This is research I found last year when in St Clair Co., IL. I DO NOT KNOW THESE PEOPLE. I AM ONLY REPORTING WHAT I FOUND. Wm G. Brown was born in Prince Edwards Co., VA and emigrated to KY. His first wife Martha was born in 1779 in North Carolina. Wm. G. Brown homesteaded property in Engelmann Township, St. Clair Co., IL. in 1816 when he & his family arrived from Kentucky. Wm. G. Brown called the property his plantation 'Long Point'. In 1826 he was elected as a member of legislature. He was active in organizing Volunteers for the Black Hawk War. This is a brief excerpt from page 218 of a St. Clair CGSQ#4. It says the abstract for his property contains additional information about the Brown family. If anyone is interested in this: contact Martha Mae Schmidt. an inventory was made 12 Nov 1989 by Marvin Dickhaut, Elsa E. & Martha Mae Schmidt. (It looks like to me that the following is the names of people buried in a cemetery on this William G. Browns property.---Carol Brown Hoskins) Alfred Brown 2 Apr 1805, 20 Dec 1865, 60 - 8 - 18. Amanda E. dau of Wm. & Elizabeth Allen an adopted dau of E. M. & Jane Brown d. 4 Oct 1862, 5 - 10 - 19. Elizabeth wife of Wm. G. Brown d. 12 Sept 1855, 45 years. George Henry son of Collier & Nancy Brown d. 23 Nov 1853, 36 yrs 3 mo. Margaret & Sarah daus of E. & A. Brown died in infancy. Martha wife of Wm G. Brown d. 14 Nov 1844 65 yrs 5 mo. Nathan son of E. M. & Jane Brown d. 28 Jan 1853 2 months. William G. Brown 23 Sept 1777, 29 Sept 1854, 77 yrs 6 days. Sarah wife of Peter DEW & dau of Wm G. & M. Brown d. 15 Aug 1836, 33 - 5 - 16. John P. son of David & Naomi E. McClure d. 11 Apr. 1855, 10 - 3- 11. Naoma E. McClure 13 Aug 1825, 8 Jan 1859. James W. son of G. & S. Neideffer d. 18 July 1869, 21 - 8 - 29. George M. Sheley 2 Apr 1860, 8 Nov 1884. Hannah Sheley d. 9 Oct 1886, 57 - 8 - 21. Marion son of Geo M. & Hannah Sheley 23 Oct 1864, 24 Mar 1876. Iron fence around the grave of a hired hand. (no tombstone). If anyone wants this whole page just email me privately and I will scan it to you. Carol Brown Hoskins Buffalo, WY hoskins@trib.com