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Brown, William (bc. 1717 - 1772)
William and Margret Brown, Their Children, and His Parents - Birth Order and Marriages
1768 Rowan County, NC, Tax
List of John Ford
Annotated 1772 Rowan
County, NC, Will of William BROWN
Abstract of 1819
Randolph County, NC, Estate Papers of Thomas STILLWELL
1880 Federal Census,
Johnston County, NC, Declaration of Williams Brown
Moroni Brown 1891
Record Book
Brown, James (1757 - 1823)
James Brown
and Mary Williams, Their Children - Birth Order, Marriages, Land
Brown, [Captain] James (1801 - 1863)
Brown, Daniel (1804 - 1875)
Brown, James Stephens (1828 - 1902)
Brown, Orson Pratt (1863 - 1946)
BROWN, William (bc. 1717 - 1772)
William and Margret Brown,
Their Children, and His Parents - Birth
Order and Marriages
William
and Margret Brown, Their Children, and His Parents
Estimated Birth Years, Birth Order, and Some Marriage Years
©
by
O. James Brown Klein
November 18, 2008
All rights
reserved
Contents
·
William Brown's
1772 Will and Other Documents
·
Estimated
–
Birth order of William and Margret Brown's children
·
Estimated
– William and Margret Brown’s Birth and Marriage Years
·
Estimated – William Brown’s Parents’ Birth and Marriage Years
William Brown's 1772 Will and Other Documents:
William
Brown’s Will of 19 February 1772 in Rowan County, North Carolina lists his wife,
Margret, and his nine children in the following order:
Charity Robson; Hannah Elliott; William Brown; John Brown; James Brown; Constant
Wynn; Susannah Brown with her child, Margret Brown; Elizabeth Brown; and Margret
Brown. See the
Annotated 1772 Rowan County, NC, Will of William BROWN.
It
appears that William Brown names his first three children in their birth order
(Charity Robson; Hannah Elliot; and William Brown); then he names his three sons
as a group (William Brown; John Brown; and James Brown); and then he names his
last four daughters as a group (Constant Wynn; Susannah Brown; Elizabeth Brown;
and Margret Brown).
Additional documents and analysis, however, indicate the actual birth order
was more likely: Charity Robson; Hannah Elliott; William Brown; Constant
Wynn; John Brown; Susannah Brown with her child, Margret Brown; Margret Brown;
James Brown; and Elizabeth Brown.
First, the anchor point in our analysis is that William’s son, James Brown
(1757-1823), was born in 1757, either in Pennsylvania, or in Rowan County, North
Carolina. The birth reference to Pennsylvania comes from his oldest son,
Williams Brown (1786-1884), in the Boon Hill Township, Johnston County, North
Carolina 1880 Federal Census, page 492, line 46.
The birth year and birth reference to Rowan County, North Carolina, come from multiple important sources. His
grandson, James Stephens Brown (1828-1902), recorded them from his father Daniel
Brown (1804-1875) in an interview on March 8, 1849, p. 2, in his Journal, and
later in his autobiography “Giant of the Lord-Life of a Pioneer,” p.18:
“My father’s [Daniel Brown (1804-1875)] father was James Brown, a native of
Rowan County, North Carolina, 1757 being the year of his birth.”
James
Brown’s death is also recorded as “known” to have happened “when he was
sixty-six years old, in 1824 [1823 in a public record]” in “141 Years of
Mormon Heritage-Rawsons, Browns, Angells-Pioneers” by his great grandson,
Moroni Brown. 1823 less 66 years is 1757. A Temple Index Bureau
typed card for James Brown’s daughter, Mary or Polly Brown (1790-1876),
which shows James Brown’s birth typed as “(1746)” appears to be either a
typographical error, which should be “1756,” or a faulty memory. Therefore, we
accept that James Brown’s birth was in
1757
(possibly 1756, but not 1746) in either Pennsylvania, or
Rowan County, North Carolina.
Second,
with the birth of James Brown in 1757 in
Pennsylvania, or
in Rowan
County, North Carolina,
and additional public documents, and genealogy standard
birth-to-marriage assumptions (of 25 years for men, and 21 years for women), the
birth order and birth year of the rest of children of William and Margret Brown
may be better estimated. The standard two-year assumption between unknown birth
years also is used because we do not know if William and Margret had other
children who were born and died before or after these nine named in his Will.
Estimated
–
Birth order of William and Margret Brown's children:
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Charity Brown Robson – born about 1743, makes her 29 in 1772.
