Fillebrown Family by Jerry Fillebrown: Fourth Generation

17. John⁴ Fillebrown (Thomas³, Humpfrey² Phillibrowne, Robert¹ ffilebrowne)⁽¹⁹²⁾ was born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony October 12, 1672.⁽¹⁹³⁾ Birth Certificate indicates parents to be Thomas and Sarah but all other evidence indicates that this is the son of Thomas and Anna. John died October 23, 1756 at 84 years of age.⁽¹⁹⁴⁾

John Fillebrown
1672 - 1756

Arlington Burying Ground
Arlington, Massachusetts
circa 2001
By Donald Edward Fillebrown

His body was interred circa October 1756 in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽¹⁹⁵⁾ He was buried (in the Cambridge Burying Ground) beside his wife Sarah Wyer. The 1910 genealogy reported that "headstone has long been missing." This was refuted in 2001 when Donald Edward Fillebrown found the grave the grave of his 6 greats-grandfather John Fillebrown in "the graveyard behind the church which was the parish John and his sisters-in-laws founded. It was next to the library on the road the British marched to Concord on in 1775."

He married twice. John married Sarah Wyer about 1697 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.⁽¹⁹⁶⁾ Sarah was born May 5, 1678 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽¹⁹⁷⁾ The birth place may have been Charlestown or Cambridge, MA Sarah⁽¹⁹⁸⁾ was the daughter of Edward Wyer and Elizabeth Johnson.

Sarah died October 16, 1716 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts, at 38 years of age.⁽¹⁹⁹⁾

Sarah Wyer
1678 - 1716
Wife of John Fillebrown

Cambridge Burying Ground
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Taken September 1, 1999
By Jerry Fillebrown

Her body was interred circa 1716 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²⁰⁰⁾ Burial was in the Cambridge Burying Ground at Harvard Square 47' from Garden Street.

Sarah, Edward Wyer's child, resided with Edward in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts circa 1678.⁽²⁰¹⁾ She was baptized a religion unknown at the church/site unknown July 4, 1680 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²⁰²⁾ When Sarah was age 20 and John Fillebrown was age 26 they became the parents of John Fillebrown October 12, 1698 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²⁰³⁾ When Sarah was age 22 and John Fillebrown was age 28 they became the parents of Mary Fillebrown November 5, 1700 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²⁰⁴⁾ When Sarah was age 25 and John Fillebrown was age 30 they became the parents of Thomas Fillebrown June 5, 1703 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.⁽²⁰⁵⁾ When Sarah was age 26 and John Fillebrown was age 32 they became the parents of Sarah Fillebrown December 31, 1704 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²⁰⁶⁾ When Sarah was age 28 and John Fillebrown was age 34 they became the parents of Anna Fillebrown January 26, 1706/07 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²⁰⁷⁾ When Sarah was age 30 and John Fillebrown was age 36 they became the parents of Elizabeth Fillebrown April 20, 1709 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²⁰⁸⁾ May 20, 1711, Sarah, a Puritan, Church of England, was a member of the Cambridge Church in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²⁰⁹⁾ When Sarah was age unknown and John Fillebrown was age unknown they became the parents of Edward Fillebrown circa 1712 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²¹⁰⁾ When Sarah was age unknown and John Fillebrown was age unknown they became the parents of Ruth Fillebrown circa 1714 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²¹¹⁾

Sarah Wyer
1678 - 1716
Wife of John Fillebrown

Cambridge Burying Ground
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Taken September 1, 1999
By Jerry Fillebrown

Paying respect.⁽²¹²⁾ On September 1, 1999, Charles Jerry Fillebrown and his wife Sue visited the grave of Sarah Fillebrown in the Cambridge Burying Ground in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sara Wyer was the second wife of John Fillebrown, Jerry's 5th great grandfather,

John married Sarah (________) before 1720.⁽²¹³⁾ (Additional notes for Sarah (________)⁽²¹⁴⁾) When Sarah was age unknown and John Fillebrown was age 48 they became the parents of John Fillebrown May 12, 1721 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.⁽²¹⁵⁾ When Sarah was age unknown and John Fillebrown was age unknown they became the parents of Mercy Fillebrown circa 1723 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²¹⁶⁾ She, a Puritan, Church of England, was a founding member of Second Precinct Church in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts on September 9, 1739.⁽²¹⁷⁾ September 9, 1739, Sarah, a Puritan, Church of England, was a member of the Second Precinct Church in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²¹⁸⁾ "William Russell, John Fillebrown, Henry Dunster, and John Winship were a committee to wait on (the Rev. Samuel) Cooke, and desire his answer (to serve as the first minister)." This area was designated as the Second Precinct in Cambridge or the Cambridge Northwest Precinct December 27, 1732. On June 9, 1792 the area became known as the District of Menotomy. On February 27, 1807 the area became know as West Cambridge and by 1848 the Church was known as the First Congregational Church, West Cambridge. On April 13, 1867 the area was incorporated as Arlington.

John Fillebrown sold land to R. Wyer circa 1697.⁽²¹⁹⁾ The 1910 Genealogy stated "He sold in right of his wife, to R. Wyer, a house in 1697."

