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John BROWN (1800-1859), abolitionist, addressed as Capt., called Old Brown of Osawatomie, leader of raid at Harpers Ferry, VA, convicted and hanged for treason, commemorated in the marching song "John Brown's Body."

Owen BROWN (1771-1856) and Ruth MILLS (1771-1808)
John BROWN (1728-1776) and Hannah OWEN (1740-1831) [see below]
John BROWN (1700-1790) and Mary EGGLESTON (1702-1789)
John BROWN (1668-1728) and Elizabeth LOOMIS (1671-1723)
John LOOMIS (1622-1688) and Elizabeth SCOTT (1625-1696)
Joseph LOOMIS (1590-1658) and Mary WHITE (1590-1652)
Robert WHITE (d. 1617) and Bridget ALGAR (b. 1562)

Hannah OWEN (1740-1831) and John BROWN (1728-1776)
Elijah OWEN (1706-1741) and Hannah HIGLEY (1717-1812) [see below]
Isaac OWEN (1670-1736) and Sarah HOLCOMB (1673-1763) [see below]
John OWEN (1622-1699) and Rebecca WADE (d. 1711)

Hannah HIGLEY (1717-1812) and Elijah OWEN (1706-1741)
Brewster HIGLEY (1680-1760) and Esther HOLCOMB (1684-1760) [see below]
John HIGLEY (1649-1714) and Hannah DRAKE (d. 1694)
Jonathan HIGLEY (1620-1664) and Katherine BREWSTER

Sarah HOLCOMB (1673-1763) and Isaac OWEN (1670-1736)
Benajah HOLCOMB (1644-1736) and Sarah ENO (1649-1732)
Thomas HOLCOMB (1610-1657) and Elizabeth (1617-1679)

Esther HOLCOMB (1684-1760) and Brewster HIGLEY (1680-1760)
Nathaniel HOLCOMB (1648-1741) and Mary BLISS (1651-1723) [see below]
Thomas HOLCOMB (1610-1657) and Elizabeth (1617-1679)

Mary BLISS (1651-1723) and Nathaniel HOLCOMB (1648-1741)
Nathaniel BLISS (1621-1654) and Catherine CHAPIN (1626-1712)
Samuel CHAPIN (1598-1675) and Cicely PENNY (1602-1683)

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=:738762&id=I15013
robert poor <edpoor@mako.com>
Ahnentafel, Generation No. 1

1.
John BROWN was born 9 MAY 1800 in Torrington,Litchfield,CT, and died 2 DEC 1859 in Charlestown,,W VA. He
was the son of 2. OWEN BROWN and 3. Ruth MILLS. He married Mary Ann DAY 1833. She was born in of
Meadville,,PA.

Ahnentafel, Generation No. 2

2. OWEN BROWN was born 16 FEB 1771 in Simsbury,,CT, and died 8 MAY 1856 in Hudson,Summit,OH.

3. Ruth MILLS was born 1771, and died in Hudson,Summit,OH. She was the daughter of 6. Gideon MILLS and 7. Ruth HUMPHREY.

Child of Ruth MILLS and OWEN BROWN is:
1. i. John BROWN was born 9 MAY 1800 in Torrington,Litchfield,CT, and died 2 DEC 1859 in Charlestown,,W VA. He married Mary Ann DAY 1833. She was born in of Meadville,,PA.

Ahnentafel, Generation No. 3

6. Gideon MILLS died AFT 1800 in Barkhamstead,,CT.

7. Ruth HUMPHREY was born 26 JUL 1751 in Simsbury,,CT. She was the daughter of 14. Oliver HUMPHREY and 15. Sarah GARRETT.

Child of Ruth HUMPHREY and Gideon MILLS is:
3. i. Ruth MILLS was born 1771, and died in Hudson,Summit,OH. She married OWEN BROWN. He was born 16 FEB 1771 in Simsbury,,CT, and died 8 MAY 1856 in Hudson,Summit,OH.

