The Osborn Place is where some of my ancestors lived. I wonder if these Browns could somehow be related to my Brown's. Mine were German, Braun, but when they came to America, they changed it to 'Brown'. Wanda --- Sue Harnish <[email protected]> wrote: > Biography of Thomas BROWN, Preston County, West > Virginia > > This file was submitted by Lawrence G. Brown > <[email protected]>. > > This file may be freely copied by individuals and > non-profit > organizations for their private use. All other > rights reserved. > > Any other use, including publication, storage in a > retrieval > system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, > or other > means requires the written approval of the file's > author. > > This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you > arrived here inside > a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our > front door is at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wv/wvfiles.htm > > Thomas Brown > born 7 Sept, 1760, Prince William Co., VA > died Aug 1844, Preston Co., WV > Revolutionary War soldier, Pioneer settler Preston > County, owned and lived > on land > where now stands noted > "Stone House", vicinity Browns Mill. > The following biographical and historical data > regarding Thomas Brown is > extracted > and here summarized from > "Genealogy of The Brown Family of Prince William > County, VA" , published > first 1898 > and republished 1930 by great grandsons James Edgar > Brown, Attorney, > Chicago, IL, > and ably researched by his brother Prof. Samuel > Boardman Brown, West > Virginia University. > > Submitted by great-great grandson Colonel Lawrence > G. Brown, USA, Retired. > > > Thomas Brown, (Wm., Wm.,) the second son of William > Brown and Elizabeth > (Buckner) > Brown, was born Sept 7th 1760, in Prince William > County, Virginia. Of the > history > of his early boyhood nothing can now be ascertained. > > In October, 1780 when he was twenty years of age, he > enlisted in Capt. John > Britt's > Company under Col. William Lucas, of the Virginia > troops, and marched south, > joining > Gen. Greene's army in South Carolina. He was on duty > at the celebrated > battle of the > Cowpens, South Carolina, on Jan 17, 1781. In his old > age he described the > forced > marches through the swamps, and across the flooded > streams in the middle of > winter, > as a time of great hardship and suffering among the > soldiers. > > His first period of enlistment was for six months; > whether he served longer > than this, > does not appear. Although only in service six > months, he was immediately > sent south > and his unity encountered the British one evening on > the bank of a river. > The firing > was hot and men fell fast on all sides. The > Americans were forced into the > river. > Many were drowned but the greater part reached the > other shore. Thomas Brown > was > among that number. Some, however, did not reach the > shore but climbed upon > floating > wood drifts. The water was rising and the drifts > carried away many; some > climbed > trees in the river and remained all night. The next > morning the water was > higher > still and over the bottom lands, and men on shore > were unable to go to the > rescue > of their comrades. After being up the trees two > nights and a day, they > eventually > were brought ashore. Thomas Brown was not one of > those caught in such a > dilemma, > but was able to help rescue others. For two days > they could see the bodies > of their > comrades on the opposite shore. > > It appears that a short time after his enlistment he > was transferred to Col. > Charles > Harrison's regiment of Artillery and to the company > commanded by Capt. Wm. > Brown, > pages 85 and 86 of Saffel's Records of the > Revolution War, may be found the > following: > > "Pay Office, Dec. 26, 1780 > > Gentlemen: > > Capt. William Brown of Colonel Charles Harrison's > Regiment of Artillery who > has > been stationed at Fort Schuyler is now on his march > with his company to join > the > Southern army. Not being furnished with money to > defray his expenses he is > obliged > to call for the pay of the company, which is due > since the 1st of January l > last, > amounting to August 1st in the old money to $12,375 > dollars, and from that > time > to the 1st inst., to $2,636 in the new emissions, > warrants for which the > Board > of War have granted to me. As I am unsupplied in > cash, I thought it not > improper > to request if the money can be obtained, that your > Honorable Board will > report > in my favor on the Treasurer to enable me to pay > him. I am, gentlemen, your > obedient servant. > > > John Pierce" > Honorable Board of Treasury. > > Then follows, "a list of Captain Brown's Company who > are to be paid," in > which > occurs the name of "Thomas Brown, Matross," and > beneath, the date, "Oct. 1, > 1780.". > A matross is an artilleryman, or to be more > specific, a gunner's assistant. > His pay > was $8.33 per month. > > Whether this Captain Wm. Brown was his father or > some other Wm. Brown it > seems now > difficult to establish > > For this Revolutionary service Thomas Brown received > a pension, fifty years > later, > by act of Congress of 1832, as evidenced by the > records of the Pension > Bureau at > Washington, D.C., and also the Virginia Calendar > Papers. > > His mother, Elizabeth (Buckner) Brown died when he > was about 23 or 24 years > of age, > i.e., 1783-84. On Oct. 20, 1785, he was married to > Anna Ash, born 1763, a > daughter > of George Ash and Mary (Byrne) Ash. She was his > cousin, but whether his > first or > second cousin does not appear. > > He lived for a time near what is now Rectortown, > Fauquier County, Virginia. > > A list of Thomas Brown's personal property > inventoried === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/

