Daniel BROWN

  General Notes:

Daniel married, 1793, Polly, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Gaylord) Wigton. Their children, who married as follows, were: George went West; Jesse, first to Maria Fish, second to Sophia Wells; Ira to Nancy King; Daniel Warren to Katherine King; Charles to Tanna Betts; William Hamilton to Juliet Johnston; Nelson to Clarissa Snook; Thomas Ellicott to Lois Lake; Sibyl to Jared D. Goodenough; Cynthia, first to Henry Lung, second to Simon Boles; Eliza to James Butler. Daniel Brown was the last survivor of the 21 children of Thomas Brown. He was eight years old at the time of the Wyoming battle, which horrible affair he witnessed. At the time of his death, March 3, 1859, in his 89th year, he is supposed to have been the last male survivor of the "Wyoming Massacre." He was the ancestor of 15 children, 71 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.

Daniel married Polly WIGTON, daughter of Thomas William WIGTON and Elizabeth GAYLORD, in 1793.