Ahnentafel, Generation No. 4

14. Oliver HUMPHREY was born 13 APR 1720 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut, and died 30 OCT 1792. He was the son of 28. Jonathan HUMPHREY and 29. Mercy RUGGLES.

15. Sarah GARRETT was born 1723, and died 8 NOV 1821 in West Simsbury,Hartford,CT. She was the daughter of 30. Francis GARRETT and 31. Sarah MILLS.

Children of Sarah GARRETT and Oliver HUMPHREY are:
i. Sarah HUMPHREY was born 14 NOV 1745 in Simsbury,,CT, and died 1795.
ii. Lois HUMPHREY was born 20 JUL 1748 in Simsbury,,CT, and died 1810 in Marcellus,Onondaga,N Y.
iii. Oliver HUMPHREY was born 27 MAR 1750 in Simsbury,,CT, and died 1776 in Prison ship,or Harlem
Hights,N Y.
7. iv. Ruth HUMPHREY was born 26 JUL 1751 in Simsbury,,CT. She married Gideon MILLS ABT 1770 in
Simsbury,Hartford,CT. He died AFT 1800 in Barkhamstead,,CT.

Ahnentafel, Generation No. 5

28. Jonathan HUMPHREY was born 2 DEC 1688 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut, and died 14 JUN 1749. He was the son of 56. Samuel HUMPHREY and 57. Mary MILLS.

29. Mercy RUGGLES was born 6 NOV 1697 in Suffield,Hartford,Connecticut, and died 10 NOV 1761.

Children of Mercy RUGGLES and Jonathan HUMPHREY are:

i. Jonathan HUMPHREY was born 8 JUN 1715 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut, and died 13 SEP 1794.
ii. Mercy HUMPHREY was born 21 OCT 1717 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut, and died 1793.
14. iii. Oliver HUMPHREY was born 13 APR 1720 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut, and died 30 OCT 1792. He married Sarah GARRETT 28 JAN 1744 in Simsbury,Hartford,CT, daughter of Francis GARRETT and Sarah MILLS. She was born 1723, and died 8 NOV 1821 in West Simsbury,Hartford,CT.
iv. Esther [fam 4] HUMPHREY was born 15 APR 1722 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut, and died 7 MAR
1773 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut. She married John OWEN.
v. Solomon HUMPHREY was born 2 MAY 1724 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut, and died 1798. He married Naomi HIGLEY.
vi. Apphia HUMPHREY was born 9 MAY 1726 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut, and died 27 AUG 1762. She married John HIGLEY.
vii. Rosannah HUMPHREY was born ABT 1728 in ,CT. She married John FOOTE.

30. Francis GARRETT was born in ,,France.

31. Sarah MILLS was born 5 NOV 1696 in ,,CT. She was the daughter of 62. John MILLS and 63. Sarah PETTIBONE.

Child of Sarah MILLS and Francis GARRETT is:
15. i. Sarah GARRETT was born 1723, and died 8 NOV 1821 in West Simsbury,Hartford,CT. She married Oliver HUMPHREY 28 JAN 1744 in Simsbury,Hartford,CT, son of Jonathan HUMPHREY and Mercy RUGGLES. He was born 13 APR 1720 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut, and died 30 OCT 1792.

Ahnentafel, Generation No. 6

56. Samuel HUMPHREY was born 15 MAY 1656 in Windsor,Hartford,CT, and died 15 JUN 1736 in
Simsbury,Hartford,CT. He was the son of 112. Michael HUMPHREY and 113. Priscilla GRANT.

57. Mary MILLS was born 8 DEC 1662 in Windsor,Hartford,CT, and died 4 APR 1730 in Simsbury,Hartford,CT. She
was the daughter of 114. Simon MILLS and 115. Mary BUELL.