She may have been born in Pennsylvania or the Vermont area - see
Their Lives.
William’s 1772 Will gives her one
shilling sterling. She married a Mr. _______ ROBSON or ROBESON or
ROBISON. The standard female 21 year birth-to-marriage assumption puts
her marriage year about 1764. Neither Charity BROWN or a ROBSON or
ROBESON or ROBISON appear in
Moroni Brown's 1891 Record Book.
There are, however, a number of known BROWN relatives who also do not appear
in this record book. We do not know any thing more about Charity or
her husband at this time.
-
Hannah Brown Elliot – born about
1745,
makes
her 27 in 1772.
She may have been born in Pennsylvania or the Vermont area - see
Their Lives.
William’s 1772 Will gives her one
shilling sterling. She married Joseph ELLIOTT as indicated by their
marriage bond dated 4 June 1767 in Rowan County, which is close to the
standard female 21 year birth-to-marriage assumption of 1766/1767. Both
Hannah BROWN and Joseph ELLIOTT appear in
Moroni Brown's 1891 Record Book. Joseph ELLIOTT also appears to as owning land
along Flat Swamp Creek, Rowan and now Davidson County, next to James BROWN
and William BROWN, Hannah's brothers, with land entries showing up
1778-1779. See
Maps. We do not know any thing more about Hannah and Joseph at this time.
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William Brown – born about 1747,
makes him 25 in 1772.
He may have been born in Pennsylvania or the Vermont area - see
Their Lives above.
William’s 1772 Will gives him one
cow. He married Dianna DAVIS as indicated by their marriage bond
dated 6 May 1772 in Rowan County (three months after the 1772 Will was
signed, but before August 1772 when it is probated). He may have
married before his father died. His 1772 marriage
coincides with the standard male 25 year birth-to-marriage assumption of
1772. William appears to own land in the Flat Swamp Creek area in the late
1700s and early 1800s, near his brother James BROWN. See
Maps. William BROWN appears in
Moroni Brown's 1891 Record Book,
but Dianna DAVIS does not. We do not know any thing more about
William and Dianna at this time.
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Constant Brown Wynn – born about 1749, makes her 23 in 1772. She may have been born in Pennsylvania or the
Vermont area - see Their Lives
above.
William’s 1772 Will gives her one
cow. She married John WYNN or WINN. The standard female 21 year
birth-to-marriage assumption puts her marriage year about 1770. Both
Constant BROWN and John WINN appear in
Moroni Brown's 1891 Record Book.
Constant died before 1819 as indicated in the
Abstract
of 1819 Randolph County, NC, Estate Papers of Thomas STILLWELL.
We do not know any thing more about Constant and John at this time.
-
John
Brown – born about 1751,
makes him 21 in 1772.
He may have been born in Pennsylvania or the Vermont area - see
Their Lives above.
William’s 1772 Will gives him one
sorrel horse. We do not know if John Brown married. John BROWN appears in
Moroni Brown's 1891 Record Book. We do not know any thing more about
him at this time.
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Susannah Brown – born about 1753,
makes her 19 in 1772. She may have been born in Pennsylvania
or the Vermont area - see Their Lives
above.
William’s 1772 Will gives her one
cow. Susannah’s daughter, Margret Brown, is also named in William’s
Will, and he gives a heifer calf to this granddaughter. Note that he does
not name in his Will any of his other grand children, nor give them any
gifts. These facts may suggest that Susannah was younger than 21and may not
have been married when she had her daughter Margret. Neither Susannah BROWN
or her daughter, Margret BROWN, appear in
Moroni Brown's 1891 Record Book.
We do not know any thing more about them at this time.
-
Margret or Peggy Brown Stillwell Roberts – born about 1755, makes her 17 in 1772.
She may have been born in Pennsylvania
or the Vermont area - see Their Lives
above. William’s
1772
Will gives
her one cow and one young lamb. She is the only child to get two gifts. The
young lamb may be for her illegitimate child, Thomas Stillwell, since his
estimated birth is about 1772/1773.
The father of Margret’s son, Thomas
Stillwell, is apparently the Thomas Stillwell
(bc. 1755), who is the son of Thomas Stillwell (d.1773/1774) named in his 1773 Will, all living in
this area of Rowan County during this time. A careful analysis of the
Abstract
of 1819 Randolph County, NC, Estate Papers of Thomas STILLWELL, and of the
Moroni Brown's 1891 Record Book, show that this Margret or Peggy Brown is the
mother of the Thomas Stillwell who is the subject of the disputed
Estate. Both
Margret or Peggy BROWN
and her son,
Thomas Stillwell, appear in
Moroni Brown's 1891 Record Book.
