Anna, I have information on the ancestry of the Newton Brown (1828-1862) who married Rebecca Ward. NEWTON4 BROWN (GEORGE3, JOHN G.2, EDWARD1) was born Abt. 1828 in Union Dist. SC, and died 1862 in Richmond, VA. He married REBECCA WARD , daughter of ABSOLOM WARD and NANCY COLEMAN. She was born Abt. 1829 in of Union Dist. SC, and died Unknown. More About NEWTON BROWN: Cause of Death (Facts Pg): 1862, Measles Military service: Bef. 1862, Orr's rifles More About REBECCA WARD: Burial: Gilead Church in Jonesville, SC Children of NEWTON BROWN and REBECCA WARD are: i. MANDA J5 BROWN (Source: Anna Johnson Feagin [email protected]), b. Abt. 1853, Union Dist. SC; d. Unknown. ii. THOMAS A. BROWN (Source: Anna Johnson Feagin [email protected]), b. Abt. 1854, Union Dist. SC; d. Unknown; m. MARTHA JANE COLEMAN (Source: Anna Johnson Feagin [email protected]); b. Abt. 1855, of Union Dist. SC; d. 1893. iii. NANCY A. C. BROWN (Source: Anna Johnson Feagin [email protected]), b. Abt. 1858, Union Dist. SC; d. Unknown. If this looks like the right man and I think it is, email me and I will send you what I have of his ancestry. Susan -- -- Susan C. Johanson, Springfield VA http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=johanson http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/h/Susan-C-Johanson/ ...Searching for footprints in the sands of time...