Tilley Pearsall Genealogy Database

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Nicholas Brown

M, #7851, b. 1 November 1743

Parents

FatherNicholas Brown (b. about 1710)
MotherMary Weaver (b. about 1717)

Biography

Birth1 November 1743Nicholas Brown was born on 1 November 1743 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

Benjamin Brown

M, #7852, b. 1 May 1746

Parents

FatherNicholas Brown (b. about 1710)
MotherMary Weaver (b. about 1717)

Biography

Birth1 May 1746Benjamin Brown was born on 1 May 1746 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

Ruth Brown

F, #7853, b. 9 November 1748

Parents

FatherNicholas Brown (b. about 1710)
MotherMary Weaver (b. about 1717)

Biography

Birth9 November 1748Ruth Brown was born on 9 November 1748 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

Ruamy Brown

F, #7854, b. 19 August 1751

Parents

FatherNicholas Brown (b. about 1710)
MotherMary Weaver (b. about 1717)

Biography

Birth19 August 1751Ruamy Brown was born on 19 August 1751 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

William Brown

M, #7855, b. 1 July 1743

Parents

FatherWilliam Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
MotherJudith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Family: Mary Coggeshall (b. about 1768)

Biography

Birth1 July 1743William Brown was born on 1 July 1743 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Marriage25 May 1788He and Mary Coggeshall were married on 25 May 1788 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, by Gardner Thurston.2
Last Edited4 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed
  2. [S807] Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families: Volume I (Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), p. 75; reprinted by clearfield company, inc., Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=A5T3atymDIoC&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=tobias+brown+and+alice+burrington&source=bl&ots=cMe1WnnEXx&sig=NOS7fa6_l-flMDpJkPGXdWaPOu8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJgYn7_IXZAhXPuFMKHTwyBmwQ6AEIMzAD#v=onepage&q&f=false : accessed

Priscilla Brown

F, #7856, b. 24 August 1744

Parents

FatherWilliam Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
MotherJudith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Biography

Birth24 August 1744Priscilla Brown was born on 24 August 1744 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

Gideon Brown

M, #7857, b. 18 September 1745

Parents

FatherWilliam Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
MotherJudith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Family: Sarah

DaughterMary Brown (b. 8 June 1768)
DaughterRuth Brown (b. 4 November 1769)
SonGideon Brown, Jr.+ (b. 15 September 1771)
DaughterElizabeth Brown (b. 15 May 1773)

Biography

Birth18 September 1745Gideon Brown was born on 18 September 1745 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

Elizabeth Brown

F, #7858, b. 25 January 1746

Parents

FatherWilliam Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
MotherJudith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Family: Martin

Biography

MarriageMartin and Elizabeth Brown were married, date unknown1
Birth25 January 1746She was born on 25 January 1746 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.2
Last Edited4 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S807] Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families: Volume I (Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), p. 75; reprinted by clearfield company, inc., Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=A5T3atymDIoC&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=tobias+brown+and+alice+burrington&source=bl&ots=cMe1WnnEXx&sig=NOS7fa6_l-flMDpJkPGXdWaPOu8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJgYn7_IXZAhXPuFMKHTwyBmwQ6AEIMzAD#v=onepage&q&f=false : accessed
  2. [S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

Ruth Brown

F, #7859, b. 6 June 1748

Parents

FatherWilliam Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
MotherJudith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Biography

Birth6 June 1748Ruth Brown was born on 6 June 1748 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

Sarah Brown

F, #7860, b. 26 March 1752

Parents

FatherWilliam Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
MotherJudith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Biography

Birth26 March 1752Sarah Brown was born on 26 March 1752 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

Pardon Brown

M, #7861, b. 18 November 1754, d. 1 December 1823

Parents

FatherWilliam Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
MotherJudith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Biography

Birth18 November 1754Pardon Brown was born on 18 November 1754 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Will6 April 1822He signed a will on 6 April 1822 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island. Brown, Pardon, last will of, mentions Alfred, son of Henry Peckham of Newport. Sister Lydia Briggs. Nephew Abraham, son of brother William Brown. Nephew Abraham, son of brother Gideon Brown. Nephew Pardon, son of brother Peleg Brown. Will probated 15 Dec 1823.

