Thomas Upham
M
Thomas Upham married Mary Brown, daughter of John Brown and Sarah Barsham, on 4 October 1704 at Int.
Nanthaniel Brown1
M, b. 22 April 1688, d. 14 August 1746




He was an influential man in his day, and one of the most prominent citizens of Thompson Parish. He was chosen Captain of the 3rd Company or train band, of Killingly, in 1732, and in the same year was a member of the first school committee of Thompson Parish. in 1711. He married Deborah Bryant circa 1713 at dau of Simon Bryant. Nanthaniel Brown died on 14 August 1746 at bur. West Thompson Cem., Killingly, Windham, CT, at age 58.

Children of Nanthaniel Brown and Deborah Bryant
- Bethiah Brown2
- Sara Brown2
- Briant (Brynt) Brown+2 b. bap 27 Jan 1717, d. 4 Mar 1784
- Mary Brown2 b. 5 Apr 1719
- Zeruiah Brown2 b. 12 Feb 1721
- Capt. Stephen Brown+2 b. 16 May 1725, d. 1803
- Hannah Brown2 b. 16 May 1727
- Mehitable Brown2 b. 3 May 1730
- Deborah Brown2 b. 17 Sep 1732
- Nathaniel Brown2 b. 2 Mar 1735
- John Brown2 b. 11 Jun 1738
Stephen Brown1
M, b. 21 May 1693
Stephen Brown was born on 21 May 1693 at Reading, MA.1 He was the son of John Brown and Sarah Barsham.1
Citations
- [S588] Charles C. Whitney, Brown Genealogy, p. 6.
Deborah Bryant1
F, d. circa 1745
Deborah Bryant married Nanthaniel Brown, son of John Brown and Sarah Barsham, circa 1713 at dau of Simon Bryant. Deborah Bryant died circa 1745.
Children of Deborah Bryant and Nanthaniel Brown
- Bethiah Brown1
- Sara Brown1
- Briant (Brynt) Brown+1 b. bap 27 Jan 1717, d. 4 Mar 1784
- Mary Brown1 b. 5 Apr 1719
- Zeruiah Brown1 b. 12 Feb 1721
- Capt. Stephen Brown+1 b. 16 May 1725, d. 1803
- Hannah Brown1 b. 16 May 1727
- Mehitable Brown1 b. 3 May 1730
- Deborah Brown1 b. 17 Sep 1732
- Nathaniel Brown1 b. 2 Mar 1735
- John Brown1 b. 11 Jun 1738
Citations
- [S588] Charles C. Whitney, Brown Genealogy, p.7.
Briant (Brynt) Brown1
M, b. bap 27 Jan 1717, d. 4 March 1784
Briant (Brynt) Brown was baptized bap 27 Jan 1717 at Killingly, Windham, CT. He was the son of Nanthaniel Brown and Deborah Bryant.1 Briant (Brynt) Brown married Hephzibah Chandler in 1739. Briant (Brynt) Brown Briant seems from the records to have been a citizen of some considerable standing and prominence in the community. In 1764 he wa Representative to the General Assembly at Hartford. In 1757 he wa appointed Chairman of the Committee of Three "to join Pomfret gentlemen in reparing the bridge call Danielsons,"and in 1774 he wa a member of the Killingly Committee to send relief t the citzens of Boston during its blockade by the British. He left a will on 19 February 1784. He died on 4 March 1784 at Thompson, Windham, CT.

Child of Briant (Brynt) Brown and Hephzibah Chandler
- Lt. Bryant/Briant Brown b. 7 Feb 1745, d. 15 Feb 1798
Citations
- [S588] Charles C. Whitney, Brown Genealogy, p.7.
Hephzibah Chandler1
F, b. 12 August 1720, d. 19 June 1810
Hephzibah Chandler was born on 12 August 1720 at of Pomfret, CT. She married Briant (Brynt) Brown, son of Nanthaniel Brown and Deborah Bryant, in 1739. Hephzibah Chandler left a will on 6 May 1806. She died on 19 June 1810 at Thompson, Windham, CT, at age 89.