Margret and her son, Thomas, moved to
Johnston County, North Carolina, “during the Revolutionary War, & several years
before its termination” when her son
Thomas was a “small boy from between three and five
years of age.” The Revolutionary War was from April 1775 through November 1783,
so the midpoint of the War was about 1778/1779, when this move may have
occurred. Assuming son
Thomas was five or a little older when they moved,
he would have been born about 1772/1773.
In Johnston County, NC,
Margret later "married a man
by the name of _______ ROBERTS". Margret may also have used the nickname
"Peggy". We do not know any thing more about Margret or her son,
Thomas, at this time.
-
James
Brown –
born
1757 in either Pennsylvania or Rowan County, NC,
makes him 15 in 1772.
See James Brown
and Mary Williams, Their Children - Birth Order, Marriages, Land. William’s
1772
Will gives him one horse colt.
He married his wife,
Mary or Polly
WILLIAMS EMMERSON, about 1787, before 1788 the birth year of their first
child, Jane BROWN. Mary or Polly WILLIAMS' parents were
John Williams
(bc.1724, d.17??) and Jane
____ Williams (bc.1728,
d.17??). They moved to Rowan County, North Carolina, from New
Hampshire and/or Maryland.
James and Mary or Polly Brown lived in the same Rowan County area as
did both of their parents. They joined the Jersey Baptist Church
in 1797, and subsequently the Tom's Creek Baptist Church about 1807. Mary
was married and had two children prior to marrying James. James
died March 23, 1823 in Davidson County, NC. James BROWN and Mary or Polly
Williams both appear in the
Moroni Brown's 1891 Record Book.
See
Photo Gallery and
Maps for pictures of where they lived and the estimated location of
James' property.
See James Brown
and Mary Williams, Their Children - Birth Order, Marriages, Land for
important information on this family.
-
Elizabeth or Betty Brown Hendrix – born about 1759, makes her 13 in 1772.
She may have been born in Pennsylvania or the Vermont area - see
Their Lives above.
William’s 1772 Will gives her one
cow. She marries a Mr. _______ Hendrix or Hendricks. The standard
female 21 year birth-to-marriage assumption puts her marriage year about
1780.
We
learn about her husband,
Mr. _______
Hendrix or Hendricks, in the
Abstract
of 1819 Randolph County, NC, Estate Papers of Thomas STILLWELL.
Brown and
Hendrix or
Hendricks are English (Great Britain) surnames. She spoke English and very
likely married into the English (Great Britain) speaking
Hendrix or
Hendricks family in this area,
and not the German speaking Hedricks family in this area.
Neither Elizabeth or Betty BROWN or a
Mr. _______ Hendrix
or Hendricks appear in
Moroni Brown's 1891 Record Book.
We do not know any thing more about them at this time.
Estimated
– William and Margret Brown’s Birth and Marriage Years:
Once the
birth order and years are estimated for their children, the marriage and birth dates
of William and Margret may be better estimated. Thus, William and Margret may
have been married in about 1742, one year before the estimated birth, 1743, of
their first named child, Charity Robson. William also may have been born about
1717 by subtracting the standard 25 year birth-to-marriage assumption from his
estimated marriage year 1742. Margret may have been born about 1722 by
subtracting the standard 21 year birth-to-marriage assumption from the 1742
marriage year.
Estimated - William Brown’s Parents’ Birth and Marriage Years:
William’s parents’
birth and marriage years are estimated using the standard genealogy
birth-to-marriage assumptions
of 25 years for men and 21 years for women. Thus, assuming William was their
first child, his parents, ______ Brown (father) and ________ (mother, Mrs.
Brown), may have married, at the latest, in about 1716, one year before his
estimated birth year 1717 (and earlier if William had older siblings. Also,
William’s father, ______Brown, may have been born about 1691 by subtracting the
standard 25 year birth-to-marriage assumption from his father’s estimated marriage
year 1716. William’s mother, Mrs. Brown, may have been born about 1695 by
subtracting the standard 21 year birth-to-marriage assumption from his mother’s
estimated marriage year 1716.
Please note that we have assumed that William's parents, ______ Brown and Mrs.
Brown, either arrived in the American colonial northeast “Vermont area” from
their native countries, or that they were married in that area after arriving
there.
