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Joseph  Jacob  Brown


Name: Joseph J. Brown
Surname: Brown
Given Name: Joseph J.
Sex: M
Birth: 8 Jan 1787 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
Death: 14 Oct 1871 in Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Burial: Oct 1871 Matlock Cemetery, Noble Township, Wabash, Indiana, USA

Event: Joseph was educated enough to be able to read and write. Some of
his letters and a few pages of a diary were sent and or saved by some of
his children.
~~~~Copies were in the possession of Dr Manson Francis Brown of Franklin
Venango Pennsylvania. I hav EDUC ABT 1805 America

Event: Event-Misc 28 Mar 1847 Usa
Event: Location: ABT 1817 Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
Residence: Aug 1871 Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Immigration: 1831 Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Event: Milit-Beg ABT 1812 Usa
Occupation: carpenter


    

    In his diary Joseph wrote: " I was born Jan. 8 1787 in the town, Lyme,
County of New London, State of Connecticut. My father had one brother named
Mikel, and two sisters named Betsy and Nelly. My mother's name was Eunice
Robbins. Her father's name was Elijah Robbins and her mother's maiden name
was Betsy Cromwell. They were both born in New London County.
    My parents were both from Lyme, near the mouth of the Conn. river where
it flows into the Atlantic Ocean north of Long Island Sound."
    Lyme was named May, 1667. Local records show that Lyme was set off from
Saybrook by a committee in 1665.
    The First Congregational Church was organized in 1693. It is located in
South Lyme. The Second Congregational Church of Lyme was organized at East
Lyme in 1719. This church has lost its early records.
    The Third Church of Lyme, organized in 1727, in Hamburgh, has also lost
its early records.

    Lyme and Old Lyme share the east shore of the mouth of the Connecticut
River and a heritage that goes back more than 325 years. For example, the
early land records of Old Lyme can all be found in Lyme Town Hall. Lyme and
Old Lyme are independent towns, independent of each other & to a considerable
degree, independent of outside influence. Lyme was founded in 1667 after
Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire, the port from which the first settler, Mathew
Griswold sailed for America.

    Per Rosala Curtis:

    In Joseph's diary, he says that he came from Ireland and is Scotch Irish.

    2005 update on the original Brown Nickle letters and documents quoted:

    A Cousin Ira in SC, born and raised in Butterfield, MO where Wilson and
Esther Brown Nickle lived near, had the originals of these documents written
by Joesph Brown. Since the letters that were mailed to Wilson and Esther
(from also OH. were old, his Uncle (and stepfather) had the originals and
copied them when they first received them many years ago. So now these are
in Salt Lake City with Richard Turley and the Nickle sisters Joan and Na
dyne, so we now have most of the blanks filled in. Ira had the original
William Nickle Family letters and the Joseph Brown letters. Ira donated
them to the The Nickle and Brown families archives which Rick Turley has
and is preserving them Wm Nickle and Joseph Brown families knew each other
(two Brown sisters , daughters of Joseph and Rachel marrying two Nickle
brothers),with the Browns living in Rockland Town ship and the Nickle Family
in Richland Township of Venango County, side by side.

    His beloved wife, Rachel, died on this date. This may have been in Ohio.
Their yougest child, Lyman was only 3 year old when she died.
The 3 oldest children were already married & starting families of thier own.

    Joesph wrote in his diary: "Rachel Brown was my wife. She was born in
the year 1798. She died 28 Mar 1847. These are the lines on her tombstone:
" With the heavenly weapons I have fought the battle of the Lord. I have
finished my course, kept the faith, and wait the sure reward."

    It is not known where her tombstone is located. Some family
genealogists think this was near Gallia, Ohio.

    In this year, Salamanca had a population of 4090 persons including 6
black persons.
    The Allegheny River flows through this country. The Town was located
just north of the Cattaraugus Reservation which is owned by a branch of
the Seneca Indians. The reservation extends upwards on the Cattaraugus
Creek on both sides 12 miles in length and 6 miles in width.

    It is a very superior tract of land, heavily timbered with black
walnut, poplar, ash , hemlock, cherry, butternut, linden, maple & beech.

    The Indians are very respectable people, humane, honest, hospitable
and many of them are quite wealthy as individuals.

