14, 1716
Bethiah Brown, born July 8, 1718
Jerusha Brown, born August 27, 1720
Ezra Brown, born August 18, 1722
Rebeckah [sic] Brown, born April 27, 1725
Following the death of his first wife, Elizabeth, on 27 Apr 1725, William Brown was married to Rebecca Follett in Rehoboth on 27 Oct 1725, exactly six months following Elizabeth's death (Rehoboth, MA VR, p. 60). They had the following children, all of whom had their births recorded in the Rehoboth, Massachusetts Vital Records, page 556).
Noah Brown, born August 7, 1726
Isaac Brown, born August 24, 1728
Ann Brown, born March 13, 1729/30; died October 27, 1731 (Rehoboth, MA VR, page 804)
Ann Brown, born January 8, 1731/2
William Brown died February 26, 1731/2 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. His death date is entered as February 26, 1731 in the published edition of the Rehoboth Vital Records by James N. Arnold (Rehoboth, Massachusetts Vital Records, page 804), but the original copy of the record correctly gives the date of death as February 26, 1731/2, utilizing a double date for the year of death.
The use of double dating arose from the correction for excess leap years in the Julian Calendar by the Gregorian calendar and also the change of the start of the year, to January 1st from March 25th, a transition from one style of calendar (Old Style) to another (New Style). The Gregorian Calendar began to be adopted, replacing the Julian Calendar, in 1582, but the calendar in the British Empire did not immediately change. The Calendar Act of 1750 altered the start of the year to January 1st and also aligned the British calendar 11 days later to comply with the Gregorian calendar. The change was implemented in 1752. It is during the transitional period between 1582 and 1752 that one will find dual dates used, as in the case of William Brown and his year of death.
Please refer to the following article for a brief biographical sketch of William Brown and an excellent, in-depth analysis of his estate:
Bowman, George Ernest. The Estate of William Brown of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. The Mayflower Descendant, volume 20 (1918), pages 178-190.
The periodical containing the article can be viewed online, here:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.a0002707297&view=1up&seq=9