He may not have married.2
Death1 December 1823He died on 1 December 1823 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island,2,3
Burial3 December 1823He was buried on 3 December 1823 at Brown Lot in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.3
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed
  2. [S808] Daughters of the American Revolution, Rhode Island Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 (Newport, RI: n.d.), Newport: Middletown, p. 22.; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed
  3. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Brown Lot, Middletown, RI

Lydia Brown

F, #7862, b. 23 February 1759, d. 23 January 1851

Parents

FatherWilliam Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
MotherJudith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Biography

Birth23 February 1759Lydia Brown was born on 23 February 1759 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
MarriageCapt. Samuel Briggs and she were married, date unknown2
Census23 August 1850She appeared in the household of Pardon Brown in the census 23 August 1850 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island. Pardon is listed as
Death23 January 1851She died on 23 January 1851 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island,3
Burial25 January 1851She was buried on 25 January 1851 at Brown Lot in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed
  2. [S808] Daughters of the American Revolution, Rhode Island Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 (Newport, RI: n.d.), Newport: Middletown, RI, 1745-1894, p. 21; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed
  3. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Brown Lot, Middletown, RI

James Brown

M, #7863, b. 5 January 1761

Parents

FatherWilliam Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
MotherJudith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Biography

Birth5 January 1761James Brown was born on 5 January 1761 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

Palmer Brown

M, #7864, b. 9 July 1762

Parents

FatherWilliam Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)
MotherJudith Palmer (b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762)

Biography

Birth9 July 1762Palmer Brown was born on 9 July 1762 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, p. 25, Middletown; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

William Coggeshall Brown, Jr.

M, #7865, b. 15 August 1850, d. 13 May 1874

Parents

FatherWilliam C. Brown (b. 4 July 1818, d. 9 February 1885)
MotherEunice Barker (b. 16 May 1820, d. 21 February 1895)

Biography

Birth15 August 1850William Coggeshall Brown, Jr., was born on 15 August 1850 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Death13 May 1874He died on 13 May 1874 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island,1
Burial15 May 1874He was buried on 15 May 1874 at Middletown Cemetery in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, RI

Annie Medora Brown

F, #7866, b. 24 August 1855, d. 5 June 1932

Parents

FatherWilliam C. Brown (b. 4 July 1818, d. 9 February 1885)
MotherEunice Barker (b. 16 May 1820, d. 21 February 1895)

Family: Abner Herbert Ward (b. 6 September 1854, d. 15 December 1914)

Biography

NoteI have also seen Medford for her middle name.
Birth24 August 1855Annie Medora Brown was born on 24 August 1855 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
MarriageAbner Herbert Ward and she were married, date unknown1
Death5 June 1932She died on 5 June 1932 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island,1
Burial7 June 1932She was buried on 7 June 1932 at Middletown Cemetery in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited5 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, RI

Abner Herbert Ward

M, #7867, b. 6 September 1854, d. 15 December 1914

Family: Annie Medora Brown (b. 24 August 1855, d. 5 June 1932)

Biography

Birth6 September 1854Abner Herbert Ward was born on 6 September 1854 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
MarriageHe and Annie Medora Brown were married, date unknown1
Death15 December 1914He died on 15 December 1914 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island,1
Burial17 December 1914He was buried on 17 December 1914 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, RI

Sarah Ann Stanton

F, #7868, b. 23 November 1805, d. 21 March 1878

Family: George Coggeshall Brown (b. 2 December 1798, d. 11 January 1870)

Biography

Birth23 November 1805Sarah Ann Stanton was born on 23 November 1805 in Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island.1
MarriageGeorge Coggeshall Brown and she were married, date unknown She was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Stanton.1
Death21 March 1878She died on 21 March 1878 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut,1
Burial23 March 1878She was buried on 23 March 1878 at Evergreen Cemetery in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.2
Last Edited3 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S754] Charles Pierce Coggeshall and Thellwell Rusell Coggeshall, The Coggeshalls in America: genealogy of the descendants of John Coggeshall of Newport, with a brief notice of their English antecedents (Boston, MA: C.E. Goodspeed and Co., 1930), p. 70; digital images, HathiTrust, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066029471;view=1up : accessed
  2. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, Connecticut

