Brownson, Brunson
The earliest ancestor for the Bronson family was John Brownson of Earl's Colne,
County Essex, England.
He married Joan - maiden name unknown. They had the following children, baptized at Earl's Colne:
- Roger, baptized 15 Sep 1576, married first Mary Underwood and second Margaret Brewer, widow.
- John, baptized 8 Oct 1580, married first Elizabeth Layer and second Margaret Coleman.
- Alice, baptized 30 Aug 1584.
The last Bronson in our line is:
Phebe - born 30 March 1754 in Waterbury, New Haven Co, CT, daughter of Captain Amos Bronson and Anna Blakeslee.
Amos descends from the above Roger Brownson and Mary Underwood in this order: John Bronson & Frances Hills: Sergeant Isaac Bronson & Mary Root: Lieutenant John Bronson & Mary Hickox: John Bronson & Comfort Baldwin.
Phebe married Captain Joash Seymour 4 March 1773 in Plymouth, Litchfield Co, CT.
She married second (about 1803) Stephen Sanford. I am searching for information on Stephen.
Children of Joash and Phebe Seymour - all born in Connecticut:
- Jacob Seymour married Anne Knapp
- Margaret Seymour
- John Seymour married Abigail Peck
- Joel Seymour married Polly Whiton/Whiting
- Lothrop Seymour (Sheriff of Medina County, Ohio, in 1818) married Betsy Bull
- son born 1788, died young
- son born 1792, died young
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