In a message dated 09/05/2001 11:57:15 PM Central Daylight Time, colcmw@home.com writes: > The William Dorris mentioned was a brother of my gggg grandfather Joseph > Dorris. They, along with other family members, came to Sumner and Robertson Mary Sarah Dorris married Henry Gomer, and their daughter Margaret, born in Somerset Co., NJ, married John McMurtry, and they, too, came to Sumner County along the same route through Orange Co., NC. Small world. Joyce

Hi Tim, Yes, I have Charles Sidney Brown's book. And he has been a great help to me. I saw him at the Brown family reunion about a month ago, and he has given permission for me to quote many parts of the book. Charles knows that my goal has been to update and broaden the research on the Brown family line. I have traced about 12,000 direct descendants of Leonard and Sarah Kimbrough Brown to date. And, with lots of folks help, we've found the whereabouts of all of Leonard's children. Elizabeth moved from Caswell Co to Warren Co, KY to Fayette Co, IL. Susanna followed the same pathway, except Wayne County, IL is in the migration path. Sarah Askey/Eskew came to Sumner County. Thomas stayed in Caswell. But his children migrated to Carroll Co, TN. William came to Sumner and died in 1809. His granddaughter migrated to Indiana. Solomon & Robert settle near each other in Sumner. Leonard Jr. went to Giles Co. The Jacob Brown who married Dovey Foster was the son of Solomon Brown and Hannah Cantrell Brown. He remained in Sumner County. He is included in the estate records of Solomon Brown. Robert Brown also had a son named Jacob Brown, who married Anna Tatum first. She died, then he married Nancy Miller in 1830 in Wilson County, TN. Shortly afterward, they moved to Illinois then Iowa. He had children by both wives. I have been in touch with several of his descendants (from both wives). Charles Sidney has been in touch with them as well. It took a while to uncover the two Jacobs. Solomon's Jacob is referred to as Jacob Sr. in the tax lists. He was aborn about 1791. Robert's Jacob is Jacob Jr. in the tax lists. He was born about 1797. Also, Lydia Harris was probably not the wife of our Robert Brown. No one wants to hear this because it has been accepted as fact for so long. But, the Robert Brown who married Lydia Harris was the son of John E. Brown of Caswell County. I have been e-mailing one of his descendants, who is named Tyree Harris Brown. The name has been passed through the family for two hundred years. The Robert Brown who married Lydia Harris (daughter of Tyree Harris) stayed in Caswell County and died there. We have not yet determined the name of the first wife of Robert Brown, but we have some ideas. I have very happy to share Brown info and updates with you. And to compare notes, if you are interested! Thanks again! Danene

The William Dorris mentioned was a brother of my gggg grandfather Joseph Dorris. They, along with other family members, came to Sumner and Robertson Counties from Orange County, NC. William's father, William Sr., came from Ireland to New Jersey, then to Orange County NC. He died there about 1797. Mike Waggoner ----- Original Message ----- From: <JohnTHeath@aol.com> To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 10:33 PM Subject: [TNSUMNER] Browns > Danene and all, > > Are you familiar with Charles Sidney Brown's book, OUR FAMILY, The > Descendants of Leonard Brown, 1984. Charles did a lot of interviews of many > of family members from the 1960s when he started his book. > > Leonard was from Caswell Co., NC. The William Dorris mentioned is his > son-in-law who married his oldest child, Eleanor 15 Jan. 1785. According to > her widow's pension (#W916) she filed 19 Oct. 1844, Eleanor age 81, received > a pension for William's service in the Revolutionary war. Her brother > Solomon stated that William & Eleanor came to Tennessee in 1802 and he > arrived in 1817. > > Another thought about the other Browns you have mentioned. Leonard had a son > Robert (my 4th great-grandpa). There was also another Robert. He was known > as Robert T. Brown (Robert Thompson Brown). This set of Browns came from > Albermarle Co., VA. Jacob Brown who married Dovey Foster is the son of > Robert & Lydia (Harris) Brown > > You might want to check Bedford Co., VA on the Fosters. I know William > Foster (25 Nov. 1788 - 20 May 1857) from right across the Allen Co., KY line > was from there. > > Hope this helps, > > Tim Heath >

