Obion County, TN was formed from Western District in 1823. So when they moved there the county wasn't formed yet. Don't know if this will help either of you in rounding up your BROWNS but I found in an old copy of Ansearchin News put out in 1975 by The Tennessee Genealogical Society: Abstracts of Kentucky Biographies., submitted by Grace Hall Upshaw, from a reprint of a 1885 Kentucky History. These abstracts contained some connection to the state of TN. Titled Fulton County, Kentucky (Obion Co TN boarders Fulton Co KY.) HERRING, James A. b. 323 1844 Fulton Co KY; to Obion Co TN 1874; parents Marcus L. Herring b. 1810, Rutherford Co TN- "still living" and mother Margaret A. Brown of Fulton Co KY. CH: Fannie, Abraham, Admiral B., Maria L. (Crawford), subject, Wm. T.., Winfield S., Marcus L., Sarah D., Lycurgus, Claudius, Robert A. Grandparents: Abraham Herring of NC Archibald Brown of Fulton Co KY James A. married 2-7-1867 Nancy E., dau. of Wm. and Sarah (Mayes) Bondurant of Fulton Co KY Ch: William L., Edward W; Una L. From: Tennessee Tidbits 1778-1914 VolI By Fischer and Burns BROWN, David (Daniel) Died before 13 November 1834 as shown in the suit of William N. Watson, administrator of David Brown, deceased vs Merriweather, Anderson and Brown. Margaret Brown was a defendant (Obion TN, Cir Ct Min, 2/210 Maybe this will offer some clues. Pat Hoffman In a message dated 12/20/2009 2:09:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, SONAVAN@aol.com writes: I am always curious about the Browns who moved to Obion county, TN as my 3rd g-grandfather, Samuel Right Brown had a sibling/siblings who moved there in the late 1790s from Saratoga county, (then Albany Co.) NY. but have no idea who they may be been. In a message dated 12/17/2009 3:45:41 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, dianelovejoy@comcast.net writes: I am looking for information on my great grandmother's twin > brother. The information I do have is the following: James > W. Brown, born 8 Mar 1879 in Obion County, Tennessee to Hiram > Reeves Brown and Cisely Jane Baker. I've seen Cisely spelled > a few different ways and I usually find Hiram listed as H R > Brown. He may have moved to Arkansas or Missouri. > > Merry Christmas See full size image Happy New Year ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BROWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BROWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message