Hi Beth, thanks for the info. I'll take it into consideration. We have a family bible that says our Doctor Brown married Sarah Lockwood. We've found an Isaac Brown born 1690 in Norwalk, CT who married a Sarah Lockwood - d/o Joseph Lockwood. We've found information to indicate Isaac was a physician. What we don't have is proof that he had a son Josiah - the bible was his son's. The bible indicates that either Dr. Brown or Sarah Lockwood - or perhaps both of them died in 1778. It isn't really clear which of them died that year or if both did - that portion of the bible is a bit vague. Josiah Brown (1741-1818) is supposed to be the 11th son of Doct Brown and Sarah Lockwood. That doesn't mean that all of those children lived to adulthood of course. Given the lack of information on Josiah - we're trying to branch out and look at any other children of Sarah and Isaac that we can find in hopes we might find some reference to a brother Josiah. It's for that reason we have an interest in the letter Isaac Brown wrote to Governor Jonathan Law. Thanks for the info - we will certainly examine it closely though as you say - it's a long-shot. Mark On Dec 2, 2009, at 5:20 AM, Beth Golden wrote: > This is all I can put my hands on right now, and it is a long-shot, > since > this family originated in MA. Best of luck and I'll keep checking my > files. > > According to a genealogy from *The Beard Family: A Bundle of > Relations, A > Knot of Roots** > > Isaac Brown b. 2 Dec 1702 Swansea MA > m. (1) 5 June 1725, Mary Brown. (2) 15 March 1728/29, Esther Brown > d. 1735 Rehobeth, MA > > child by first wife > Peleg Brown, d. 1747 > > children by second wife > Mary, b. 20 Feb 1730/31. m. Joseph Turpen > Esther, d. before 1747 > Thomas, b. 1733 > Feelix > > *by Ruth Beard McDowell, 1978. > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 6:42 PM, R. Mark Brown <knodish1@mac.com> > wrote: > >> In January 27, 1747/48 (Norwalk) Isaac Brown & Joseph Lockwood >> sent a >> letter to CT Governor Jonathan Law on behalf of Isaac's son. >> (Lockwood >> is the maternal grandfather) >> >> We're trying to figure out who the son is. >> >> THE LETTER: ISAAC BROWN TO JONATHAN LAW Honerd Sir my son the >> bearer >> hereof was one of the men that Inlisted for the Canaday Expedition >> and >> now is about another Expedition to albany and has some Incuragement >> of >> a L Commission if he will fit himself and In order to do that he >> wants >> his wages and I beg of your honour to Let him have them the want of >> which will utterly Disapoint his going to albeny (Albany) >> >> Sir I hope your Honour will Consider the matter and give all Just >> Incuragement to any that is willing to defend the Country I am Sir yr >> Honours most humble and obedient Sert ISAAC BROWN NORWALK JaT 27th >> 1747 8 >> >> Superscribed To The Hon e J LAW Esqr Att Milford >> Govr of The Colony of Conn >> >> Indorsed Mr Browns Letter Janar 27 recev 1747/8 >> >> Source: The Law papers: correspondence and documents during Jonathan >> Law ..., Volume 15 By Connecticut (Colony). Governor, 1741-1750 >> (Jonathan Law) >> >> THE CT MUST ROLES: for 1747-48 show the following Browns - >> POSSIBILITIES: Benjamin, Sergeant Caleb, Ensign John, John, Joseph, >> Nathaniel, Patt, Peter, and Thomas >> >> As I said - we're trying to determine which one is the son of Isaac >> Brown - who wrote the letter. >> >> He would probably have been born sometime between 1712 and 1730..... >> He was probably born in CT or in England..... >> >> >> Does anyone out there have one of these Browns? >> Thanks - Mark Brown >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BROWN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message "Why in childhood and youth do we wish time to pass so quickly - we want to grow up so fast - yet as adults we wish just the opposite?" My Dog Skip R. Mark Brown knodish1@mac.com