Danene and all, Are you familiar with Charles Sidney Brown's book, OUR FAMILY, The Descendants of Leonard Brown, 1984. Charles did a lot of interviews of many of family members from the 1960s when he started his book. Leonard was from Caswell Co., NC. The William Dorris mentioned is his son-in-law who married his oldest child, Eleanor 15 Jan. 1785. According to her widow's pension (#W916) she filed 19 Oct. 1844, Eleanor age 81, received a pension for William's service in the Revolutionary war. Her brother Solomon stated that William & Eleanor came to Tennessee in 1802 and he arrived in 1817. Another thought about the other Browns you have mentioned. Leonard had a son Robert (my 4th great-grandpa). There was also another Robert. He was known as Robert T. Brown (Robert Thompson Brown). This set of Browns came from Albermarle Co., VA. Jacob Brown who married Dovey Foster is the son of Robert & Lydia (Harris) Brown You might want to check Bedford Co., VA on the Fosters. I know William Foster (25 Nov. 1788 - 20 May 1857) from right across the Allen Co., KY line was from there. Hope this helps, Tim Heath

I am looking for info on: Alexander A Williams born in VA. abt 1839, I need name of his wife and children. I have info on one of his sons my great grandfather Yarnie(may be a nickname) Williams born in KY abt. 1882. Yarnie's wife's name was Minnie R. I don't know what the R is for. I don't know if Yarnie had brothers and sisters,but I am asuming there were. Yarnie and Minnie had five children,the eldest MARY OLLIE , died after 1927 my grandmother. Mary Ollie married Martin Lee Whitaker my mom Dolly Lee Whitaker born 8-24-1927 was a small child when Mary died. Other children were Martin L, Alexander R, Mamie B and Annie M. Williams. WILLIAMS,WHITAKER,NIXON,WINNETT Brenda Sue Nixon Winnett

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HiB.2ACI/1778.1 Message Board Post: I am the great-grand daughter of Cassie & Delbert Hammock.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WILSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HiB.2ACI/2062.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks Jo and hello cousin. I have looked at Gedcom files on the internet before like on GenWeb or something. Is there any special equipment I need to access the Gedcom file? If not, please send me a copy of it. Thanks so much, Brian

Hello All, Since Danene is writing a book on the Brown's, I wanted to remind everyone about Leonard Sandford Brown. I am looking for his parents. Here is what I know for certain. Leonard first shows up in the 1860 Clark County, Indiana census, age 21 living with his brother John S. Brown age 25 and wife Maria Rippy Brown, daughter of John and Elizabeth Robinson Rippy from Sumner County Tenn. They were married in Clark County, IN April 8, 1860. According to the census, both Brown's were born in Kentucky, but searching the 1850 Kentucky census does not show any family these boys might belong to. Also living in the home, are James W. Mahnron ?( Mahuron) age 15 born Indiana and William R. Stroud 14 born Indiana. These people are living next door to Maria's parents, the Rippy's. Leonard Sandford Brown married Maria Rippy's sister, Polly Ann Rippy. John Rippy brought his family to Indiana just prior to Polly's birth in 1841\42. John Brown and Leonard both served in the Civil War where John must have lost his life. Maria is remarried to David Goss by the 1880 census. Also in the 1860 census living close by are: Family 76; Nancy Brown 58 NC James Brown 30 IN Family 77; Henry Brown 25 IN Nancy Brown 30 TN ( She is also a sister to Maria and Polly Rippy) Abigail A. Brown age 5 IN Issac Brown 1 IN Family 79; John Rippy and family Family 80; John and Maria Brown with Leonard, James Mahnron, and William Stroud. In the 1850 census living about 3 doors down from the John Rippy family is; Issac Brown 58 NC Nancy 45 NC James 21IN Jiney 19 IN Henry 17 IN (maybe the one who married Nancy Rippy) Elizabeth 13 IN I think all these Brown's are related somehow. Does anyone know anything about this mess. Can you help me figure it out? Thanks, Marcia

