Rev. Benjamin BROWN

1767 - 1806  (39 years)

• Name	Benjamin BROWN
  Title	Rev.
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	c. 1767  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1797 - 1806	Hampton, Elizabeth City Co, VA   [2]
  	Benjamin served as minister of St. John's Episcopal Church and Rector of Elizabeth City Parish from 1797 until his premature death on 17 January 1806.
  Death	17 Jan 1806  [1]
  	He died on 17 January 1806 at the age of 39.
  Burial	Hampton, Elizabeth City Co, VA   [1, 3]
  	His body waa interred in St. John's churchyard. To the right side of the east entrance to St. John's Church a stone bears the following inscription "Departed this life January 17th, 1806, the Rev. Benjamin Brown, rector of Elizabeth City parish, aged thirty-nine years"
  Person ID	I59809	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Rachel C. GARRETT
  Notes	According to local Hampton tradition, Rachel first had married Count Rochambeau during the Frenchman's stay at Hampton during the American Revolution. The story continues that she returned to France with him, only to find that he was already married.
  Children	1. Benjamin W. BROWN
  Family ID	F6003	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1246] Bishop William Meade, Meade, Old Churches, Minister and Families of Virginia., ((1857, Rpt. Baltimore, MD: GPC, Inc., 1966, 1978, 1995)), Vol. 1, p. 234., ISBN: 0-8063-0238-0, set no.. [S1246] Bishop William Meade, Meade, Old Churches, Minister and Families of Virginia., ((1857, Rpt. Baltimore, MD: GPC, Inc., 1966, 1978, 1995)), Vol. 1, pp. 234, 387., ISBN: 0-8063-0238-0, set no.. [S2003] Rogers Dey Whichard, Ph.D. (author & editor), Whichard, The History Of Lower Tidewater Virginia, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co, 1959) ), Vol. I, p. 161.