, 1859-11-21
JOHN BROWNS EARLY uIsTORr-ALNOST 4
b. Il.

D. II.
From The Hartford rfesA Nov. l1th.1
Want Of space compeIs us to ab1idec some
what q communication received from Wm. II.
erroneous statements concerning Capt. John
brown. VIZ give that portion relating to his
earIy life. The public are already familiar with
Ills history during the past few years.
In tue hurying ground near the church in
Canton Centre, Conn, stands marble monu-
mcnt upon which is inscribed the following:
;" In memory Of Capt. John Brown. who died
in the Revolutionary Army, ut New York, Sept.
sd, l.16. lie Was Of tho fourth generation in
regular descent from Peter Brown, one of the
Pilgrim Fathers, who landed from the May
Flower. At Plymouth, Massachusetts, December
22d, 1920"
"Captain Brown, at his couniry's call, led
forth Il company Of West Simsbury inow Can
toul troops, 10 the deadly conflict, aud fell a
victim to the then prevailing epidemic in the
american CAMP. He left humorous group Of
littlc ones, who were renred by his widow with
singular tuct and judgmeas, 10 habits o: indus.
try and principles OF virtue. aud all became
distinguished citizens in the communities in
which they resided. One of the sous became
judge IN one Of tue courts OF Ohio. One Of the
daug gh'crs had the honor Of giving to one Of
-onr most dourishing New England colleges 4
president fer twenty years in the person Of her
son.
"Owen Brown, one of the SONS, aud father of
the present Captain John Brown, married
daughter OF Gideon Mills, who was himself
lH[iilsi IN officer in the revolutionary army and
was entrusted with the command Of the guard
who had i'll charge large portion Of the pris.
oncrs comprising DurgoJnt's army, thus prov
ing that John Brown ioherits his military spirit
through patriotic ancestry. Soon after the
marriage Of 0wcn brown, be removed with his
family 10 Torr;ugford. Connecticut, where the
present Captain John Brown wss born. While
he wns yet in his infancy or early childhood,
the parents returned to West Stmsbury, and
there remained for few years, when they emil
grated to Hudson. Ohio, where Owen Brown
became one Of the principal pioueer settlers Of
that then new town. ever respected t. his pro-
ed with energy and enterprise, and went down
to his grave honored and respected, about tho
year ls5! or 1855, aged 81 years.
".At the age Of eighteen or twenty. the pres
ent Captain John Bfown left Hudson, Ohio, and
came east with the design Of acquiring liber-
al education through some Of our New England
colleges. Ills ultimate design was the Gospel
ministry. ln pursuance Of this object he con
suited aud conferred With Rev. Jeremiah Hal.
lock, then clergyman at Canton, Conn, fwhose
wife WAS relative and in accordance With ad-
vicc there obtained, proceeded to plainield,
Mass, where, under the instruction Of tue late
Rev. Moses nallock, father Of the present
senior editor Of the s'osraalof Commerce. Cited
or nearly fitted for college. While there pur-
suing his studies, he was attacked with intiaul-
nation Of the eyes, which ultimately became
cronic, and prccluded lin, from the possibility
OF the further pursuit Of his studies, when he
returned to, Ohio. uad not this Inflammation
supcrycned, John Brown would not have to die
Virsinian eulprit upon Virginian gallows,
but ID al probability would have died on
feather bed. with DID. affixed 10 his nauae.'