-----Original Message----- From: Gary Vanderostyne <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, September 25, 1999 8:03 AM Subject: [NCMECKLE] William Brown locator on the Mecklenburg/Lancaster SC line >>Seeking any information to a William Brown family that settled on Twelve >>Mile Creek about 1758. William Brown received his acreage from Wm and >>Andrew NUTT. Believe that William Brown bc 1730, lived at Augusta Co,VA in >>1753. His son Thomas Brown was born there in 1753. About in 1758 family >>was living in Rowan Co. NC because son Robert was born there in 1758. >>This family was closely associated with a Joseph McCullough, who also >>purchased land along Twelve mile Creek, believe this area is now in >>Lancaster Co. Sc. One of William Brown's son was named Felix Canada >>Brown, this could have been Canady, and he may well have been named for >>Felix Cannady or Kennedy, as they also lived in the immediate area. William Brown's >>sons Thomas, Alexander, Robert and William Jr all served in the Rev War. >>Family sold land in 1790 were already living in Tenn. Not sure if William >>had other relatives living here. 1790 census of Lancaster Co, Camden >>district showed a Widow Brown. another William Brown living next to Andrew Nutt and a James Brown p.25, however most all the names that were associated with land recoords were listed on page 24. Here is that neighborhood >P.23 Third Column >Simpson, William >Dunlap, Samuel >Higgins, Hugh >McLeland, M >Crawford, James >Crawford, Thos >Blair, Wm >Creaton, Chas >Maise, Thos >Foster, Henry >Faulkender, Thos >Anderson, Allen? >Anderson, Tim >Taylor, Wm >White, Joseph >Crocket, Robert >Elliot (Widow) >Cowser (Widow) >Tomlinson, Jn >Porter, Wm >Ivey, Wike >Wise, Thos >Ivy, Robert >Ivy, Henry >Ivy, Edward >Rain, Wm >Wren, Ge >Miller, Chas >Vaughn, Wm >Harper, Wm >Tomlinson, Nath >Kearns, Robt >Cubin, Jn >Wallace, Guy >Lockart, Rob >Collier, Arth >Collier, Jn >Tomlinson, Nath >Tompkins (Widow) >Watson, Ja >Crawford, Robt >Howard, (Widow) >Harper, Benj >Kearns, Alex >McCorkle, Arch >Linn, And >McCorkle, Robert >Johnston, Jn >White, Ge >Linn, John >Hammet, Wm >McCanny, Alle? (Could this be McCammy) >Denham, Issac >Blanks, Jn >Lackey, Wm >Pepper, Jn >White, Hugh >Simpson, Jn >Blair, Jas >Young, Jon >Gattes, Jn? >Kennedy, Jn >Findley, Joseph >Smith, Jas >Foster, Jn >Latta, Jn >Arnold, (Widow) >Kennedy, Jn >Kennedy, Gilbert >Dunlap, Sam >on next page >P.24 first column >3 name from the top is >Massey, henry, james, Wm, >Barnet, Wm & Jm >Meekum, Banks >McEwen (widow) >Haggins, James >Strain, Jam >Nutt, Wm >Boyd,And > >Thomas Brown said in his pension application, that when the Waxhaw was overrunned, the family moved to Mecklenburg Co that was in 1780 and then he left the area and moved to Sullivan Co.Tenn >>Any information would be appreciated. >Kay Van De Rostyne >[email protected] > Hi, Have you ever than into a Rev. Samuel Kennedy, a Presbyterian Minister, of the same time period mentioned above? Have seen Kennedy spelled Canady, Cannady, etc. Rev. Samuel Kennedy married Elizabeth_________, possibly her maiden name was Alexander, two Alexander brothers later were raised her children and oversaw the property of Rev. Samuel Kennedy's estate the children were left. Thanks, Lynn