When John was age 26 and Sarah Wyer was age 20 they became the parents of John Fillebrown October 12, 1698 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²²⁰⁾ When John was age 28 and Sarah Wyer was age 22 they became the parents of Mary Fillebrown November 5, 1700 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²²¹⁾ When John was age 30 and Sarah Wyer was age 25 they became the parents of Thomas Fillebrown June 5, 1703 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.⁽²²²⁾ John Fillebrown sold land to W. Cutter circa 1704 in Menotomy, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²²³⁾ He sold two lots in Menotomy, a district of Cambridge.

When John was age 32 and Sarah Wyer was age 26 they became the parents of Sarah Fillebrown December 31, 1704 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²²⁴⁾ When John was age 34 and Sarah Wyer was age 28 they became the parents of Anna Fillebrown January 26, 1706/07 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²²⁵⁾ When John was age 36 and Sarah Wyer was age 30 they became the parents of Elizabeth Fillebrown April 20, 1709 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²²⁶⁾ May 20, 1711, John, a Puritan, Church of England, was a member of the Cambridge Church in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²²⁷⁾ When John was age unknown and Sarah Wyer was age unknown they became the parents of Edward Fillebrown circa 1712 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²²⁸⁾ When John was age unknown and Sarah Wyer was age unknown they became the parents of Ruth Fillebrown circa 1714 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²²⁹⁾ John Fillebrown purchased land from Joseph Adams circa 1715 in Menotomy, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²³⁰⁾ The 1910 Genealogy states "He bought four acres southeast Menotomy Road."

John Fillebrown purchased land from W. Symmes circa 1720 in Menotomy, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The 1910 Genealogy states "He bought of ... W. Symmes two acres bounded east by Menotomy River, now Alewifes Brook, emptying into the Mystic River, bounded north by Creek to Garrets lot, west by highway, and south by Cambridge line, in 1720. Recorded in 1724. This was his homestead and lay between the streets now called Massachusetts Avenue and Broadway, on the east side if Winter Street, which is the fifth street east of the Soldiers' Monument, standing at the junction of the above streets."

John resided in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.⁽²³¹⁾ It is not clear when he lived here.

When John was age 48 and Sarah (________) was age unknown they became the parents of John Fillebrown May 12, 1721 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.⁽²³²⁾ John was employed at organization unknown as distiller in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts date unknown.⁽²³³⁾ When John was age unknown and Sarah (________) was age unknown they became the parents of Mercy Fillebrown circa 1723 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²³⁴⁾ John was elected Treasurer, Northwest Precinct March 5, 1732/33 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²³⁵⁾ "In 1732 the inhabitants of the northwesterly part of Cambridge were by an act of the legislature formed into a distinct and separate precinct. At a second meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants ..... John Fillebrown was chosen treasurer."

John was elected Prudiential Committee-man, Northwest Precinct circa 1734 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²³⁶⁾ John was elected Prudiential Committee-man, Northwest Precinct circa 1738 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts. John was elected Precinct Collector, Northwest Precinct circa 1738 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²³⁷⁾ He, a Puritan, Church of England, was a founding member of the Second Precinct Church in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts on September 9, 1739.⁽²³⁸⁾ "William Russell, John Fillebrown, Henry Dunster, and John Winship were a committee to wait on (the Rev. Samuel) Cooke, and desire his answer (to serve as the first minister)." This area was designated as the Second Precinct in Cambridge or the Cambridge Northwest Precinct December 27, 1732. On June 9, 1792 the area became known as the District of Menotomy. On February 27, 1807 the area became know as West Cambridge and by 1848 the Church was known as the First Congregational Church, West Cambridge. On April 13, 1867 the area was incorporated as Arlington.

John resided in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts circa 1744.⁽²³⁹⁾ He lived there until at least 1746.

John registered to pay taxes circa 1744 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽²⁴⁰⁾ He was also on the tax rolls in 1745 and 1746.

In the land sale between G. Cutter and John Fillebrown circa 1755 near Cambridge, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 623F was named as an adjacent landowner.⁽²⁴¹⁾ The 1910 Genealogy states "... three acres and twelve rods of land bounded northwest by land of his father, John Fillebrown (now G. Cutters's), northeast by road to Woburn, east by land of W. Butterfield and W. Robbins, southwest by road from Cambridge to Concord; wife Suzanna, joins 1758." According to Wyman's the land was bounded by the following lands: to the NW land once owned by John Fillebrown but at the time by G. Cutter, to the NE by the road to Woburn, to the E by W. Butterfield and W. Robbins, and to the SW by the road to Concord from Cambridge.

John Fillebrown sold land to John Fillebrown, his son, circa 1756 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²⁴²⁾ The 1910 Genealogy states "With Edward Fillebrown and Gershom Cutter and wife Anne, he deeded to John Fillebrown of Cambridge and Charlestown, husband of Sarah Kenrick, house and barn in Cambridge and Charlestown, with nine acres of land bounded northeast by road through fields, southwest by Concord road, northwest by land of Moses Harrington, east by land of Edward Fillebrown; also, five acres in Cambridge and Charlestown, bounded northeast by Menotomy River, north by lands of W. Dickson, John Butterfield and the heirs S. Whittemore, south by land of Joseph Adams; with E. Fillebrown to G. Cutter the right in nine acres of land and buildings as before, together with two and three-quarters acres (of the above five-acre lot), 1756, recorded 1758; to G. Cutter one acre (of five acres) recorded in 1758, his wife Sarah, joining in the conveyance."

