So many of us are struggling to find connections to our Brown ancestors , especially in the years before vital statistics were required, and the early census records. Even though we may know where they lived , and find other Browns living near by, determining their relationship is next to impossible...and the popularity of names such as William, James . John, etc makes it even more difficult Do any of you have Browns who were living in Spartanburg Co SC , who migrated to Henry Co TN after 1820 ? These are names from the 1810 Spartanburg Co SC census and the 1830 census from Henry Co TN , which indicate they may be from the same families. 1810 Spartanburg Co SC 1830 Henry Co TN Lewis 183 William 3 John 184 Henry 3 Richard 185 John 3 William 186 James 4 Jessee 189 Richard 4 Henry 197 William 4 James 201 Lewis 5 Jessee 9 Of course I realize that these are just common Brown names, but it does suggest the possiblility that it is more than a coincidence.Among some old notes I found some correspondence dated 1933, from a grandson of Lewis Brown who beleived Lewis and Henry were brothers. Can anyone verify this ? Surely these are someone's ancestors ! If you can identify with any of these names and locations, I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks, perhaps we can help each other by sharing what we do know. Marietta Sexton