Stevens Mary

Notes:

Cyprian Stevens, father of Mary, was one of the first settlers of Rutland, Worcester Co. MA in 1686. Mary named one of her sons after her father.

Mary married Wright Samuel in 1698 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA. Samuel (son of Wright Edward and Upson Hannah) was born on 09 Apr 1670 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA; died about 15 Jan 1739 in Rutland, Worcester County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Rice Aaron in Aug 1726 in Rutland, Worcester County, MA. Aaron died on 18 Nov 1760 in Rutland, Worcester County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The History of Charlestown, NH" p. 620 by Henry Hamilton Saunderson

p.620
WILLARD:
"Simon, (son of Henry and Mary (Lakin) Willard) married Mary Whitcomb. His place of residence was Lancaster, where he died in 1706. On Dec. 12th, 1706, his widow married Samuel Farusworth, and became, by this marriage, the mother of Samuel, David and Stephen Farnsworth, the first settlers of No. 4. v The children of Simon Willard, by Mary Whitcomb, were Aaron, b. in Lancaster, in 1701, who m. Dec. 16th, 1724, Mary Wright, (dau. of Capt. Samuel and Mary (Stevens) Wright), first of Sudbury then of Rutland, Mass., and grand-daughter of Cyprian and Mary (Willard) Stevens; Moses, b. at Lancaster, about 1702 or 03 ; Eunice b. at Lancaster, who m. Joseph Doby, jr. of Stow ; Alice, who was b. at Lancaster and m. Capt. Jonathan Whitney of that place, Jan. 29th, 1718-19 ; Miriam, a posthumous child, b. at Sudbury and who m. Joseph Maynard of that place Jan. 29th, 1723."

Birth:
10 Feb 1703/1704

Mary married Willard Aaron on 16 Dec 1724 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA. Aaron was born about Jan 1700 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA; died on 12 May 1784 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
7 Mar 1705/1706

Dorothy married Phelps Robert in Oct 1729 in Rutland, Worcester County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
19 Feb 1707/1708

Abigail married Willard Rev. Samuel in Oct 1730 in Rutland, Worcester County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isabel married Frink Rev. Thomas in Feb 1729 in Rutland, Worcester County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cyprian Wright died by drowning in Muscopog Pond according to the vital records of Rutland, Worcester Co., MA p.255.
His father, Samuel, died just six months before on January 15, 1739/40.

He and his family were early inhabitants of Rutland, Worcester county, MA. His father, Capt. Samuel Wright owned Lot # 1 and Cyprian owned Lot # 2.

Early Worcester County, MA Probate Records
Cyprian Wright of Rutland, Worcester Co. [Record # 57,737]
Cyprian Wright died at Rutland, intestate, and on 11 July, 1739 an inventory of his property was taken by Joseph Stearns, John Hubbard, and Moses How. The estate came to £ 726 which included stock, house lot # 2, five acres of Pine Plain and a right in undivided lands at Rutland, [2:409] on 24 July 1739, an administrators' bond was issued to Hannah Wright, widow, with Frank Fink, clerk, and William Wright, (brother) yeoman, as sureties, all of Rutland. Hannah signed in her own name. [179:341]

The administrators' account was dated 16 May 1745 and was submitted by Timothy Brown and Hannah Brown, formerly Hannah Wright. It indicated that the widow has received her thirds and that the other two thirds had beeb divided among the children who were not named, that the eldest son, William receiving double share and the two other children, Samuel and John, receiving single shares. [5:352]

Early Worcester County, MA Probate Records.
Esq. Samuel Wright of Rutland, Worcester Co. [ Case No. 67,824]
Samuel Wright, Esq. of Rutland left his entire estate, with the exception of specific cash bequests, to his son, William who was also to be the sole executor. The three sons of Samuel's deceased son, Cyprian, viz: William, Samuel and John, were to receive £10 each when they reached age twenty-one to make up for the part of Cyprian's share he had not received. To his daughters, Samuel left: £25 in one year to Hannah Rice; £25 in two years to Mary Willard; £25 in three years to Dorothy Felps; £15 in four years to Abigail Willard, and 20 shillings to Isabel Frink, all bequests bringing the daughters up to their full shares. Samuel signed his will before John Fletcher, William Fenton and Hezekiah Fletcher on 30 June 1739, and it was allowed on 5 Feb. 1739/40
[2:4-6]

Family/Spouse: BURKE Hannah. Hannah (daughter of Burke Jonas and Johnson Hannah) was born about 1712; died on 18 Aug 1776 in Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Patience. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married Moore Capt. Phinehas on 14 Jun 1753 in Rutland, Worcester County, MA. Capt. was born in Mar 1729 in Rutland, Worcester County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His baptismal records are from church records. (Vital Records, p. 104 Rutland, Worcester County, MA

John died young.

His baptismal records are from church records. (Vital Records, p. 104 Rutland, Worcester County, MA

John died young.

Notes:

Town of Richmond, Cheshire county, NH, p. 359 (Gazetteer of Cheshire County, N. H. 1736-1885 by Hamilton Child)

William Wright, an early settler of Swanzey, was killed on his farm in Winchester by the fall of a great beam in a barn in 1810. His son, Luther was born there (Swanzey) and moved to Middlebury, Vt, where he lived for a time, but afterwards returned to Swanzey and died in Winchester, in 1838. He married Rhoda, sister of the Hon. Elijjah Belding, and reared a family of twelve children, two of whom are now living. One son, William, resides on road 17, in this town, is one of the selectmen, and has held the office of justice of the peace since 1850. He was town representative in 1849 and 1850 and has been largely engaged in settling estates, & c.

William married Graves Mehitable on 27 Aug 1758 in Northfield, Franklin County, MA. Mehitable was born in 1735 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA; died on 06 Apr 1812 in Winchester, Cheshire County, NH; was buried in SwanzeyCenter Cemetery, Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1788, Samuel Wright moved to Middlebury from Weybrige, VT and purchased several pieces of land where he built his home. He lived there until he died in 1818 at the age of 82 years.. In his will, he provided for his wife and her daughter by a former marriage. The remainder, about seven hundred dollars, went to the Congregational Society. His widow died in 1840 at the age of 88 years.

Birth:
19 Feb 1735/1736

Family/Spouse: Esther. Esther was born about 1752; died in 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
8 JAN 1745/1746

Notes:

1 Jul 1748 - 25 Apr 1837

Wright Samuel Brown.(Samuel Wright Brown?) was the first son of Deacon Timothy Brown and third wife, Hannah (Burke) Wright of Swanzey, Cheshire County, NH. Hannah was the daughter of Jonas Burke and his wife, Hannah Johnson of Stowe, Middlesex county, MA and widow of Cyprian Wright of Rutland, Worcester Co., MA, son of Capt. Samuel Wright and Mary Stevens. Wright S. Brown is a descendant of William and Susannah White and their son, Resolved, of the Mayflower and is written up in, "The Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 13, p. 72, William White."

Wright was born in Ware River Parish, Hampshire county, MA on 1 Jul 1748 when the family had to quickly leave Swanzey to return to his grandfather, Thomas Brown's family farm in MA to avoid the savagery of the French-Indian wars. Swanzey was burned to the ground in the spring of 1747. Timothy and Hannah did not return to Swanzey until sometime in early 1752 after the wars ceased to be a problem. Wright and his siblings,Thankful and Joel grew to adulthood in Swanzey.

Wright had 2 half-brothers; Ephraim, b. 1 Feb 1733/34; and Timothy, b. 16 Apr 1742 and 4 half-sisters; Anna T. b. 23 Apr 1730; Mable, b. 28 Jan 1732/33; Silence, b. 19 Oct 1737 and Ruth, b. 26 Dec 1742 by his father's first marriage to Thankful Olmstead, daughter of Jabez Olmstead and Thankful Barnes of Deerfield and Ware, MA. Wife, Thankful d. 6 Oct 1743.

Timothy, Wright's father, remarried on 8 Apr 1744 to Keziah Cooley Goss, widow of his second cousin, Capt. Philip Goss. She died within a year. He then remarried for a third and final time on 27 Feb 1745 to widow, Hannah Burke Wright. She brought three sons by Cyprian Wright into this marriage; William, Samuel and John. Samuel and John required guardians appointed them. William had to be the age of 14 or older. John died at the age of 10.

Timothy Brown and Hannah Burke Wright had three children of record; Thankful, b. 1746 in Swanzey, NH then called Lower Ashulot; Wright S. b. 1 Jul 1748 in Ware River Parish, and Joel, b. 1750, also born in Ware. (A Hannah was also born, mentioned in the History of Yates co., NY but no recored has been found.)

Wright and Hannah Newland married about 1770 but no record of their marriage has been found. It is not know if she was living in Swanzey before they were married. Also, no records of their children's births have been found either except Isaac, bapt. on 18 Jan 1784, by Rev. John Dempster in Stillwater. This is the first date found for their arrival in Stillwater, then Albany County, NY.

Wright and Hannah, probably the daughter of Joseph Newland and Abigail Babbitt of Norton, Bristol County, MA, left Swanzey, NH probably in the spring of 1783 and relocated to Stillwater after they sold their adjoining farm to Wright's half-brother, William Wright, the above son of Hannah and Cyprian Wright in June of 1783.

When Wright and Hannah sold their property in Swanzey, one of the witnesses to the contract was Rial (Arial) Newland of Stillwater. By 1789, when the farm was paid off, Hannah's name did not appear on the signing off of the property. It is presumed she died shortly after the birth of their son, Arial Newland Brown, born about 1788/89 in Stillwater. Wright remarried Bethiah (Bertha)Olney about 1790. They had at least four children together. Only two are known of this marriage; Wright S. Brown, Jr. b. 1 Jun 1796, in Stillwater who was the second child of the four born. He was born on the same battle field where his father fought earlier according to his obituary and Sarah Marie, b. abt 1799 probably also in Stillwater.

At age 28 years, Wright fought under the command of Col. Joseph Hammond of Swanzey, Cheshire County, NH; Col. Nahum Baldwin's regiment, and under the company of Captain John Houghton of Keene. Wright was "mustered in" on September 22, 1776 with his group in Keene, Cheshire County, NH. He served two and a half months at York and drawing a salary of nine pounds, eight shillings and four pellowing. He participated in the battles at White Plains and at Stillwater, Albany County, NY. He was discharged and left his company from Swanzey, Cheshire County, NH.

A Revolutionary War plaque was placed in City Hill Cemetery, Torrey, Yates County, NY by the D.A. R. commemorating Wright Brown's tour of duty in the war. The Revolutionary War grave marker was placed in the Wright Brown family plot after many inquiries into his war record. The D.A.R. marker mistakenly recorded Wright's birth date as 1747 instead of 1748 and also the commanding officer as corporal instead of Colonel in the Rev. War. (Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol. 1,p. Serial: 12978; Vol 1.)

"Although he had served seven years, Wright sternly refused to accept a pension for his services, to the day of his death, from personal pride and early educational influences" according to his son, Wright, Jr's obituary. Without pension records the DAR had a difficult time tracing his record of service. I don't know where his son got the seven years of service unless his father participated in the French-Indian Wars as well along with his father, Deacon Timothy Brown.

Wright and Hannah Newland married about 1770 but no record of their marriage has been found. It is not known if she was living in Swanzey before they were married. Also no records of their children's births have been found either except Isaac, bapt. on 18 Jan 1784, by Rev. John Dempster in Stillwater. This is the first date found for their arrival in Stillwater.

Wright and wife, Hannah Newland, probably the daughter of Joseph Newland and Abigail Babbitt of Norton, Bristol County, MA, left Swanzey, NH probably in the spring of 1783 and relocated to Saratoga, then Albany County, NY after they sold their adjoining farm to Wright's half-brother, William Wright in June of 1783. William was one of three sons, of Hannah Burke Wright, widow of Cyprian Wright of Rutland, Worcester Co., MA. She after Cyprian's death became the third wife of Deacon Timothy Brown and had three children on record by him; Thankful, Wright and Joel. Other children have not been found but there probably were more.


The son's obituary goes on to say Wright, Sr. fought along side his father, Timothy in the French-Indian Wars but again that would not have been possible because the French-Indian wars were over in that part of the country in 1752, four years after Wright was born. Father, Timothy, died, 3 Jan. 1770 in Swanzey. No record of a will in Cheshire Co., has been found found to date.

Wright,Sr., his wife, Bertha and Wright Jr. and family are buried together in the Brown family plot in City Hill Cemetery in Torrey, Yates County, NY. Adjoining the plot is the grave of Dorcas Annable. She may have been a daughter of Wright's, married to an Annable. Wright was a witness to the will of Ephraim Annable of Providence, Saratoga co. NY. Perhaps Dorcas married a son of his.

Samuel Right Brown, traditional thought to be the son of Wright, Sr.,by his first marriage, married Eunice M. Annable, daughter of Isaac Annable (Annibal) and Lydia Peckham Delano. Isaac and Lydia also lived in Stillwater, having moved there sometime after 1790 but before 1800. Wright was a witness to the will of Ephraim Annable of Providence. This Ephraim, b. 1765 in NS, was the son of Isaac. Perhaps Dorcas married a son of his.

Wright and his 1st wife, Hannah Newland, probably the daughter of Joseph Newland and Abigail Babbitt of Norton, Bristol County, MA, left Swanzey, NH in the spring of 1783 and relocated to Stillwater, then Albany County, NY. They sold their adjoining farm to Wright's half-brother, William Wright. William was one of three sons, of Hannah Burke Wright, widow of Cyprian Wright of Rutland, Worcester Co., MA. She after Cyprian's death became the third wife of Deacon Timothy Brown and had three children on record by him; Thankful, Wright and Joel. Other children have not been found but there probably were more.

When Wright and Hannah sold their property in Swanzey, one of the witnesses to the contract was Rial (Arial) Newland of Stillwater. By 1789, when the farm was paid off, Hannah's name did not appear on the signing off of the property. It is presumed she died shortly after the birth of their son, Arial Newland Brown, born about 1788/89 in Stillwater. Wright remarried a woman by the name of Bethiah (Bertha) about 1790. They had at least four children together. Only two are know of this marriage; Wright S. Brown, Jr.
b. 1 Jun 1796, in Stillwater on the same battle field where his father fought earlier, and Sarah Marie, b. abt 1799 probably also in Stillwater.

No land records are recorded for Wright in Stillwater, only taxes paid on personal property. According to a researcher on the area, this does not mean he didn't own property there. 1790 census for Saratoga Wright is listed as Wright Bacon.

In the 1800 Census, Wright and family are shown living in Saratoga, Saratoga County. He may have moved to Stillwater sometime after 1800.

In 1808, Wright, Bertha and family moved to Benton, Ontario County, which later became Milo, Yates County, NY and living in "The Gore." He purchased 40 acres very close to Lake Keuka's shore. After a few years, he purchased more land and continued to live on the same farm until his death on 25 Apr. 1837. His wife proceeded him in death by 12 years. She died 5 Mar 1825.

The census for Yates County shows Wright living in Benton in 1810 and in Milo in the years of 1820, 25, and 1835. The place of residence was the same, just the name of the village was changed.

According to genealogical records in "The History of Swanzey, NH, 1734-1890, p. 301" by Hon. Benjamin Reade, Published by The Salem Press in Salem, MA, 1892, p. 301, Wright, son of Timothy, had a child who died on 4 March 1780 and a son, Joel, who died on 21 March 1780. This may have been due to smallpox. His mother, Hannah, succumb to smallpox about the same time.

Wright and wife, Hannah Newland probably left Swanzey in the Spring of 1783 when he sold his adjoining property to his half-brother, William Wright. Both Wright Brown and his wife, Hannah, signed the land sale. A Rial Newland of Stillwater, NY witnessed the sale of the property. The final land deal was completed in 1787, but signed only by Wright Brown in Stillwater, Albany Co. NY. This is a good indication that Hannah had died between 1784 and 1787, after the first agreement to sell the property in 1783.

A child, Isaac was baptized in Stillwater on January 18, 1784. This is the last known living record of Hannah to date. No death records or grave can be found in Stillwater.

In 1793, Wright was back in Swanzey, selling more of his land to a Benjamin Hewes. The document says he is of Swanzey. He perhaps moved back after the death of Hannah until 1800 when he is back to New York and was remarried to Bethiah Olney Brown, known as Bertha.

NY census records for 1800 show that Wright was living in Providence, had was one male under 10yr. (Wright S. Brown, Jr.), 1 male between the ages of 10-16, (Ariel N.), one male between the ages of 16-26 (Isaac), one male 45 yrs. and older,(Wright, Sr.), 2 females under 10 years of age,(Sarah Marie, 1 yr. and ?) 2 females from 10-16 yrs. of age,1 female from ages 16-26, and one female, 26-45 (Bertha/ Bethiah, his wife.)

In the "History of Yates County," Wright is mentioned as owning 40 acres in "the Gore", Milo, NY where he became a resident in 1808. According to land records, he bought the south half of lot number 17 in Benton, then in Ontario County, from Thomas and Mary Hathaway for the price of $140.00. The land purchased was witnessed by Lewis French and Arial N.(Newland) Brown.

The 1800 NY Federal Census show a Calvin and JamesBrown, both living in Stillwater, Albany County. Are these his children or brothers? A William Brown was also in Saratoga, Albany County, as was a Thomas. (A part of Albany county became Saratoga county in 1790.)


Wright Brown is listed in the tax list of 1787 in Saratoga district.

On June 5, 1803, Wright S. Brown witnessed the signing of the will of Russell Allington of Northcumberland, Saratoga County, NY along with Andrew Mc Carty and William Angle, Jr.

On April 3, 1805, Wright witnessed the signing of a will for Oliver Perkins. Ephraim Annable and H. Metcalfe were also witnesses. His connection to the above people is unknown. They could be relatives or just friends.


American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) BROWN, Wright Birth Date: 175? Birth Place: New Hampshire (Information incorrect. He was born in Ware Parish, Hampshire Co. MA in 1748)Volume: 20 Page Number: 370 Reference: Rolls of the soldiers in the Rev. War, 1775 to May, 1777; and diaries of Lt. Jona Burton, Ed. By Issac Weare Hammond, v. 1 of War Rolls, NH. 1885. (13,3,) 799p.) Rolls of the soldiers in the Rev. War May 1777 to 1780: with names of NH. Men in Ms. regiments. V.2 of War Rolls. Concord, NH. 1886. (14,2,847p.), Rolls and documents relating to soldiers in the Rev. War, including some Indian and French rolls. V.3 of War Rolls. Manchester, NH. 1887. (10,2, 1021p.), Rolls and documents relating to soldiers in the Rev. War. Pt.11. Misc. Provincial papers from 1629 to 1725. V. 4 of War Rolls. Machester, NH. 1889. (22,2,819p.):1:428 (His place of birth is incorrect as is the birthdate)


On the Wright Brown monument in the City Hill Cemetery there is another name which can not be deciphered, but is a daughter born ?/8/1820 and died Feb 24, 1884. Who is she?

1813: In Benton, Ontario County, Wright owned a house and 41 acres. It also mentions he was worth $300. and taxed $.21.

1816: In Benton, Ontario County, Wright still owned a house and 40 acres, valued at $400. and taxed $1.4p.

1818: Tax roll for Milo, then Ontario County, listed Wright Brown's total estate including personal property as having 342 acres and paying a tax of $1.02. Arial Newland (N.) Brown, is listed as owning 304 acres and owing $.90.

1818: Arial sold land to Wright and by 1819, Wright is shown as owning 548 acres. Arial no longer lived in Milo. He sold Wright 206 acres. What Arial did with the other 98 acres needs to be researched. Arial moved to Ontario, Chemung Co., also a short time in VT and then to Cato, Manitowoc Co., WI by the late 1850s where he died late in life.

1800 Census for Wright Brown in Saratoga, Saratoga County, NY
Males: 1 under 10, 1 from 10-16, 1 from 16-12, and 1 over 45yrs.
Females: 2 under 10, 2 from 10-16, 1 from 16-26, and 1 from 26-45.


Abstract of Graves of Rev. War Veterans:

Wright Sr Brown Cemetery: City Hill Cem Location: Torrey, Yates CO NY 70 Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.1, p. Serial: 12978; Volume: 1

In the book, "The History of Yates County, NY by Lewis Cass Aldrich, p. 437, Wright and his wife are mentioned as buried in City Hill Cemetery. This cemetery began as a cemetery for followers of Jemima Wilkenson, The Public Universal Friend. Wright and Bertha's daughter, Sarah married to Luther Sisson, was a prominent member of Jemima Wilkenson, Leader and founder of the "Friends" in Milo, Yates Co.

This information below is from the American Genealogical/Biographical Index. Date of birth and birth place are incorrect.

Name: Wright Brown Birth Date: 1750 Birthplace: New Hampshire
Volume: 20 Page Number: 370 Reference: Rolls of the soldiers in the Rev. War, 1775 to May, 1777; and diaries of Lt. Jona Burton, Ed. By Issac Weare Hammond, v. 1 of War Rolls, NH. 1885. (13,3,) 799p.) Rolls of the soldiers in the Rev. War May 1777 to 1780: with names of NH. Men in Ms. regiments. V.2 of War Rolls. Concord, NH. 1886. (14,2,847p.), Rolls and documents relating to soldiers in the Rev. War, including some Indian and French rolls. V.3 of War Rolls. Manchester, NH. 1887. (10,2, 1021p.), Rolls and documents relating to soldiers in the Rev. War. Pt.11. Misc. Provincial papers from 1629 to 1725. V. 4 of War Rolls. Manchester, NH. 1889. (22,2,819p.):1:428

Wright married NEWLAND Hannah about Jan 1770. Hannah (daughter of Newland Joseph and Babbitt Abigail) was born about 1747; died about 1789 in Stillwater, Saratoga Co., NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wright married OLNEY Bethiah about 1790 in Saratoga, Saratoga Co., NY. Bethiah (daughter of Olney Nathan and Goodspeed Elizabeth) was born in North Providence, Providence Co., RI; died on 05 Mar 1828 in Milo, Yates Co, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Joel fought in the Revolutionary War with the Woodward's Company Rangers,out of New Hampshire.

Joel married RICHARDSON Abigail on 24 Apr 1803 in Sturbridge, Worcester Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John and Hannah moved to Vt sometime between 1790 and 1797, according to the census report for Swanzey, NH and VT.

John married McAllister Hannah on 08 Jan 1784. Hannah was born on 19 Jan 1760; died on 21 Mar 1850 in Sodus, Wayne County, NY; was buried in Brick Church Cemetery, Sodus, Wayne County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cyprian and his wife, Esther, left Swanzey, NH for Pennsylvania and bought land from Mark Wilcox in the township of Delmar, Tioga County, PA on 1 September, 1808 as recorded in the land transactions of the county of Tioga, P. 2 and 5. They probably were accompanied by others from NH when they migrated west.

Cyprian, died at the age of 69 years, 5 months and 28 days. He and his wife, Esther Belding Wright are buried in one of the oldest cemeteries, except for the Indian burials, in Tioga County, PA. The Carpenter Cemetery is on the Loren Carpenter Farm about half mile east of Academy Corners in Deerfield. The cemetery is also called Academy Corners Cemetery.

Tioga County, PA History, 1897, by R. C. Brown and Co.

Personally came and appeared before ma Cyprian Wright Esqr. one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Tioga, Godfrey Bowman and acknowledged the signing of the above Power to be his free act and deed for the purpose therein expressed and wished the same to be Recorded as such given under my hand this twenty fourth day of Feb. m the year of our Lord our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty.
CYPRIAN WRIGHT JUST. P.
To Godfrey Bowman Power of Attorney. JOHN RYAN ESQ.

Cyprian married Belding Esther Constance on 04 Nov 1790 in Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH. Esther was born about 10 Feb 1770 in Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH; died on 17 May 1835 in Deerfield, Tioga County, PA; was buried in Carpenter Cemetery, Deerfield, Tioga County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jaditha. Jaditha was born in 1768; was buried in SwanzeyCenter Cemetery, Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Stowell Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born in 1767; died in 1819; was buried in SwanzeyCenter Cemetery, Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Luther was born in Swanzey but moved to Middlebury, VT where he lived for a time, but afterwards returned to Swanzey and died in Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH in 1838. He married Rhoda, sister of the Hon. Elijah Belding, and reared a family of twelve children, two of whom are now living. One son, William, resides on road 17, in this town, is one of the selectmen, and has held the office of justice of the peace since 1850. He was town representative in 1849 and 1850, and has been largely engaged in settling estates, &c.

Luther is buried in Swanzey Center Cemetery and on his tombstone is the following;
Departing this life, Captain Luther Wright, June 9, 1838 at age 68 years.

Capt. married Belding Rhoda on 12 Feb 1797 in Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH. Rhoda was born on 02 Oct 1773 in NH; died on 20 Oct 1857 in Winchester, Cheshire County, NH; was buried in Swanzey Center Cemetery, Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Rachel. Rachel was born in 1801; died on 20 May 1859; was buried in Swanzey Center Cemetery, Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Calvin married Capron Elizabeth about 1795. Elizabeth was born about 1772 in Richmond, Cheshire County, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Arial N. Brown was commissioned to paymaster in the 103rd Inf. Reg. on 4/24/1817 and again commissioned to Quartermaster, 103rd Inf. Reg. Ontario County,NY on 5/7/1818.

Ontario county, NY Military records.

In 1818, Ariel was one of the Overseers of Highways in the town of Milo. (History of Yates County, NY by Stafford C. Cleveland. p. 758.)

In 1818, he owned land in Benton, Ontario County worth $304. He sold it later in 1818 to Wright Brown, Sr. and left the area. Possibly going to Ashtabula, OH. His name was spelled Uriah N. Brown in the tax records.

In the Ontario Co. Deed Index, Arial sold land to Wright Brown in 1819, LIB-32, p. 272
In the Ontario Co. Deed Index, it shows he bought land from Mary Norris, in 1819, LIB- 32, p. 273.

In 1850, the Browns are living in Elmira, Chemung County, NY. Living with A. N., a farmer, (A. M) age 60, and Martha, age 52, are Oliver L. age 16; Fidelia, age 32; Catherine Woodhaven, age 22 b. VT; Oliver Lane, age 60; Patrick Conway, age 23; Daniel Cooper, age 23; Martha Brown, age 3, b. in MD; and Charles Brown, age 1 year, b. NY.

In the 1860 census, the Browns are living in Manitowoc District, Manitowoc County, WI. Arial is listed as a lumberman. No Children live with he and his wife, Martha. However, her brother, Oliver, age 70, is still living with them who had a personal estate of $600. Both Martha and her brother, Oliver were born in MA.

In 1863, Ariel was involved in a lawsuit along with William Nallow and his wife, Lisselle, Defendants with George Dutcher and John a. Le Fever, Plaintiffs. Nallow and his wife mortgage 15 acres of land on the lakeshore to guarantee payment of 500/yr. rent for Van Valkenburgh Mill. Water levels on the river were too low to float logs therefore defendants couldn't pay the rent and the land was forclosed. Other creditors of the defendants were Elizabeth Adams, Elizabeth Norris, both of Vermont; Frederick Kaker and Mathias Hug. Year 1863; # 2165; Box CF 15 FLB County of Manitowoc, WI.

1870 Federal census shows Ariel, 81, living in Cato, Manitowoc, WI with his wife, Martha, age 72 and born in MA; daughter-in -law, Sarah, age 37; Oliver Lane, 81 born in MA, a brother-in-law; and Orlo Brown, age 9 months, son of Sarah.. Sarah was the wife of Ariel's son, Oliver Lane Brown.

In the Manitowoc City Directory in 1875/1876, A. N. Brown is living at 15th north of Clark.

Oliver must have been scouting out Colorado because in 1880, both he and his wife, Sarah J. and son, Orlo, are living in South Pueblo, Puelblo county, CO.

Birth:
ABT 1788/1789
abt ABT 1788

Arial married Lane Martha about 1812 in Milo, Yates Co, NY. Martha was born about 1798 in MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1805, General Schuyler's decendant's estate was settled by a Chancery Decree. Catherine Van Rensselear Schuyler Malcom, one of trhe daughters of General Philip Schuyler,inherited Farm # 3, Great Lott 16 undr the terms of the said Chancery Decree. (Department of State Docket 35, Page 312 to 315, New York State Archives, Albany, NY.

At the time of the Chancery Decree was filed, Joseph Brown was the tenant, having assumed William Mead's lease in 1797. Catherine Van Rensselear Schuyler Malcome sold the farms in her Allotment under the said Chancery Decree. Not all of her Grantees recorded their deeds.

In 1850, Joseph was living in Malta, Saratoga County, NY.

On September 11, 1877, Edward D. Harris and C. E. Durkee copied inscriptions of the graves in the Presbyterian Cemetery, on the east slope of the ridge west of the River Road and Canal, a short distance north of the village of Stillwater. (Colonial Road, Stillwater.) Joseph and wife, Lucy are listed as being buried there.

Joseph married Spencer Lucy about 1795 in Stillwater, Saratoga Co., NY. Lucy was born on 12 Jun 1776 in Westbrook, Middlesex County, CT; was christened on 28 Jul 1776 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT; died on 10 Apr 1821 in Stillwater, Saratoga Co., NY; was buried in Stillwater Presbyterian Cemetery, Saratoga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Chase? Anna Marie after Apr 1821. Anna was born about 1800 in NY; died in 1880; was buried in Malta Ridge Cemetery, Malta, Saratoga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The birthdate and birth order of this child is unknown. This information was taken from "The History of Swanzey, NH" by Reade, p. 301.

Notes:

The gender of this child is unknown as is the date of birth and it's birth order in the family.

Taken from the "History of Swanzey, NH" by Reade p. 301.

Notes:

SAMUEL RIGHT (WRIGHT) BROWN, 1775-1817


Samuel was a noted journalist, author and publisher in the upper New York area from 1807 to his death in 1817. His first newspaper, the New York Guardian in Albany, was published in Johnstown in 1807-1808. He was in Ballston Spa, 1809, Milton in 1810, in Saratoga Springs, 1812, in Albany, 1813 and 1814 started the Cayuga Patriot in Auburn, NY. He and his family lived in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY at the time of his death in 1817.

On Feb 5, 1814, he established the Geographical and Military Museum paper. It was a quarto size with eight pages to an issue. He listed twenty three distributors for the Museum, including publishers in New York City, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The paper gave detailed accounts of geographical areas, reported on the War of 1812 and other military events such as the war in France.

In 1804, David C. Miller began at Court-house Hill the publication of the Saratoga Advertiser, size of page, thirteen by eighteen, or one-fourth that of the present Ballston Journal; terms of subscription not stated; politics anti-Federal. In the issue of Sept. 23, 1806, appeared the following advertisement:

"FOR SALE. -A healthy middle-aged negro wench and child. For particulars, inquire of the printer."

In that year a man named Riggs was taken into partnership. He was bought out in 1807 by Samuel R. Brown, and the name was coolly changed to The Aurora Borealis and Saratoga Advertiser. In 1808, Mr. Brown retired from the establishment, and Mr. Miller restored the original name. It was discontinued in 1811, and the office merged into that of of The Independent American. Mr. Brown went to Saratoga Springs in 1809, and in that year began the publication of the Saratoga Patriot. He moved his establishment to Albany in April, 1812, and gave his paper the name of the Albany Republican. He sold out in the latter part of the year 1813, and went to Auburn, Cayuga Co., where in 1814 he started the Cayuga Patriot, which he conducted for several years until his death in 1817.

It is apparent from the books he authored, Samuel had a wandering spirit. He also had a curious mind and a wonderful sense of humor that becomes obvious when one reads his newspaper articles and his books.

In the autobiography of Thurlow Weed, who later became a famous politician and journalist, he writes that he came to work for Samuel in the fall of 1814 in the upstairs printing office on Lumber Lane, an old street following an Indian trail situated between what was later known as Mechanic Street and the creek, in the small village of Auburn.

"When I arrived at Utica, I learned that Samuel R. Brown, editor of a paper at Auburn was about to publish a "History of the War" and wanted a Journeyman. I lost no time in making my way to Auburn, and became immediately an inmate of Mr. Brown's printing office and dwelling.

Out of my seven weeks residence there, Mr. Dickens would have found characters and incidents for a novel as rich and as original as that of "David Copperfield" or "Nicholas Nickleby."

Mr. Brown, himself was an even-tempered, easy-going, good natured man, who took no thought of what he should eat or what he should drink or wherewithal he should be clothed. He wrote his editorials and his "History of the War" upon his knee, with two or three children about him, playing or crying as the humor took them. Mrs. Brown was placid, emotionless and slipshod. Both were inperturbable. Nothing disturbed either. There was no regular hour for breakfast or dinner, but meals were always under or over-done. In short, like a household described by an early English author, "everything upon the table was sour, except the vinegar." The printing sympathized with the housekeeping. We worked at intervals during the day; and while making a pretense of working in the evening, those hours were generally devoted to blindman's bluff with two or three neighboring girls, or to juvenile concerts by Richard Oliphant, an amateur vocalist and type-setter, to whom I became much attached."

Auburn, NY was then a small village without a sidewalk or a pavement, and, with the exception of Sacketts Harbor, the muddiest place I ever saw. It was muddy, rought-hewn, and straggling."
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In the book, "History of Auburn" pp. 117-119 reads of Hon. Thurlow Weed;
These are the circumstances in his own words: (Some what different than above.)

"Nor shall we ever forget the upper story of a wagon-maker's shop, where the "Cayuga Patriot" was first printed; for there we worked, and larghed, and played away most of the winter of 1814. Samuel R. Brown, who published the "Patriot", was an honest, amiable, easy, slip-shod sort of man, whose patient, good-natured wife was 'cut from the same piece.' Mr. Brown, the year before, had been established at Albany, with a paper called the "Republican, " under the auspices of Governor Tompkins, Chief-Justice Spencer, and other distinguished Republicans, with whom Mr.Southwick, of the "Register", and then State printer, had quarreled. The enterprise, like everything in our old friend Brown's hands, failed. and he next found himself at Auburn, then a small village, without a sidewalk or a pavement, and, save for Sackett's Harbor, the muddiest place we ever saw. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were originals. Neither of them, so far as we remember,ever lost their temper or ever fretted. The work in the office was always behind-hand, and the house always in confusion. The paper was never out in season, and neither breakfast nor dinner were ever ready. But it was all the same. Subscibers waited for the paper till it was printed, and we waited for our meals till they were cooked. The office was always full of loungers communicating or receiving news; and but for an amateur type-setter, Richard Oliphant, late editor of the "Oswego County Whig" and brother of the editor of the "Auburn Journal", to whom we became much attached, and who, though a mere boy, used to do a full share of the work, the business would have fallen still further behind-hand."

The same article appeared in "The History of Cayuga County 1789-1879" by Elliot Storke, p. 55 but added:

We will close the Chapter on the History of the Press, with brief, characteristic sketches of a few of the "men of the Press", who, by long and conspicuous connection with it, have won a place in its annals.

The "Cayuga Patriot" was the first paper published in the County that became thoroughly established and continued for a long series of years, under the management, for the most part, of the same persons. The first publisher of that paper, of whom recollections are preserved, was Samuel R. Brown, with whom in 1814, that veteran journalist, Thurlow Weed worked, and of whom he writes: (The same as above.)
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A letter from the American Antiquarian Society of Boston, MA gives the following information:

"We have several issues of the "Cayuga Patriot" printed by Samuel R. Brown at Auburn, NY running from 1814 to 1819. (Others published it because he died in 1817.) Occasional other issues are to be found in various libraries, chiefly in upper New York state. He also published the "Albany Republican", "The Rural Visitor" at Ballston Spa, NY in 1812. "The Saratoga Advertiser" at Ballston Spa, NY until 1813. "The Geographical and Military Museum" at Albany in 1814.
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History of Saratoga County, NY by Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester, 1878, Chapter XXII, History of the Press:

In that year a man named Riggs was taken into partnership. He was bought out in 1807 by Samuel R. Brown, and the name was coolly changed to The Aurora Borealis and Saratoga Advertiser. In 1808, Mr. Brown retired from the establishment, and Mr. Miller restored the original name. It was discontinued in 1811, and the office merged into that of The Independent American. Mr. Miller moved to Batavia, Genesee Co., and there, in connection with Benjamin Blodgett, started the Republican Advocate, which is still published. Mr. Miller continued to issue the Advocate until near the end of the year 1828. He printed the Morgan pamphlet, which professed to disclose the secrets of the first three degrees of Freemasonry; and a weekly paper, called The Morgan Investigator, was issued from his office in 1827, continuing about a year. At that day he was a conspicuous and famous man. Mr. Brown went to Saratoga Springs in 1809, and in that year began the publication of the Saratoga Patriot. He moved his establishment to Albany in April, 1812, and gave his paper the name of the Albany Republican. He sold out in the latter part of the year 1813, and went to Auburn, Cayuga Co., where in 1814 he started the Cayuga Patriot, which he conducted for several years.


"The Cayuga Patriot was established in Auburn in 1814. It was the first competitor of the "Western Federalist." Representing the views of the Democratic Party, which was fast rising into importance in the State, and contained in it's ranks some of the finest men of the country and district, it was well received and supported. It was a dusky-looking little quarto of eight pages and was printed in a shop on Lumber Lane- an old street following an Indian trail, situated between what is now Mechanic Street and the creek. In this office the Honorable Thurlow Weed set type for several months. (Thurlow Weed later became a journalist and famous politician.)

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OBITUARY FOR SAMUEL R. (WRIGHT) BROWN, given to Ruby Wilson Mortensen in 1940 by Maude Dodd, descendant of Samuel Right Brown, Jr. This was published in the Auburn, NY newspaper:

'Departed this life, on Monday evening past, in the 42nd year of his age.
After a short but very painful illness, Mr Samuel R. Brown. For sometime Mr. Brown had been a resident of this village. Business called him to New York for a few days, where he contracted a fever which terminated in his sudden death. He, however, had returned from the city, as far as Messrs. Gurdon and Mason Fitch, near the village of Cherry Valley, before relinquishing the hope of once more beholding his wife and little ones. Here his desease grew more alarming, his natural strength of body was subdued by suffering..his hopes of home vanished..every worldly prospect fled and he yielded up his spirit to his God, and left his body in the hands of strangers.

"the Clouds and Sunbeams o'er his eye, that once their shades and glory threw, Have left on yonder silent sky, no vestage where they flew."

Mr. Brown was an ardent and sincere friend; possessed of a noble and ingenious disposition, and endowed with a liberal and discriminating mind..and although he had not the advantage of an early classical education, he had, however, by dint of industry and application to the study of men and things, acquire a large fund of practical knowledge and useful information. He spent much time in traveling, particularly in exploring our Western Territories; and as the fruit of his statistical researches in that section of our Country, he wrote the "Western Gazetteer" or "Emigrants Directory" recently published by H. C. Southwick. He was also the author of the "Views of the Campaigns of the Northwestern Army'" and a "History of the Late War" in two volumes. His "Gazetteer" has undergone the criticisms of scientific men and travelers of eminince, and from them received the commendation of a valuable work, especially valuable to those emigrants desirous of settling in our Western Hemisphere.

Mr. Brown was a rational lover of our free, Republican Institutions; warmly attached to the best interests of his country, and ever vigilant and prompt to promote it's prosperity, and defend and enhance it's glory. On the tented field he was a patriotic soldier. In the heat of battle, he stood a hero, undismayed by the crash of arms, unappalled by the sight of blood, and, proud and fearless in the front of danger, he did breast himself against...

"....his country's foe" "......to roll.....onward"

In the late War,(1812) Mr. Brown evinced the spirit of a freeman, under the immediate command of Col. Johnson of Kentucky. Not until Proctor was vanquished and Tucumseh slain upon the battlefield did the unfortunate Brown quit the frontiers of his country and return to the bosom of his family, his kindred and his friends.

In the death of this man, society must deplore the loss of a valuable citizen, but none can so well appreciate his worth and so tenderly feel the bereavement, as his amiable wife and six fatherless and almost helpless children; for from the dutiful husband and affectionate father, they have inherited neither riches or renown, nothing but the remembrance of the paternal sympathies and honorable and patriotic virtues of their friend and sire.

"O Let his babes and wife be cherished and protected in the country which their father loved and defended. Let the hand of Christian charity be opened to succour the needy.....the soul of sympathy awake to welcome. "Weary pilgrims! Welcome here" "Welcome family of grief, welcome to my warmest cheer."

The family and friends of the deceased, return their warmest gratitude to the Messrs. Fitches, and to Doctors White, Little and Pringle, for their kind and diligent attention to Mr. Brown during his illness.'

Auburn Bank..Advocate of the people, by H. C. Southwick.


Samuel's death notice was published in many newspapers including The New York Evening Post
Monday, Sept. 29, 1817 issue:

Died: At Cherry Valley, on the 15th inst.in the 42d yeaar of his age, Mr. Samuel Barown. He was on his return from New-York to Auburn his place of residence. He was the author of the "Western Gazetteer or Emigrant's Directory"--"Views of the campaigns of the Northwestern Army," and a "History of the late war in 2 volumes.

His body is buried in Cherry Valley, Ostego County, NY, perhaps in an unmarked grave. Just outside of Cherry Valley, there is a family cemetery belonging to a Brown family where he may be buried with relatives who came to Cherry Valley area earlier.

In the 1880 Federal Census for St. Anne, Kankakee County, IL, his son, Erasmus Darwin Brown states both Samuel and Eunice were born in CT.

In the 1810 Census for Milton, Saratoga Co., NY, Samuel is listed as having 4 sons under the age of 10, and one son age 10 thru 15. Since none of his shown sons were old enough to be 10 and over in 1810, was he married previously to someone else and had a son by another woman? His first son by Eunice was born in 1804. They were married in 1803. It could possibly have been a younger half-brother staying with them as well.

Samuel married Annable Eunice Mary on 13 Feb 1803 in Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York. Eunice (daughter of Annable Isaac and Swain Eunice, daughter of Annable Isaac and Peckham Lydia) was born on 01 Apr 1780 in New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA; died on 24 Mar 1874 in Torrey, Yates Co., NY; was buried in City Hill Cemetery, Dresden, Yates County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Short Creek MM on 20 Apr 1819 Isaac Brown and w. Mary was granted certificate to Stillwater MM, p. 70.
Center for Archival Collections. "Short Creek Monthly Meeting: 185., Transfer Certificates 1805-1832" in "The Ohio Yearly Meeting of Friends records, 1760-1965." Roll 24. Indexed by: Carole Dutton Malisiak, February, 2000. Could this be the same Isaac Brown, son of Wright Brown?

Christened:
Bapt. Sunday, 18 Jan 1784

Notes:

William was a printer in Auburn, possibly working with Samuel Right Brown before the demise of Samuel, on the Cayuga Patriot. He lived at 46 Orchard Street in Auburn, Cayuga county, NY. In 1850, however, he is listed as a Prison Keeper in the Auburn Census.

He married Rebecca Wood/Weed of Preston, Chenango county, NY and had at least two children; Thurlow Weed Brown and daughter, Emma.

After the death of Rebecca at the age of 55 years old, William moved to Fort Atkinson, WI to be with his children where he died in 1878.

In an article published in the Cayuga Republican on 1 Oct. 1828, is mentions the death of Edward Weed, a merchant of Weedsport, aged 32 years, died in Auburn on 30 of Sept. 1828 at the house of his brother-in-law, William Brown, Esq.

William married Weed Rebecca in Feb 1819 in Preston, Chenango Co., NY. Rebecca was born about 1802; died on 06 Apr 1857 in Auburn, Cayuga Co., NY; was buried on 10 Apr 1857. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Wright Jr. is the fourth child of Wright Sr's second marriage.

His father and mother moved him and the rest of their family to Milo, Yates County, in 1808 from Providence and earlier, Stillwater, Saratoga County, NY. They left their farm in Stillwater which was located on the battlefield where his father had fought during the Revolutionary War. No land records can be found there. It is thought they may have rented the farm in Stillwater before moving on to Providence.

He father, Wright Sr., homesteaded forty acres in Torrey (Milo) and later gave a portion to his son, Wright Jr. to which he added many more acres. The homestead was still in possession of the family as late as the death of Wright Jr. in 1874. I do not know if it still remains in the Brown family today.

Wright Brown, Jr. was always regarded as a substantial citizen and was called upon to discharge public duties in various capacities among his neighbors and it is believed with universal satisfaction. He was also a man of inquiring mind and generous spirit and it was said that his life was truly a blessing to those associated with him and his death was a greater loss to others than to himself, for he had lost his sight and sat in darkness for many years and had suffered much from a nervous derangement due to an unsuccessful operation. (Taken from his obituary.)

Wright enjoyed being one of the first Masters of the Masons in Torry.
This was taken out of a family bible owned by Marjelia Chubb and past down to her grandson, D. Michael Beard of Arlington, TX. Also, in this Bible, there is a reference someone had written in pencel,"Who is Sam Brown?" Sam was Wright's half-brother by his father's first marriage to Hannah Newland.



Census Report of 1825 Milo, Yates County, NY for Wright Brown, Jr.:
3 males and 2 females.

Census Report of 1855 Torrey, Yates County, NY for Wright Brown:
Brown, Wright 59, b. Saratoga County, NY
Emily (wife) 42, b. Cayuga County, NY
Margaret Rebecca, 14, dau. Yates County, NY
Richard, 12, son, Yates County, NY
Justina, 6, dau, Yates County, NY

DEATH: Fran Dumas, Yates County Historian, says that an obituary of Wright Brown, Jr. says he died on 21 June, 1874.
Vital Records Extracted from the Yates County Chronicle, 9 July 1874.
Editor: Stafford C. Cleveland
May - July 1874

Died at his residence in the town of Torrey, Wright Brown, Esq., on Sunday June 28th, aged 78 years. Mr. Brown has been a resident of the locality since 1808, and was the son of Wright Brown, who was born in New Hampshire in 1750, and was associated with his father in the French war and afterwards in the Revolution, participating in the battle at White Plains and at Stillwater, Saratoga County, and after the war, settled on the farm which was the battlefield of that memorable event, the "Stillwater farm." Althought he had served through the war seven years, he sternly refused to accept a pension for his services, to the day of his death, from personal pride and early educational influences.

It was at this farm in Saratoga Mr. Wright Brown of whom we write, was born, June 1, 1796, and he was the fourth child of a second marriage.

Mr. Brown, the father, was induced to emigrate to this section and in1808 settled on what remained his homestead about forty acres, and also formed a portion of the homestead of the son during his life, and he having added many acres to it. Mr. Brown, Jr. married Emily King of Port Byron, and they have four children; Sarah D., Margaret R., Richard K; and Justina S. The last two named are unmarried and reside on the homestead with their mother.

Mr. Brown has always been regarded as a substantial citizen and was called upon to discharge public duties in various capacities among his neighbors and it is believed with universal satisfaction. He was also a man of enquiring mind and generous spirit and it may truly be said that his life has been a blessing to those associated with him and his death a greater loss to others than himself, for he has sat in darkness for many years from the loss of his sight and suffered much from a nervous derangement consequent upon an unsuccessful operation resulting in his blindness.

Wright Brown's will is at the following location in Penn Yan, Yates county, NY: Penn Yan county court house.

Brown Wright 1874 42B Richard, Emily B & Joshua Brown; Sarah Beard. Who is Joshua?

One of the first Masters of the Masons in Milo.


Appeared in the Yates County Chronicle newspaper on 9 July 1874 by Stafford C. Cleveland, Editor:
Died at his residence in the town of Torrey, Wright Brown, Esq., on Sunday June 28th, aged 78 years. Mr. Brown has been a resident of the locality since 1808, and was the son of Wright Brown, who was born in New Hampshire in 1750, and was associated with his father in the French war and afterwards in the Revolution….[The] Mr. Wright Brown of whom we write was born June 1, 1796, and he was the fourth child of a second marriage. Mr. Brown the father was induced to emigrate to this section and in 1808 settled on what remained his homestead about forty acres, and also formed a portion of the son during his life, he having added many acres to it. Mr. Brown married Emily King of Port Byron, and they have four children—Sarah D. Margaret R., Richard K. and Justina B. The two last named are unmarried and reside on the homestead with the mother.

Wright married King Emily B. about 1832 in New York. Emily was born on 12 Jan 1813 in Port Byron, Cayuga Co., NY; died on 07 May 1889 in Torrey, Long Point, Yates Co., NY; was buried in City Hill Cemetery, Dresden, Yates County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vital Records Extracted from the Yates County ChronicleEditor: Stafford C. ClevelandJanuary - April 1871
5 January 1871Died at his residence in Dresden on Monday, January 2, 1871, Luther Sisson, at the age of seventy-seven years and five days. [He] was the son of George Sisson and his wife Bethany Luther, natives of Rhode Island. His parents were firm and devoted members of the Friend’s Society, and his birth Dec. 27, 1793, is said to have been the third in the Friend’s Settlement. He was the youngest of the children. His brothers were Benoni and Jonathan, and his sisters Lydia and Lament. Benoni married Mary Meek, and was the father of James and John Sisson of Jerusalem. Jonathan married Catharine Vosbinder, and was the father of six children, among whom is Harrison H. Sisson of Jerusalem. Lydia married Isaac Prosser, and has a son living in Torrey. Lament was the wife of Richard Hayes. George Hayes, her son, resides in Dresden…. [Luther Sisson] married Sarah Maria, sister of Wright Brown of Torrey, who is still living. They had one son, Charles H. Sisson, who resides at Dresden.

Sarah married Sisson Luther on 07 Feb 1822 in Milo, Yates Co, NY. Luther was born on 28 Dec 1793 in Warren, Herkimer County, NY; died on 02 Jan 1871 in Dresden, Yates Co., NY; was buried in City Hill Cemetery, Torrey, Yates Co., NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born about 1802 in NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The person buried in the Wright Brown family plot could very well be a Brown who married an Annable. It is actually unknown if the person buried in the marked grave is a female or male since the headstone is broken and the only remains of the first name is " as" on the end of the name. Earlier notes from the Historical Society in Penn Yan say it was a Dorcas who is buried there but can not be confirmed. Because the marker is in the shape of a heart, it is believed to be a female.

Family/Spouse: Annable. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]