Barbara, I dont know if I descend from Solomon but would like to ask if you have a William Nelson Brown who could have been Solomon's Grandson. He was born in PA 30 June 1827. The only info on his parents is that his father was born in VT and Mother in NY this is from census. He married Sarah Hart and ended up in NE where he died. If you have any info I would be much appreciated. He is my HUGE brick wall. Jetta in OK In a message dated 4/20/2009 1:11:12 P.M. Central Daylight Time, bburt001@nycap.rr.com writes: Is anyone else out there descended from Solomon Brown born Lexington, MA 15 Jan 1756/7 and died in New Haven, VT 6 Jun 1837? He was married first to Marina Barnett (1759-1802), second to Eunice Bigelow. Excerpted below is from a cousin's summary of Solomon's history. Solomon grew up in Lexington, Middlesex Co., MA. He was 18 when the Revolutionary War started in Lexington. On 18 Apr 1775 Solomon was returning from the market in Boston when he passed a patrol of British soldiers heading for Lexington. He knew John Adams and John Hancock were there and he thought the British were going to arrest them. He reported the soldiers to Sgt. William Monroe at Monroe’s Tavern. The alarm went up. Solomon Brown, Jonathan Loring and Elijah Sanderson went out to follow the soldiers and to warn people that the British were on the way. While doing this the 3 were captured by the British at about 10:00 pm. Paul Revere was captured and held with them for doing the same thing. The 4 were released at 2:00 am. On 19 Apr 1775 the first battle of the war started in front of Monroe’s Tavern in Lexington. Solomon was one of the soldiers. He was said to have fired the first shot of the Revolutionary War, wounding a British soldier. This has been repeated in many references although some dispute this or say it is impossible to know. Solomon believed it to be true. Elijah Sanderson was a witness. Solomon pointed out the blood on the ground where the soldier had been wounded. Later in life Solomon was telling the same story in New Haven shortly before he died. The gun was passed down within the family. Other colonists known to have fired that day were: Ebenezer Lock, Ebenezer Munroe Jr., John Munroe, Nathan Munroe, Jonas Parker, William Tidd and possibly Benjamin Sampson. Solomon spent the next five years as a soldier, being discharged on 1 Apr 1780 by General Knox. He was in the MA artillery under Col. John Crane, Capt. Benjamin Eustis. He was in the Northern Army under General Schuyler and was involved in the marches against British Capt. John Burgoyne and in the battle of Ticonderoga. He spent the winter camped at Valley Forge. He was a sergeant at Ft. Schuyler (Utica, NY) where he was in charge of supplies. This job prepared him for being a grocer after the war. After his discharge he lived at Nine Partners (Pauling, Dutchess Co.) NY. He married Marina and started a grocery business. Shortly after he moved to Vermont (prior to 1785) where all of his children were born. By 1790 he had 6 children here. He built a log house and started a grocery business (selling among other things flour, tobacco, salt, codfish and rum) in New Haven, Addison Co., VT, about 1.5 miles south of the meetinghouse at the foot of Beech Hill (on present day South St.). In 1800 he built a brick house here. Solomon was a deacon of the church. He ran into trouble with the church in Nov 1803 when he planned to marry a woman (2nd wife Eunice Bigelow, Marina had died in 1802) who had lived with one or two other men. He had 6 children with Eunice for a total of 17. Solomon sold land in New Haven starting in 1794: 100 acres, 4th division, to William Lampson for ₤50 on 10 Nov 1794; 1 acre, 5th division, to Luther Covarts for 9 schillings on 5 Dec 1795; 40 acres, 5th division, to William Lark for ₤60 on 1 Mar 1798 (he had bought this property from Elijah Foot on 14 May 1797 for ₤40); 40 acres, lot #30 (3rd division), to James Abernathy for $310 on 7 May 1807; 3 lots of #60 (3rd division) to Nobel and Ira Stewart for $150 on 20 Nov 1807; 4 acres, 7th division, to Frederick Bird for $8 on 30 Oct 1823 and 7 acres, 8th division, to Ziba Gifford for $50 on 11 May 1827. Most of this land was near his home lot on South Street. On 4 Jul 1832 Solomon applied for a Revolutionary War pension in New Haven. Solomon died on 6 Jun 1837 in New Haven. His will went to probate court on 30 Jun 1837 (it was dated 11 Apr 1837). The executors were wife Eunice (1775 to 25 Jan 1839) and sons George W. and Ira. Solomon’s 5 sons that lived out of town received money: Samuel ($120), Morris ($150), William ($150), James ($150), Solomon ($115). Wife Eunice got one third of the estate and the 5 children living in New Haven (Ira, Geo. W., Betsy, Nelson, and Laura Palmer) divided the remainder. They sold off parts of the farm during the next 10 years. The value of the estate was appraised on 5 Sep 1837 for $6192.30. Solomon had 250 acres of land with buildings. Animals included oxen, cows, horses, sheep, pigs and bees. Tools included grindstones, an ax, augers, saws, forks, rakes, a ladder, a crowbar, a pitchfork, chains, plows, saddles, sap buckets, guns and wagons. Kitchenware included a stove, brass kettles, utensils, wrought iron ware, pewter, wood ware, tubs, barrels, stone ware, silver plated utensils and baskets. Furniture included tables (pine and cherry), cupboards, 9 bed stands, bed linen, a loom, chairs and trunks. He also had a buffalo robe, a coat, candles, books and glasses. Some of the items produced on the farm were wool, leather, wheat, oats, hay, corn, potatoes, peas, rye, pork and maple sugar. Solomon's children were: first wife: Morris James - in Malone, NY in 1820 William (Jul 1785-27 Jul 1874) in Malone in 1820 Samuel b. (29 Mar 1786) Vermont m. (29 Mar 1812) Hannah Heath, Malone Polly b. (1789) d. New Haven (24 May 1818) Chauncey b. (1790) VT m. Clarissa Hazen d. Wisconsin (1863) Solomon b. (1791) m. Clarissa Blanchard - moved from Malone NY to Fulton Co. IL in 1835 d. (1839) second wife: Betsy b. (17 Jul 1805) d. (1891) Ira b. (22 Aug 1807) New Haven m. Eitha Bogue m. Hannah Turner d. New Haven (20 Feb 1894) Edwin b. (1812) d. (17 Oct 1836) George W. b. (1812) m. Sarah d. (1893) Laura b. (Nov 1814) m. Chester Palmer d. (2 Aug 1879) Nelson b. (25 Nov 1818) m. (8 May 1839) Nancy Farr d. (1884) There were 4 other children for a total of 17. Would be interested to know if there are others out there who descend from Solomon Brown. 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