Barbara: The only William Brown I find in Paxton around that time was William Brown, son of Nathaniel and Abigail Brown; b. 19 Nov. 1826. I am from Paxton, but my cousin, Fred Brown never lived there. I found his Browns went back and forth between NH and VT until his grandmother moved to Worcester with her children. Cousin Fred lives in Boylston, Worcester County,MA Evidently, Charles and William were very popular names with Brown families ! Fred's grandfather was Charles; grgrandfather was William and grgrgrandfather was Nathan. Fred's father was George, b. 1915 in NH. Researching Brown is as difficult for me as my Taylors and Jones. There are too many of them! Arline (Taylor) Larson Native of Paxton, Worcester County, MA: living in Florida arline7@bellsouth.net