Clark Bratton was Rev Isaac Holmes Brown's grandson,and spent his life on a farm at RT 125 and Poplar Creek a 1\2 mile west of Rev Isaac Holmes Brown.[i h brown's 2nd farm home still exsists-Boyd's. Anyway, Clark's dead,and his son,George is dead, but 3 generations of Bratton's lived together in that farm house. Ralph Bratton, and bro; Beulah Bratton Hensley and sister lived n that house with Clark till they were in thei teens, and may have heard stories. Amelia Oh for Ralph and Beulah-might be Cincinnati p.o.address. "clermont and Clermonters" has an afadavit of Dr WM Eberle Thomson,saying he was an undergrounder. Tradition says his father's house on S Main in Bethel had a secret room. deaconlhj@webtv.net 's 93 year old mother lived with Dr WM E THOMPSON. barich@fuse.net's mother-in-law lived in the house just west in brich's memory. James Bunting was active. His bro-in-law's stepdau m REV GERRARD P RILEY, 2 RILEY OBITS FOLLOW. I GOT A BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS MENTIONING THE HUGGINS.WM D AND MILTON H HUGGINS lived 3-5 miles ne MT ORAB,OH at Sicily,IN VERY,VERY SW HIGHLAND CO OH [1800-05,IN CLERMONT CO,OH] sAMUEL RIDINGS of the northern part of their Clay twnsp was active north of Buford,of >From what Hilda Musgrove Johnson Blakeney told me, the school house on Ohio RT 133 BETWEEN BETHEL AND WILLIAMSBURG wAS A HIDING SPOT- jAMES BUNTING'S SMALL HOME WAS 1-2 MILES WEST. HILDA SAID THE NEXT STOP WAS THE CHURCH JUST WEST OF THE DAM OF GRANT LAKE- SHILOH? RT 774,JUST WEST OF US RT 68. - A COUPLE MILES SW OF MT ORAB,OH. tO ME,THE NEXT STOP WOULD HAVE BEEN HUGGINS. THIS HISTORY OF CLAY TOWNSHIP,HIGHLAND CO,OH SAYS THE HUGGINS HAD A CABIN,ON THEIR DAD'S FARM ,TO HIDE SLAVES. tHERE WAS A MOVABLE HEARTH THAT COULD BE MOVED,OPENING A HIDING PLACE BENEATH.On Sat, 25 Dec 1999 14:30:09 -0500 "CheryLee Wilson" <ugrr@hotmail.com> writes: >Herman, > >I suspect you may have encountered one or more of these BROWNS in >your >research, particularly the CLERMONT OH family. > >I have undertaken a national grant project to find the descendent >families >of underground railroad participants. Of the 21 states indicated to >have >been involved in the activity, I am beginning in OHIO, and hope to >have >gathered enough information in time for the Ohio Bicentennial in 2003. > My >primary sources disclose the following BROWNS in OHIO. > >I already have some stories collected around !900 regarding the UGRR >activities of each but the focus of this research project is >family-held >reminiscences. > >Can you or other BROWN-related families on this list provide useful >information about the following BROWNS? > >CheryLee Wilson > >UNDERGROUND RAILROAD OPERATORS, STATIONKEEPERS AND CONDUCTORS [BROWNS >of >OHIO] > >ASHTABULA CO OH >BROWN, Alex >BROWN, James > >ATHENS CO OH >BROWN, Eli F. >BROWN, John >BROWN, Leonard > >BROWN CO OH >BROWN, Isaac H. > >CLERMONT CO OH >BROWN, Isaac H. > >ERIE CO OH >BROWN, Bazel (African-American) >BROWN, Isaac > >GUERNSEY CO OH >BROWN, Thomas > >HANCOCK CO OH >BROWN, Ezra > >MUSKINGUM CO OH >BROWN FAMILY > >PREBLE CO OH >BROWN, Rev. James R. >BROWN, Nathan Jr. > >SUMMIT CO OH >BROWN, Jason >BROWN, John > >TRUMBULL CO OH >BROWN, Colonel >BROWN, Ephraim > >VINTON CO OH >BROWN, Henry > >WESTERN RESERVE >BROWN, Owen >----- Original Message ----- >From: HERMON B FAGLEY <hermfagley@juno.com> >To: <BROWN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 6:17 PM >Subject: [BROWN-L] BROWN,Rezin,Valentine,Oscar > > >> I was talking to a friend J.A.Brown,whose ggrandma was Kizzie >Fagley, >> about his Clermont Co,Oh Brown's from Lawrence >> Co ,Oh. He said he went to the PROCTERVILLE-ROME-CHESAPEAKE >,Lawrence Co >> mid s Ohio River area to see the tombstone of his Reson Brown, b >[what?] >> 1827 or 37. >> Resin had a son,Oscar Thompson Brown,who was a noted >Bethel,Clermont >> Co,Oh apple grower,d 1945 era. O.T.Brown worked across in >Huntington,WV >> rowing the Ohio River,and >> must have followed the river,to marry,at the 2nd Rome,Oh Adams >Co,Oh >> Michael Thornton's dau. She was from Sunshine Ridge towards Blue >Creek. >> [By huge chance my friend's farm adjoins that once owned by Wallace >Clark >> Fagley's widow,Fanny,of Rev Isaac Holmes Brown-mom a Md Debruler]. >> Wallace was supt of the >> Hanging Rock,and then died, 1890's as supt of Ironton,Oh schools. ] >> Anyway I knew Rezin=resin=reson a Md 1st name. A search of >Colonial Md >> wills for RESIN turned up Col Resin Hammond,and research on him >showed >> his estate west of Annapolis,Md adjoined the "Brown's Forrest" and >he >> willed part of "Brown's Addition. >> And a later generation will contest shows intermarriage between the >> families as in- >> CHANCERY COURT (Chancery Papers) >> 1816/06/12 >> 347A: Richard Mackubin vs. John H. Brown, Juliana >> Brown, Mathias Hammond, Eliza Hammond, William >> Rezin Brown, Clarise Brown, and Philip Brown. AA >> Estate Basil Brown - Providence, Prospect Plains. >> Recorded (Chancery Record) 101, p. 613. >> Accession No: 17,898-347A-1/2. MSA S512-399 1/35/5/ >> >> CHANCERY >> I've about worn out my copy of Warfield's ' Founders of Anne >> ARUNDAL and Howard Counties,Maryland 'over the years. >> Warfield concentrated on several Browne families,and I find him >> nearly impossible to understand without a good map of those >> 2 counties,and adjoining. Anyway, where he talks of Resin Hammond, >> p 167,he talks of Valentine [s] Brown's. I'm just giving a source >for >> Valentine 'Felty" Brown researchers. >> I think myself of George and Mary Stevenson Brown[e]. >> However,in our family was an Ohio River steamboat man,in -law >> of Capt James Campbell Powers.-Charles Carroll Brown, b 1847. >> He was noted for cleaning up Portsmouth Ohio about 1900. >> I would be lax not reporting the following from Warfield," >> 'Col Edward Gaither,JR,who witnessed Charles Carroll's will" >> himself willed to Col Rezin Hammond,friend, horse,sword,and >> ring. >> So any Valentine researchers out there,like those researching in >the >> Filson Club,keep your eyes open for several RESIN BROWN. mORE THAN >> 1 RESIN HAMMOND; MORE THAN 1 Valentine Brown. >> I would not be shocked if my own Westminster,Md BROWN'S had roots >also >> on Severn Bay,Annapolis, >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> Why pay more to get Web access? >> Try Juno for FREE -- then it's just $9.95/month if you act NOW! >> Get your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. >> >> >> ==== BROWN Mailing List ==== >> This BROWN list is currently available for adoption! >> Interested in becoming the list manager? 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