Hi Was wondering if anyone out there is connected to my Brown line. 1: Valentine Brown, b. Abt 1758 in Ireland. d. 1840 in Grayson Co. Va. Sp: Mary Elizabeth [anyone know her maiden name?] 2: John Q. Brown, b. 1793, N.C., d: Oct. 11, 1881 in Letcher Co. Ky. Sp: Elizabeth Caudill Ch: Stephen Brown, William, George W., Hineritta, Ester, Jesse, Hiram. 2: Jane Brown b. 1794 Sp: William Day 2: Susan Brown 2: James Brown 2: Martin Brown Sp: Sarah Smith 2: Nancy Brown Valentine Brown, b: 1805 in N.C. d: abt. 1865, Wolfe Co. Ky. Sp: Mary Ross 3: John Brown, b. 1826 in N.C. d. aft. 1900 in Menifee Co. Ky. Sp: Sarah Cress 4: Mary Elizabeth Brown Sp: James Peck 4: Alexander T. Brown b. May 1854 d: 1903 Menifee Co. Ky. Sp: Nancy Rose 4: Mahala Emmeline Brown b: 1856 in Smyth Co. Va. d: 1940 in Menifee Co. Ky. Sp: James W. OSborne [my great-grandparents] Ch: William F., Elizabeth, Laura, Roseline, John H., Mary Ann, James W. Charles, Stephen A. Lucinda Osborne m: Jessie Brewer [my Grandparents, they raised me], Bertha Osborne, b: 1903. Would love to 'meet' some Brown cousins. Wanda Brewer Shepherd BROWN-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > BROWN-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 320 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [BROWN] Fwd: Re: MY GGG Grandfathe [genebug7@webtv.net (Michael Brown)] > #2 [BROWN] Henry Brown of PA & OH [Robert Fuller <reflaf@worldnet.att] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from BROWN-D, send a message to > > BROWN-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [BROWN] Fwd: Re: MY GGG Grandfather > Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 11:57:33 -0800 (PST) > From: genebug7@webtv.net (Michael Brown) > To: BROWN-L@rootsweb.com > > --WebTV-Mail-3646-3716 > Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit > > Interesting reading on our mutual > quest........ > > Michael David Brown > Bakersfield Brigade > > --WebTV-Mail-3646-3716 > Content-Disposition: Inline > Content-Type: Message/RFC822 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit > > Received: from smtpin-102-5.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.31) by > storefull-238.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Sat, 11 Nov 2000 > 23:41:01 -0800 (PST) > Received: by smtpin-102-5.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) id 3A63F122; Sat, > 11 Nov 2000 23:41:01 -0800 (PST) > Delivered-To: genebug7@webtv.net > Received: from imo-r11.mail.aol.com (imo-r11.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.65]) > by smtpin-102-5.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) with ESMTP id > F144FF2 for <genebug7@webtv.net>; Sat, 11 Nov 2000 23:40:59 -0800 (PST) > Received: from UpAllNite7@aol.com by imo-r11.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v28.32.) > id 2.f9.47e9dc8 (24902) for <genebug7@webtv.net>; Sun, 12 Nov 2000 > 02:40:19 -0500 (EST) > From: UpAllNite7@aol.com > Message-ID: <f9.47e9dc8.273fa362@aol.com> > Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 02:40:18 EST > Subject: Re: MY GGG Grandfather > To: genebug7@webtv.net > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 107 > > Hi Michael... > > I guess Nettye told you I haven't touched this stuff in years. I have some > stuff stored away for now, but i do have a notebook to refer to, albeit > somewhat out of date in some areas. But here goes.... > > Missy Lehman (1977) & Michelle Brown (1980), my daughters > Frank W. Brown Jr. (me) (1953) m. Marcey Hornbucke > Frank Wilson Brown (my dad) (1916) m. Lillie Couch > James Norman Brown (1883 in Dickson) m. Georgenia Arantz > James Frank Brown (1852 in Dickson) m. Ladocia White > Aquilla Brown (1829 in Dickson) m. Martha Clardy > John Brown, Esquire (about 1800 in Va. or Ga) m. Peggy Laws > John Brown (about 1760-70, died about 1850 in Dickson) m. Patty (martha) > Gilbert > > Family legend has it that John and two brothers came to America stowed away > on a ship from Wales. I've tried to check this out, but, of course, if they > were stowaways, it's unlikely there's any record. > > Otherwise, it's almost impossible to trace down a "John Brown" in the 1700's. > There are several, but I have nothing to go by. My best guess is that the > family came south from Virginia into Georgia near Elberton, Ga. (i think!). I > don't have that documented, but apparently that was common route around the > mountains. The family then moved west to Dickson. If they were part of a > revolutionary war land grant, or vying for land in the Georgia land > lotteries, i don't know, but those are possiblities. > > Peggy Laws father's name apparently was Aaron Laws, and her mom's name was > Feraby. There is documentation of the auction of Aaron Laws' estate. He died > in 1825 in Dickson