Child of Hephzibah Chandler and Briant (Brynt) Brown
- Lt. Bryant/Briant Brown b. 7 Feb 1745, d. 15 Feb 1798
Citations
- [S588] Charles C. Whitney, Brown Genealogy, p.8.
Mary Brown1
F, b. 5 April 1719
Mary Brown was born on 5 April 1719.1 She was the daughter of Nanthaniel Brown and Deborah Bryant.1 Mary Brown married Israel Joslin Jr. on 20 November 1739.1
Citations
- [S588] Charles C. Whitney, Brown Genealogy, p.7.
Israel Joslin Jr.
M
Israel Joslin Jr. married Mary Brown, daughter of Nanthaniel Brown and Deborah Bryant, on 20 November 1739.1
Citations
- [S588] Charles C. Whitney, Brown Genealogy, p.7.
Zeruiah Brown1
F, b. 12 February 1721
Zeruiah Brown was born on 12 February 1721.1 She was the daughter of Nanthaniel Brown and Deborah Bryant.1
Citations
- [S588] Charles C. Whitney, Brown Genealogy, p.7.
Capt. Stephen Brown1
M, b. 16 May 1725, d. 1803


Child of Capt. Stephen Brown and Mary Lyon
- Capt. Stephen Brown b. 17 May 1748, d. 16 Nov 1777
Hannah Brown1
F, b. 16 May 1727
Hannah Brown was born on 16 May 1727 at Killingly, Windham, CT.1 She was the daughter of Nanthaniel Brown and Deborah Bryant.1 Hannah Brown married John Jeffrey on 23 December 1745.1
Citations
- [S588] Charles C. Whitney, Brown Genealogy, p.7.
John Jeffrey1
M
John Jeffrey married Hannah Brown, daughter of Nanthaniel Brown and Deborah Bryant, on 23 December 1745.1
Citations
- [S588] Charles C. Whitney, Brown Genealogy, p.7.
Mehitable Brown1
F, b. 3 May 1730
Mehitable Brown was born on 3 May 1730 at Killingly, Windham, CT.1 She was the daughter of Nanthaniel Brown and Deborah Bryant.1 Mehitable Brown married Joseph Pudney on 5 June 1747.
Citations
- [S588] Charles C. Whitney, Brown Genealogy, p.7.
Joseph Pudney
M
Joseph Pudney married Mehitable Brown, daughter of Nanthaniel Brown and Deborah Bryant, on 5 June 1747.
Deborah Brown1
F, b. 17 September 1732
Deborah Brown was born on 17 September 1732 at Killingly, Windham, CT.1 She was the daughter of Nanthaniel Brown and Deborah Bryant.1
Citations
- [S588] Charles C. Whitney, Brown Genealogy, p.7.
Nathaniel Brown1
M, b. 2 March 1735
Nathaniel Brown was born on 2 March 1735 at Killingly, Windham, CT.1 He was the son of Nanthaniel Brown and Deborah Bryant.1
Citations
- [S588] Charles C. Whitney, Brown Genealogy, p.7.
John Brown1
M, b. 11 June 1738
John Brown was born on 11 June 1738 at Killingly, Windham, CT.1 He was the son of Nanthaniel Brown and Deborah Bryant.1
Citations
- [S588] Charles C. Whitney, Brown Genealogy, p.7.
Mary Lyon
F
Mary Lyon married Capt. Stephen Brown, son of Nanthaniel Brown and Deborah Bryant, on 17 October 1748 at Promfrett, CT.
Child of Mary Lyon and Capt. Stephen Brown
- Capt. Stephen Brown b. 17 May 1748, d. 16 Nov 1777
Capt. Stephen Brown1
M, b. 17 May 1748, d. 16 November 1777


December,1776; Captain 4th Connecticut, 1st January, 1777; killed 15th November, 1777, in the defence of Fort Miffin, PA.
“American State Papers…”, Lowrie and Franlin, Washington, 1834 v.9:172
Regiment “Connecticut Line” 1777-1781 Captains, p. 188;
Fourth Regiment Connecticut Line Formation of 1777-1781, p. 182
Knowlton’s “Rangers” 1776”, pp. 121-122, 129
Colonel Durkee’s Regiment 1776, p. 106.