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Document Data
Sources: O. James
Brown Klein.
Copyright: Used with permission.
Level: B (document
verified and proofed by a person other than transcriber or typist).
Certificate: Document Donor: Jim Klein, November 18, 2008. Verified/Proofed: Jim Klein,
November 18, 2008. See Donors.
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1768 Rowan County, NC, Tax
List of John Ford
Page 76
1768 Rowan County Tax List Of John Ford
[CRX 244, Rowan County Tax Lists
North Carolina State Archives]
This list is legible and undamaged
(Area of Rowan County that became Davidson County)
352 taxables
|
William Hudgens
1
Willis
Ellis
2
James Macoy
3
John
Parker
2
Michel
Myers
1
Nicholas Sidrick
1
Henry Dowland Junr
1
Joshuah Whitker
2
Pittir Whitker
1
Eldad
Reed
1
Edward Williams
1
Henry Heagey
1
Christifer Siger
1
George Heagey
1
John
Oliver
1
Joseph Millsaps
1
Barney
Michel
1
Pittir
Michel
1
Phillip
Sowers
1
John Robarts
2
John Dancey
2
John
Lop
2
Adam Conroad
1
Michel Yonger
1
Ralfe Pickit
1
John Pinkstone
1
Zeerey
Adams
2
William Butrom
1
William
Giles
1
Joseph Gause
4
Thomas
Ogle
3
Pall
Fisher
1
Francis Taler Senar
1
Moses
Parish
2
John Chirch
1
Robert
Parker
1
John
Toler
1
Joseph Taler
1
Benjman
Toler
1
William
Lewes
2
Efrehain Gause
1
63
Phillip
Gardner
1
|
James Forsther
1
Jacob Poack
[Beck]
1
Phillip Poack
[Beck]
1
John Evary
1
Jacob Yoegley
1
John
Long
1
Mathew Seliton
1
Linard Carons
[Kern]
1
Robart Simason
1
Jacob
Ricker
3
Pittir Figley
2
Henry
Sloan
4
Phillip
Club
1
Stephen
Lick
1
Adam Groats [Crots]
1
Valentine
Day
1
Pittir Bedeker
1
William Frank
1
Fredrick
Smith
1
Henry
Gardner
1
Tebold Peach
[Beck]
2
John Safetull
1
Nicholas
White
1
James William Sen.
2
Hugh McCrerey
3
Charles Willson
2
Joseph McGlester
1
James
Smith
1
Fridrick Fridets
1
Henry Shofe
1
John Luckebe
1
Jacob Byrer
3
Marttin Byrer
1
Marttin
Goldman
1
Palltis Capis
1
Nicholas
Procter
1
Johnithan
Cud
1
Fredrick Sumee
3
Conroad
Grave
1
Pittir Viant
1
59
Fredrick Gause
2
(cont.)
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Page 77
1768 Rowan County Tax List of John Ford (cont.)
|
John Blankitpickler [Pickler]
1
Phillip
Hopkins
1
William
Beatty
1
Thomas
McCartney
3
John Shiar
1
Jacob
Lop
1
Daniel
Hunt
1
Joseph Lawing
1
Stifel L[oe?]man
1
Thomas
Willis
1
Hannah
Tucker
2
Joseph Bockkast
1
Gosham
Hunt
1
Joseph Eriven
[Erwin] 2
James Erivan
[Erwin]
1
Samuel Nicholoson
1
John
Woods
1
John Forgison
1
Martin Wallin
1
Joseph Cuningham
1
Pattrick
Coyle
1
Robert
Moor
1
Barney
Weaver
1
Michel Miller Jr
[?]
