In response to Kibby and Barbara, I saw your response to Kibby's query and would like to respond. I have been looking at these Browns for some time for a possible conneciton to my Edith Brown of Bedford County. There are some descendants of Old Henry that came to Bedford County, that I need in order to prove or disprove a connection. My Edith was apparently married to a Brown of Bedford County: 1789 - She first appears in Bedford Co., Va. - no titheables over 21. She is listed after Joseph, Zachariah and Jesse Brown. She is listed through 1794. 1794 - listed as Edith Brown, no titheables over 21. Not listed after 1794. 1794 - July 19 Bond dated for marriageto John Grant by Rev. John Ayers, a Methodist minister. (Bedford PRO 1:229) John Grant and Edith Brown/Grant left the Beaverdam Creek area of Bedford County about 1798 and moved to Montgomery County and left there about 1804 for Russell County. Their descendants left there in 1807/8 for Sumner County, Tn. I suspect that Edith and John died in Russell Co., Va. Back to Edith. I am looking for a Brown that lived (apparently) in Bedford County and should be listed somehow prior to 1789, which is the date that Edith shows up on the property taxes as the head of household. I'm also not sure who the Joseph, Zachariah and Jesse Brown are, listed next to her. They also seem to sort of vanish from Bedford County. If you have any info on them, I would appreciate it. I think they were probably related some way to her husband. Back to Old Henry's descendants. Is there any way we could share lists of his descendants for about 4 generation of him? I noticed that I have some differences from your listings for him. For example: I have Daniel S. and David as children of his 2nd wife, Esther. I don't have any descendants of David or Robert, or who David married. Could it be my Edith? I would love to hear from others concerning this family, especially the descendnats that made it to Bedford County. I have ordered a copy of the new-republished book "Our Kin" hoping that it might clear up some of my data on this family. If I might regress a little to Beaverdam Creek area, a study of the early deeds point to a John Brown and possibly a William Brown living in that area prior to 1789. Thanks. Freddy Brown > -----Original Message----- > From: eakley@webtv.net [SMTP:eakley@webtv.net] > Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 8:38 AM > To: BROWN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BROWN-L] SAMUEL BROWN > > Hi, Kibby Taylor, > > I've followed the Henry Brown family of Brown's Bottom, who may have > been an ancestor of my John Brown of Montgomery Co VA. Henry > (c1690-1757) was married twice. His first family included children > Henry, Samuel, David and Daniel. His second wife was Esther, and their > children were Thomas, Robert and Esther. Per the books, Samuel was born > 1717 in NJ, and died 1750. His son Samuel married Elizabeth Gratton in > 1774. > > There are several books that include this Brown line, but some of their > conclusions conflict. What they agree on is that Samuel was the son of > Henry. They are 1) A Virginia Heritage, by Eleanor Brown Merrill, 2) > Virginia Frontier, by F B Kegley, and 3) Chronicles of Border Warfare, > by Withers. > > Several of old Henry's children settled in Bedford Co VA, where they > became prominent landholders. They are mentioned in my "The Browns of > Bedford Co VA 1748-1840". > > It would be great to have the rootsweb list > give us some input on this family. I know that several people have > studied the family in depth, and it would be really helpful to see what > the new research has found. All input will be truly appreciated. > > Barbara Eakley