Flint, Blake, and Related Families.

A Genealogy Trip Through Time and Place.

Nicholas Brown

b. 27 July 1771
Relationship5th great-granduncle of Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited13 June 2017

Nicholas Brown was born on 27 July 1771 in Swansea, Bristol County, MassachusettsG.1 He was the son of Esek Brown and Rachel Cole.1

Citations

  1. [S1465] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 175; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Esek Brown

b. 8 March 1679, d. 4 December 1772
Relationship7th great-grandfather of Joseph Michael Flint
ChartsPedigree for Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited19 December 2017

Esek Brown was born on 8 March 1679 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode IslandG.1 He was the son of James Brown and Elizabeth Carr.1

Esek Brown married Mercy Carr, daughter of Caleb Carr and Deborah, on 29 November 1705 in Jamestown, Newport County, Rhode IslandG.2

On 1715 Esek moved from Newport to Gardner's Neck in Swansee, Bristol County, Massachusetts.3

Esek Brown died on 4 December 1772, at age 93, in Swansea, Bristol County, MassachusettsG.2

On 12 December 1772 in Providence, Rhode islandG,the Providence Gazette published the following:

Swansey, December 10, 1772

Last Friday departed this life, and on Monday followinf were decently interred, the Remains of Esek Brown, Esq; in the 94th year of his Age. During a long and painful illness, his Prayer to God was, that he might enjoy the proper Exercise of his Reason, maintain under his Distress a true Christian Magnanimity and Patience, and that God would grant him a comfortable Passage fron this, to a Life of Blessednes above; in all which, his surviving Family have Reason to bebelieve God answered his Requests. he has left, to mourn his Loss, a disconsolate Widow, with whom he had lifed 69 years, the only Wife he ever had. He had descended from him 11 Children, 112 Grandchildren, 127 Greatgrandchilderen in all 253, of which 2001 are now living; 73 Children and Grandchildren, of which the former are all living, attended his funeral, and gave this Account of the Family from their own Mouths. He was more than 60 Years a regular Member of the Baptist Church, and also of the House of commons in the Massachusetts-Bay for 14 years; he also sustained several other Offices in the Town, the Duties of which he discharged with great Fidelity; bur amidst all his Connections on Life, what was very remarkable, he never had an Action in Law, for Or against him. The Coffin in which he was buried was made of Black Cherry-Tree Boards, of a Tree he brought in his own Hand, on Horseback, from Rhode Island. He was a loving Husband, a tender Parent, a kind master, a good Neighbour, and, what crowns all, a pious Christian.4

Children with Mercy Carr (b. 7 October 1683, d. December 1776)

DaughterMary Brown (b. 28 March 1707)
DaughterElizabeth Brown (b. 10 October 1708)
DaughterDeborah Brown (b. 10 June 1711)
SonEsek Brown+ (b. 13 August 1712, d. after 1784)
DaughterRoby Brown (b. 10 March 1715)
DaughterDeborah Brown (b. 13 October 1716)
DaughterMarcy Brown (b. 15 January 1718)
SonJames Brown (b. 21 November 1719)
SonBenjamin Brown (b. 17 July 1721)
SonJeremiah Brown (b. 22 August 1723)
SonDaniel Brown (b. 22 August 1723)

Citations

  1. [S1467] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 76-77; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)
  2. [S1464] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 79; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)
  3. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)
  4. [S616] Providence (Rhode Island) Gazette, 12 Dec 1772, p 3, col 2; digital image, Genealogy Bank (https://www.genealogybank.com/ : accessed 19 Dec 2017.)

Mercy Carr

b. 7 October 1683, d. December 1776
Relationship7th great-grandmother of Joseph Michael Flint
ChartsPedigree for Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited5 August 2017

Mercy Carr was born on 7 October 1683.1 She was the daughter of Caleb Carr and Deborah.1

Mercy Carr married Esek Brown, son of James Brown and Elizabeth Carr, on 29 November 1705 in Jamestown, Newport County, Rhode IslandG.1

Mercy Carr died in December 1776, at age 93.1

Children with Esek Brown (b. 8 March 1679, d. 4 December 1772)

DaughterMary Brown (b. 28 March 1707)
DaughterElizabeth Brown (b. 10 October 1708)
DaughterDeborah Brown (b. 10 June 1711)
SonEsek Brown+ (b. 13 August 1712, d. after 1784)
DaughterRoby Brown (b. 10 March 1715)
DaughterDeborah Brown (b. 13 October 1716)
DaughterMarcy Brown (b. 15 January 1718)
SonJames Brown (b. 21 November 1719)
SonBenjamin Brown (b. 17 July 1721)
SonJeremiah Brown (b. 22 August 1723)
SonDaniel Brown (b. 22 August 1723)

Citations

  1. [S1464] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 79; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Caleb Carr

b. 23 August 1657, d. 10 October 1700
Relationship8th great-grandfather of Joseph Michael Flint
ChartsPedigree for Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited13 June 2017

Caleb Carr was born on 23 August 1657.1,2 He was the son of Caleb Carr and Mercy.1

Caleb Carr married Deborah about 1680.2,3

Caleb Carr died on 10 October 1700, at age 43.1

Child with Deborah

DaughterMercy Carr+ (b. 7 October 1683, d. December 1776)

Citations

  1. [S676] The American Carr Families (Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Martin & Allardyce, 1912); digital image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/ : accessed 28 Feb 2010).pg. 1.
  2. [S677] Robert Charles Anderson; George F Sanborn Jr.; Melinde Lutz Sanborn, "Caleb Carr," The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001), 11-14; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 28 Feb 2010.)
  3. [S1464] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 79; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Deborah

Relationship8th great-grandmother of Joseph Michael Flint
ChartsPedigree for Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited5 August 2017


Deborah married Caleb Carr, son of Caleb Carr and Mercy, about 1680.1,2

Child with Caleb Carr (b. 23 August 1657, d. 10 October 1700)

DaughterMercy Carr+ (b. 7 October 1683, d. December 1776)

Citations

  1. [S677] Robert Charles Anderson; George F Sanborn Jr.; Melinde Lutz Sanborn, "Caleb Carr," The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001), 11-14; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 28 Feb 2010.)
  2. [S1464] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 79; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Mary Brown

b. 28 March 1707
Relationship6th great-grandaunt of Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited3 October 2017

Mary Brown was born on 28 March 1707 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode IslandG.1 She was the daughter of Esek Brown and Mercy Carr.1

Mary Brown married John Thurber on 8 April 1728.1

Citations

  1. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

John Thurber

Last Edited13 June 2017


John Thurber married Mary Brown, daughter of Esek Brown and Mercy Carr, on 8 April 1728.1

Citations

  1. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Elizabeth Brown

b. 10 October 1708
Relationship6th great-grandaunt of Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited13 June 2017

Elizabeth Brown was born on 10 October 1708 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode IslandG.1 She was the daughter of Esek Brown and Mercy Carr.1

Elizabeth married a Mr Sherman.1

Citations

  1. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Deborah Brown

b. 10 June 1711
Relationship6th great-grandaunt of Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited1 October 2017

Deborah Brown was born on 10 June 1711 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode IslandG.1 She was the daughter of Esek Brown and Mercy Carr.1

Deborah Brown died.1

Citations

  1. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Roby Brown

b. 10 March 1715
Relationship6th great-grandaunt of Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited5 August 2017

Roby Brown was born on 10 March 1715 in Swansea, Bristol County, MassachusettsG.1 She was the daughter of Esek Brown and Mercy Carr.1

Roby Brown married Jonathan Taber on 29 June 1735.1

Citations

  1. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Jonathan Taber

Last Edited5 August 2017

Jonathan Taber was born in Newport, Newport County, Rhode IslandG.1

Jonathan Taber married Roby Brown, daughter of Esek Brown and Mercy Carr, on 29 June 1735.1

Citations

  1. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Deborah Brown

b. 13 October 1716
Relationship6th great-grandaunt of Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited5 August 2017

Deborah Brown was born on 13 October 1716 in Swansea, Bristol County, MassachusettsG.1 She was the daughter of Esek Brown and Mercy Carr.1

Deborah Brown married Joseph Rodgers on 10 June 1736.1

Citations

  1. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Joseph Rodgers

Last Edited5 August 2017

Joseph Rodgers was born in Newport, Newport County, Rhode IslandG.1

Joseph Rodgers married Deborah Brown, daughter of Esek Brown and Mercy Carr, on 10 June 1736.1