Children of Mary MILLS and Samuel HUMPHREY are:

i. Mary HUMPHREY was born 16 NOV 1681 in Simsbury,Hartford,CT. She married Bartholomew CASE 7
DEC 1699 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut, son of John CASE and Sarah SPENCER. He was born OCT
1670 in Windsor,Hartford,CT, and died 25 OCT 1725 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut.

ii. Elizabeth HUMPHREY was born 22 APR 1684 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut.

iii. Samuel HUMPHREY was born 17 MAY 1686 in Simsbury,Hartford,CT, and died 16 OCT 1759 in
Goshen,Litchfield,CT. He married Mary ORTON 31 OCT 1731 in Simsbury,Hartford,CT, daughter of
Thomas ORTON and Anne BUCKINGHAM. She was born 9 FEB 1703/1704 in South Farms,Litchfield,CT.
He married Lydia NORTH in Windsor,Hartford,CT. She was born 1680 in Windsor,Hartford,CT. He
married Hannah PHELPS 23 FEB 1709/1710 in Simsbury,Hartford,CT, daughter of Joseph PHELPS and
Mary COLLIER. She was born 25 OCT 1693 in Simsbury,Hartford,CT, and died 1710 in
Simsbury,Hartford,CT. He married Mary TULLER. She was born 27 NOV 1692.

28. iv. Jonathan HUMPHREY was born 2 DEC 1688 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut, and died 14 JUN 1749. He married Mercy RUGGLES 30 JUN 1714. She was born 6 NOV 1697 in Suffield,Hartford,Connecticut, and died 10 NOV 1761.

v. Abigail HUMPHREY was born 13 JAN 1698 in Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut. She married John CASE, son of John CASE and Sarah HOLCOMB. He was born 22 AUG 1694, and died 2 DEC 1752.

vi. Hannah HUMPHREY was born 6 APR 1697 in Simsbury,Hartford,CT.

vii. Noah HUMPHREY was born 1707 in Simsbury,,CT. He married Hannah CASE, daughter of John CASE and Sarah HOLCOMB. She was born ABT 1709 in Simsbury,,CT, and died 23 SEP 1799. He married Elizabeth
BUTTOLPH 6 MAR 1751 in Simsbury,Hartford,CT. She died 6 JUN 1762 in Simsbury,Hartford,CT.

viii. Charles HUMPHREY was born 1707 in Simsbury,Hartford,CT, and died 14 MAY 1774. He married
Hepzibah PETTIBONE 8 MAY 1723 in Simsbury,Hartford,CT. She was born ABT 1720.

62. John MILLS was born 2 JAN 1669 in Windsor,,Hartford,CT, and died 12 MAR 1697/1698 in
Simsbury,,Hartford,CT. He was the son of 124. Simon MILLS and 125. Mary BUELL.

63. Sarah PETTIBONE was born ABT 1660.

Children of Sarah PETTIBONE and John MILLS are:

i. John MILLS was born 4 NOV 1690 in Simsbury,,,CT, and died FEB 1774 in Suffrage,West Simsbury,,CT. He married LIVING, daughter of Joseph PHELPS and Sarah CASE.

ii. Prudence MILLS was born 29 JAN 1692 in ,,CT.

iii. Joseph MILLS was born 23 DEC 1694 in Of East Simsbury,,,CT, and died 19 APR 1783.

iv. Benjamin MILLS was born 23 DEC 1694 in ,,CT.

31. v. Sarah MILLS was born 5 NOV 1696 in ,,CT. She married Francis GARRETT. He was born in ,,France.

vi. Patience MILLS was born ABT 1697 in ,,CT, and died 1697.

http://www.kancoll.org/articles/browns.htm
KANSAS COLLECTION ARTICLES
MARILYN GETTY, BARBARA RENTENBACH, and DICK TAYLOR
produced this selection.
THE BROWNS
The great-great-great-grandparents of famed abolitionist John Brown were Peter and Mary (Gillet) Brown. Their son John was born in 1668, and he later married Elizabeth Loomis.

