Sonja, I do live in California and I am researching a Thomas Brown. I believe my Browns came out of Gerogia or Tenessee in the early 1800's and settled in Illinois. I have found no connection to any Brown's in the New York area. I don't know if this helps you or not? My Thomas Had a Joseph Brown but I believe he was from a former marriage and his real last name was Parker. Good luck, Robert Brown ----- Original Message ---- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 10:02:37 AM Subject: Re: [BROWN] Thomas Brown of Milton, Saratoga Co., NY Robert, There is every possibility your Joseph could very well be a son of Wright Brown. A Joseph Brown lived next door to him in Stillwater. (Forgot the year but it was on an early map of the area) They actually had adjoining farms, whether they rented or bought is unknown but Wright lived in Stillwater/Providence from 1783 to 1808 when he moved to then Benton, Ontario co. (which later became Milo, Yates Co. NY). Samuel Right Brown, looks to be his son, lived in Auburn, Cayuga Co. from about 1814 -1817 after living in Milton, Albany and Ballston Spa. I believe he had a brother, William living there also. Until I find all of his vital records for him and his siblings this is strictly conjecture on my part. There was a Joseph Brown, b. 1 Nov 1770 and d. 1 Mar 1851 in Saratoga Co. and his wife, Lucy Spencer, b. 12 Jun 1776 in Westbrook, Middlesec Co., Ct. and d. 10 Apr 1821 in Stillwater, Saratoga Co. Both are buried in Stillwater Presbyterian Cemetery in Stillwater. I have no further information on him. Wright Brown's wife, Hannah Newland had a brother named Joseph. Wright also had a first cousin by the same name. Wright's grandfather was Thomas so to have children by the same names is very likely. I presently am looking for a well-qualified genealogist to help me break through this brick wall of mine. Are you the Robert Brown who corresponded with me years ago, living in California? Sonja ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL 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