Hello Brown researchers, I am looking for any cousins that want to share information. Here is my Brown direct line: Brown direct line. 1.William Brown b. abt 1717 England. d. aft Aug. 10, 1794 Guilford Co., NC m: about 1740 May Unkown 2.James Brown b. Jan. 1, 1741 NC d. Feb 3, 1818 Richmond, IN m. abt 1764 +Martha Vernon (daughter of Isaac and Hannah (Townsend) Vernon) b. abt 1745 d. abt 1817 3.John Brown b. abt 1770 d. abt 1830 3.James J. Brown b. Feb 14, 1776 d.July 9, 1831 Richmond, IN m. June 17, 1801 +Mary Huddlestone (daughter of Seth and b.July 2, 1780 Bristol, MA d. May 13, 1860 IN (have their children) 3.Rebecca Brown b. Mar 22, 1777 NC d. July 21, 1858 m. July 4, 1796 +David Beard (son of b. Apr. 29, 1774 d. July 13, 1849 (have their children) 3.Polly Brown b. June 26, 1779 NC d. Mar 12, 1849 m. abt 1798 +William Beard (son of b. Dec. 12, 1777 d. Oct 17, 1839 (have their children) 3. Phebe Brown b. abt 1781 d. abt 1830 3. William Brown b.June 1788 d.July 12, 1846 m. Apr 6, 1812 NC +Elizabeth Ley b. 1792 d. Nov 25, 1847 3. Eli Brown b. Aug 12, 1792 NC d. May 6, 1867 Richmond, IN m. Sep 3, 1817 Richmond, IN +Martha Hawkins (daughter of b. 1799 d. Sep 11, 1877 (have their children) 3. William and Elizabeth Brown are my great, great, great grandparents. Their children are: 4. James Madison Brown b. June 12, 1816 TN? d. Apr 2, 1889 IN m. Feb. 8, 1838 IN +Isabel Jane Hoover (daughter of David and Elizabeth (Waymire) Hoover) b. Jan 24, 1817 NC d. Apr 11, 1905 IN (Isabel's father was Judge David Hoover, one of the founding fathers of Richmond, IN) 4. Mary Ann Brown b. abt 1813 d. 1885 IA m. Jan 1, 1829 IN +Mahlon Clawson b. abt 1810 d. abt 1880 4. Jane Brown b. abt 1826 d. Mar 6, 1849 CA m. Jan 9, 1845 IN +Henry W. Starr b. abt 1825 d. abt 1890 4. William Ley Brown b. Nov 25, 1823 IN d. Mar 23, 1908 KS m. Nov 4, 1847 +Anna Hoover b.June 14, 1827 d.Apr 7, 1907 4. Eli P. Brown b.Apr 12, 1835 d. Jan 31, 1903 Anderson, IN +Martha Ann Guisinger (daughter of b. abt 1835 d. abt 1900 (have their children) 4. James Madison and Isabel Jane Brown are my great, great grandparents. Their children are: 5. Henry Clay Brown b.Feb 18, 1839 IN d. Mar 6, 1922 Anderson, IN m. Feb 27, 1865 +Minerva Ann Guisinger (daughter of b.Mar 4, 1845 d. June 7, 1925 5. Sarah Brown b. Apr 14, 1840 IN d. Jan 17, 1909 IN m. Oct 6, 1864 IN +John Primrose b. 1829 d. Sep 10, 1902 5. Eliza Jane Brown b. May 9, 1842 IN d. Oct 8, 1932 m. Jan 6, 1869 +Edwin Cowels b. July 17, 1828 d. July 15, 1919) (have their children) 5. Irvin J. Brown b. June 17, 1844 IN d. Jan 18, 1900 IN m. Oct 10, 1867 +Sarah V. McWhinney b. 1849 d. 1913 5. John H. Brown (Feb 20, 1846 IN - Mar 13, 1923 IN) m. Apr 23, 1873 +Mary E. "Mollie" Gillespie (Mar 18, 1853 OH - abt 1925 IL) 5. Susan Emily Brown (Oct 3, 1848 IN - July 4, 1902 Indianapolis, IN) m. Jan 7, 1869 +William Pinckney Sparks (abt 1845-June 9, 1872 IN) No children 5. William Brown (Apr 16, 1851 IN - Nov 27, 1921) m. Oct 5, 1875 Cincinnati, OH +Belle E. Palmer (abt 1855-1925) 5. Franklin Pierce Brown (Nov 1, 1852 Anderson, IN - Jun 26, 1946) m. bef 1880 +Elnora J. Guisinger (abt 1855-Mar 15, 1935) 5. James Brown (Apr 11, 1854 - Jan 18, 1926 IN) invalid from infancy. 5. David Brown (Nov 11, 1855 - Jan 13, 1857) 5. John H. and Mary E. Brown are my great grandparents. Their children are: 6, Lulu Maud Brown (Oct. 19, 1873 - Oct 10, 1874 Danville, IL) 6. William Frances Brown (June 9, 1874 IL - aft 1900) m. twice +Maud +Edna 6. Edward Glessing Brown (June 30, 1878 IL - aft 1900 Chicago, IL) 6. James M. Brown (July 11, 1880 IL - Sep 6, 1894 Richmond, IN) 6. Paul Robert Brown (Jan 4, 1882 IL - Feb 3, 1959 Muskegon, MI) m. bef 1922 +Gussie 6. John Carl Brown (Mar 31 1885 Danville, IL - Mar 22, 1942 Richmond, IN) m. Dec 14, 1907 Dayton, OH +Oneida Frances Dill (July 8, 1884 IN - Aug 11, 1973 IN) 6. John Carl and Oneida Frances Brown are my grandparents. Their children are: 7. Hoover Dill Brown (Oct 14, 1908 OH - May 18, 1988 Pompano Beach, FL) m. Jan 7, 1940 Ft. Thomas, KY + Camille Ann Neilander (abt 1910- ) (have their children) 7. Beverly Jayne Brown (Sep 1, 1916 Cincinnati, OH - Oct 14, 1998 Richmond, IN) m. May 19, 1942 Richmond, IN +Wallace Edward Sloan (Mar 19, 1916 OH - Mar 1, 1964 OH) Thanks, Dave Sloan