Looking for any information on the following BROWNS (in particular William b. ca 1717 England (WHERE in England? What ship did he come over on? When?)): 1 William Brown b. abt 1717 England d. aft 10 Aug 1794 Guilford Co., NC (5th great grand father) m. ? m. abt May 1740 2 James Brown Sr. b. 1 Jan 1741 NC d. 3 Feb 1818 Richmond, Wayne Co., IN. (4th great grand father) m. Martha Vernon m. abt 1764 b. 1745 Wrightsborough, GA. d. 1817 [daughter of Isaac Vernon and Hannah Townsend] C/B b. 1749 in 1818 in Ashtabula County, transferred pension from New York, served in Revolutionary War, Massachusetts Continental Line, d. 9 Jul 1831 "were in the Lexington Alarm and at Bunker Hill" 1829 moved from Deep River MM NC to Milford MM IN. Martha: Wrightsborough is a Georgia Quaker Colony 3 James J. Brown Jr. b. 14 Feb 1776 Wrightsborough, GA d. 9 Jul 1831 Richmond, Wayne Co., IN. (great-great-great-great uncle) m. Martha Huddlestone m. 17 Jun 1801 Deep River MM, Guilford, NC b. 2 Jul 1780 Dartmouth Twp., Bristol, MA d. 13 May 1860 In [daughter of Seth Huddlestone and ?] Nov 2 1801 rocf Westfield MM, NC to Deep River MM NC 7 Mar 1803 dis mou 6 Aug 1804 con misconduct 3 Sep 1829 James & fam gct Milford MM, Wayne Co., IN Martha: 4 Apr 1803 dis mou 6 Aug 1804 con misconduct EA Quaker Genealogy vol 1 page 801 3 Polly Brown b. 26 Jun 1779 NC d. 12 Mar 1849 (great-great-great-great aunt) m. William Beard m. abt 1798 b. 12 Dec 1777 d. 17 Oct 1839 William: Beard's Hat Shop 3 Rebecca Brown b. 22 Mar 1777 NC d. 21 Jul 1858 (great-great-great-great aunt) m. David Beard m. 4 Jul 1796 b. 29 Apr 1774 NC d. 13 Jul 1849 [son of William Beard and Lavinah Gifford] David: Beard's Hat Shop 3 John Brown b. 1774 Wrightsborough, GA d. 1830 (great-great-great-great uncle) 3 Phebe Brown b. abt 1781 d. abt 1830 (great-great-great-great aunt) 3 William Brown (great-great-great-grand father) m. Elizabeth Ley m. 6 Apr 1812 Guilford Cty, NC b. 1792 d. 25 Nov 1847 [daughter of ? Ley] Farm in Wayne Cty NE of Hoover Farm T14 R1W NW21 158.72 acres from Tenn 1820 Dis MOU 6 Apr 1812 Deep River MM NC. 3 Eli Brown b. 12 Aug 1792 NC d. 6 May 1867 Richmond, Wayne Co., IN. (great-great-great-great uncle) m. Martha Hawkins m. 3 Sep 1817 Richmond, Wayne Co., IN. b. 1799 d. 11 Sep 1877 [daughter of Amos Hawkins and Anna ?] Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy says b. 12 Aug 1792 in NC 6 May 1816 GCT Whitewater MM, IN from Deep River MM, NC Emigrated to Wayne County 1815; settled in Richmond and put up the second house after the town was laid out Carried on the hat and cap business for about 20 years. About 1828 he opened a mercantile business, which he continued for several years. About 1863, he moved to a farm 2 and 1/2 miles NW of Richmond where he lived until he died. Was elected as first Treasure for Richmond on 18 Mar 1834 and on the 4th May 1840 was elected as assessor. Was an apprentice at the Beard Hat shop in NC. Title Eli Brown Summary Death Age: 90 See also: HUM B 5/11/1867 p.2 c.6 P. 5/9/1867 p.2 c.5 P. 4/22/1940 p.3 c.1-4 P. 8/4/1953 p.14 c.1 Personal subject Brown, Eli Host item entry Indiana True Republican (ITR) 16 MAY 1867, page 17, column 1 Thanks in advance for any assistance, Dave Sloan