Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-11-24

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The attempt has been made by some one to
throw contempt upon the name Of John Brown,
by insnuating that he was a relative Of noted
of the same name.
We have been at some pains to trace the
Zenealogy and family relations of the doomed
man. and find that tine blood of the Pilgrims
courses in his veins, and that he is allied to
many of the distinguished men of our country.
Peter Brown, one of the May Flower Pill
grims, landed at Plymouth Dec. 22d. 1890
lie came TO America single, was carpenter by
trade was afterwards married, and died in 1888,
leaving a son, Peter Brown I'd, who died in
Windsor, in Oct. 1892, aged go years, leaving
four sons, Peter, John, Jonathan and Cornelius,
all of whom settled in Windsor, Conn.
John, the second son of Peter Brown last
mentioned, had two sons, John ard Ezra. The
eldest, John, married Hannah Owen in 1858,
and on the 29I of May, l776, was commission
ed by Gov. Trumbull as Captain of the "Train
Band Of West Simsbury, Conn.
In the stirring events which transpired upon
the commencement of the Revolution, Capt.
Brown bore a prominent part, and promptly
o5eyed the order of Col. PettibOne, which bore
date of June Ilth, l776, and read as follows;
To John BrOicn, Captain oftEe sth Company in
hs lsih heginent Of the Militia in the Colony
of COnnectteui'
WHEREAS: The General Assembly have en-
acted, that one.tbird part Of the I'd, Sd, 4Ih,
7th, sth, 9th and 20ih Regiments, and one
quarter part Of the other Regiments of the
Militia, or number equivalent thereto, be forth
with enlisted and detached from the limits of
the several Regiments in this Colony, to be held
| 10 readiness for the defence of this OF any Of
the adjoining Colonies; and the Colonels OF
chief officers of their respective Regiments are
to issue the neces sary orders therefor
These are therefore to command you, forth
with to convene your Company, and also give
notice to, and request tke attendance at the
same time aud pace of all others within the
limits thereof, who are obliged to keep arms,
and are between sixteen and iGty-fvo years oi
aye land being 30 convened, to enlist out Of
any of them (or otherwise as soon as may be-
the number aforesaid, and if a sufficient num-
Der shall not voluntarily enlist, you are hereby
farther mmanded, with the advice and assist
ance of the other commissioned officers, TO de-
tach and impress out OF your said Company,
huCu nuL1DtE VI dOlc DOulcu 40 suhh a.
pear to he wanting, of the enlisted men TO make
up the complement aforesaid; and make return
Of your doings in the.premises to me within
six days after said men shall be enlisted, ol
detached, taking care to return the names o
tho men enlisted and the names of the those
detached, distinguishing between tnoso OF thu
Militia and those who are not
Given under my hand in Smsbury, the / Ill
day of June, Ammo DOmini l776.
JON PETTlBONE, Colonel.
The company was soon raised, and Captain
Brown marched with tito New York, and therl
served until his death, which took place Sept
81, l776. Captain Brown left a wife ant
eleven children, six daughters and five sons, al
Of whom are now dead, having lived to a grea
age, averaging over seventy years for the Who'll
family.
Owen Brown, the third son of the Revolu
tionary Brown, died at Hudson, Summit cour
ty, A. d. 1856, at the advanced age of 8
years, having resided in Ohio from and aftt
the year 1905. He was noted as a man G
sterling integrity aud uprightness of chal
acter.
John Brown, of Harper's Ferry notOriety,
the son of Owen Brown. He was born q
Norfolk, Litchfeld Co., Conn, in 1900 and
consequently SO years ofage His mother, Rut
Mills, was daughter Of Lieut. Gideon Mills,
near relative OF Rev. Samuel l. Mills. HaI
nah Brown, who became the wife of SolOmO
J Humphrey, and the mother of Herman Hum
phrey, late President of Amherst College
was sister Of John Browns father. But "
will proceed no further, though more fac
might be adduced to show what was propose
in the outset OF this article
> From the old Pilgrim PrOgenitoF down to IL
= present day, the whole race have borne big
! character for integrity, and have been reEarl
! able for unfatering devotion to the right ar
the true. At the age of Is years John Brow
0 made profession of religion, and has bee
through life scrupulouS observer of the mo
rigid requirements Of the church, and fir
! believer of the peculiar doctrines OF Cavi
! although member of Congregational churc