Individual Details
Luke Brown
(25 Dec 1780 - 7 Aug 1838)
1838 death date and location from Delhi Gazette film 860280 page 33 showing Luke Brown of Meredith. LDS film 833549 "New York Surrogate Court, Delaware Co., NY, index to wills 1797-1963 A-K" page 92 shows Luke Brown died in 1838, Letters of Adm. in book E page 39, inventory filed 1 Oct 1838 and real estate in book I page 133.
1833 See source for marriage of John S. Munson to Eliza, daughter of Luke and Candice Brown, of Meredith, Delaware Co., NY.
1830 census for Meredith, Delaware Co., NY shows Luke Brown age 40-49, with 1 male age 5-9, 1 male age 10-14, 1 male age 15-20, 1 male age 20-29, 1 female age 5-9, 1 female age 10-14, 2 females ages 15-19, 2 females age 20-29, 1 female age 30-39, 1 female age 50-59 and 1 female age 70-79. Total in home 14.
1820 census for Meredith, Delaware Co., NY, shows Luke Brown age 26-44 with 2 males age 0-9, 1 male age 10-16, 4 females age 0-9, 2 females age 10-16, 1 female age 26-44 and 1 slave male age 14-25.
1802 marriage from NEHG Register Vol 75, 1921, page 304: marriages of Buckland, MA.
1781-1790 birth year based on 1830 census of Meredith, Delaware Co., NY.
1833 See source for marriage of John S. Munson to Eliza, daughter of Luke and Candice Brown, of Meredith, Delaware Co., NY.
1830 census for Meredith, Delaware Co., NY shows Luke Brown age 40-49, with 1 male age 5-9, 1 male age 10-14, 1 male age 15-20, 1 male age 20-29, 1 female age 5-9, 1 female age 10-14, 2 females ages 15-19, 2 females age 20-29, 1 female age 30-39, 1 female age 50-59 and 1 female age 70-79. Total in home 14.
1820 census for Meredith, Delaware Co., NY, shows Luke Brown age 26-44 with 2 males age 0-9, 1 male age 10-16, 4 females age 0-9, 2 females age 10-16, 1 female age 26-44 and 1 slave male age 14-25.
1802 marriage from NEHG Register Vol 75, 1921, page 304: marriages of Buckland, MA.
1781-1790 birth year based on 1830 census of Meredith, Delaware Co., NY.
Events
| Birth | 25 Dec 1780 | Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States |  |  | |
| Moved | 3 Nov 1782 | Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States | | | |
| Marriage Bann | 15 May 1802 | (he of Buckland she being of Plainfield), Buckland, Franklin Co., MA - Candace "Candes, Claudiae" Towne | | | |
| Marriage | 3 Jun 1802 | Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States - Candace "Candes, Claudiae" Towne | | | |
| Census | 1810 | Meredith, Delaware, New York, United States | | ||
| Fact 1 | 11 Jan 1811 | birth of son, Sylvester John Brown. - Meredith, Delaware, New York, United States | | ||
| Census | 1820 | Meredith, Delaware, New York, United States | | ||
| Census | 1830 | Meredith, Delaware, New York, United States | | ||
| Death | 7 Aug 1838 | Irvington, Wilkinson, Georgia, United States | | ||
| Probate | 17 Sep 1838 | | |||
| Probate | 20 Oct 1838 | Surrogate's Court, Delhi, Delaware Co., NY | | ||
| Probate | 8 Dec 1838 | | |||
| LDS Family Tree ID | KZ12-P37 | ||||
| WikiTree | Brown-54766 |
Families
| Spouse | Candace "Candes, Claudiae" Towne (1777 - ) |
| Child | Franklin Brown (1805 - 1835) |
| Child | Eliza Brown (1807 - 1859) |
| Child | Sylvester Brown (1811 - 1896) |
| Child | Susan Brown (1812 - 1902) |
| Child | Luke "Lucius" Brown Jr. (1818 - ) |
| Child | Alfred Brown (1821 - ) |
| Child | Candice Brown (1821 - ) |
| Father | Josiah Brown (1752 - 1814) |
| Mother | Susannah Gilbert (1752 - ) |
| Sibling | Patty Brown (1779 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Brown ( - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Brown ( - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Brown ( - ) |
| Sibling | Asaph Brown ( - ) |
| Sibling | Lydia Brown ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
Luke Brown, son of Josiah Brown and Susanna Gilbert, was born 25 Dec. 1780, in Chesterfield, MA The family removed to Meredith, NY, where Josiah Brown died on 26 Apr. 1814. See "History and genealogy of the families of Chesterfield, MA 1762-1962" by Ruth A. Baker, dated 1962, page 61, found at Heritage Quest Online.Per the 1900 census covering daughter, Susan Brown Bresee, both of her parents were born in MA.
Birth year 1781-1790 based on age in 1810, 1820 and 1830 census.
