Notes:

James Brown (1632-1683) & Elizabeth Carr (1651-1697)

James Brown, Second Son of Chad The information given in tliese pages of this son of Chad, through whom we trace our own descent from him, I take by permission of Mr. Austin from his " Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island," and all information of Roger Williams, also our ancestor, from his later work, "Ancestry of Thirty-three Rhode Islanders."
The time and place of birth of James Brown are not known. He settled early in Newport. Married Elizabeth Carr, dau. of Robert Carr. He was a cooper by trade. Admitted Freeman in 1G71. On Dec. 31. 1672, he and his wife Elizabeth sold the home of his father, Chad Brown, deceased, to Daniel Abbott, of Providence, excepting the land where his father, Chad, and mother, Elizabeth, were buried. In 1679 bought of Daniel Stanton, of Newport, land in Coeset for forty shillings. In 1680 was taxed 12 .
He died about 1683, as on May 5th of that year it is recorded that Elizabeth Brown, ot Newport, widow and executrix of James Brown, sold land in East Greenwich to Clement Weaver for £12. Their record is as follows : II. James Brown, b. d. about 1683. M. Elizabetb Carr, b. d. after 1697, dau. of Robert and Carr.