    The county is divided into about 10 towns all split from Olean. The
Cataraugus Creek is a considerable stream that divides the county of Erie
and Cattaraugus and flows 40 miles west into Lake Erie about 30 miles
southwest of Buffalo New York.
Hanover New York is a small harbour at the mouth of the Cattaragus Creek.

    Joseph wrote the following letter:

    " Waybash, March 8th Here is a few lynes once more from your old
father J. Brown. I got your leter on tuesday 7th of March 1871 and I
was glad to here from you all that you was all well and when I was
handy to James I could here from you often.
    But now I cant I want you all to rite often and I will answer
if Im able to rite.
    I am living with Lyman and have ben the most of the time sense he
was married. I am very lame and............in rite sholder and have
ben for a month. I have a good apetite for my vittels the most of
the time.
    John Brown sent me a box of things last Dec & I was out to Janes
at the time & Joseph fetched the box out to me. i was there 3 weeks.
    There was 5 qts of chesnuts one can of honey one can of peaches
and one can of huckleberrys 11 big aples. It was expressed to Waybash.
    I got a leter form John 6th February He rit they was all geting out
timber this winter for 15 oil wells. He sent me five dollars in a leter.
    I got a leter from Margaret 23 feb. They rite they was all well and
rite they would send a box of preasants and did I get a box of preasants
27 Feb here.
    Here is what I got half pond tea 3 pnds chese 3 pns shugar 4 pnds
dride peaches 1 can I dont know what is in that hant opened . 2 orringes
1 pond drided beef paper dride plums paper dried huckle berrys 1 pond
crakers and and large ginger cake. if you had a ben there you would
all got a tast of them.
    I would like to se you all but I dont ever expect toe . Lyman lives
3 milds north from Wabash city. we was all out to John Browns and Rachels
on Saturday 5th and back home in the evening. they was all well and I se
Joseph Tushmyer in town and they was all well.
    Henry is working for Luis Shamboy and has been ever sence last harvist
and goes dresed like a gentleman and fat as a beer and harty.
  Margaret rit in her leter that damy lives in Chester Ohio by gutherings
Margaret talks sum of coming out to se us this spring and girl Myrtil Eola.
    now as I have scribles you a long leter I want you to rite me a good
lenghy one. I dont no wheter you can understand mine or not. If you cant
get in the cars sum day and fetch it a long and make us a good visit and
I will reade it to you.
    I want yo to com and se Lyman's little boy. he is a fat little michives
blake ode boy as ever you se. His name is Olliver Cromwell Brown. I named
him after my brother Cromwell.
    you will want to come se Janes little Ida May and Margaret and that
little boy that never se. So dont ferget to come and take a good ride on
the cars. It would be as good a ride as ever you had.
    I write with a good goos quill pen as I all ways did when I was a boy
and they are the best pen now if they are well made.
    I am now in my eighty fifth year and dow my reading and riting without
spectcs and all ways have. I can shute a squirrel yet.
    when with this non sense you dow se you really will remember me. so no
more from your this time. rite soon"
    Joseph was living with him, when he wrote some letters that have been
preserved to his grand daughter Letitia Brown Smith, and to his son John
H. Brown.
    According to an obituary for John H. Brown, John H Brown removed with
his parents from Jamestown New York to Rockland Township in 1831. Jamestown
is close to Busti, in the county of Ellicott.
    Joseph was a soldier in the War of 1812.  He is buried at South end,
East side and the cemetery is located at old State Route 15 & Bailey Road.
He was 84 years, 2 months and 24 days old.

    In his diary page 8, Joseph wrote:

    "I got here on the 7 of August 1857 J Brown"
    He did not state where he was, but it was possibly in Indiana.

    Family tradition states that Joseph served as a drummer boy in the war
of 1812. That tradition may be confused, as he would have been in his mid
twenties.

    Records do show that 2 different Joseph Browns did serve in that War
who were from New London Connecticut.
    However, at this time , he may have been living with parents or grand
parents in the State of New York by this year.
  Josephs daughter Rachel A married John Heuston Brown at Gallia County Oh
    Josephs daughter Margaret married Alexander Wilson at Meigs County Ohio
  Josephs daughter Adalaide married Isaac Hoopes at Middleport, Meigs, Ohio.
    Josephs youngest child, Lyman married Malinda Truss at Wabash Indiana




