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Author: James G. Carn
Private David Brown was born in Groton, New London County, CT, February 4, 1748, the son of Comfort and Margery (Morgan) Brown and died March 4, 1833, in Springfield Twp., Bradford County, PA. He married Catherine Avery, daughter of Richardson and Sarah (Plumb) Avery, about 1768 at Stonington, CT. They were the parents of the following children: Catherine, David, Sally, Avery, Adin, Betsey, Annah and Polly.
He entered the Army of the Revolution as a volunteer in the month of April or May 1776, under Captain John Morgan and Lt. Williams in the regiment commanded by Col. Nathan Gallup, all of the town of Groton, CT. He was employed at the time in guarding the shore along the river and building what was called Groton Fort. He was detached from Captain Morgan's Company and went into a command of Capt. Robert Stoddard and worked steadily at helping build Groton Fort for a period of one month. He then returned to Captain Morgan's Company. He continued in the service over two years and mustered out at Groton, CT.
In 1778 he hired a man to enlist in his place for 3 years. After the war he lived in Windham, MA, and then removed to Springfield Twp., Bradford County, PA, about 1814 and was granted a pension of $80 per annum on March 4, 1831. He is buried in a grave marked with a military headstone in the Spear/Westbrook Cemetery in that township/PA.
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