The son of John Brown of Abbots Leigh, Somerset, yeoman and the brother of John Brown (A).
| 1731 | 4 May. He was apprenticed to William and Ann Pottery, £8 paid with the apprentice. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1739 | 29 Mar. A potter of St Augustine’s parish, he was granted a licence to marry Rebecca Fudge of the same parish at St Augustine’s or the Cathedral (M). |
| 1739 | 15 Oct. He became a free potmaker (F, G). |