Lucy Brown

about 1777–28 September 1861 (Age 84)
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

The Life Summary of Lucy

When Lucy Brown was born about 1777, in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Sylvanus Brown, was 29 and her mother, Phebe Irish, was 34. She married Captain Paul Taber on 21 October 1797, in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 28 September 1861, in her hometown, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Captain Paul Taber
1774–1826
Lucy Brown
1777–1861
Marriage: 21 October 1797
Samuel Dennis Taber
1798–1864
Cyrus Taber
1800–1855
Lucy Taber
1804–1860

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 October 1797Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (4)

    World Events (8)

    1780 · French Occupy Newport
    Age 3
    During 1780 to 1781, over 12,000 French troops occupy Newport, Rhode Island.
    1781 · The First Constitution
    Age 4
    Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 23
    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    Name Meaning

    English, Scottish, and Irish: generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brūn or Old French brun. This word is occasionally found in Old French, Middle English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname (Middle English personal name Brun, Broun, ancient Germanic Bruno, Old English Brūn, or possibly Old Norse Brúnn or Brúni). Brun- was also an ancient Germanic name-forming element. Some instances of Old English Brūn as a personal name may therefore be short forms of compound names such as Brūngar, Brūnwine, etc. As a Scottish and Irish name, it sometimes represents a translation of Gaelic Donn (see below). Brown (including in the senses below) is the fourth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below).Irish and Scottish: adopted for Ó Duinn (see Dunn ) or for any of the many Irish and Scottish Gaelic names containing the element donn ‘brown-haired’ (also meaning ‘chieftain’), for example Donahue .Irish: phonetic Anglicization of Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh; see Breheny .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Dunn
    Brunson
    Browning
    Browne
    Burnett
    Erjavec
    Borron
    Broun

    Sources (3)

    • Lucy in entry for Samuel Donnis Taber, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
    • Lucy Brown, "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916"

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