A newspaper advertisement in 1770 in the Virginia Gazette is blurred but largely readable at a website for the Williamsburg Project. I will summarize it as I see it. Perhaps it is helpful. "November 29 1770 William Brown, born at Bently in Derbyshire, Great Britain is supposed to have come itno this colony with ___?__ and family before the year 1726. He left behind brother and sisters in England. If he, or any of his descendants, now living, they may hear of something to their advantage from Ben. Waller. " Ben. Waller ws the publisher of the paper as I understand it. For a digitall copy of the paper see http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/VirginiaGazette/VGImagePopup.cfm?ID=2788&Res=HI&CFID=3328878&CFTOKEN=70564968 Bill