Citations

  1. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Marcy Brown

b. 15 January 1718
Relationship6th great-grandaunt of Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited5 August 2017

Marcy Brown was born on 15 January 1718 in Swansea, Bristol County, MassachusettsG.1 She was the daughter of Esek Brown and Mercy Carr.1

Marcy Brown married Seth Simmons on 30 October 1737.1

Citations

  1. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Seth Simmons

Last Edited13 June 2017


Seth Simmons married Marcy Brown, daughter of Esek Brown and Mercy Carr, on 30 October 1737.1

Citations

  1. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

James Brown

b. 21 November 1719
Relationship6th great-granduncle of Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited13 June 2017

James Brown was born on 21 November 1719.1 He was the son of Esek Brown and Mercy Carr.1

Citations

  1. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Benjamin Brown

b. 17 July 1721
Relationship6th great-granduncle of Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited13 June 2017

Benjamin Brown was born on 17 July 1721.1 He was the son of Esek Brown and Mercy Carr.1

On 1767 "He bought of his brother Daniel land on Mattapoiset Neck which he with his wife Elizabeth sold in 1778".1

Citations

  1. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Jeremiah Brown

b. 22 August 1723
Relationship6th great-granduncle of Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited13 June 2017

Jeremiah Brown was born on 22 August 1723 in Swansea, Bristol County, MassachusettsG, (twin.)1 He was the son of Esek Brown and Mercy Carr.1

Citations

  1. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Daniel Brown

b. 22 August 1723
Relationship6th great-granduncle of Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited13 June 2017

Daniel Brown was born on 22 August 1723 in Swansea, Bristol County, MassachusettsG, (twin.)1 He was the son of Esek Brown and Mercy Carr.1

Citations

  1. [S1466] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 80; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

James Brown

b. say 1640, d. before 1683
Relationship8th great-grandfather of Joseph Michael Flint
ChartsPedigree for Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited13 May 2018

James Brown was born say 1640 in Providence, Rhode islandG. He was the son of Chad Brown and Elizabeth Sharparowe.1,2

James Brown married Elizabeth Carr, daughter of Robert Carr, before 1671.1

James Brown died before 1683.1

Children with Elizabeth Carr

SonJohn Brown (b. 1671)
SonEsek Brown+ (b. 8 March 1679, d. 4 December 1772)
SonJames Brown

Citations

  1. [S1467] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 76-77; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)
  2. [S1468] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 74; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Elizabeth Carr

Relationship8th great-grandmother of Joseph Michael Flint
ChartsPedigree for Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited13 May 2018
She was the daughter of Robert Carr.1

Elizabeth Carr married James Brown, son of Chad Brown and Elizabeth Sharparowe, before 1671.1

Elizabeth Carr married Samuel Gardiner about 1683.1

Children with James Brown (b. say 1640, d. before 1683)

SonJohn Brown (b. 1671)
SonEsek Brown+ (b. 8 March 1679, d. 4 December 1772)
SonJames Brown

Citations

  1. [S1467] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 76-77; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

John Brown

b. 1671
Relationship7th great-granduncle of Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited13 June 2017

John Brown was born in 1671.1 He was the son of James Brown and Elizabeth Carr.1

Citations

  1. [S1467] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 76-77; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

James Brown

Relationship7th great-granduncle of Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited13 June 2017
He was the son of James Brown and Elizabeth Carr.1
James Brown was born in Newport, Newport County, Rhode IslandG.1

Citations

  1. [S1467] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 76-77; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Samuel Gardiner

Last Edited13 June 2017


Samuel Gardiner married Elizabeth Carr, daughter of Robert Carr, about 1683.1

Citations

  1. [S1467] William Bradford Browne, "Chad Browne Of Providence, R.I., And Four Generations Of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 80 (Jan & Apr 1926: pg 76-77; digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 25 May 2009.)

Robert Carr

Relationship9th great-grandfather of Joseph Michael Flint
ChartsPedigree for Joseph Michael Flint
Last Edited13 June 2017

Child

DaughterElizabeth Carr+