My ggrandfather, William Wesley Brown was born on Jan. 9, 1823 in North Carolina. He was a son of Dicy Coffield and Staten Brown. Staten Brown was born about 1799 in North Carolina, Tennessee or Virginia. The 1830 U.S. Census shows Staten Brown and family living in Halifax Cnty., N.C. with 5 male children in the home and 1 female child. One of these children was William Wesley Brown and I believe that another one was Sandy Brown, born about 1825. I have no idea of the names of the other children. Staten Brown and family moved to Rush Cnty., Indiana during the 1830's and on Feb. 6, 1845 Staten Brown married Penelope(Penny)Ruby in Rush Cnty., Indiana. Penny was born about 1817 in North Carolina. Staten Brown and family were living in Madison, Jefferson Cnty., Indiana in 1850 and in 1860 they were in Hadley, Barry P.O., Pike Cnty., Illinois. The 1870 census shows Penny Brown living in Fayette Cnty., Illinois. I assume that Staten Brown died between 1860 & 1870. Does anyone have any information on this Brown family? I can't find a trace of him prior to 1830. Was he a son of Robert & Mary Brown of Northampton Cnty. who were born in the time frame of 1755-1776? Was Mary Brown in Halifax Cnty., in 1830 his mother? Any help and or/leads will be greatly appreciatd. Thanks. Sandy B.Eglise