John and Elizabeth (Loomis) Brown's son John was born in 1700, and he later married Mary Eggleston.

John and Mary (Eggleston) Brown's son John was born in 1728, and he later married Hannah Owens.
Hannah (Owens) Brown's husband John lost his life serving in the Revolutionary War as Captain of "Train Band 9" of the 18th Connecticut regiment. The 48-year-old captain's widow had already given birth to 10 other children by the time of her husband's demise in 1776.

It was probably in the early 1790's when one of John and Hannah's sons, Owen Brown, married Ruth, daughter of Gideon Mills. And when Owen and Ruth moved down to Ohio in 1805, they had already been parents of a half-dozen children.

Salmon (#1) was born to Owen and Ruth; and he died later in 1796. Another Salmon was later born to the family.
Levi Blakeslee was adopted by Owen and Ruth when he was only two years old.
An infant son of Owen and Ruth died at birth.
John was born to Owen and Ruth in 1800.

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On June 21, 1820, John married Dianthe Lusk; and they had these children before Dianthe died 12 years later:

John was born July 25, 1821, at Hudson, OH. He married Wealthy Hotchkiss
Jason was born January 19, 1823, at Hudson, OH. He married Ellen Sherboudy.
Frederick (#1) was born January 9,1827, at Richmond, PA, and died March 31, 1833. Another Frederick was later born to the family.
Ruth was born February 18, 1829 at Richmond, PA. She later married Henry Thompson. [see notes under James L. Thompson]
Frederick (#2) was born December 21, 1830, at Richmond, PA. He was murdered at Osawatomie, KS, by Rev. Martin White on August 30, 1856.
An infant son was born on August 7, 1832, and did not live. He was buried with his mother, Dianthe (Lusk) Brown on August 10, 1832.

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John took Mary Ann (Little) to be his second wife; she was the former wife of Charles Day, Meadville, PA. Later, as John's widow, Mary Ann lived in NY. [1860 census, North Elba, Essex county, NY]
{Marilyn Getty is related to Mary Ann Little}

John and Mary Ann had these children:

Sarah was born on May 11, 1834, at Richmond, PA. She died on Septermber 23, 1843.
Watson was born on October 7, 1835. He married Isabella Thompson in 1856. Watson was wounded at Harper's Ferry on October 17, 1859, and died two days later.
Salmon was born October 2, 1836, at Hudson, OH. He married Abba (or Abbie) Hinkley in 1856, and later they had a daughter named Cora. [Abbie and Cora were later living in NY: 1860 census, North Elba, Essex county, NY]
Charles was born on November 3, 1837, at Hudson, OH. He died on September 11, 1843.
Oliver was born on March 9, 1839, at Franklin, OH. He married Martha Brewster in 1858. Oliver was killed at Harper's Ferry on October 17, 1859.
Peter was born on December 7, 1840, and died on September 22, 1843.
Austin was born on September 14, 1842, at Richfield, OH. He died the following year.
Anne was born on December 23, 1843. [Later she lived in NY: 1860 census, North Elba, Essex county, NY]
Amelia was born on June 22, 1845, at Akron, OH. She died the following year.
Sarah was born on September 11, 1846. [Later she lived in NY: 1860 census, North Elba, Essex county, NY]
Ellen (#1) was born on May 20, 1848, at Springfield, MA. She died the following year.
(infant son) died on May 17, 1852, at the age of 17 days.
Ellen (#2) was born September 25, 1854, at Akron, OH. [Later she lived in NY: 1860 census, North Elba, Essex county, NY]

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[remainder of Owen and Ruth (Mills) Brown's children]

Jason
Owen
Ruth
Frederick
Sarah
Watson
Charles
Salmon (#2)
Oliver
Peter
Austin

Ruth (Mills) Brown, wife of Owen Brown, died sometime during the year 1806. Widower Owen Brown took Sally Root as his second wife, and they went on to have eight more children:

Sally Marian was born to Owen and Sally (Root) Brown in 1811. She later married Titus Hand.
Florilla (or Florella) was born in 1816 to Owen and Sally. Florilla passed away around the age of 49 in 1865. She married Rev. Samuel L. Adair in 1841. Rev. Adair was born in 1811 and lived till 1898.
{Barbara Rentenbach is related to Samuel Adair}

Addie E. Adair, Samuel and Florilla's daughter, was born during 1856 in Kansas, and she died during 1903 in San Diego, CA. Addie was married to John and Bridgette (McGrath) Fleming's son, Thomas A. Flemming, who was born during 1857 in Michigan.
{Barbara Rentenbach's husband is related to Bridgette McGrath}

George Adair Flemming

Jean Fleming was born on December 20, 1925, at Pasadena, CA
Charlotte Fleming was born August 14, 1933, at Long Beach, CA
Marjorie Adalaide Fleming was born June 7, 1895, at Williams, AZ. She married Joseph Hutchinson on December 18, 1920, at Santa Anna, CA.

Marjorie Nell Martha was born October 29, 1921, at San Diego, CA.

Jeremiah was born to Owen and Sally (Root) Brown in 1819.
Lucien was born to Owen and Sally (Root) Brown in 1829.
Martha was born to Owen and Sally (Root) Brown in 1832.
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For more information regarding the Brown clan, Barbara Rentenbach suggests contacting the Hudson Library and Historical Society, Hudson, OH. Marilyn Getty also recommends "A Scattered People," which describes the westward migration of the Brown and Adair families.

http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.aspx?c=11&state=New+York&county=Essex&township=North+Elba&ed=&roll=M432_503&STAbrv=NY&startimg=365&endimg=369&rp=368&hash=971631169&width=2125&height=2893&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale
1850 census
Name: John Brown
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: 1799
Birth Place: Connecticut
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): North Elba, Essex, New York
Page: 179
Roll: M432_503
John Brown 50 1799 Connecticut Male North Elba, Essex, NY
Mary A Brown 34 1815 New York Female North Elba, Essex, NY
Owen Brown 28 1821 Ohio Male North Elba, Essex, NY
Ruth Brown 21 1828 Pennsylvania Female North Elba, Essex, NY
Watson Brown 14 1835 Ohio Male North Elba, Essex, NY
Solomon Brown 13 1836 Male North Elba, Essex, NY
Oliver Brown 11 1838 Ohio Male North Elba, Essex, NY
Amy Brown 6 1843 Female North Elba, Essex, NY
Sarah Brown 3 1846 Female North Elba, Essex, NY

http://www.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/ifa_image.cgi?SEC=Pioneer-20Women-20of-20The-20Western-20Reserve&IN=032383&PN=250&CD=450
Pioneer Women of The Western Reserve, Vernon, Trumbull County, Page 250
Pamela Gold Day was born in White Hall, NY in 1809. While living in Meadville [PA] with her sister, the second wife of John Brown, of Harper's Ferry fame, she became acquainted with John B. Thompson of Vernon and married him in 1830. Her daughter, Mary Louisa, is the wife of Dr. John P. Boothe of Olean, NY while the second daughter Maria Aurelia is the wife of Dr. John Pond of Meadville. Her son Luther gave up his life in defense of his country and her son Charles practiced medicine. The second wife of John B. Thompson was Clarissa Haynes. She had one daughter, Electa, (Mrs. P. D. Struble).

Crawford County Historical Society
411 Chestnut St.
Meadville, PA
814-724-6080
Obituary Index
Thompson, Mrs. Ruth Brown (ex-New Richmond) (Eld. dau. of John Brown of Harper's Ferry) died Jan. 15, 1904, in Pasadena, Cal. aged 75 yrs. Obit: Craw. Jour. Jan 28, 1904, p8 col 4
Even. Repub. Jan 27, 1904 p1 col 3