FOURTH GENERATION

22. Boaz Brown was born on 20 Feb 1705. He died on 24 Sep 1772 in Stow, Middlesex Co, MA. Boaz was one of the early settlers of Boxborough. He eventually left his homestead in Boxborough to his son Edward and Daughter Tryphena (Brown) Draper.

He was married to Tabitha Taylor on 15 Jan 1729 in Stow, Middlesex Co, MA. Tabitha Taylor was born in 1709. She died on 10 Aug 1740 during child birth in Stow, Middlesex Co, MA.

Boaz Brown and Tabitha Taylor had the following children:

32 i. Boaz Brown jr was born about 1730. He died in 1758 in a "Northern Expedition". This would be the "French and Indian" war. A Boaz Brown is listed as serving under a Captain Bulkeley in Roger's Raiders in 1757. Roger's Raiders were involved in a battle with the French and their Indian allies in March of 1758. It is possible that this is where he perished.
 
33 ii. Grace Brown (15 Jan 1733 - 21 Aug 1736) Stow, Middlesex Co, MA.
34 iii. Aaron Brown.
+35 iv. Edward Brown.
36 v. Benjamin Brown (10 Aug 1740 - 14 Aug 1740)

Boaz was married to Mary about 1741 in Stow, Middlesex Co, MA.

Boaz Brown and Mary had the following children:

37 i. John Brown (26 Oct 1742 - 4 Oct 1748) Stow, Middlesex Co, MA.
38 ii. Tabitha Mary Brown (26 Jul 1744 - 2 Oct 1748) Stow, Middlesex Co, MA.
+39 iii. Tryphena Brown.
40 iv. Rhoda Brown (18 Nov 1747 - 14 Oct 1762) Stow, Middlesex Co, MA.