John Fillebrown
1672 - 1756

Map of Land and Cemetery
Homestead and Burial Site
Arlington, Massachusetts

A bit of history.⁽²⁴³⁾ In 2001 Donald Edward Fillebrown photographed a map showing a cemetery in Arlington, Massachusetts showing the location of the cemetry and land associated with John Fillebrown 1672 - 1756. The map is located in the Arlington Library.

John Fillebrown
1672 - 1756

Arlington Burying Ground
Arlington, Massachusetts
circa 2001
By Donald Edward Fillebrown

A visit to an ancestor's grave.⁽²⁴⁴⁾ Circa 2001 Donald Edward Fillebrown visited the grave of his 6 greats-grandfather John Fillebrown. In addition to other activities, John was politically active. The 1910 Genealogy, page 5, states "John was first treasurer of the Cambridge Second Precinct set off in 1732. In Proprietors' Record, John Fillebrown (written each time ffillebrown, the first letter being doubled in place of a capital, as was frequently done in those days) appears as one of a committee of four chosen by the Selectmen of Cambridge at nine different times in the year 1724-30 to view and locate streets. He was Precinct Collector 1738."

John Fillebrown and Sarah Wyer had the following family:

child 35 i. John⁵ Fillebrown⁽²⁴⁵⁾ was born in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts October 12, 1698.⁽²⁴⁶⁾ John died November 8, 1716 at 18 years of age.⁽²⁴⁷⁾

John Fillebrown
1698 - 1716

Cambridge Burying Ground
Cambridge, Massachusetts
September 1, 1999
By Jerry Fillebrown
His 4th great grandnephew

His body was interred November, 1716 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²⁴⁸⁾ Burial was in the Cambridge Burying Ground at Harvard Square 35' from Garden Street.

He was baptized a Puritan, Church of England at the Cambridge Church circa 1698 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²⁴⁹⁾

John Fillebrown
1698 - 1716

Cambridge Burying Ground
Cambridge, Massachusetts
September 1, 1999
By Jerry Fillebrown
His 4th great grandnephew

Paying respect.⁽²⁵⁰⁾ On September 1, 1999, Charles Jerry Fillebrown and his wife Sue visited the grave of John Fillebrown in the Cambridge Burying Ground in Cambridge, Massachusetts. John is Jerry's half 4th great granduncle.

child + 36 ii. Mary Fillebrown was born November 5, 1700.

child + 37 iii. Thomas Fillebrown was born June 5, 1703.

child 38 iv. Sarah Fillebrown⁽²⁵¹⁾ was born in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts December 31, 1704.⁽²⁵²⁾ Sarah died December 18, 1745 at 40 years of age.⁽²⁵³⁾ Her body was interred circa 1745. Sarah married Richard Watts March 11, 1730.⁽²⁵⁴⁾ (Additional notes for Richard Watts⁽²⁵⁵⁾) Richard had marriage banns to Sarah Fillebrown published March 1, 1730 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.⁽²⁵⁶⁾

Sarah had marriage banns to Richard Watts published March 1, 1730 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.⁽²⁵⁷⁾

child + 39 v. Anna Fillebrown was born January 26, 1706/07.

child 40 vi. Elizabeth Fillebrown⁽²⁵⁸⁾ was born in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts April 20, 1709.⁽²⁵⁹⁾ Elizabeth married Moses Boardman Jr. December 25, 1746 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²⁶⁰⁾ Moses⁽²⁶¹⁾ was the son of Moses Broadman.

January 20, 1745, Elizabeth, a Puritan, Church of England, was a member of the Second Precinct Church in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²⁶²⁾

child + 41 vii. Edward Fillebrown was born circa 1712.

child 42 viii. Ruth Fillebrown⁽²⁶³⁾ was born in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts circa 1714.⁽²⁶⁴⁾ Ruth married Benjamin Storer September 28, 1738 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.⁽²⁶⁵⁾ The Rev. John Webb peformed the service. (Additional notes for Benjamin Storer⁽²⁶⁶⁾)

Benjamin resided in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.⁽²⁶⁷⁾ Benjamin had marriage banns to Ruth Fillebrown published June 4, 1738 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²⁶⁸⁾

She was baptized a Puritan, Church of England at the Cambridge Church January 23, 1714/15 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²⁶⁹⁾ Ruth had marriage banns to Benjamin Storer published June 4, 1738 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²⁷⁰⁾

John Fillebrown and Sarah (________) had the following family:

child + 43 ix. John Fillebrown was born May 12, 1721.

child 44 x. Mercy Fillebrown⁽²⁷¹⁾ was born in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts circa 1723.⁽²⁷²⁾ She was baptized a Puritan, Church of England at the Cambridge Church September 1, 1723 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽²⁷³⁾

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