Abiah, son of William Brown married Margaret Monroe a cousin of President Monroe. Hannah daughter of William had Dolly Paine Madison as her bridesmaid. [1]
1787 On 27 of month 2, the Philadelphia Northern district monthly meeting disowned Abiah Brown for his marriage by a hireling priest and without the consent of his parents or other Quakers. [2]
1797 Abia Brown was named as a friend in the will of Abraham Coats of Northern Liberties of Philadelphia, blacksmith, dated August 31, 1797 and proved March 7, 1804. Wife: Frances Coats. Friend: Abia Brown, boatbuilder. Brother: Jacob Coats. Sister: Elizabeth Van Cleve. Property in Camden, N.J. Exec: Brother Jacob Coats, friends Abia Brown and Thomas Norton. Wit: B. Whitehead, Robert Whitehead, Andrew Byerly. [3]
1804 Will of Abiah Brown was dated 20 Aug 1802 and proved 18 Sept 1804 of Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, boat builder, wife Margaret Brown, daughter Mary M Brown. (under 18) Nephew Abia, Son of my brother Samuel B. Brown, 300 lbs at age 21. Honored parents William and Rebecca Brown. Executors: father William and friend Thomas Norton. 18 September, appeared Jacob Nice of North Liberties, house carpenter, and Samuel Biles Brown of Northern Libertites to testitfy (Samuel was listed as an acceptant). [4]
1804 Abia Brown was buried at Philadelphia on 15 of month 9. [5]
1807 Probate records in Philadelphia, dated March 7, indicate that father William Brown and wife Margaret, nee Monrow, were discharged as executors of Abia's estate and were replaced as administrator Debonis Non by Francis McShane; account settled 19 Jan 1809.
Research Notes:
We show Abia Brown, son of William Brown, as the spouse of Margaret Monroe. Some sources suggest that Abia Brown, son of Preserve Brown, was the spouse of Margaret Monroe. [6] [7]:
Preserve Brown Jr.'s son Abiah married Margaret Monroe, cousin of President James Monroe, and his daughter Hannah married William de la Montaigne, her bridesmaids being Mrs. Dundas, and Dolly Payne, afterwards wife of President James Madison.
Abia Brown, son of Preserve Brown, married Margaret Munro.
We show Abia Brown, son of Preserve Brown, as the spouse of Margaret Sharp, based on his birth date and marriage date:
1743 On 28 of month 9, Abiah Brown, son of Preserve Brown Jr and Mary (nee French) Brown, was born. [8] [9]
1765 Abia Brown of Burlington and Margaret Sharp of Salem were married on March 12. [10] [11]
Abiah Brown, son of William must have been born after 1760.
[1] The Vineland Historical Magazine 18 (1933), 34, [GoogleBooks].
[2] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Northern District Minutes, 1765-1789, 284, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[3] USGenWeb Archives, citing Book 1-185, [USGenWeb].
[4] USGenWeb Archives, citing Book 1-233, [USGenWeb].
[5] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] John W. Jordan, Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Vol. 1 (New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), 841, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].
[7] John E. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 3 (1914), 133, [InternetArchive].
[8] Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey, Marriages, Births, Deaths, and Marriage Intentions (from the Minutes), Certificates of Removal 1684-1847 (NJ/B2F:L), [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[9] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Untitled: Chesterfield Births and Deaths, 35, image 87, [AncestryImage].
[10] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 22. (Marriage Records, 1665-1800) (1900), 34, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[11] Charles Shimer Boyer, Early forges & furnaces in New Jersey (1931), 193, footnote 3, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].