James Brown (Connecticut politician)

James Brown (November 1682 – 1769) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut Colony in the sessions of October 1720, May 1756 and May 1757.

For other people named James Brown, see James Brown (disambiguation).
James Brown
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk[1]
In office
October 1720 – May 1721
Serving with Joseph Platt
Preceded bySamuel Hanford,
Samuel Comstock
Succeeded byJoseph Platt,
James Lockwood
In office
May 1756 – October 1756
Preceded byJoseph Platt, Jr.,
Peter Lockwood
In office
May 1757 – October 1757
Succeeded byJoseph Platt, Jr.,
James Fitch
Personal details
BornNovember 1682
Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
Died1769
SpouseJoanna Whitehead (m. December 20, 1714, Norwalk)[2]
ChildrenFirst son died in infancy, Rebeckah Brown, Joannah Brown, James Brown, Mary Brown Isaacs, Elizabeth Brown Hall, Samuel Brown, Ann Brown[3]
Residence(s)Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
OccupationLawyer[4]

He was the son of James Browne and Rebecca Ruscoe.

In 1708, he was one of the purchasers of Ridgefield, Connecticut.[2] He was also a purchaser of a large tract of land in Salem on which his son James Brown, Jr settled.[5]

He was a partner of William Smith, Chief Justice of the Province of New York.[2][5]

References
  1. An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Norwalk, Connecticut
  2. Norwalk
  3. THE GENEALOGICAL REGISTRY OF NORWALK
  4. Selleck, Charles, Address
  5. Patterson Historical Society
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