In a message dated 4/21/2009 1:14:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, newsguybb@sbcglobal.net writes: Hi, Nora, Thanks a lot for your reply to my note about my NC Browns and related families. Do you know in which county in NC your Murdock Mceod was born. Mine were mainly in Chatham Co, NC and a few went to neighboring Moore County. I'll take a close look at my Mcleods and send you their names. As far as I know, none of my Browns went to SC...either stayed in NC or moved on to Mississippi, Ark, etc. I'll get back to you very soon. Bill ________________________________ From: "NBActon@aol.com" <NBActon@aol.com> To: brown@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 9:57:39 PM Subject: Re: [BROWN] Archibald- Andrew-Alexander Brown-Scotland-Chatham Co, NC-MS-Ark In a message dated 4/19/2009 3:21:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, newsguybb@sbcglobal.net writes: Archibald Brown, born 1720-1740?. Died in 1795, .probably left Isle of Jura or mainland Argyll, western Scotland. Married Agnes Drake ? They and son, Andrew Brown, Sr., daughter Ann (who married William Hughes) arrived in central North Carolina 1765-1780, farmed on Lick Creek in Chatham County, NC.( now in Lee Co, NC) Andrew Brown, Sr (about 1760-1819) married Mary McLaughlin/McLachlan, Children of Andrew Brown, Sr & Mary McLaughlin: Nancy (married Abner Harrington) Mary (married Joseph Parham) Elizabeth (married William Wicker) James (married Susannah Higton) Archibald (married Patsy Brewer, 2nd married Rebecca Kelly) William (no marriage listed) Alexander (no marriage listed) Andrew Jr (married Nancy Hinton Minter) Sarah (married Major John Thomas) Matthew Drake ( no marriage listed) Eleanor (married Wesley Thomas) Children of Andrew Brown Jr & Nancy Hinton Minter (supposedly my great great grandparents) Eliza Jane (married Richard S. Marks—2nd married Charles G. Harrington) William Lewis John (married Susan McCormick) Mary Antoinette (married Robert Edward Rives, 2nd married Presley John Snipes, 3rd married Larkin Morelin, 4th married _____Harrington) Burwell W, (married Laura H. Cross) Louisa (married Duncan McCormick) Alexander Hinton (married Mary Elizabeth Cross) Alexander served in CSA—Co H, 30th NC Infantry Regiment—wounded at Battle of Kelly’s Ford, Va—POW and was in the “Immortal 600” – Confederate prisoners used by the Yankees as human shields during CSA attacks and bombardment. Other children of Andrew Brown Jr & Nancy Hinton Minter: Permelia (married John Campbell) Anna (married Thomas W. Harrington) Parents of Nancy Hinton Minter – William Lewis Hinton & Temperance Williams. In her 1st marriage to Joseph Minter, Nancy had at least two children… names unknown. Andrew Brown Jr (1803-1883 had a twin brother named Alexander who seems to just disappear after birth…but there is no record in Chatham Co, NC of his death. I think my GG great grandfather, named Alexander Brown (born about 1825 in NC, died in Lincoln or Drew Co, Ark about 1874) may have been the son of Andrew Brown Jr or his twin, Alexander, but have no proof. These Browns were related, in Chatham, Moore, Harnett and possibly other NC counties to McCormick, Cross, McLeod, Wicker, Hinton, Thomas, Marks, Harrington, Lawrence, McLeod, and others. Bill Brown – Richardson, Texas ------------------------------- 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 Bill, I have Brown and McLeod in my family lines. Murdock McLeod b. 1785 NC is my earliest known ancestor. I am looking for his parents. This Murdock moved to GA in the early 1800s. He died in Baker Co. GA in 1856 from "brewing his own". I am a Brown. I do have a DNA study and not much activitiy with this line until recently. I do have one contact. Her Browns were in SC and moved into GA, AL, and most of the family settled in MS. I have not found my connection yet but we are a perfect match. I don't know if the Browns were elsewhere before SC. They are a real elusive clan! I am interested in your McLeods and would like to think that some of your Browns are kin to mine. Nora SC. **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220572844x1201387506/aol?redir=htt p:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26 hmpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DAprilfooter420NO62) ------------------------------- 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 IF I knew where he was born or lived in NC before moving to GA, it would open up avenues of hope in finding Murdock's family. This is all I have on this man. He married a Gregory whose family was from NC also. I forgot the county, but do have it and will send that on too. He was born in 1785 and married Sarah Gregory who was born in 1810 in GA. This is at least a "maybe" clue that he may have been married before Sarah. I have all his children with Sarah but can only find information on 2 (Andrew Jackson and George Washington) and I do know who Sarah Ann, their sister married in GA. He was William McClendon/McLendon. He was in the Civil War and then they disappeared. The other 4 girls just disappeared and I can't find them yet. William, the child that was born in 1850 died before the 1860 census. Murdock was a farmer. What his family did in NC is unkn. When the Gregory and McLeod family came to GA, they settled in Montgomery Co. GA first, then migrated down to Baker Co. GA. The county split and where they lived became Mitchell Co. GA in 1857. Some McLeods were in Thomas Co. GA which is next to Mitchell Co. GA. Wether these McLeods were kin is unkn. Between the Rev. War, the Civil War, and courthouse burnings, not much is left of any records in GA or in general the south. My Brown line (YDNA) did settle in MS. However, my Alexander Brown b. 1839 was born in GA, settled in FL or at least was there from 1868 and through the 1870 census then disappeared. The person who matches my Brown DNA perfectly, told me that they were from SC then moved across GA, AL, and settled in MS. Her group was in MS by the very early 1800s. Again, where they were before SC is anyone's guess. I know so little about my Browns that I am having a hard time following the paper trial. I have information on Alex and his family, his son, Jackson C. and his family, and Turner Hicks and his family but nothing else about the Browns. Turner b. 1888 was my grandfather. He and his siblings were placed in an orphange in Macon, GA and that has caused a huge problem in finding any more information about my Browns. There are no records for these children (5 of them) so I have nothing to work with. The eldest child, Ella, was very elusive and she would not talk about her parents. So there we are with nothing. I will get back to you tonight. Thanks for your response. Nora **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221621490x1201450102/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26 hmpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DAprilfooter421NO62)