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George Nason¹

• Death*: George died, Rhode Island.¹
• Birth*: George was born on 14 March 1840, Rhode Island.¹
• Marriage*: George married Esther Ann Tilley, daughter of Abraham Henry Tilley and Esther A. Barker, on 30 April 1862.¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

Mary S. Tilley¹

• Father: Abraham Henry Tilley¹ b. 20 Sep 1813, d. 20 Oct 1893
• Mother: Celinda Barker¹ b. 24 Mar 1823, d. 20 Jul 1896

• Birth*: Mary was born on 19 March 1843, Rhode Island.¹
• She was the daughter of Abraham Henry Tilley and Celinda Barker.¹
• Marriage*: Mary married Randall Pullen on 26 November 1867.¹
• Married Name: As of 26 November 1867,her married name was Pullen.

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

Randall Pullen¹

• Birth*: Randall was born in 1830.¹
• Marriage*: Randall married Mary S. Tilley, daughter of Abraham Henry Tilley and Celinda Barker, on 26 November 1867.¹
• Death*: Randall died on 3 October 1868.¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

Sadie Pullen¹

• Father: Randall Pullen¹ b. 1830, d. 3 Oct 1868
• Mother: Mary S. Tilley¹ b. 19 Mar 1843

• She is the daughter of Randall Pullen and Mary S. Tilley.¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

William C Tilley¹

• Father: Abraham Henry Tilley¹ b. 20 Sep 1813, d. 20 Oct 1893
• Mother: Celinda Barker¹ b. 24 Mar 1823, d. 20 Jul 1896

• Birth*: William was born on 12 September 1844, Rhode Island.¹
• He was the son of Abraham Henry Tilley and Celinda Barker.¹
• Death*: William died on 24 July 1845, Rhode Island.¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

Hattie B. Tilley

• Father: Abraham Henry Tilley b. 20 Sep 1813, d. 20 Oct 1893
• Mother: Celinda Barker b. 24 Mar 1823, d. 20 Jul 1896

• Birth*: Hattie was born on 24 September 1849.
• She was the daughter of Abraham Henry Tilley and Celinda Barker.
• Marriage*: Hattie married J. M. Popple on 18 December 1872.¹
• Married Name: As of 18 December 1872,her married name was Popple.

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

J. M. Popple¹

• Birth*: J. was born on 23 May 1834.¹
• Marriage*: J. married Hattie B. Tilley, daughter of Abraham Henry Tilley and Celinda Barker, on 18 December 1872.¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

Edna C. Tilley¹

• Father: Abraham Henry Tilley¹ b. 20 Sep 1813, d. 20 Oct 1893
• Mother: Celinda Barker¹ b. 24 Mar 1823, d. 20 Jul 1896

• Birth*: Edna was born on 1 January 1849.¹
• She was the daughter of Abraham Henry Tilley and Celinda Barker.¹
• Marriage*: Edna married John F. Chace on 30 July 1874.¹
• Married Name: As of 30 July 1874,her married name was Chace.

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

John F. Chace¹

• Birth*: John was born in 1850.¹
• Marriage*: John married Edna C. Tilley, daughter of Abraham Henry Tilley and Celinda Barker, on 30 July 1874.¹
• Death*: John died on 19 April 1876.¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

John F. Chase Jr.¹

• Father: John F. Chace¹ b. 1850, d. 19 Apr 1876
• Mother: Edna C. Tilley¹ b. 1 Jan 1849

• Birth*: John was born in 1875.¹
• He was the son of John F. Chace and Edna C. Tilley.¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

Roland Chase

• Father: John F. Chase Jr. b. 1875

• He is the son of John F. Chase Jr.
• Marriage*: Roland married Ruthann (?).

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

Ruthann (?)

• Marriage*: Ruthann married Roland Chase, son of John F. Chase Jr..

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

Larry Chase

• Father: John F. Chase Jr. b. 1875

• He is the son of John F. Chase Jr.
• Marriage*: Larry married Lynn (?).

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

Lynn (?)

• Marriage*: Lynn married Larry Chase, son of John F. Chase Jr..

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

David Chase

• Father: Larry Chase
• Mother: Lynn (?)

• He is the son of Larry Chase and Lynn (?).

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2005

Abraham Dennis Tilley¹

• Father: Deacon William Tilley¹ b. 19 Oct 1738, d. 14 Apr 1825
• Mother: Elizabeth Rogers¹ b. 7 Aug 1743, d. 28 Aug 1800

• Birth*: Abraham was born on 29 May 1775, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
• He was the son of Deacon William Tilley and Elizabeth Rogers.¹
• Marriage*: Abraham married Ruth Nichols Tew, daughter of Capt. William Tew and Sarah Willson, on 3 September 1799, Newport County, Rhode Island.
• Death*: Abraham died on 5 June 1845, Newport County, Rhode Island, at age 70.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Ruth Nichols Tew¹

• Father: Capt. William Tew¹ b. 4 Apr 1745, d. 31 Oct 1808
• Mother: Sarah Willson¹ b. 3 Jul 1753, d. 26 Dec 1831

• Birth*: Ruth was born, 1780, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
• She was the daughter of Capt. William Tew and Sarah Willson.¹
• Marriage*: Ruth married Abraham Dennis Tilley, son of Deacon William Tilley and Elizabeth Rogers, on 3 September 1799, Newport County, Rhode Island.
• Married Name: As of 3 September 1799,her married name was Tilley.
• Death*: Ruth died on 25 March 1857, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Deacon William Tilley¹

• Birth*: William was born on 19 October 1738, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
• Marriage*: William married Elizabeth Rogers, daughter of Jeremiah Rogers Jr. and Patience (?), on 29 October 1759, Newport County, Rhode Island.
• Death*: William died on 14 April 1825, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, at age 86.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Elizabeth Rogers¹

• Father: Jeremiah Rogers Jr.¹ b. 30 Sep 1716
• Mother: Patience (?)¹ b. 1716, d. 28 Sep 1802

• Birth*: Elizabeth was born on 7 August 1743, Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
• She was the daughter of Jeremiah Rogers Jr. and Patience (?).¹
• Marriage*: Elizabeth married Deacon William Tilley on 29 October 1759, Newport County, Rhode Island.
• Married Name: As of 29 October 1759,her married name was Tilley.
• Death*: Elizabeth died on 28 August 1800, Newport County, Rhode Island, at age 57.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Jeremiah Rogers Jr.¹

• Birth*: Jeremiah was born on 30 September 1716, New London, Connecticut. Kurin Beeston's Rootsweb db says b. New London, MPT says Middletown.¹
• Marriage*: Jeremiah married Patience (?) between 1733 and 1738.

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Patience (?)¹

• Birth*: Patience was born in 1716.¹
• Marriage*: Patience married Jeremiah Rogers Jr. between 1733 and 1738.
• Married Name: As of between 1733 and 1738,her married name was Rogers.
• Death*: Patience died on 28 September 1802, Middletown, Newport County, Connecticut.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Arnold Barker¹

• Father: Matthew Barker¹ b. 21 May 1756
• Mother: Eunice Peckham¹ b. 23 Dec 1761, d. 14 Oct 1792

• Birth*: Arnold was born on 14 March 1780.¹
• He was the son of Matthew Barker and Eunice Peckham.¹
• Marriage*: Arnold married Mary Dunbar, daughter of Robert Dunbar and Eunice Barker, on 15 May 1814.

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Mary Dunbar¹

• Father: Robert Dunbar¹ b. 1753, d. 7 May 1821
• Mother: Eunice Barker¹ b. 22 May 1754, d. 11 May 1820

• Birth*: Mary was born in 1785.¹
• She was the daughter of Robert Dunbar and Eunice Barker.¹
• Marriage*: Mary married Arnold Barker, son of Matthew Barker and Eunice Peckham, on 15 May 1814.
• Married Name: As of 15 May 1814,her married name was Barker.
• Death*: Mary died in 1864.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Matthew Barker¹

• Birth*: Matthew was born on 21 May 1756, Middletown, Newport County, Connecticut.¹
• Marriage*: Matthew married Eunice Peckham, daughter of Joseph Peckham and Sarah Weeden, in 1779.

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Eunice Peckham¹

• Father: Joseph Peckham¹ b. 2 May 1738, d. 12 Jul 1812
• Mother: Sarah Weeden¹

• Birth*: Eunice was born on 23 December 1761.¹
• She was the daughter of Joseph Peckham and Sarah Weeden.¹
• Marriage*: Eunice married Matthew Barker in 1779.
• Married Name: As of 1779,her married name was Barker.
• Death*: Eunice died on 14 October 1792 at age 30.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Joseph Peckham¹

• Birth*: Joseph was born on 2 May 1738, Middletown, Newport County, Connecticut.¹
• Marriage*: Joseph married Sarah Weeden on 20 November 1760.
• Death*: Joseph died on 12 July 1812 at age 74.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Sarah Weeden¹

• Marriage*: Sarah married Joseph Peckham on 20 November 1760.

