Warkentin & Draper Family History

These are the ancestors of Tryphena (Brown) Draper the matriarch of the Boston Draper family and their descendants.

FIRST GENERATION

1. Thomas Brown was born in 1609 in England. He came to Concord Massachusetts in 1638 and was one of the original proprietors of Sudbury who were given authority by the General Court to begin the plantation Sep 6, 1638. He was admitted a freeman March 14, 1639, and the general court Oct 7, 1640 granted him two hundred acres of land for the twenty five pound "adventure" (subscription) of Mrs. Anre Harvyes. He bought land in Concord May 20, 1655, in 1661 and 1671 being called a resident in each deed. He removed to Cambridge however and was a town officer there in 1660 -63-68; was admitted to the Cambridge church, May 18, 1666. He served on a committee to divide Concord property March 26, 1676 and Nov 20, 1680 in a deed of land to his son, Thomas Brown Jr. He filed, May 11, 1681 a list of lands he had given to his son Boaz. Thomas and Edmund Brown his brother came from Bury St, Edmund, England. Edmund was the first minister at Sudbury.

Thomas BROWN and Bridget had the following children:

+2 i. Boaz BROWN.
3 ii. Mary BROWN.

SECOND GENERATION

2. Boaz BROWN was born in 1641/42 in Concord Mass. He died on Apr 9 1724 in Concord Mass. Admitted Freeman Concord, Oct 15, 1673. One of the founders of Stow Mass in 1683. Chosen as one of the first selectmen and for several terms thereafter. Removed to Dedham where he was called Ensign in the tax records of 1695. Some time after 1715 he returned to Concord, where he died April 9, 1724. He first married Mary Winship, the mother of all his children. He then married widows Mary (Fuller) Richards, Sep 30, 1695 in Dedham, and Abigail (Ballard) Wheat, Sep 10, 1716 in Concord. 

Boaz' property in Concord has been preserved as part of Walden's Woods which was where famous American Author/Philosopher Henry Thoreau composed his works. Thoreau was a descendant of Nathaniel Treadway and Sufferance Haynes who are also believed to be ancestors of Elizabeth Hapgood, wife of Edward Brown and grandmother of Tryphena.

Boaz BROWN and Mary WINSHIP had the following children:

4 i. Boaz BROWN (1665 - 1710/11) Lived in Stow MA. Built a home that still stands to this day.
5 ii Thomas Brown
6 iii. Mary BROWN.
7 iv. Edward BROWN - (1672 - 1710/11) grandfather of Tryphena Brown.
8 v. Mercy BROWN.
9 vi. Jane BROWN.

THIRD GENERATION

7. Edward Brown was born on 20 Mar 1672/73. Records indicate that he moved to Stow. Elizabeth Hapgood was born in 1674 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Edward Brown and Elizabeth Hapgood had the following children:

Edward BROWN
Mercy BROWN
Amos BROWN
Boaz BROWN  (1705 - 1772) - father of Tryphena Brown
Mary BROWN

FOURTH GENERATION

Boaz BROWN was born on Feb 20 1705. He died on Sep 24 1772. There is a minor discrepancy regarding his birth and death, although all information received to date agrees on his actual age at time of death (67 years, 7 months, 4 days).  Calculating his birth based on tombstone information would indicate a birth date of Mar 22, 1705. Tombstone information indicates he died Oct 26, 1772.

(Excerpt from "Records of Littleton Mass.")
Boaz Brown b. Feb 20, 1705, d. Sept 24. 1772. He came early to Littleton, probably from Stow, and settled on land afterwards included in the formation of Boxborough. Children :1. Boaz d. 1758, killed in the Northern Expedition; 2. Aaron Edward married and had 4 or more children. His house was destroyed by fire and 3 children burned to death; 3. Tryphena.

His headstone reads: "Here lies buried the body of Mr. Boaz Brown who departed this life Oct 26,1772, Age 67 yrs, 7 Mths, 4 Days".

Photo courtesy of Lewis Benedict

His first wife is believed to be Tabatha Taylor. She is buried beside him at Stow. She died Aug 10, 1740 at age 31. Their daughter Grace died Aug 21, 1736 at age 3 and is buried near her parents. Tabatha is probably the mother of Boaz jr. who was killed in a "Northern Expedition" as noted below.

12 i. Boaz BROWN jr - He died in 1758 in a Northern Expedition (the French and Indian War between the English and and the French over their North American possessions) In 1758 there were attacks on the French fortress at Louisburg in what is now Nova Scotia. Also there was a battle near Fort Ticonderoga between Lake George and Lake Champlain in Northern New York. It was called "the Battle on Snowshoes" and involved Roger's Rangers against the French and their Indian allies. A Boaz Brown was listed as being captured in 1758 in that conflict. Both battles took place north of Boaz home in Stow and could be called a Northern Expedition. Many men in the Colonies, including Boston Draper, were recruited or volunteered for the war.

13 ii. Aaron Edward BROWN.
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After Tabatha's death Boaz married Mary.

Boaz and Mary BROWN had the following children:

John Brown (1742 - 1748)
Tabitha Mary Brown (1744 - 1748)
Tryphena Brown (1746 - 1829) Tryphena married Boston Draper
Rhoda Brown (1747 - 1762)
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FIFTH GENERATION

13. Aaron Edward BROWN the son of Boaz and Tabatha (Taylor) BROWN married Mary Maxwell.

Aaron Edward BROWN and Mary had the following children:

    James BROWN was born Nov 16, 1759, he died in a house fire Mar 29, 1770.
    John BROWN was born Sep 26, 1761, he died in a house fire Mar 29, 1770.
    Edward BROWN was born Jan 25, 1764, he died in a house fire Mar 29, 1770.
    Katherine BROWN was born Jan 1, 1778

14. Tryphena BROWN was born July 3 1746. She died on Jan 11 1829 in Boxborough Mass. She married Boston Draper.

(Excerpt from "Records of Littleton Mass.")
Tryphena married Boston Draper, had child Samuel b. 2 years before their marriage and others given on p. 140. He resided on one half of the homestead, Edward Brown on the other; Katharine Brown, daughter of Edward and Mary Brown was born on Jan 1 1778.  Boaz Brown died the 24th of September 1772 aged 67 years 7 Months & 4 days)