and people purchasing items at his auction included > Gilberts, Laws and a John Brown. Feraby apparently bought a lot of items > (could have been wife or daughter) (Tape Di-22, page 137 in nashville > archives) > > A fella named Tony England in White Bluff, Tenn., near Dickson is apparenlty > related to us somehow. He has information on some of this stuff. > > >From what i've found, the 1850 census indicates a Esquire was born in > Georgia. Goodspeed's History indicates the family moved to Dickson in the > 1790s from S.C. This actually would place them in Dickson before 1800. But > the 1860 census says he was born in Virginia. (sometimes the head of the > family would leave the family behind and claim land, then return, so that > might be what happened here). > > The Census does not list a wife, meaning Miss Laws died before 1850. His > occupation was listed as a farmer. Value of land listed at $800. Grown family > members Margaret and Aquilla were still living at home in 1850. (This > margaret probably was his wife Peggy Luther, half his age) > > On the older John Brown: > Goodspeed's History of Tennessee, Dickson County, refers to John Brown of > Turnbull Creek as one of the early settlers in the area in the 1790s. He > settled with names such as Edward Tidwell, Samuel Sellers and Minor Bibb (all > names who later intermarried with Browns). Goodspeed's indicated Brown and > his neighbors came from South Carolina. > > A will in the Family History Center in Salt Lake City indicates he died about > 1850 and that his wife was Martha. It mentions kids James, John and Solomon). > Census in 1830 indicates his age was 60-70, which would put his birth > 1760-70. > > My late great aunt Vivian Brown told me the stowaway story, saying the three > brothers went separate ways after arriving in US. Port of entry unknown. > > On the Gilbert (Martha or Patty?) name, John Brown's will refers to his wife > Martha. Goodspeed History refers to a Thomas Gilbert of Dickson County who > fought in the War of 1812 (It also tells of an M. Gilbert who was killed near > Charlotte, TN, in the Civil War). Patty(or Martha) Gilbert was about the same > age as John Brown, according to the 1830 census. > > That's pretty much where i hit a dead end. The only way i could think of to > trace John Brown back was to trace the family histories of the Tidwells, > Bibbs, Stuarts, Whites, and Sellers to see if maybe there were records of > John Brown parrellelling them. But that task was too daunting. I gave > genealogy a 4-5 year run, but finally tired of too many dead ends. Perhaps > i'll pick it up again some day, but not now. > > Yes, I've been to the Brown Cemetery in Dickson, too. Plus, there's another > Cemetery there that holds many of the Browns' in-laws. I think it's Stuart > Cemetery near Burns, TN. > > Nettye may have given you all this already. I think i've shared much of what > i know with her. > > Good luck on your search. If you make any major breakthroughs, let me know > and i'll file it away with the rest of my stuff for future generations. > > Frank > > In a message dated 11/12/2000 12:45:35 AM Central Standard Time, > genebug7@webtv.net writes: > > << > My line is: > > Caleb Daniel BROWN - 1985 (My Son) > Michael David BROWN - 1948 > Orville Matthew BROWN - 1918 > Andrew "Jackson" BROWN - 1877 > Andrew "Jackson" "Jack" BROWN - 1839 > John "Squire" BROWN - 1800 > John Andrew BROWN - 1867 ?? > > Wives: > None > Donna Lynn McCRAY > Nellie "Dimple" HARRINGTON > Evalena LUTHER > Rebecca Catherine LADD > Margaret "Peggy" LAWS ? Margaret > "Peggy" LUTHER > Martha "Patsey" GILBERT > > > I am 52, and am a Commercial Manager > for a collection agency in Bakersfield,CA. > I started my genealogy quest in 1978. > I have several dates to share, and I > would love to here from you. Thanks to > Nettye, perhaps we can now share our > info on our heritage. > > I have been to BROWN cemetery in > 1980 and possess the 1961 map, given > to me by our dear cousin, Emmett Loye > BROWN, who passed from this life > in 1993. Now, Carl GENTRY is one > of the caretakers. > > I was born in Nashville, Tennessee in > 1948, but raised in the small oil town > of Taft, Kern, California. > > I am the only "known" ancestor in this > "direct" line who is absorbed in tracing > our roots. How are you tied in....to > Squire??? > > Thanks for your kind consideration and > help on OUR Family, CUZZIN Frank!!! > > God Bless, > Mike > > > > > > Michael David Brown > Bakersfield Brigade > > >> > > --WebTV-Mail-3646-3716-- > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [BROWN] Henry Brown of PA & OH > Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 20:05:17 -0600 > From: Robert Fuller <reflaf@worldnet.att.net> > To: BROWN-L@rootsweb.com > > Would like to hear from anyone interested in the following family. Henry > Brown was born in PA, parents and location unknown. He married Jane > Maple in 1821, Jefferson Co., OH and died in Guernsey Co., OH. > > Descendants of Henry Allen Brown > > 1 Henry Allen Brown 1795 - 1854 > .. +Jane Maple 1805 - > ........ 2 Nancy Brown 1821 - 1910 > ............ +Joshua Ewing 1808 - 1879 > ................... 3 William Ewing 1850 - 1932 > ................... 3 Susannah Ewing 1852 - 1913 > ....................... +John Carroll > ................... 3 Edwin Oliver Ewing 1854 - > ....................... +Mary Ellen Rice > ................... *2nd Wife of Edwin Oliver Ewing: > ....................... +Anna Gillingham > ................... 3 Henry M. Ewing 1856 - 1882 > ................... 3 Myron Chase Ewing 1858 - 1921 > ....................... +Elizabeth Alling 1861 - 1949 > ................... 3 Nancy F. Ewing 1860 - 1928 > ................... 3 Abraham Lincoln Ewing 1862 - 1937 > ....................... +Bessie Morgan Stevens > ................... 3 Frances Ewing 1865 - 1866 > ................... 3 Kesiah B. Ewing 1867 - > ....................... +James Bayne > ................... 3 Mary Ann Ewing 1869 - > ....................... +James Draper > ........ 2 James Brown 1823 - > ............ +Marintha Laura Ruggles 1824 - > ................... 3 Elmer Grayson Brown 1845 - 1922 > ....................... +Irena Fuller 1848 - 1931 > ................... 3 Jane Brown 1847 - > ................... 3 Elizabeth Brown 1849 - > ................... 3 Alwilda Emeline Brown 1857 - > ................... 3 James Edwin Brown 1860 - > ................... 3 Amanda Eldora Brown 1862 - > ........ 2 Rose Ann Brown 1827 - > ............ +Elias C. Ewing > ................... 3 Elias H. Ewing 1850 - > ........ 2 George Washington Brown 1831 - 1912 > ............ +Elizabeth Fuller 1824 - 1877 > ................... 3 Mary Elizabeth Brown 1854 - 1942 > ....................... +John Elson 1832 - 1900 > ................... 3 Rachel Brown 1857 - 1946 > ....................... +James William Clark 1858 - 1931 > ................... 3 George Brown 1861 - > ................... 3 Margaret Brown 1866 - > ....................... +William Clearwater > ................... *2nd Husband of Margaret Brown: > ....................... +Alonzo Clark 1863 - > ........ *2nd Wife of George Washington Brown: > ............ +Emily Janette Mills 1843 - > ................... 3 Clara Brown 1882 - 1929 > ....................... +Unknown Hodson > ................... 3 Harriet "Hattie" Brown 1883 - > ....................... +Arthur Keown > ........ 2 Margaret Jane Brown 1833 - > ............ +Unkown Chris > ........ 2 Isabelle Brown 1834 - > ............ +Robert Moore > ........ 2 Ezekiel A. Brown 1837 - 1911 > ............ +Ruth Fuller 1830 - 1916 > ................... 3 Mary Jane Brown 1857 - 1945 > ....................... +Luke Lytle 1839 - 1930 > ................... 3 Henry Brown 1859 - 1861 > ................... 3 Margaret J. Brown 1862 - 1950 > ................... 3 Sarah Alice Brown 1865 - 1951 > ....................... +Samuel Jefferson Stover 1862 - 1928 > ................... 3 Grant William Brown 1867 - 1953 > ....................... +Fannie May Chambers 1875 - 1946 > ................... 3 George Thomas Brown 1869 - 1948 > ....................... +Maude Luella Snyder 1873 - 1913 > ................... *2nd Wife of George Thomas Brown: > ....................... +Mary Mourer Ragain > ................... 3 Amy Catherine Brown 1872 - 1962 > ....................... +Sherman Logan Fuller 1865 - 1925 > ........ 2 Catherine Brown 1840 - 1926 > ............ +Samuel E. Shryock 1837 - 1901 > ................... 3 George H. Shryock 1859 - 1935 > ....................... +Amanda Scott 1873 - 1909 > ................... 3 Edward Shryock 1863 - > ................... 3 Aby Shryock 1866 - > ....................... +Unkown Clark > ................... 3 Mary Shryock 1868 - > ....................... +Unknown Johnston > ................... 3 John Shryock 1872 - > ................... 3 Harvey Shryock 1874 - > ....................... +Mabel Miller 1884 - 1936 > ................... 3 Wilbert Shryock 1876 - > ....................... +Merie 1881 - > ................... 3 Evan Baker Shryock 1877 - > ................... 3 Stella Shryock 1880 - > ....................... +M. Sabino 1970 - > ........ 2 Sarah Brown 1844 - > ........ 2 Alice Louise Brown 1846 - 1923 > ............ +Harrison McLaughlin - 1908 > ................... 3 Eloise M. McLaughlin - 1926 > ................... 3 Myron McLaughlin 1876 - > ................... 3 Unknown McLaughlin > ....................... +Ben H. Fuller 1870 - > ................... 3 Alfred Allen McLaughlin 1880 - 1928 > ....................... +Mary King > > Bob Fuller