| 1740 | 22 Dec. He was described as a potter of Bristol when he was bondsman to a licence for marriage, granted to John King of Bedminster (M). |
| 1747 | 27 Jun. He became a free potter because of his marriage to Sarah, daughter of Lewis Watkins (F). |
| 1754 | Potter, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1755 | 15 Feb. ‘One house and garden upon Redcliff Hill in the tenure of Mr Lewis Brown potter’ for sale by auction (FFJ). |
| 1774 | 5 Oct. John Lewis, painter, obtained his freedom because of his marriage to ‘Elizabeth, daughter of Lewis Brown, potter, dec’d’. (G). |
| 1784 | 8 Apr. Samuel Barnes, cabinetmaker, obtained his freedom because of his marriage to Ann. daughter of Lewis Brown (G). |
| Children: Wife Sarah Elizabeth, bapt 20 May 1744 (RPR), Susannah, bapt 3 May 1747 (RPR), Ann, bapt 8 Oct 1751 (RPR), Sarah, bapt 15 Nov 1751 (RPR) |