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Capt. William Tew¹

• Marriage*: William married Sarah Willson.
• Birth*: William was born on 4 April 1745.¹
• Death*: William died on 31 October 1808 at age 63.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Sarah Willson¹

• Marriage*: Sarah married Capt. William Tew.
• Married Name: Her married name was Tew.
• Birth*: Sarah was born on 3 July 1753, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
• Death*: Sarah died on 26 December 1831 at age 78.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Joshua Coggeshall Brown¹

• Father: Pardon Brown¹ b. 24 Dec 1801, d. 24 Mar 1881
• Mother: Lucy Armstrong¹ b. 14 Nov 1804, d. 20 May 1830

• Note*: Joshua and two of his brothers, Peleg and Pardon, went west at the time of the Gold Rush. They went first to Nevada, near Reno, where Peleg became a successful rancher and community leader before his early death at age 42. For more information on their time in Nevada, see his brother's record (Peleg Brown) and the Brown's Landing page.
  
  Pardon and Joshua went to California in the late 1860's. Pardon lived in California until his death in 1909, but Joshua returned to Rhode Island in 1883, and spent the rest of his life there. All of Joshua's children lived in the East except Joshua, Jr., who spent most of his adult life in Glenn and Colusa Counties, California.
  
  
• Birth*: Joshua was born on 27 February 1828, Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island.^1,2
• He was the son of Pardon Brown and Lucy Armstrong.¹
• Marriage*: Joshua married Jane Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Capt. William Smith and Sarah Peckham, on 4 January 1853. (History of Newport County gives the date as 14 Jan 1853.).
• Census: Joshua appeared on the census of 10 September 1860 at Steam Boat Valley, Carson, Utah Territory, as age 32, Farmer, b. R. Island, with Jane 31, b. R. Island, Nebraska, 6, b. Nebraska Territory, California, age 4, b. California, Jane 3/12, b. Utah, P. Brown, 24, Farmer, b. R. Island, and John Garfield, 25, Farm Hand, b. Vermont.³
• Census: Joshua appeared on the census of 1862 at Steamboat Valley, Washoe, Nevada, as Transcribed as Joshua C, 34, June E, 32, Nebraska, 8, California, 6, Nevada, 2, Pardon, 9 mos., Peleg, 26, Pardon, 17. Not in that order, and intermixed are other names, including EGILL, Elisabeth, who married Peleg. Not sure if EGILL is a typo.⁴
• Census: Joshua appeared on the census of 1867 at Surprise Valley, Siskiyou County, California, as Joshua Coggshal Brown, in Surprise Valley. His brother Pardon also listed. At this time, Surprise Valley was part of Siskiyou County.⁵
• History Note*: Modoc county was a part of the Utah Territory, and then transferred into the Nevada Territory when it was created. When Nevada became a state, Modoc County was placed within the boundaries of California, becoming a part of Shasta County. Shasta County contained what is now Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Lassen and Modoc counties. Shasta County was divided into two counties in 1852, Shasta and Siskiyou, with Modoc being placed in Siskiyou County.
  In 1872, an effort was made by the residents of Surprise Valley, along with others who had settled in this area, to form a new county. On February 17, 1874, a bill was passed and signed by then Governor Newton Booth authorizing the formation of a new county -- Modoc. It was first purposed to name the new county "Canby" for the General who lost his life in the Modoc Indian War. Later name "Summit" was suggested but there were many objections and it was finally named Modoc.
  Mododc county is the most northeastern county of California and is bounded on the north by the state of Oregon, on the east by the State of Nevada, on the south by Plumas County Ca., and on the west by Siskiyou county Ca. Modoc county received its name from the celebrated Native American Indian tribe whose fierce resistance to the progress of the whites in their settlement of the country made this section notorious over the wild United States.
  An election was held on May 5, 1874, to elect county officials and to select a county seat. Lake City received the highest votes as to being the county seat; however, the county fathers decided to Make Dorris Bridge (now Alturas) the county seat, as it contained the majority of people. It was also felt that Dorris Bridge would serve the interests of the new county to better advantage than Lake City, as it was located at the crossroads of the main north-south and east-west routes. in 1868 at Surprise Valley, Modoc County, California.⁶
  
  
• Census*: Joshua appeared on the census of 10 June 1870 at 2nd Ward, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, as Farmer, age 42, Real Estate $5,000 and personal assets $10,000, b. Rhode Island. California, age 14, b. California. Nebraska, age 16, b. Nebrasks. Nevada, age 10, b. Nevada. Esmaralda, age 7, b. Rhode Island. Joshua, 4, b. Rhode Island. Mary Sprague, 48, Housekeeper, b. Rhode Island. Margaret Truesdale, 56, Housekeeper, b. Scotland.⁷
• Directory*: As of between 1871 and 1872 Joshua was listed in the Newport, Rhode Island directory at Broad near Miantomini Place.⁸
• Marriage*: Joshua married Elizabeth A. Ward on 2 May 1872, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.⁹
• Directory: As of 1884 Joshua was listed in the Newport, Rhode Island directory at 352 Broadway.
• Directory: As of between 1885 and 1887 Joshua was listed in the Newport, Rhode Island directory at 2 Summer as (I have not checked directories after 1887.).
• Biography*: 1887: The History of Newport County, Rhode Island, includes the following biographical sketch of Joshua:
  "Joshua C. Brown, though a native of Newport county, and at present one of its enterprising citizens, has spent much of his active life in California. His grandfather, Peleg Brown, resided in Narragansett, though he was born in Newport county. Among his children was Pardon Brown, who early removed to Middletown township, where he spent much of his life as a farmer. He married Lucy, daughter of Captain Nathaniel Armstrong, of Narragansett, and had children: George A., Joshua C., Mary A. (Mrs. George Coggeshall) and Nathaniel A. He contracted a second marriage with Sarah, daughter of Captain Peleg Sanford, their children being: Lucy (Mrs. James Brown), Peleg, Lydia (Mrs. John Sanford) and Pardon.
       Joshua C. was born February 27th, 1828, in Middletown, Newport county, R.I., and from early youth until the age of eighteen assisted in the farm his father owned, meanwhile pursuing the English branches at the neighboring public school. He determined to acquire a trade and chose that of a wheelwright, establishing himself in connection with his brother in his native township. At a later date, varying somewhat his occupation, he devoted his skill to the work of a house carpenter. Mr. Brown, like many ambitious spirits of that day, followed the tide of emigration to California in the year 1850. His business, that of a cattle dealer, necessitated many trips across the plains, no less than ten long and wearisome journeys being made in succession with droves and herds. At a later day the superior facilities offered by railroads rendered the shipment of cattle an easy task. Mr. Brown was for several years located in Nevada, and subsequently purchased from the government a ranch in Northern California. Here he engaged in the raising of blooded stock, shipping from Kentucky short-horn Durhams and from Rhode Island Southdown sheep. In 1883 he returned to his native county, located in Newport, and has since devoted his time to building and improving the property he owns in the city.
       Mr. Brown was married on the 14th of January, 1853, to Jane, daughter of Captain William Smith, of Middletown. Their children are: Nebraska, wife of A.A. Tilley; California, wife of Daniel Chase; Nevada, married to Herbert Tilley; Esmeralda, Pardon and Joshua C. Mr. Brown was a second time married May 2d, 1872, to Elizabeth A. Ward of Newport, a descendant of Governor Ward of Rhode Island, and daughter of Henry Ward of Middletown. Mr. Brown is a member of the First Baptist church of Newport, which he joined at the age of fourteen. He, with others organized a Sabbath school in Modoc county, California, and was until his departure one of its most active supporters and workers. This school formed the nucleus around which grew a prosperous church, of which he was an exemplary member. Mr. Brown is an avowed prohibitionist and earnest in the cause of temperance as in all Christian work."¹⁰
  
• Membership*: In 1889 at Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island,Joshua was a member of Newport Prohibition Club, of which he was President in 1889 and 1890.
• Tax List*: Joshua appeared on the tax list of Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, 1891, Real estate, $12,700, Personal $7,000.¹¹
  
• Census: Joshua appeared on the census of 6 June 1900 at 2 Summer Street, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, as head, b. Feb, 1828, age 72, M. 26 yrs., no occupation listed. Elizabeth, wife, b. Sept. 1834, age 65, M 26 yrs. 0 children, b. Rhode Island, as well as father, and mother b. Mass. Ward, Anna N., sister-in-law, Sep 1838, age 61, single, b. New York, both parents b. Rhode Island.¹²
• MapLink*: RELATED MAP: (Joshua's address in 1900.).
  
  
• Death*: Joshua died on 20 July 1901, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, at age 73.¹
• Burial*: Joshua was buried in, Brown's Lot, MT005, Browns Rd., Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island. Cemetery: 15 Ft. Sw Of Tel Pole #22.¹³

• Last Edited: 6 Jul 2008