Carolyn, I am no longer actively researching my husband's BROWN family; but I thought I would share a few things about the BROWN family that came through Georgia (from the Carolina's) and then moved into Northern Alabama. In deed, many of the BROWN's were from Ireland and many of these BROWN males married into the Cherokee Indian tribes of the Carolina's before they made their journey into Georgia. The Cherokee Indians were smart and they knew that the white man was going to take the land, so most of these Indian people tried to blend into the white man's society and of course marriage was a step in that direction. My husband's grandfather, William P. BROWN married Princes "Little Feather" who was known as Elizabeth. Her father was a Cherokee Indian Chief in the Carolinas where both Elizabeth and William P. BROWN were born in the early 1800s. After their marriage, they moved into Gwinnett County, near Lawrenceville, Georgia where William P. BROWN fought in the Creek Indian War. There they had their children except for the last one and she was born in Chatooga County, Georgia about the same time that the Cherokee alphabet was supposed to have been developed there. Shortly thereafter, they moved into Marshall County, Alabama where William P. BROWN and one of his Creek War fighting buddies were granted land. The important thing here is that somewhere around the Lawrenceville area there is a cemetery full of BROWNS. I cannot find my material; but from memory some of the tombstones read that they were from Ireland. I also know that their was a State of Georgia Governor BROWN who was in office somewhere around Civil War times and he was directly related to the BROWNS in this cemetery. One of my husband's deceased Aunts told us that our BROWN family was related to that Governor and since William P. BROWN lived near this cemetery it made it a possibility. At any rate, it might help if you tried to find the cemetery I mentioned above because as I recall the tombstones made mention of where in Ireland the older ones had come from---you can be sure these BROWNS were Irish until they married in with the Cherokee. William is one of their most popular family names and they all have children with the same names so it was a hard couple of years of research to get as far as I did. Good luck to you, Chocy ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Carolyn, If you will email me I think I can help you with this family. I have most of them, with proof. Joe Brown who was the Gov. of Ga during the Civil War he is directly related. Claudia ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [BROWN] Wm. M. Brown b. 1837, GA & brother-in-law David Messer,b. 1829, AL > Carolyn, > I am no longer actively researching my husband's BROWN family; but I > thought I would share a few things about the BROWN family that came through > Georgia (from the Carolina's) and then moved into Northern Alabama. > In deed, many of the BROWN's were from Ireland and many of these BROWN > males married into the Cherokee Indian tribes of the Carolina's before they > made their journey into Georgia. The Cherokee Indians were smart and they knew > that the white man was going to take the land, so most of these Indian people > tried to blend into the white man's society and of course marriage was a > step in that direction. > My husband's grandfather, William P. BROWN married Princes "Little > Feather" who was known as Elizabeth. Her father was a Cherokee Indian Chief in the > Carolinas where both Elizabeth and William P. BROWN were born in the early > 1800s. > After their marriage, they moved into Gwinnett County, near > Lawrenceville, Georgia where William P. BROWN fought in the Creek Indian War. There they > had their children except for the last one and she was born in Chatooga > County, Georgia about the same time that the Cherokee alphabet was supposed to > have been developed there. Shortly thereafter, they moved into Marshall County, > Alabama where William P. BROWN and one of his Creek War fighting buddies were > granted land. > The important thing here is that somewhere around the Lawrenceville area > there is a cemetery full of BROWNS. I cannot find my material; but from > memory some of the tombstones read that they were from Ireland. I also know that > their was a State of Georgia Governor BROWN who was in office somewhere > around Civil War times and he was directly related to the BROWNS in this cemetery. > One of my husband's deceased Aunts told us that our BROWN family was related > to that Governor and since William P. BROWN lived near this cemetery it made > it a possibility. > At any rate, it might help if you tried to find the cemetery I mentioned > above because as I recall the tombstones made mention of where in Ireland > the older ones had come from---you can be sure these BROWNS were Irish until > they married in with the Cherokee. William is one of their most popular family > names and they all have children with the same names so it was a hard couple > of years of research to get as far as I did. > Good luck to you, > Chocy > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Claudia and Carolyn: An unfounded rumor in our BROWN family is that we were somehow related to the same BROWN family as Joseph Emerson BROWN Gov of GA durning Civil War. I have collected quite a bit of data on that family over the years but have not found a connection yet and the origin of our BROWNS remain a "brick wall". J. Archibald BROWN b. ca 1812 in GA, father b. SC, mother born VA?, turns  up in Marion Co TN by 1840 married to Sarah DOUGHERTY about 1830. By 1850 there is a William BROWN b. 1820 GA and family living next door( he did not leave GA until 1849) and next to them is a HICKS family whose wife is named Hetta b. 1821 GA that we think may be a sister to Archibald and William. Also living in the neighborhood is Isabel BROWN DOUGHERTY b. 1792 SC  widowed step-mother to Sarah DOUGHERTY BROWN who has living  in her household a John BROWN b. 1825 AL and Sarah BROWN b. 1827 GA (we think Isabel was married to a BROWN prior to her marriage to a DOUGHERTY. Archibald names his sons, James Anderson, Levi, Samuel and John Calvin, dau Minerva Jane. Also living near by is an Ira SPARKS family from the Spartenburg SC area and was son of a Susannah BROWN mother and  said to be grandson of James BROWN of old Cherokee Nation who died in Spartenburg Co SC, when he died in 1843 there was a William P. BROWN who was paid a dollar for "Crying the Estate Sale". I don't know if this SPARKS family was related or not.  If either of you can shed any light on this family I surely would appreciate it. Marion Co is next to Chattanooga, Hamilton Co, Dade Co GA and Jackson Co AL. Thank you Pat Hoffman  -----Original Message----- From: Claudia Brumbalow <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 31 May 2007 12:19 pm Subject: Re: [BROWN] Wm. M. Brown b. 1837, GA & brother-in-law David Messer, b. 1829, AL Carolyn, If you will email me I think I can help you with this family. I have most f them, with proof. Joe Brown who was the Gov. of Ga during the Civil War e is directly related. Claudia ----- Original Message ----- rom: <[email protected]> o: <[email protected]> ent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 5:33 PM ubject: Re: [BROWN] Wm. M. Brown b. 1837, GA & brother-in-law David esser,b. 1829, AL Carolyn, I am no longer actively researching my husband's BROWN family; but I thought I would share a few things about the BROWN family that came hrough Georgia (from the Carolina's) and then moved into Northern Alabama. In deed, many of the BROWN's were from Ireland and many of these ROWN males married into the Cherokee Indian tribes of the Carolina's before hey made their journey into Georgia. The Cherokee Indians were smart and they new that the white man was going to take the land, so most of these Indian eople tried to blend into the white man's society and of course marriage was a step in that direction. My husband's grandfather, William P. BROWN married Princes "Little Feather" who was known as Elizabeth. Her father was a Cherokee Indian hief in the Carolinas where both Elizabeth and William P. BROWN were born in the arly 1800s. After their marriage, they moved into Gwinnett County, near Lawrenceville, Georgia where William P. BROWN fought in the Creek Indian ar. There they had their children except for the last one and she was born in Chatooga County, Georgia about the same time that the Cherokee alphabet was upposed to have been developed there. Shortly thereafter, they moved into Marshall ounty, Alabama where William P. BROWN and one of his Creek War fighting buddies ere granted land. The important thing here is that somewhere around the Lawrenceville rea there is a cemetery full of BROWNS. I cannot find my material; but from memory some of the tombstones read that they were from Ireland. I also now that their was a State of Georgia Governor BROWN who was in office somewhere around Civil War times and he was directly related to the BROWNS in this emetery. One of my husband's deceased Aunts told us that our BROWN family was elated to that Governor and since William P. BROWN lived near this cemetery it ade it a possibility. At any rate, it might help if you tried to find the cemetery I entioned above because as I recall the tombstones made mention of where in Ireland the older ones had come from---you can be sure these BROWNS were Irish ntil they married in with the Cherokee. William is one of their most popular amily names and they all have children with the same names so it was a hard ouple of years of research to get as far as I did. 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I am also a decendant of William P. Brown and wife Elizabeth and would be happy to share information with you. Wayne D. Brown >From: "Claudia Brumbalow" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [BROWN] Wm. M. Brown b. 1837, GA & brother-in-law David >Messer,b. 1829, AL >Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 12:19:02 -0400 > >Carolyn, > >If you will email me I think I can help you with this family. I have >most >of them, with proof. Joe Brown who was the Gov. of Ga during the Civil >War >he is directly related. > >Claudia > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 5:33 PM >Subject: Re: [BROWN] Wm. M. Brown b. 1837, GA & brother-in-law David >Messer,b. 1829, AL > > > > Carolyn, > > I am no longer actively researching my husband's BROWN family; but >I > > thought I would share a few things about the BROWN family that came >through > > Georgia (from the Carolina's) and then moved into Northern Alabama. > > In deed, many of the BROWN's were from Ireland and many of these >BROWN > > males married into the Cherokee Indian tribes of the Carolina's before >they > > made their journey into Georgia. The Cherokee Indians were smart and >they >knew > > that the white man was going to take the land, so most of these Indian >people > > tried to blend into the white man's society and of course marriage was >a > > step in that direction. > > My husband's grandfather, William P. BROWN married Princes "Little > > Feather" who was known as Elizabeth. Her father was a Cherokee Indian >Chief in the > > Carolinas where both Elizabeth and William P. BROWN were born in the >early > > 1800s. > > After their marriage, they moved into Gwinnett County, near > > Lawrenceville, Georgia where William P. BROWN fought in the Creek >Indian >War. There they > > had their children except for the last one and she was born in Chatooga > > County, Georgia about the same time that the