Roger Williams (1603–1683). Together, they had: John Nicholas Brown I (1861–1900), who married Natalie Bayard Dresser (1869–1950) Harold Brown (1863–1900), who married Georgette Wetmore Sherman (1872–1960), daughter of William Watts Sherman (1842–1912) by his first wife, in 1892, and niece of Sen. George Peabody Wetmore. Sophia Augusta Brown (1867–1947), who married William Watts Sherman (1842–1912) in 1885, after the death of his first wife in 1884. He died on June 11, 1874 at 77 years of age. The bulk of his estate, besides a $50,000 (equivalent to $ in dollars) donation to Brown, was left to his children. The trustees were his wife, Robert H. Ives, Thomas P. I. Goddard, and George W. R. Matteson. In 1876, his wife had a cottage in Newport on Bellevue Avenue. Philanthropy In addition to gladly sharing his books, he still continued to make contributions to Brown University, Butler Hospital, and the Rhode Island Hospital. He played major roles in Anti-Slavery campaigns, he became President of the Emigrant Aid Society. Before his death, he was able to amass a collection of 7,500 books. When his oldest son died in 1900, his well-collected books were granted to Brown University with an endowment and a building. Descendants He was the grandfather of John Nicholas Brown II (1900-1979), Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and great-grandfather of J. Carter Brown III (1934-2002), director of the National Gallery of Art. References External links History of the John Carter Brown library, retrieved March 15, 2008 1797 births 1874 deaths John Carter Brown Members of the American Antiquarian Society 19th-century American philanthropists Brown University alumni People from Providence, Rhode Island