Nielsen Hayden genealogy
John Brown
- Aft 16971. John Brown died after 20 Nov 1697 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Notes:
Called in some records a "Scotchman." Robert Charles Anderson has shown that he cannot have been a son of the John Brown who arrived in 1632 on the Lyon. His will mentions his son-in-law John Darley or Darby, also his son-in-law Meacham.
John married Esther Makepeace on 24 Apr 1655 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Esther (daughter of Thomas Makepeace and Alice Brasier) was born about 1635. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Mary Brown
was born on 19 Dec 1662; died on 4 Jan 1727 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Lower Village Cemetery, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts. - 3. Deborah Brown was born on 20 Apr 1673 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 20 Dec 1721 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
- 2. Mary Brown
Generation: 2
2. Mary Brown (1.John1) was born on 19 Dec 1662; died on 4 Jan 1727 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Lower Village Cemetery, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 4 Jan 1728, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Notes:
Also called Marcy.
Family/Spouse: Thomas Daby. Thomas was born about 1657; died on 13 Oct 1738 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Cemetery, Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. John Daby was born on 26 Jan 1687 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 6 Jan 1769 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts.
3. Deborah Brown (1.John1) was born on 20 Apr 1673 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 20 Dec 1721 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Deborah married Jeremiah Meacham on 25 May 1693 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Jeremiah (son of Jeremiah Meacham and Margaret) was born about 1644; died on 14 Apr 1743 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 3
4. John Daby (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 26 Jan 1687 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 6 Jan 1769 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts. Notes:
He was a blacksmith, and one of the original petitioners for the town of Harvard in Worcester County.
His gravestone reads:
Here lies the Body
of Mr John Daby
who Departed this
Life Jan'y 6th AD 1769
Aged 80 years and
11 months.
Tis but a few whose Days amount
To three score years and ten;
And all beyond that short Account,
Is Sorrow, Toil and Pain.
Our Vitals with laborious Strife
Bear up the crazy load.
And drag those poor Remains of Life,
Along the tiresome Road.Family/Spouse: Hannah Butterick. Hannah (daughter of John Butterick and Mary Blood) was born on 6 Jun 1685 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 17 Nov 1744 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Simon Daby was born on 27 Feb 1714 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 18 Dec 1802 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts.
- 6. Simon Daby
5. Hannah Meacham (3.Deborah2, 1.John1)
Generation: 4
6. Simon Daby (4.John3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 27 Feb 1714 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 18 Dec 1802 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: 27 Feb 1715, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Simon married Mercy Wilson on 22 Jan 1738. Mercy (daughter of John Wilson and Mercy Wright) was born on 13 Aug 1717 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 31 Aug 1751 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. John Daby was born on 24 Mar 1741 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts.