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- John and Sarah (Taft) Brown were either of Uxbridge, MA or Leicester, MA.
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Served in Revolutionary War, PS Mass
Historical Sketches of the Town of Leicester, MAS
by Emory Washburn, 1860, Boston, p 346 (DAR Library)
Brown, John 1st, son of William 1st, was a soldier in the French wars, and commanded a company in the Louisburg expedition in 1745. He was a leading man in the town, and its representative in the General Court for twenty years. He d. 1791, at the age of eighty-eight. His first wife was Lydia Newhall. He lived where Peter Silvester lived and died, in the south-west part of the town. Their children were JOHN, b. 1733. PERLEY, b. May 27, 1737. He was a soldier in the French War. He built and lived in the old house lately owned by Mr. Thomas Sprague. DOROTHY, b. Aug 23, 1728; m. Simeon Wilson, 1746. LYDIA, b. Nov 14, 1730; m. Edward Hale of of Uxbridge, 1748. (ed. s/b Edward Hall)
A Brief History of Leicester, Massachusetts, by Rev. A. H. Copolidge, 1890, p. 7 (DAR Library)
In 1745 the Legislature of Massachusetts planned an expedition for the reduction of the fortress at Louisbourg, on the island of Cape Breton. There are no means of knowing to what extent Leicester responded to this call. Captain John Brown commanded a company in the expedition, and was resent at the surrender of the place. (ed. extensive history of battles)
p. 7. In October, 1765, having elected Capt. John Brown Representative, they proceeded to give him formal instructions in "this critical juncture." The Stamp Act had been passed and was soon to be enforced, and Courts of Admiralty had been ordered for the trial of offenders without jury. (ed. etc.)
p. 14. Lieutenant Joseph Washburn was at the battles of Saratoga and Monmouth, and also at Valley Forge. Captain Thomas Newhall was in command of the standing company on the 19th of April, and was muster-master for Worcester County. Captain John Holden served through the war, and was present at the storming of Stony Point. Captain John Brown commanded a company in the French War, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill as a sergeant. Rev. Benjamin Conklin was probably a chaplain.
p. 66. House of Representatives
Capt John Brown 1749 and 1750
Capt John Brown 1756 and 1757
Capt John Brown 1761 and 1762
Capt John Brown 1764 and 1765
Capt John Brown 1767 and 1768
"Vital Records of Leicester, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849"
p 129: Leicester Marriages, Brown, John and Lydiah Newhall, _____27, (1727?)
p 246: Leicester Deaths, John, _______1791, age 88.
"William Brown, English Immigrant of Hatfield and Leicester, Massachusetts, and His Descendants", Carol Willits Brown, 1994, p 5-6:
John Brown's family moved to Leicester, MA, then a wilderness, before 1720. Residing his adult life in Leicester, he played a vital part in the development of the town. As early as 1723 he is recorded as serving as a sentinel from Leicester in Lieutenant Samuel Wright's Company from November 1, 1723, to June 10, 1724. Later, holding a captain's commission during the French and Indian Wars, he commanded a company in the expedition to Louisburg on Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia) and took part in its surrender in 1745. He volunteered in a company of Minute Men in an expedition to Crown Point (New York) from Sept 24 through Nov 11, 1756, he was noted as "one of the most considerable men in town" (History of Leicester, by Emory Washburn, 1860, p 274). In Aug 1757 with the rank of captain, he marched on the alarm for relief of Fort William Henry (now restored at Lake George Village, NY). He was Leicester's representative to the General Court of Massachusetts for many years between 1749 and 1768. In October, 1765, he was elected to represent Leicester regarding the Intolerable Acts. He was a shoemaker by trade. As a result of his support of the struggle for independence and the heavily imposed taxation and demands for supplies for the war effort, he died a man of little means.
Captain John Brown born about 1703. Died 1791 in Leicester, Massachusetts, age 88. He ws a soldier in the French Wars. Commanded a Company in the Louisburg expedition in 1745,. Was a leading man in the town of Leicester and its representative in the General Court for twenty years; Four of his sons were Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War. His first wife was Lydia Newhall, daughter of Lt. Thomas Newhall of Leicester. They had five children. His second wife was Mary Jones, aunt of the Honorable John Coffin Jones.
"Historical Sketches of the Town of Leicester Mass, during the first century from its settlement," Emory Washburn. (DAR Library)
p 211: During French and Indian War of 1744-8, Capt. John Brown commanded a company, and was at the surrender of Louisburg.
p 271: '45 at Lexington and Bunker Hill; John Brown of Leicester commanded a company in that expedition.
p 281: 1768, Massachusetts addressed a circular to the other Provinces upon the subject of the grievances which they were suffering in the duties and taxes imposed upon them by the mother-country. During correspondence, the Governor was so exasperated he dissolved the Legislatue. A convention of representatives was held 22 Sep 1768 in Boston, Faneuil Hall; Leicester was represented by Capt. Brown.
p 285: 4 Jan 1773, Again objections of the infringement of rights of the colonists, a committee of nine persons to take the matter into consideration and report proper course of action. Capt. Brown of Leicester served on the committee.
p 346: John Brown was a soldier in the French wars, and commanded a company in the Louisburg expedition in 1745. He was a leading man in the town, and its representative in the General Court for twenty years. He lived where Peter Silvester lived and died, in the south-west part of the town. He built and lived in the old house later owned by Mr. Thomas Sprague.
p 439: 4 Jan 1773, second article, letter from the town of Boston, setting forth the rights of colonists and infringements thereof, among delegates voting, Capt Brown of Leicester.
p 450: 29 Sep 1774, meeting of inhabitants of Leicester and others, a committee formed to draft instructions for representatives, including Capt. John Brown.
p 460: Town-Clerks and Selectmen before 1821. Selectmen: John Brown, 1746, 1749-1750, 1754, 1756-1757, 1759-1760, 1763, 1766.
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1703 - 1791 (87 years)