For those following the John Brown - Sara Foster saga -- I found one more item in the files tonight. The 1840 census I had copied several years ago: 1840, Sumner County p. 413 Soleman Brown 2 m 5-10 1 m 50-60 1 f 20-30 1 f 70-80 next door was John Brown 2 m 5-10 1 m 20-30 1 f < 5 1 f 20-30 Wonder what happened to Sara Foster Brown after John died in 1847. Does anyone have unaccounted for Browns in this area? Danene

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Young, Martin, Wilson, Robinson, Hall, Phillips Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HiB.2ACI/2062.1 Message Board Post: I am very distantly connected to Major David Wilson through his brother, Robert. My cousin, Elizabeth Young, has compiled some information on the Wilson's and has shared it with me. Most of which you will probably already have but I am willing to send you what there is.. I use Family Tree Maker's genealogy program and can send it to you as a gedcom or as a text file. Just let me know what you would like for me to do.

Hi Sumner Friends, I have gotten a goodly number of responses to the Sara Foster - John Brown question. Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to send an e-mail. From the responses I received, I feel like I didn't give enough information. Freddie Brown asked if I would "spread my knowledge around." So, Freddie -- here goes! What I'm up to is this . . . I am finally attempting to write a book on Family of Leonard and Sarah Kimbrough Brown. Within the book, I am including individual chapters on each of Leonard Brown's children -- there were ten. I hope to have the copy complete by next summer, when we plan to have a big family reunion in Sumner County. We want to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Browns migration from Caswell County, NC to Sumner County, TN. Yesterday, I worked on the chapter about Solomon Brown -- probably Leonard and Sarah's sixth child. I have volumes of info on this family. As I was transcribing his estate records, I ran across two items that caught my attention for the first time. One was a note drawn up in 1830 when Jacob Brown loaned his father Solomon Brown $5.00. The witness to the loan was John Brown. Well . . . who was John Brown -- Jacob had a son named John, but he would have only been seven years old at the time of the loan. I doubt he could witness a document. Then, I found another wild discovery -- mix up with the inventory records of Solomon Brown, who died 01-May-1849 were the inventory records of John Brown who died in 1847. John's records were microfilmed in the same batch as Solomon's inventory. The handwriting on the two inventories is the same -- and was probably taken by John B. Brizendine -- who did Solomon's inventory. The buyers at the two estate sales were very much the same as well. So, I went to the Sumner County Marriage Record book (Edythe Whitley's book) and started looking for John Brown marriages. There were a number of John Brown marriages in the 1820's but nothing looked right until I came upon John Brown, who married Sara Foster on Dec. 4, 1826, by Meredith Hodges, JP, William Dorris, bondsman. That rang a bell because the Browns and Hodges lived near each other and were closely connected. Secondly, William Dorris was either the uncle or cousin of John Brown -- probably William Dorris, Jr. the uncle. Earlier in the day, I had gone through all the census records for Solomon and family (1800 and 1810 in Caswell County, NC -- 1820, 1830, 1840 in Sumner County, TN) and found there was a missing son, born between 1800 and 1810. Up to this point, I had presumed that this son died young. Now, with the possibility of John Brown being a son of Solomon, I figured it was time to learn more. That's when I sent the message to the list. The responses have been very good. While at the Archives last month, I copied several tax lists -- in the 1820 tax list, Solomon Brown is listed with 75 acres just three listings after Aderson (Addison) Foster, who had 117 acres. The tax list is not in alpha order -- so names near each other could have lived near each other. Foster marriages in the same time frame include: James Foster m. 03-JAN-1820 to Catey Yandell. Joseph Spradling, bondsman. Dovey Foster b. ca 1798 m. 18-SEP-1820 Jacob Brown, Sr. Catherine Foster b. 27-APR-1807 m. 09-AUG-1822 to Holly Hodges, the son of Aaron B. Hodges and Elizabeth Markham Sara Foster m. 04-DEC-1826 John Brown The 1820 Census of Sumner Co lists 2 Fosters: Foster, Addison males 011101 females 42210 slaves 0 Foster, James males 0001 females 001 Addison Fosters family looked like this: 1 male 10-16 1 male 16-18 1 male 16-26 1 male 45 and over (Addison, b. bef 1775) 4 females under 10 2 females 10-16 (Catherine, age 13, maybe Sara??) 2 females 16-26 (Dovey, age 22 - didn't marry until Sept.) 1 female 26-45 (Addison's wife? b. bet 1775-1794) Addison Foster was apparently a Justice of the Peace. He is listed several times as marrying folks from about 1818 to 182_. He married: Robert Dorris and Jinny Rippy 1818 Moses Mayhew and Nancy Absher, 1818 William Bracken & Levesta Bell 1819 William Mandrell and Peggy McMillan 1819 Buckner S. Durham and Susan Rippy, 1820 Benjamine Jackson and Wineford Carpenter, 1820 John Jackson and Polly Alderson, 1821 I don't see too much on Addison Foster after these dates. Addison Foster, James Foster and John Brown were not listed in the 1830 Sumner County, TN census. Well, I've shared all I know. If I were speculating, I would say that James, Dovey, Sara, and Catherine were siblings, but I have nothing to proof it except close proximity to the families in question. Anyone have more thoughts? Addison Foster was 45 or slightly older in the 1820 census. His wife was younger than 45. They had a young family. Where did they go? They seem to disappear from Sumner after the mid 1820s. Thanks to all who are interested in this family! Danene Vincent

