I thought I'd send you the Browns included in the 1765 Chester archives, but there are 47 of them!!! So, here are those in Nottingham; Elisha Brown W. Nottingham Ellen Brown " Isaac " " Jacob " " Jeremiah " " John " " Joseph " owned 2?0 acres in West Nottingham (the ? was in the book, not my type) Samuel " West Nottingham William " William " listed as a freeman If, as you suspect, your Browns were Quakers and lived in Nottingham, here is an earlier will, with lots of the same names, that may be ancestors of 'your' Browns....I'll include it, in case there are clues for you; WILLIAMS, ROBERT. Nottingham.December 25, 1711/2. March 14, 1716. A. 32.To friend William Brown Sr. of Nottingham house and lott of landin Nottingham. To Joseph Brown, shoe making tools. To MesserBrown, all carpenter tools. To friends of Nottingham Meeting £3.To friend Andrew Job 20 shillings. To friend Jane Brown, rod and kettle. To Hannah Brown, great Kettle. To Saml. Brown £5. To John Brown,wolf trap. To William son of Wm. Brown my gun. To Richardand Thomas Brown 10 shillings each. To Mary Brown one piece ofgold that is in my chest. Remainder to Wm. Brown Sr. alsoexecutor.Witnesses: James King, Samuel Finler. I didn't see a Chester will that seemed likely to be Joseph's.... S. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/470 - Release Date: 10/10/2006