Wanda, FYI: Valentine Brown is related to George Brown who has documented in the Wade Elder Collection in Raleigh NC that he and Val came from Ireland. I have had the dna done, and the Brown's in our line were not ancestrially German. Pamela ----- Original Message ----- From: Wanda Shepherd<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [BROWN] Thomas Brown, Phebe & Rachel, VA 1700's The Osborn Place is where some of my ancestors lived. I wonder if these Browns could somehow be related to my Brown's. Mine were German, Braun, but when they came to America, they changed it to 'Brown'. Wanda --- Sue Harnish <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Biography of Thomas BROWN, Preston County, West > Virginia > > This file was submitted by Lawrence G. Brown > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>. > > This file may be freely copied by individuals and > non-profit > organizations for their private use. All other > rights reserved. > > Any other use, including publication, storage in a > retrieval > system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, > or other > means requires the written approval of the file's > author. > > This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you > arrived here inside > a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our > front door is at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wv/wvfiles.htm<http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wv/wvfiles.htm> > > Thomas Brown > born 7 Sept, 1760, Prince William Co., VA > died Aug 1844, Preston Co., WV > Revolutionary War soldier, Pioneer settler Preston > County, owned and lived > on land > where now stands noted > "Stone House", vicinity Browns Mill. > The following biographical and historical data > regarding Thomas Brown is > extracted > and here summarized from > "Genealogy of The Brown Family of Prince William > County, VA" , published > first 1898 > and republished 1930 by great grandsons James Edgar > Brown, Attorney, > Chicago, IL, > and ably researched by his brother Prof. Samuel > Boardman Brown, West > Virginia University. > > Submitted by great-great grandson Colonel Lawrence > G. Brown, USA, Retired. > > > Thomas Brown, (Wm., Wm.,) the second son of William > Brown and Elizabeth > (Buckner) > Brown, was born Sept 7th 1760, in Prince William > County, Virginia. Of the > history > of his early boyhood nothing can now be ascertained. > > In October, 1780 when he was twenty years of age, he > enlisted in Capt. John > Britt's > Company under Col. William Lucas, of the Virginia > troops, and marched south, > joining > Gen. Greene's army in South Carolina. He was on duty > at the celebrated > battle of the > Cowpens, South Carolina, on Jan 17, 1781. In his old > age he described the > forced > marches through the swamps, and across the flooded > streams in the middle of > winter, > as a time of great hardship and suffering among the > soldiers. > > His first period of enlistment was for six months; > whether he served longer > than this, > does not appear. Although only in service six > months, he was immediately > sent south > and his unity encountered the British one evening on > the bank of a river. > The firing > was hot and men fell fast on all sides. The > Americans were forced into the > river. > Many were drowned but the greater part reached the > other shore. Thomas Brown > was > among that number. Some, however, did not reach the > shore but climbed upon > floating > wood drifts. The water was rising and the drifts > carried away many; some > climbed > trees in the river and remained all night. The next > morning the water was > higher > still and over the bottom lands, and men on shore > were unable to go to the > rescue > of their comrades. After being up the trees two > nights and a day, they > eventually > were brought ashore. Thomas Brown was not one of > those caught in such a > dilemma, > but was able to help rescue others. For two days > they could see the bodies > of their > comrades on the opposite shore. > > It appears that a short time after his enlistment he > was transferred to Col. > Charles > Harrison's regiment of Artillery and to the company > commanded by Capt. Wm. > Brown, > pages 85 and 86 of Saffel's Records of the > Revolution War, may be found the > following: > > "Pay Office, Dec. 26, 1780 > > Gentlemen: > > Capt. William Brown of Colonel Charles Harrison's > Regiment of Artillery who > has > been stationed at Fort Schuyler is now on his march > with his company to join > the > Southern army. Not being furnished with money to > defray his expenses he is > obliged > to call for the pay of the company, which is due > since the 1st of January l > last, > amounting to August 1st in the old money to $12,375 > dollars, and from that > time > to the 1st inst., to $2,636 in the new emissions, > warrants for which the > Board > of War have granted to me. As I am unsupplied in > cash, I thought it not > improper > to request if the money can be obtained, that your > Honorable Board will > report > in my favor on the Treasurer to enable me to pay > him. I am, gentlemen, your > obedient servant. > > > John Pierce" > Honorable Board of Treasury. > > Then follows, "a list of Captain Brown's Company who > are to be paid," in > which > occurs the name of "Thomas Brown, Matross," and > beneath, the date, "Oct. 1, > 1780.". > A matross is an artilleryman, or to be more > specific, a gunner's assistant. > His pay > was $8.33 per month. > > Whether this Captain Wm. Brown was his father or > some other Wm. Brown it > seems now > difficult to establish > > For this Revolutionary service Thomas Brown received > a pension, fifty years > later, > by act of Congress of 1832, as evidenced by the > records of the Pension > Bureau at > Washington, D.C., and also the Virginia Calendar > Papers. > > His mother, Elizabeth (Buckner) Brown died when he > was about 23 or 24 years > of age, > i.e., 1783-84. On Oct. 20, 1785, he was married to > Anna Ash, born 1763, a > daughter > of George Ash and Mary (Byrne) Ash. She was his > cousin, but whether his > first or > second cousin does not appear. > > He lived for a time near what is now Rectortown, > Fauquier County, Virginia. > > A list of Thomas Brown's personal property > inventoried === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/<http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message