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Abigail Phenix Brown

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Birth	:	1667
Death	:	unknown North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial	:	Beriah Brown Cemetery, North Kingstown, Washington County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5870000, -71.5014800
Description	:	Note: In his notes, George Harris recorded in 1880 that the wife of Beriah Brown was buried in the grave just north of Beriah's. He gave her the name Elizabeth, likely meaning Eleanor, which was Beriah's thrid wife, but some scholars believe he meant Abigail Phenix, his second wife (see Graveyards of North Kingstown, Lot 96). It is highly likely, however, that Abigail is buried here, being the mother of most of Beriah's children, and predeceasing him, but Elizabeth/Eleanor we have almost no record of, and she may be buried with an earlier husband. Abigail was... Read More	Note: In his notes, George Harris recorded in 1880 that the wife of Beriah Brown was buried in the grave just north of Beriah's. He gave her the name Elizabeth, likely meaning Eleanor, which was Beriah's thrid wife, but some scholars believe he meant Abigail Phenix, his second wife (see Graveyards of North Kingstown, Lot 96). It is highly likely, however, that Abigail is buried here, being the mother of most of Beriah's children, and predeceasing him, but Elizabeth/Eleanor we have almost no record of, and she may be buried with an earlier husband. Abigail was dead by 1710 according to Alden G. Beaman. Abigail's birth year is a point of contention. According to Austin, Abigail's mother, Abigail (Sewall) Phenix, was born in 1650, but Abigail was married in 1683, based on a deposition as follows: "according to testimony of Henry Gardiner, given in 1738, who declares that fifty-five years ago [1683], Mr. Spear, a minister of the Church of England, preached at Richard Smith's house for a year and used to preach at Jireh Bull's, and "married Beriah Brown to his wife." " (Austin, GDRI, p 151) It would be highly unusual for the daughter of Abigail (Sewall) Phenix to marry when her mother was only 33 years of age. This means that both mother and daughter would have been married at the age of about 16. Not impossible, but rather improbable. There is little else to go on, however, so we will have to accept what the records tell us. Some relief from this compression of dates could be found by assuming that Henry Gardiner's sense of time may have been off by a few years or else that the birth year for the elder Abigail is incorrect. Abigail was the daughter of Alexander Phenix and Abigail Sewell of New Netherland and Kingstown, Rhode Island She was married about 1683 to Beriah Brown, a widower, and the son of Charles Brown and Mary Acye of Rowley, Mass. Following Abigail's death, Beriah m. (3) Elizabeth Sheffield, a widow, who was the wife named in his 1717 estate settlement. Children of Abigail and Beriah Brown, born Kingstown, RI: * Mary, b. c. 1684, m. 18 March 1702/3 Joseph CARPENTER, b. c. 1677, the son of Abiah Carpenter and Ann Weeks. Mary and Joseph had five known children, born 1704 to c. 1710, including twin girls. * Alexander, b. c. 1686, m. (1) Honor HULING; m. (2) Marcy TIFT; and m. (3) Lydia _______ * Charles, b. c. 1690, d. 1751, m. c. 1716 Ellinor _______, b. c. 1696, survived her husband. It has been suggested that this Ellinor was the daughter of the Eleanor Sheffield who married Charles's father as his third wife. On 30 June 1710 in Kingstown Charles had a deed from his grandmother, Abigail Phenix, of 130 acres being a homestead farm she had lately bought, and which was to be his at her death, she being comfortably supported. She subsequently took a bond from him for 500 pounds, and on 16 April 1717 released him from the bond. On 18 June 1717 he gave a receipt to his brother Alexander in the amount of 49 pounds and change for his part of father Beriah's estate. His will was proved in 1751, giving to his son John the same land that his grandmother had deeded him. He and Ellinor had six children born c. 1717 to c. 1727.

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Abigail Phenix Brown's memorial is located at: Beriah Brown Cemetery, North Kingstown, Washington County, USA.
When did Abigail Phenix Brown death?
Abigail Phenix Brown death on unknown in North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
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Latitude: 41.5870000
Longitude: -71.5014800

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