1
Samuel Williams
3
Richard Beary
1
James Simeson
1
Jacob
Cross
1
George Crosley
1
John
Simons
1
Richard
Barons
3
Edward Parnel
1
Richard
Smith
1
Edward
Turner
1
Phillip Williams
1
Thomas Donahoe
1
John Hunt
Prater
1
Edward
Hughes
1
Hance Lycans
1
Michel
Miller
3
Barnhard
Miller
1
53
|
Linard
Miller
1
William
Sparks
2
Josiah
Paine
1
Joseph Ellit
1
Thomas Brisko
3
William
Warner
1
Zeceriah
Cross
1
John Kint
1
Isaac
Carr
1
Fances Mabrery
2
David
Smith
2
Benjiman Merriel [Merrill] 4
John
Simons
1
Aquala Felps
1
John Felps
1
Thomas
Turner
1
Samuel
Lewes
2
Phillip Bause
1
Myrick Davies
2
Samul Nothron
1
Jacob Dansbe
3
Pittir Hedrick
2
George
Miller
3
Samuel
Freeman
1
John Davis Constable
3
John
Knight
[no number]
Daniel Hufmann
1
John Willson
1
Robert Shipten
1
Mark Whitker
2
John Ellis juner
2
Fredrick
Michel
1
Joseph Bowan
1
James Morefeld
1
Hugh Davis
1
William
Brown
1
James Robison
1
John
Green
1
William Sillver
1
James Dimit
2
Zeeal [Aseal]
Cross
1
Mathias Carons
1
Thomas Forsther [Foster] 3
Frances Taler
[Taylor] 1
John Arowod
1
Edward Robarts
2
Vencant William
1
70 |
Page 78
1768 Rowan County Tax List of John Ford (cont.)
|
Samuel
Garland
1
George
Smith
2
John
Conger
2
Edward
Nathan
1
Thomas Murrey
2
Thomas Felps
6
Richard
Smith
1
Aventon Felps
5
George
Reed
1
Joseph Barrons
3
John
Reed
1
William
Yong
2
Thomas
Fox
2
Jeremiah
Sullivan
1
Conroad Connarly
2
Josuah Whithead
1
Redam Busle
2
John
Moor
[no number]
Edward Williams
[no number]
Benjamin Rounsavell 1
James Howel
1
Jacob
Wiseman
1
Pattrick Sillver
2
William
Moor
1
Josiah Rounsavell
1
William
Lynn
1
Henry Dowland
1
Richard
Green
2
Edward
McGuire
2
John
Turner
1
Adam Butner
1
Danil Claresy
2
Moses
Cox
2
John Davis, waver
1
Isreal
Cox
1
Anderson
Smith
1
Thomas Standfel
1
Jacob
Fisher
2
Moses
Parks
3
George
Parks
1
John
Slone
1
Edward
James
1
John Ellis Senur
6
James McMachan
1
76
|
James
McDaniel
[torn]
William
Hannah
1
William Robarts
2
Charles
Barger
1
Thomas Yealty
2
Jonathan
Conger
1
John Gune [see footnote 1] 1
Robert
Barley
1
Isaac
Green
1
John
Hollis
1
John
Ford
13
63
59
53
70
76
15
336
More Taxes
Enack
Tucker
1
James Ottery
3
Allexander Ottery
1
Abslam Camrion
1
John
Freeman
1
Gasper
Smith
1
Andrew
Smith
2
Cornelius
Smith
1
William Nassery
3
William Frohock
&
2
Negro Ben [see footnote 2]
|
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1 John Coons [Koontz] entered 140 A on Weavers Creek
adjoining his own land and that of Benjamin Hearn, Anthony Pealor, John
Carson, and old Mark Whitaker on 5 Aug. 1778 [See Deed Book 9:220, Richard A.
Enochs. Rowan County Vacant Land Entries, 1778-1789, p. 92, entry
#1278].
2 The Frohocks can be identified in Bucks County, PA, prior
to 1725 their arrival in Rowan County. William Frohock was Deputy Sheriff of
Rowan and his brother John Forhock was Clerk of Court in Rowan during the
Regulator Movement. John Frohock was surveyor for Henry Eustace McCulloh, and
was probably the wealthiest and most influential person in Rowan County prior
to his death in 1772.
End
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Document Data
Notes: 1.
Brackets are Jo White Linn’s annotations. 2. Italicized names may be
related to William BROWN.
3. William BROWN’s name is bolded.
Sources: Linn, Jo White, Rowan County, North
Carolina Tax Lists 1757 – 1800, Annotated
Transcriptions, pages 76 – 78, 1995.
Copyright: Used with permission.
Accuracy: A (document
verified and proofed by a person other than transcriber or typist).
Certificate: Document Donor: Jim Klein, June 5, 2000. Transcribed:
Maria Klein, June 2,
2000. Verified/Proofed: Jim Klein, June 5, 2000. See Donors.
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Annotated 1772 Rowan
County, NC, Will of William BROWN
Annotated
19 February 1772 Rowan County, NC,
Will of William BROWN
© by O. James Brown Klein
June 17, 2000 - 2008
All rights
reserved
Some Facts about the 1772 William BROWN Will
Will: It is unknown if the original
Will still exists. There are at least 3 "official" old copies of the
Will in the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh, NC. I believe,
however, that
the original Will may be
the first one I identify below, as the Large Parchment Complete Will,
because 1) the signatures of the three witnesses on this document appear to be
different than the rest of the writing on that Will, and 2) there are two
words [that I can not understand] appearing next to the first and third
witnesses that do not appear on the other two Wills. The 3 "official old
copies of the Will are:
- Large Parchment Complete Will: Rowan County Wills, 1743 –
1900, CR.085.801.4, William BROWN, 1772.