Sally Harrington Sherman

F, #7869, b. 1807, d. 6 June 1894

Family: Joshua Coggeshall Brown (b. 24 December 1801, d. 2 September 1892)

Biography

NoteHer name is listed in the Coggeshall Genealogy as Mary, and on Findagrave as Sally Harrington Sherman. She did name a daughter Mary Sherman Brown.
Birth1807Sally Harrington Sherman was born in 1807.1
MarriageJoshua Coggeshall Brown and she were married, date unknown Mary was the daughter of Joseph Sherman of South Kingstown.2
Death6 June 1894She died on 6 June 1894 in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island,1
Burial8 June 1894She was buried on 8 June 1894 at Riverside Cemetery in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Riverside Cemetery, South Kingstown, RI
  2. [S754] Charles Pierce Coggeshall and Thellwell Rusell Coggeshall, The Coggeshalls in America: genealogy of the descendants of John Coggeshall of Newport, with a brief notice of their English antecedents (Boston, MA: C.E. Goodspeed and Co., 1930), p. 70; digital images, HathiTrust, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066029471;view=1up : accessed

Eliza Underwood

F, #7870, b. 23 October 1809, d. 23 June 1870

Family: Robert Dennis Brown (b. 22 March 1805, d. 22 May 1850)

Biography

Birth23 October 1809Eliza Underwood was born on 23 October 1809.1
MarriageRobert Dennis Brown and she were married, date unknown2
Death23 June 1870She died on 23 June 1870 in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island,1
Burial25 June 1870She was buried on 25 June 1870 at Peleg Brown Lot in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island.1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Peleg Brown Lot, South Kingstown, RI
  2. [S754] Charles Pierce Coggeshall and Thellwell Rusell Coggeshall, The Coggeshalls in America: genealogy of the descendants of John Coggeshall of Newport, with a brief notice of their English antecedents (Boston, MA: C.E. Goodspeed and Co., 1930), p. 71; digital images, HathiTrust, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066029471;view=1up : accessed

Sarah

F, #7871

Family: Gideon Brown (b. 18 September 1745)

DaughterMary Brown (b. 8 June 1768)
DaughterRuth Brown (b. 4 November 1769)
SonGideon Brown, Jr.+ (b. 15 September 1771)
DaughterElizabeth Brown (b. 15 May 1773)
Last Edited2 February 2018

Capt. Samuel Briggs

M, #7872

Family: Lydia Brown (b. 23 February 1759, d. 23 January 1851)

Biography

MarriageCapt. Samuel Briggs and Lydia Brown were married, date unknown1
Last Edited2 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S808] Daughters of the American Revolution, Rhode Island Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 (Newport, RI: n.d.), Newport: Middletown, RI, 1745-1894, p. 21; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

Sarah White

F, #7873

Family: John Brown (b. about 1705)

Last Edited3 February 2018

Nicholas Brown

M, #7874, b. about 1650

Parents

FatherNicholas Brown (d. after 16 November 1694)

Biography

Birthabout 1650Nicholas Brown was born about 1650 in Rhode Island.
Last Edited3 February 2018

Abraham Brown

M, #7875

Parents

FatherNicholas Brown (d. after 16 November 1694)

Biography

Research NoteWilbour's "Little Compton Families" says that he possibly married a Katherine, and at some point removed to Shrewsbury, NJ where he married Mary, possibly Thorp.1
Last Edited3 February 2018

Citations

  1. [S807] Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families: Volume I (Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), p. 73; reprinted by clearfield company, inc., Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=A5T3atymDIoC&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=tobias+brown+and+alice+burrington&source=bl&ots=cMe1WnnEXx&sig=NOS7fa6_l-flMDpJkPGXdWaPOu8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJgYn7_IXZAhXPuFMKHTwyBmwQ6AEIMzAD#v=onepage&q&f=false : accessed