Nicholas and Elizabeth were born in Worcestershire, England. When Elizabeth was 19 she married Nicholas in Inkberrow, Alcester, Worcestershire, England in the year of 1624. They raised a family of 15 children, listed below:
1628 Thomas in Inkberrow
1630 Anthony " "
1632 Cornelius " "
1634 John " "
1638 William was born in Portsmouth, Newport, RI and so were the remaining children listed below:
1639 Nicholas
1640 Edward
1642 Josiah
1644 Jane,our ancestor
1647 Elizabeth
1648 Abraham
1650 Sarah
1653 Mary
1656 Mehitable
Nicholas and Elizabeth and their first four children arrived in America around 1635 and settled in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Nicholas and Elizabeth must have been completely occupied with all their children and had no extra time to enter into community affairs.
NICHOLAS BROWN
BORN: 1593 INKBERROW PARISH, WORCESTER, ENGLAND
MARRIED: 1624 in INKBERROW
DIED: 5 Apr 1673 in READING VILLAGE, MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETS BAY COLONY
ELIZABETH LEIDS
BORN: 1605 in INKBERROW, ALCESTER, WORCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND
DIED: 1 Nov 1674 in READING VILLAGE, MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETS BAY COLONY
Source comments: CD#5, published by FamilyTreeMaker re the Nicholas Brown family from Worcestershire, England.