As a followup to my email on "What relatives did the BROWN ancestors visit?" just rec'd the following from a Chamness researcher and now am wondering if the BROWN boys went to Alexandria to visit FREESTONE relatives! We've wondered about a possible connection to the FREESTONEs as there was a young male living with gggranpa in 1850. The young male was Joshua Freestone and in 1850, he was just 14 yrs. old. We've considered that he may have been related to the Browns, but haven't figured the connection. Now with a mention of Alexandria, it makes us more curious! Here's what the CHAMNESS researcher shared: > > Micajah Chamness - Zimri Hanson. Settled on Walnut Level > in Wayne Co. IN. Micajah is listed as a Pioneer of Indiana. A small > memorial monument attests to this at the site of his original cabin area. > This monument is a seven ton boulder placed about 100 feet east of State > Road #9 at the southeast edge of Alexandria. A bronze tablet bears the > following inscription: > > This Memorial marks the Log Cabin Home of Micajah Chamness, Sr., the > first settler in Monroe Township. > > Historical Events Occurring Here: > First Log Cabin Built 1821 > Christian Church Organized 1831 > Monroe Township Formed Jan 1836 > First Election Held, April 1836 > Alexandria Platted June, 1836 > Cindy Kimes