Brown Family of Susan J. Dorey

Marietta Brown married Michael Bryne in 1852 and lived with him on Cape Cod in Truro, MA. She had five children and died shortly after the last one was born. This is what I know about her parental family and the family of her older brother.

For some time I wondered how an Irishman living on Cape Cod married a woman born in Maine. Then I discovered her family had moved to Cape Cod before 1845 (when brother Obadiah married there).

There is a Nettie Brown, granddaughter to Obadiah Sumner Brown, whose parentage I do not know. She lived with Obadiah in 1880.

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First Family

Daniel C. Brown
Parents: Jeremiah and Betsey Brown, both born Starks, ME
Born 12-1788 Starks, ME
Married 1815 Sarah Perry in ME
Died 3-24-1871 Truro, MA age 83, a widower
Buried Pine Grove Cemetery, Truro, MA
Children:
Obadiah Sumner Brown born 5-1822 Mercer, ME
Jonathan S. Brown born 1830
Marietta C. Brown born 1831/33 Mercer, ME
Daniel H. Brown born 1840
In 1850 lived in Mercer, ME with wife Sally and three children (Jonathan, Marietta, and Daniel. H.)
In 1870 lived in Truro, MA with son Obadiah Sumner Brown and his family.
Was a farmer.
Starks is a rural town in west cental Maine, it currently has 500 residents, and northwest of Mercer.
Sarah Perry
Parents: unknown
Also known as Sally Perry
Born abt. 1791 Starks, ME
Married 1815 Daniel C. Brown in ME
Died ?
She may have died in Maine as, so far, there is no record of her in Truro.
Obadiah Sumner Brown
Parents: Daniel C. Brown and Sarah Perry
Born 5-1822 Mercer, ME
Married 1-30-1845 Hannah Collins Paine in Truro, MA
Died 11-21-1905 Truro, MA
Buried Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro, MA
Children:
John C. Brown born 12-20-1845 Truro, MA
Mercy Hinckley Brown born 1847 Truro, MA
Edward Brown born 1848 Truro, MA; died 1848 age 4 mos., buried Pine Grove Cemetery
Ellis M. (Elias) Brown born 1849 Truro, MA
James Edward Brown born 1851 Truro, MA
Sarah E. Brown born 1855 Truro, MA
Susan W. Brown born 1856 Truro, MA
Sally Brown (male per cemetery records) born 1857 Truro, MA; died 1857 age 4 mos., buried Pine Grove Cemetery
Abbie Etta Brown born 1864 Truro, MA
Sally Brown born 1866 Truro, MA
Charles Sumner Brown born 1868 Truro, MA
In 1850 lived in Truro, MA with wife Hannah, three children (John C., Mercy H., Ellis M.), and 72-year old Ephraim Paine (his father-in-law); mason.
In 1860 lived in Truro, MA with wife Hannah and five children (John, Mercy, Elias, James, Sarah); mason.
In 1869 served in the MA State Senate representing Truro.
In 1870 lived in Truro, MA with wife Hannah, five children (James E., Susan W., Abbie E., Sally, Charles S.), and his father; mason.
In 1875 he began a two-year term as a selectman for Truro.
In 1880 lived in Truro, MA with wife, 5 children (James E., Susan W., Abbie E., Sally, Charles S.), and 1 granddaughter (Nettie); brick mason.
In 1900 lived in Truro, MA with wife and 1 child, James (49).
Died of "senile debility."
Jonathan S. Brown
Parents: Daniel C. Brown and Sarah Perry
Born 1830 Mercer, ME
Died ?
In 1850 lived in Mercer, ME with parental family.
Marietta C. Brown
Parents: Daniel C. Brown and Sarah Perry
Born 8-5-1831 or 1833 Mercer, ME
Married 3-28-1852 Michael O. Bryne in Truro, MA; age 19
Died 1-7-1861 Truro, MA age 29
Buried Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro, MA
Children:
William H. Bryne born 1852 Truro, MA
Maria Sumner Bryne born 1855 Truro, MA
Michael Lewis Bryne born 1856 Truro, MA
male Bryne born 8-10-1858 Truro, MA; died 8-12-1858 age 3 days; buried Pine Grove Cemetery
Marietta C. Bryne born 12-29-1860 Truro, MA; died 3-15-1861; buried Pine Grove Cemetery
In 1850 lived in Mercer, ME with parental family.
In 1860 lived in Truro, MA with husband Michael and three children: William (8), Maria (5), and Michael (4).
Died of "general debility."
Daniel H. Brown
Parents: Daniel C. Brown and Sarah Perry
Born 1840
Died ?
In 1850 lived in Mercer, ME with parental family.
Hannah Collins Paine
Parents: Ephraim Paine (1779–1856) and Hannah Collins (1783–1843)
Born 9-1-1827 Truro, MA
Married 1-30-1845 Obadiah Sumner Brown in Truro, MA
Died 12-8-1902 Truro, MA of "senile debility"
Buried Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro, MA
Michael O. Bryne
Parents: Michael and Ann Bryne
Born 1828 Ireland (or Northern Ireland)
Married 3-28-1852 Marrietta C. Brown in Truro, MA; age 24
Married 9-13-1861 Caoline Ann Dorey in Truro, MA; age 31
Died 1885
Buried originally in Passaic, NJ
Reburied in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet, MA
For details of Michael and his descendants see the Bryne page.
The 1852 marriage was the first for both Michael and Marietta.

Descendants

John C. Brown
Parents: Hannah Collins Paine and Obadiah Sumner Brown
Born 12-20-1845 Truro, MA
Married 1-30-1867 Hannah Cole Freeman (born 1851) in Truro, MA
Died 1-11-1921 Provincetown, MA
Buried Wellfleet, MA
Children:
Nancy Atwood Brown born 1873
Died of "capillary bronchitis."
In 1872 was a mason.
In 1850 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
In 1860 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
Wife Hannah's parents were Nathaniel Cole Freeman (1821–1896) and Betsey Davis Laha (1828–1899).
Mercy Hinckley Brown
Parents: Hannah Collins Paine and Obadiah Sumner Brown
Born 12-30-1846 Truro, MA
Married 4-14-1867 Frederick Allen Newcomb in Truro, MA
Died 1-3-1896
Buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet, MA
Children:
Frederick Allen Newcomb Jr. born 4-14-1870 Truro, MA
Daniel Chapman Newcomb born 2-26-1876 Truro, MA
Alice Eleanor Newcomb born 8-7-1881 Truro, MA
Arthur Clifton Newcomb born 7-7-1883 Wellfleet, MA
In 1850 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
In 1860 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
Frederick Allen Newcomb born 9-19-1847 in Wellfleet, MA, died 7-1903, buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet. Carpenter. His parents were George Washington Newcomb (1807–1853) and Polly Hickman (1808–?).
Ellis M. (Elias) Brown
Parents: Hannah Collins Paine and Obadiah Sumner Brown
Born 1849 Truro, MA
Died ?
In 1850 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
In 1860 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
James Edward Brown
Parents: Hannah Collins Paine and Obadiah Sumner Brown
Born 2-7-1851 Truro, MA
Died 2-11-1910 Truro, MA
Buried Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro, MA
In 1860 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
In 1870 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
In 1880 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
Sarah E. Brown
Parents: Hannah Collins Paine and Obadiah Sumner Brown
Born 1855 Truro, MA
Died ?
In 1860 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
Susan W. Brown
Parents: Hannah Collins Paine and Obadiah Sumner Brown
Born 1856 Truro, MA
Died ?
In 1870 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
In 1880 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
Abbie Etta Brown
Parents: Hannah Collins Paine and Obadiah Sumner Brown
Born 2-29-1864 Truro, MA
Died 10-15-1884 Truro, MA
Buried Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro, MA
In 1870 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
In 1880 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
Sally Brown
Parents: Hannah Collins Paine and Obadiah Sumner Brown
Born 1866 Truro, MA
Died ?
In 1870 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
In 1880 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
Charles Sumner Brown
Parents: Hannah Collins Paine and Obadiah Sumner Brown
Born 1868 Truro, MA
Married 11-11-1897 Lucy Edney Kennedy (1875–1954) in Wellfleet, MA
Married Susy Kennedy (born abt. 1880)
Died 1944
Buried Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet, MA
Children:
Paul Hoffman Brown born 7-5-1898 Wellfleet, MA
Kermit Dukeshire Brown born 10-10-1905 Wellfleet, MA; died 1946
In 1870 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
In 1880 lived in Truro, MA with parental family.
In 1897 was a merchant in Truro, MA.
In 1900 lived in Wellfleet with wife Lulu E. (23) and son Paul H. (1).
Wife Lucy's parents were Captain Thomas Clare Kennedy (1837–1913) and Sophia Maria Lombard (1839–1928).
The existence of a second wife may be based on the Town of Wellfleet birth record for Kermit, in which his mother was named as "Susie Kennedy." The mother of Paul was named as "Lulu Kennedy." It may be that the "L" was transcribed as "S".
Frederick Allen Newcomb Jr.
Parents: Mercy Hinckley Brown and Frederick Allen Newcomb
Born 4-14-1870 Truro, MA
Married 10-16-1895 Caroline Louisa Stone in Charlestown, MA
Died ?
Children:
male Newcomb born 8-6-1896 Roslindale MA, died same day
Ralph Fairbanks Newcomb born 8-14-1905 Roslindale, MA; died 9-29-1910
Worked as painter.
Daniel Chapman Newcomb
Parents: Mercy Hinckley Brown and Frederick Allen Newcomb
Born 2-26-1876 Truro, MA
Married 10-16-1900 Gertrude Estella Harrison (1876–1962) in Somerville, MA
Died 1949
Buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet, MA
Children:
Linwood Harrison Newcomb born 9-3-1901 in Charlestown, MA; died 3-1995
Richard Clifton Newcomb born 9-15-1905 in Roslindale, MA; died 5-1969
Norman Russell Newcomb born 8-3-1907 in West Roxbury, MA
Wife Gertrude born 5-6-1876 St. Louis, MO.
Worked as an expert machine adjuster.
Alice Eleanor Newcomb
Parents: Mercy Hinckley Brown and Frederick Allen Newcomb
Born 8-7-1881 Truro, MA
Married 6-24-1908 William Thomas King (1880–1938) in Grafton, MA
Died 1951
Buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet, MA
Children:
Arthur Clifton Newcomb born 7-7-1883 Wellfleet MA
Arthur Clifton Newcomb
Parents: Mercy Hinckley Brown and Frederick Allen Newcomb
Born 7-7-1883 Wellfleet, MA
Married 11-26-1908 Florence Maud Whitney in New Ipswich, NH
Died ?
In 1918 worked as a chauffeur.

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