[email protected] wrote: > > Have a will from the 1600's in my family that refers to the care of a "lunatic" son. I expect that families had mentally challenged people in their families back then as well we do now. I don't mean mentally ill but "challenged". marilyn > In a message dated 6/28/2008 12:56:10 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Hi Laurence, > > I have been watching all of the BROWN info going back and forth, > hoping for a connection to my Brown ancestors. I wonder if we have a > link. Do you have any other information on Charlotte's brother, > James? I have the following info: > > James C. BROWN, b. 4/16/1827 and married to Moroah H. ARNCE, b. > 1/28/1831. > They had at least one child, Leroy J. Brown, b. 1/18/1855 and m. Mary > NOURSE > > Do you see any connection with my James Brown? At this point, I have > little else on them and am hoping for a miracle! > > > This doesn't look good. I'm looking at the file on James, where in the 1850 > census we find : > 1850 Census, NJ County: warren Division: Knowlton reel NO: 465 PAGE NO : > 550B, #40 James listed as 22 years old "Idiot. > > Not knowing exactly what Idiot meant in that time i twould be my guess that > Charlote's brother never married and may or may not have lived long. > > I'll have to resubscribe to Ancestry.com and see what the 1860 census looks > like. > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >