Mary Brownson

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Brownson was born on 9 April 1698, in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Lieutenant John Bronson, was 24 and her mother, Mary Hickox, was 17. She married Samuel Porter on 9 May 1722, in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 27 January 1774, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

John Barnes
1686–1763
Mary Brownson
1698–1774
Marriage: 28 March 1728
Lucy Barnes
1729–1755
Jemima Barnes
1733–1749
Asa Barnes
1731–1749
John Barnes
1735–1749
Ebenezer Barnes
1738–1749

Sources (21)

  • Mary Barnes, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Mary in entry for Luse Porter, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Mary in entry for John Barnes, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

Name Meaning

English: variant of Brunson .

History: John Brownson or Bronson was one of the original settlers of Hartford, CT, in 1635.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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