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WILSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HiB.2ACI/2062 Message Board Post: I am searching for the grave of Major David Wilson, my 6 greats grandfather. My records indicate that he was buried in an unmarked grave slightly East of Gallatin. It is unusual that he would not have had a gravestone as he was a considerably wealthy man, served as Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives, and Wilson County was named after him. If anyone has any information on a cemetery lying East of Gallatin or if you know an old timer that remembers a cemetery that lay just East of that city years ago, please let me know. Also, if you have any information on the Major David Wilson family or are a member of that family, would like you to e-mail.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HiB.2ACI/2057.2.1 Message Board Post: Need to correct my last message. Jesse Flippen died abt 1824 Sumner Co, TN -- not Jesse Robertson. Jesse Robertson died 1831 in Sumner Co, TN. Kathy Wilcox

Another obit from Sumner Co. Portland, Tenn. Mrs. Bea Deasy, wife of the late Howard Deasy in the Tennessean Obit. Funeral Wed. morning at 10:30 AM.

Tim Heath and list, I appreciated the information on Catherine Sarver. If anyone has anymore, I would like to hear from you. My husband's lineage comes down through Elizabeth Sarver born June 4, 1786. She married Jacob Harder on Oct. 10, 1805. Jacob Harder was born Oct. 12, 1772. I know little of this family's history other than they had 4 sons and four daughters. I do have a copy of 4 pages out of a bible that record some births, marriages, and deaths of Harder's, Shaw's, Kelly's, and Link's. Jacob and Elizabeth Harder's daughter, Marinda, married James Logan Shaw. I have a lot of info from the Shaw side. Surnames: Marlin, Shaw, Harder, Hollis, Hamilton, Sarver, Griffin, Covington, Kelly, McCracken, Dorris Carla Marlin

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: tarpley or tapleys Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HiB.2ACI/2061 Message Board Post: looking for info on tarpley or tapleys of sumner co tenn. peter was born 1814.

One other correction. > Dovey Foster, who married Solomon Brown, was born ca 1798. Could she and > Catherine be sisters? > Dovey Foster was married to Jacob Brown a son of Solomon Brown. They were married September 18, 1820. Lowell

My information on Meridith Hodges and Catherine "Katie" S. Sarver concurs with the information Tim Heath has sent below. Lowell Brown JohnTHeath@aol.com wrote: > > One correction. Meredith Hodges married Catherine "Katie" Sarver (not > Caroline) the D/O Henry & Thamer (Halle) Sarver on 10 Jan. 1819. Katie was > born 11 May 1801 and died 28 July 1877. > > Tim Heath

One correction. Meredith Hodges married Catherine "Katie" Sarver (not Caroline) the D/O Henry & Thamer (Halle) Sarver on 10 Jan. 1819. Katie was born 11 May 1801 and died 28 July 1877. Tim Heath

Also obit for Carolyn Deasy wife of Tony Deasy , Portland, Tenn. in the Tennessean obit.