Moved
Josiah Brown and Susannah Gilbert joined the Congregational Church in West Brookfield on 10 Sept. 1775 and were dismissed to the church in Buckland, Mass. on 3 Nov. 1782 per page 180 of "The Gilbert Family" by Homer Worthington Brainard dated 1953. It is assumed the son Luke was with them since he was only 1 or 2 years old..Marriage Bann
1802 intention of marriage from American Ancestors Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Buckland marriages, page 70: intention of marriage of Luke Brown, of Buckland, and Candace Town of Plainfield, MA. Also from New England Historical Genealogical Register 1921 Vol. 75, page 304.In 1782, his mother Susannah Gilbert Brown, moved to Buckland, Mass. when his was 2 years old.
Marriage
Married 3 Jun 1802, Luke Brown and Candace Town in Plainfield, Hampshire, MA: source IGI.Married 15 May 1802, Luke Brown and Candace Town in Montague, Franklin, MA: source IGI. This may be the marriage banns.
Census
The 1810 census for Meredith, Delaware Co., NY, shows a Lucas Brown age 26-44 (Luke Brown is 29), male age 0-9 (son Franklin age 5), 2 females age 0-9 (daughter Eliza age 3 and 1 unknown child), and one female age 16-25 (could be wife Candace age 32). Close by is a Joshua Brown, most likely his father.Fact 1
Ancestry.com shows Luke Brown and Candice Towns having a son, Sylvester John Brown, born on 11 Jan 1811 in Meredith, Delaware Co., NY.Census
1820 census for Meredith, Delaware Co., NY, shows Luke Brown age 26-44 ( he was age 40) with 2 males age 0-9, 1 male age 10-16, 4 females age 0-9 (Susan is 8), 2 females age 10-16, 1 female age 26-44 (his wife Candare age 43) and 1 slave male age 14-25.Census
1830 census for Meredith, Delaware Co., NY shows Luke Brown age 40-49, with 1 male age 5-9, 1 male age 10-14, 1 male age 15-20, 1 male age 20-29, 1 female age 5-9, 1 female age 10-14, 2 females ages 15-19 (Susan is 18), 2 females age 20-29, 1 female age 30-39, 1 female age 50-59 (wife Candace would have been age 53) and 1 female age 70-79. Total in home 14.Death
1838 death date and location from LDS film 860280 page 33, showing Delhi Gazette, Delaware Co., NY deaths 1819-1844 dated August 15, 1838: "7th. ult. Irwinton, Wilkinson County, GA., LUKE BROWN of Meredith".LDS film 833549 "New York Surrogate Court, Delaware Co., NY, index to wills 1797-1963 A-K" page 92 shows Luke Brown died in 1838, Letters of Adm. in book E page 39, inventory filed 1 Oct 1838 and real estate in book I page 133.
Estate papers, proceedings, till no. 1E 1797-1900: film 833601, 833602
Estate papers, proceedings, till no. I1: film 834673 to 834676
Estate papers, proceedings, till no. 2I: film 834677
Letters of admin., testamentary, v. D-F 1830-1858: film 833519 - done
Accounts of executors, admin. v. A-B 1832-1871: film 833539
Sales of real estate, v. 1-2 1832-1876: film 833547
Probate
See LDS film 833519Probate
On 20 Oct. 1838, the Surrogate's Court of the county of Delaware, NY, declared that Luke Brown, deceased, estate was insolvent, and ordered Isaac Burr, the administrator, to liquidate the estate's assets. The court determined that Candice Brown, Luke Brown Jr., and Alfred Brown were minor children and that John Munson was appointed their guardian. See LDS film 833519 pages 133-134. (John Munson married Luke Brown's daughter, Eliza.)Probate
See LDS film 833519.Endnotes
1. Ruth A. Baker, Compiled by the Bicentennial genealogy committee, Ruth A. Baker, chairman, History and genealogy of the families of Chesterfield, Massachusetts, 1762-1962 (The Town of Chesterfield, Massachusetts, 1962), page 61; digital images, ( : accessed .
2. Homer Worthington Brainard, The Gilbert Family: Descendants of Thomas Gilbert, 1582(?)-1659 of Mt. Wollaston (Braintree), Windsor, and Wethersfield (New Haven, Conn.: 1953), page 180; digital images, Heritage Quest Online, ( : accessed .
3. , Massachusetts Vital Records to the end of the year 1949 (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute Salem, MA, 1934), page 70; digital image, AmericanAncestors.org online data base, (http://www.americanancestors.org/home.html : accessed .
4. New England Historic Genealogical Society Wbe site, Register Vol 75, 1921, page 304.
5. Willaim Richard Cutter, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volume 3 (Lewis historical publishing Company, 1910), page 1901; digital images, Google Books, http://books.google.com ( : accessed .
6. Edwin Hubbard, compiler, The Towne Family Memorial (Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1880), page 98; digital images, Google Books ( : accessed .
7. Edwin Eugene Towne, Compilor, The Descendants of William Towne: Who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass. (Newtonwille, Mass.: The author, 1901), page 56; digital images, Google Books (my digital books), ( : accessed .