For those interested in Brown family history: Below is what I have gathered so far for William Brown and Mary Coleman and children. The marriage of William and Mary is based on family tradition. I haven't been able to track down any record of their marriage in Virginia. Some family members say William Brown paid for Mary Coleman's passage from England with "merchantable tobacco" so there may be some record of it somewhere in Virginia. The rest of the information, about the Brown children, comes from records (deeds and probate) in Gallatin and Saline counties. These Browns came into the Illinois Territory circa 1814. Coleman Brown, son of Mary Coleman and William Brown, bought the land that includes and surrounds Wolf Creek Cemetery in 1816. Later, after Coleman's death and when one of Coleman's sons sold the land, one acre was set aside for the cemetery. Kentucky tax lists indicate Coleman Brown farmed in Christian Co., Ky., near Reuben Bramlett and family, before coming into Illinois circa 1814. Coleman and his brothers built a blockhouse very near what is now Eldorado, Ill. I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information about these Browns: ddennis@galesburg.net. I think there were at least two unrelated or indirectly related Brown families in Gallatin County. Thomas C. Browne, a judge in Gallatin County in the 1840s and earlier, is one that I haven't been able to connect to William and Mary. I haven't been able to find connections for all of the Browns in early Gallatin County records. Deb Dennis 1 William BROWN 17__? England?--post-1795 pre-1830 VA/SC/KY? ...+Mary COLEMAN 17__? England?--ABT 1832 Gallatin/Saline Co, IL .2 Elizabeth BROWN ABT 1760-70--ABT 1830 Gallatin/Saline Co, IL Bur: Wolf Creek Cem ...+Reuben BRAMLETT 15 Mar 1757 Fauquier Co, VA--11 Sep 1844 Gallatin/Saline Co, IL Bur: Wolf Creek Cem M: ABT 1783-84 VA REV WAR VET .2 Coleman BROWN ABT 1770 VA--ABT 1845-50 Saline Co, IL ...+Nancy __? 17__?--ABT 1845 IL M: pre-1794 ...*2nd wife of Coleman Brown: ...+Luraney/Lurana (Cook) BAKER ABT 1791 NC--post-1860 Saline Co, IL M: 24 Aug 1845 Gallatin Co, IL ...*1st husband of Luraney Cook: ...+Uriah BAKER ?--? M: 18 Oct 1811 Christian Co, KY .2 William BROWN pre-1799 ?--1851? corporal, 1st Regt IL Vols, Mexican War .......+Sabra __? 17__?--? .2 Thomas BROWN 4 Dec 1793--25 Feb 1830 Gallatin Co, IL Bur: Wolf Creek Cem .......+Elizabeth __? ABT 1811 NH--pre-17 Apr 1850 Hamilton Co, IL Bur: Ten Mile Cem ..........*2nd marriage of Elizabeth (__?) Brown: ..........+Abram IRVIN 18__?--post-1850 Hamilton Co, IL? M: 13 Mar 1831 ..........*2nd marriage of Abram Irvin: ..........+Lucretia __? 18__?--18__? M: pre-17 Apr 1850 Hamilton Co, IL? .2 John BROWN 17__?--17 Mar 1830 Gallatin Co, IL Bur: Wolf Creek Cem .......+Sarah JONES ?--May 1832 Trigg Co, KY Bur: KY? (daughter of Mary and John Jones) .2 Francis BROWN 17__?--post-1832 (lived in Fayette Co, IL Sep 1832) ...+? NONE? .2 Lucy BROWN 1770-90 VA?--ABT 1823-24 Bur: Wolf Creek Cem ...+William "Will" BURNETT 2 Jun 1772 Pittsylvania Co, VA--8 Jun 1856 Shawneetown, IL (son of Mary Morrison and James Burnett) M: post-1819/ABT 1823 .....*1st wife of William "Will" Burnett: .....+Sarah GRAHAM 21 Dec 1776--26 Nov 1821 Woolard Farm, Raleigh, IL M: 22 Oct 1796 Prince Edward Co, VA .....*3rd wife of William Burnett: .....+Jane (Runion/Runyon) Irvin 18__? NY--11 Nov 1842 Hamilton Co, IL M: ABT 1833 Div: 1842