Hello Brown researchers, Thought I would update you on my James Brown and Mary Matchett line. (she born 1749, he about same time). Mary is buried in the Brown & Thomas Cemetery, LaRue Co, KY (online). We do not know where James Brown ended up. James and Samuel Brown were in Nelson County as early as 1785 and James bought land on the Rolling Fork River. By tracking the Hardin Co., KY tax records, I discovered that James and Mary had the following boys: 1. James, Jr, b. 1780, who married Nancy Ash, daughter of Henry Ash and his first wife. They lived and died on the Rolling Fork and James is buried in the Brown & Thomas Cemetery in LaRue County, KY. 2. John, b. 1781. Believe he might have married Anna Cotten. NFI If he married Anna Cotten, this is Mary Ann Shoemaker's line. 3. Joseph, b. 1785, married Susannah Carter in 1808 in Hardin Co., KY. My direct line and I have posted information about him before. They died in Porter Co., IN. These are the girl children of James and Mary: 4. Rachael Brown md John Howell in 1820 in Hardin Co., This was John's second marriage. A bio on a Howell relative gave me Rachael's parents as James and Mary Hatchett. 5. Elizabeth Brown md Henry Ash (his second marriage). They stayed in Larue Co. This is Carolyn Wimp's direct line. 6. Polly Brown md Moses Thomas. They owned property on Rolling Fork and stayed there. 7. Possible daughter: Sarah Brown who married John Jackson. John Jackson was the surety for Rachael Brown and John Howell and John Jackson's other dealings with the Brown family lead us to believe these lines are related. James did not leave a will in Hardin/Nelson/LaRue County that I have found. He bought land for his son James, Jr but I have not discovered yet how he disposed of his own land (and he owned a lot!). Not sure which Samuel Brown is a relative of James: perhaps both? I have not checked the ACTUAL tax records of Nelson Co. I started with the Hardin Co records and only got as far as 1811. It is possible that other sons showed up earlier than 1793, when Hardin Co. records started. It is possible that one Samuel was James' brother and the other was James' son. I would love to correspond with others who are researching this line. Kathie