During this Siege many Americans were wounded and lost their lives, including that of Capt. Stephen Brown on 16 November 1777.
As the British marched triumphantly into Philadelphia during the last days of September in 1777, a strategic dilemma faced General William Howe, commander of the army. Surrounded by rebel forces from the north, east and west, his troops were in desperate need of supplies—gunpowder, clothing, food, and munitions. Without these items the capture of Philadelphia might become meaningless and the British would be unable to pursue and destroy Washington’s Army before winter.
South of Philadelphia in the Delaware Bay sat a fleet British ships carrying the army’s much needed supplies. General Howe gave orders to sail the fleet up the river to provide new provisions to his occupying troops.
The Americans had secured a British built fortification, sitting on Mud Island, just below the city and across the river from New Jersey’s Fort Mercer in 1775. By the fall of 1777 approximately 200 men were garrisoned at this fort, now known as Fort Mifflin, charged with the duty of holding the British off “to the last extremity” so that Washington and his exhausted army could successfully move into winter quarters.
It was here, on the frozen, marshy ground within the walls of a stone and wood fort, the American Revolution produced a shining moment. Cold, ill and starving, the young garrison of (now) 400 men at Fort Mifflin refused to give up. The valiant efforts of the men at Fort Mifflin held the mighty British Navy at bay providing Washington and his troops time to arrive safely at Valley Forge where they shaped a strong and confident army. This battle escalated into the greatest bombardment of the American Revolution and one that many say changed the course of American history.
For nearly six weeks in the fall of 1777, American troops in Fort Mifflin and Fort Mercer frustrated British naval attempts to re-supply their occupying forces in Philadelphia. Early in the morning on November 10, 1777, the British took definitive action to reach Philadelphia via the Delaware. Daybreak brought a rain of cannon fire upon Fort Mifflin beginning the largest bombardment of the Revolutionary War.
Under the direction of French Major Francois de Fleury, an engineer and tireless worker, the Americans worked each night to repair the damage of the day.
On November 15th, finally clear after days of rain and high tides, the British sailed the Vigilant and the Fury, with nineteen cannon up the back channel to the west of Fort Mifflin. In the main channel of the Delaware three ships armed with 158 cannon anchored directly offshore of the fort, while to the east three additional ships armed with 51 cannon completed the naval assault.
Against this show of force, Fort Mifflin could respond with only ten cannon. It was reported that during one hour, 1000 cannon balls were fired at the fort. As the battle progressed, British Marines climbed to the crow’s nest of the Vigilant and threw hand grenades at the soldiers in the fort.
Exhausted, cold and out of ammunition, Major Simeon Thayer evacuated Fort Mifflin’s garrison to Fort Mercer with muffled oars after nightfall on November 15. Forty men remained at the fort and set fire to what was left before making their way across the Delaware to join their comrades. They crossed to New Jersey around midnight leaving Fort Mifflin ablaze, but the flag still flying.


Citations
- [S588] Charles C. Whitney, Brown Genealogy, p.9.
William Barsham1
M, b. circa 1610, d. 3 or 13 Jul 1684
William Barsham died 3 or 13 Jul 1684 at Watertown, MA.1 He married Anabel Smith, daughter of John Smith alias Bland, by 1635.1 William Barsham was born circa 1610.1
Child of William Barsham
Citations
- [S329] Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins, Great Migration Begins p. 108-110.
Anabel Smith1,2
F, d. 28 August 1683


John Smith alias Bland1
M
Child of John Smith alias Bland
- Anabel Smith1 d. 28 Aug 1683
Citations
- [S82] TAG, Jacobus, Donald , 61:20-21.
Lt. Bryant/Briant Brown
M, b. 7 February 1745, d. 15 February 1798



Mary Dunbar
F
Mary Dunbar married Lt. Bryant/Briant Brown, son of Briant (Brynt) Brown and Hephzibah Chandler, in November 1766 at Haddam, CT.