79. John5 Fillebrown (John4, Thomas3, Humpfrey2 Phillibrowne, Robert1 ffilebrowne)(834) was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay May 12, 1721.(835) John died September 5, 1769 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, at 48 years of age.(836) He died at the Smallpox Hospital of Smallpox. His body was interred circa 1769 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(837) The 1910 Genealogy states he is buried in the ... Granary Burial Ground, Tremont near Park Street, Boston, near to that of his half-brother, Thomas." The inscription on the tombstone reads "Here lies buried the body of Mr. John Fillebrown who died of the small-pox September 5th 1769 aged 49 years". The grave is located 96' from church 46' from Tremont.

John married Sarah Kenrick April 26 1753 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.(838) The date 1752 was reported in the Genealogy of the Fillebrown Family by Charles Bowdoin Fillebrown in 1910. The date was reported as being 1743 in the "History of the Early Settlement of Newton" by Francis Jackson in 1854. In Vital records of Norton, Massachusetts To The Year 1850 their names are recorded as John Philebrown and Sarah Kendrick.

Sarah was born May 20, 1731 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.(839) This date is reported on her Birth Certificate. It was incorrectly reported as being April 12, 1731 in the 1910 Fillebrown Genealogy. Sarah(840) was the daughter of Capt. Caleb Kenrick and Abigail Bowen.

Sarah died March 11, 1808 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 76 years of age.(841) Sarah had marriage banns to John Fillebrown published February 21, 1753 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.(842) When Sarah was age 22 and John Fillebrown was age 32 they became the parents of Sarah Fillebrown March 10, 1754 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(843) When Sarah was age 24 and John Fillebrown was age 34 they became the parents of Lois Fillebrown January 26, 1756 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(844) When Sarah was age 26 and John Fillebrown was age 36 they became the parents of John Fillebrown December 26, 1757 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(845) When Sarah was age 28 and John Fillebrown was age 38 they became the parents of Thomas Fillebrown November 26, 1759 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(846) When Sarah was age 30 and John Fillebrown was age 40 they became the parents of Anna Fillebrown December 30, 1761 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(847) When Sarah was age 32 and John Fillebrown was age 42 they became the parents of Hon. Thomas Fillebrown October 8, 1763 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.(848) He was born "in the town of Woburn, then called Menotomy, in that part of the town later named West Cambridge, now Arlington..".

When Sarah was age 34 and John Fillebrown was age 44 they became the parents of William Fillebrown October 30, 1765 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(849) When Sarah was age 36 and John Fillebrown was age 46 they became the parents of Abigail Fillebrown September 5, 1767 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(850) When Sarah was age 38 and John Fillebrown was age 48 they became the parents of William Fillebrown July 17, 1769 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(851)

John had marriage banns to Sarah Kenrick published February 21, 1753 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.(852) When John was age 32 and Sarah Kenrick was age 22 they became the parents of Sarah Fillebrown March 10, 1754 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(853) John Fillebrown sold land to G. Cutter circa 1755 near Cambridge, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.(854) 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.

When John was age 34 and Sarah Kenrick was age 24 they became the parents of Lois Fillebrown January 26, 1756 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(855) John Fillebrown purchased land from John Fillebrown, his father, circa 1756 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(856) 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."

When John was age 36 and Sarah Kenrick was age 26 they became the parents of John Fillebrown December 26, 1757 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(857) When John was age 38 and Sarah Kenrick was age 28 they became the parents of Thomas Fillebrown November 26, 1759 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(858) When John was age 40 and Sarah Kenrick was age 30 they became the parents of Anna Fillebrown December 30, 1761 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(859) When John was age 42 and Sarah Kenrick was age 32 they became the parents of Hon. Thomas Fillebrown October 8, 1763 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.(860) He was born "in the town of Woburn, then called Menotomy, in that part of the town later named West Cambridge, now Arlington..".

When John was age 44 and Sarah Kenrick was age 34 they became the parents of William Fillebrown October 30, 1765 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(861) When John was age 46 and Sarah Kenrick was age 36 they became the parents of Abigail Fillebrown September 5, 1767 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(862) John was employed at his own business as a distiller in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(863) When John was age 48 and Sarah Kenrick was age 38 they became the parents of William Fillebrown July 17, 1769 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.(864) A visit to an ancestor's grave.(865) On August 31, 1999 Charles Jerry Fillebrown and his wife Sue visited the grave of John Fillebrown in the Granary Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts. John is Jerry's 4th great grandfather. "Cutter's Arlington shows 1st child as Thomas baptized June 11, 1749. Suzanna, perhaps his daughter, married James Blake of Boston, November 29, 1773. Abigail died May 26, 1768, aged 5, but the Paige enumeration seems to be most accurate." See 1910 Genealogy page 11.

John Fillebrown and Sarah Kenrick had the following children:

child 149 i. Sarah6 Fillebrown(866) was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay March 10, 1754.(867) Sarah died June 1830 at 76 years of age.(868) Sarah married Benjamin Stratton date unknown.(869) (Additional notes for Benjamin Stratton(870))

Sarah became a foster child circa 1770 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.(871) After the death of her father she went to live with her uncle Caleb and Elizabeth Kenrick.

child 150 ii. Lois Fillebrown(872) was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay January 26, 1756.(873) Lois died November 26, 1845 at 89 years of age.(874) She married twice. Lois married Josiah Cunningham date unknown.(875) (Additional notes for Josiah Cunningham(876)) Lois married Unnamed_______ Williams date unknown.(877) (Additional notes for Unnamed_______ Williams(878))

Lois resided circa 1770.(879) Lois went to live with relatives after the death of her father. Sarah, her mother, went to live with her father suffering mild dementia the rest of her life.

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John Fillebrown
1757 - 1840

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child + 151 iii. John Fillebrown was born December 26, 1757.

child 152 iv. Thomas Fillebrown(880) was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay November 26, 1759.(881) Thomas died November 11, 1761 at 1 year of age.(882)

child 153 v. Anna Fillebrown(883) was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay December 30, 1761.(884) Anna died May 18, 1814 at 52 years of age.(885) Anna married Asa May date unknown.(886) (Additional notes for Asa May(887))

Anna became a foster child circa 1770 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.(888) After the death of her father she went to live with her uncle Caleb and Elizabeth Kenrick.

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Hon. Thomas Fillebrown
1763 - 1844

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child + 154 vi. Hon. Thomas Fillebrown was born October 8, 1763.

child 155 vii. William Fillebrown(889) was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay October 30, 1765.(890) William died July 29, 1766 in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, at less than one year of age.(891)

child 156 viii. Abigail Fillebrown(892) was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay September 5, 1767.(893) Abigail died May 8, 1842 at 74 years of age.(894) Abigail married Joseph Moncrief date unknown.(895) (Additional notes for Joseph Moncrief(896))

Abigail became a foster child circa 1770 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.(897) Abigail went to live with her Uncle John and Anna Kenrick after her father's death.

child 157 ix. William Fillebrown(898) was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay July 17, 1769.(899) William died September 19, 1778 at 9 years of age.(900) William became a foster child circa 1770.(901) After the death of his father William went to live with relatives.

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