Cherokee alphabet was >supposed to > > have been developed there. Shortly thereafter, they moved into Marshall >County, > > Alabama where William P. BROWN and one of his Creek War fighting >buddies >were > > granted land. > > The important thing here is that somewhere around the Lawrenceville >area > > there is a cemetery full of BROWNS. I cannot find my material; but from > > memory some of the tombstones read that they were from Ireland. I also >know that > > their was a State of Georgia Governor BROWN who was in office somewhere > > around Civil War times and he was directly related to the BROWNS in >this >cemetery. > > One of my husband's deceased Aunts told us that our BROWN family was >related > > to that Governor and since William P. BROWN lived near this cemetery it >made > > it a possibility. > > At any rate, it might help if you tried to find the cemetery I >mentioned > > above because as I recall the tombstones made mention of where in >Ireland > > the older ones had come from---you can be sure these BROWNS were Irish >until > > they married in with the Cherokee. William is one of their most popular >family > > names and they all have children with the same names so it was a hard >couple > > of years of research to get as far as I did. > > Good luck to you, > > Chocy > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at >http://www.aol.com. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] 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 >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Picture this – share your photos and you could win big! http://www.GETREALPhotoContest.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us

I am interested in the whereabouts of the cemetery because my gg grandfather and grandmother both died in Georgia his name was original Ha!! John Brown and he came from northern Ireland according to some of the census information. He died in the span of years from 1880- 1888. leaving 5 children. I would be appreciative of any info. thanks Nelda ----- Original Message ----- From: "WAYNE BROWN" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 3:23 PM Subject: Re: [BROWN] Wm. M. Brown b. 1837, GA & brother-in-law David Messer,b. 1829, AL I am also a decendant of William P. Brown and wife Elizabeth and would be happy to share information with you. Wayne D. Brown >From: "Claudia Brumbalow" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [BROWN] Wm. M. Brown b. 1837, GA & brother-in-law David >Messer,b. 1829, AL >Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 12:19:02 -0400 > >Carolyn, > >If you will email me I think I can help you with this family. I have >most >of them, with proof. Joe Brown who was the Gov. of Ga during the Civil >War >he is directly related. > >Claudia > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 5:33 PM >Subject: Re: [BROWN] Wm. M. Brown b. 1837, GA & brother-in-law David >Messer,b. 1829, AL > > > > Carolyn, > > I am no longer actively researching my husband's BROWN family; but >I > > thought I would share a few things about the BROWN family that came >through > > Georgia (from the Carolina's) and then moved into Northern Alabama. > > In deed, many of the BROWN's were from Ireland and many of these >BROWN > > males married into the Cherokee Indian tribes of the Carolina's before >they > > made their journey into Georgia. The Cherokee Indians were smart and >they >knew > > that the white man was going to take the land, so most of these Indian >people > > tried to blend into the white man's society and of course marriage was >a > > step in that direction. > > My husband's grandfather, William P. BROWN married Princes "Little > > Feather" who was known as Elizabeth. Her father was a Cherokee Indian >Chief in the > > Carolinas where both Elizabeth and William P. BROWN were born in the >early > > 1800s. > > After their marriage, they moved into Gwinnett County, near > > Lawrenceville, Georgia where William P. BROWN fought in the Creek >Indian >War. There they > > had their children except for the last one and she was born in Chatooga > > County, Georgia about the same time that the Cherokee alphabet was >supposed to > > have been developed there. Shortly thereafter, they moved into Marshall >County, > > Alabama where William P. BROWN and one of his Creek War fighting >buddies >were > > granted land. > > The important thing here is that somewhere around the Lawrenceville >area > > there is a cemetery full of BROWNS. I cannot find my material; but from > > memory some of the tombstones read that they were from Ireland. I also >know that > > their was a State of Georgia Governor BROWN who was in office somewhere > > around Civil War times and he was directly related to the BROWNS in >this >cemetery. > > One of my husband's deceased Aunts told us that our BROWN family was >related > > to that Governor and since William P. BROWN lived near this cemetery it >made > > it a possibility. > > At any rate, it might help if you tried to find the cemetery I >mentioned > > above because as I recall the tombstones made mention of where in >Ireland > > the older ones had come from---you can be sure these BROWNS were Irish >until > > they married in with the Cherokee. William is one of their most popular >family > > names and they all have children with the same names so it was a hard >couple > > of years of research to get as far as I did. > > Good luck to you, > > Chocy > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at >http://www.aol.com. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] 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 >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Picture this - share your photos and you could win big! http://www.GETREALPhotoContest.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message