Browntown in Old Bridge in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Brown Family Homestead

Photographed by Kasey Lenning, November 8, 2024

1. Brown Family Homestead Marker

Inscription.
Site of the original homestead built in 1737 by John & Suzanne Brown. The land obtained through a grant from the King of England. The Browns started with approximately 1,000 acres of land. They had nine sons and as each married, was given a portion of land by his father. Browntown as we know it today, derives its name from the numerous families who for over a century held all the land in the vicinity.

Erected by Old Bridge Historical Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1737.

Location. 40° 24.126′ N, 74° 18.775′ W. Marker is in Old Bridge, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is in Browntown. It is at the intersection of County Route 516 and Red Oak Lane, on the right when traveling west on County Route 516. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2988 County Rd 516, Old Bridge NJ 08857, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey,

in Greater Princeton,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Signal Hill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Methodist Episcopal Churchyard (approx. 2.1 miles away); Cedar Grove School (approx. 2.3 miles away); Baptist Churchyard

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(approx. 2.4 miles away); The Appleby Devoe Memorial Library (approx. 2.9 miles away); Head Of Navigation (approx. 3.4 miles away); Spotswood’s 1832 Camden & Amboy Railroad Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); General George Washington (approx. 3.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Browntown, New Jersey (Wikipedia). (Submitted on November 25, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Kasey Lenning, November 8, 2024

2. Brown Family Homestead Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2024, by Richard Pucciarelli of Matawan, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 753 times since then and 87 times this year. Last updated on January 3, 2025, by Richard Pucciarelli of Matawan, New Jersey. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2024, by Richard Pucciarelli of Matawan, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.