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 > > >