Ruffus Brown

17 September 1744–
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Ruffus

When Ruffus Brown was born on 17 September 1744, in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Ephraim Brown, was 34 and his mother, Anne Twiss, was 19. He married Lydia Burrill on 9 September 1764, in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.

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Family Time Line

Ruffus Brown
1744–
Lydia Burrill
–
Marriage: 9 September 1764
Pamelia Brown
–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 September 1764Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1776
    Age 32
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1776 · The Declaration to the King
    Age 32
    "At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""
    1808
    Age 64
    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    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 (2)

    • Rufus Brown, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    • Rufus Brown, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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