- Will Book D Complete Will: Rowan County Record of Wills, 1762
– 1805, C.085.80001, Volume D, pages 118 – 119: Will of Willm.
BROWN, 1772.
- Will Book A Incomplete Will: Rowan County Record of Wills, 1762
– 1805, C.085.80001, Volume A, pages 19 – 20: Will of William BROWN,
1772.
Both Wills #1 and #2 above are almost exactly the same, with only one
variation of substance. See Signed below.
Will Photo: See here the actual
# 1. Large Parchment Complete Will: Rowan County Wills, 1743 –
1900, CR.085.801.4, William BROWN, 1772 -
click photo
thumbnail to see actual picture:

1772 Will of William Brown
Signed: 19 February 1772
Probated: 5 August through 3 November 1772
courtesy: James Brown Klein
Signed: 19 February 1772 by William BROWN with "his
mark", an "X". The Will Book D Complete Will gives
the date as the 9th, not 19th, but this is probably
incorrect because the Will Book A Incomplete Will shows that it is the
"nineteenth".
Death: William BROWN died some time between February 19, 1772, the
day he signed his Will, and August 5, 1772, when his Will was filed for
probate at Lexington, Rowan County, NC.
Probate: Started August 5, 1772, in Lexington, Rowan County,
NC. Ended there November 3, 1772.
Estate: At the time he signed his Will, William owned
"improvements" on a "plantation" with "plantation
working tools", at least 2 sterling shillings, and at least the following
animals: 1 sorrel horse, 1 horse colt, work horses, 9 cattle, 5 cows, 1 heifer
calf, sheep, 1 lamb, and hogs.
Family: At his death, William was survived by his wife, Margret,
and 9 children, 3 sons and 6 daughters, and at least one granddaughter, all
named in his Will. His children in the order listed in his Will are: 1)
daughter - Charity BROWN ROBSON (or ROBESON or ROBISON); 2) daughter -
Hannah BROWN ELLIOT (or ELLIOTT or ELLIT); 3) son - William BROWN; 4)
son – John BROWN; 5) son – James BROWN; 6) daughter – Constant BROWN WYNN
(or WINN); 7) daughter – Susannah BROWN; 8) Elizabeth BROWN (who
subsequently married a ________ HENDRIX or HENDRICKS); 9) daughter –
Margret BROWN (who subsequently married a Thomas STILLWELL, then a ________
ROBERTS). The name of his granddaughter is also Margret BROWN.
Footnotes: Annotated footnotes are designated with numerals, which
appear in [brackets] in the copy on the Internet Library, for example, [fn.
2].
The 1772 Will of William BROWN – (from the Large Parchment Complete Will)
Notes About the Will: Spellings and capitalization's were kept as they
appear in the original document, as best determined. [Bracketed] words
are added for clarification and to reference footnotes. There were no spaces
between lines or indentations in the original. There are broken dashes
in the first part of the Will, after the word following, and after the
word distributed. There is a solid line from the last word to the
right edge of the paper, at the end of each sentence that begins I give and
bequeath.
* *
* * *
The Will:
In the Name of god Amen I
William Brown
of the County of Roann
in the province of North
Carolina being of a perfect and sound memory tho of a Weak and frail body and
Calling to mind
that it is appointed for all men once to Die do Constitute and appoint this my
last Will and testament
Revoking and disannulling
all other heartofore made by me: Imprimis
I give my Body to the
ground from Whence it was first taken and Recommend my Soul into the hands of
almighty
god Beseeching his most gracious acceptance of it: as to my Burial I desire it
m[a]y be neat and
Decent without pomp or pride according to the Discretion of my Executors hear
after named
and as to this Worldly Estate it hath Being [been] the almightys pleasure
to bestow upon me I Will and Devise
in manner following - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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I will that all my Just
Debts be Justly payd before my Estate be Distributed - - - - - - - - -
- - - -
I give and bequeath to
my well beloved wife margret
Brown my Improvement
where I now
Live and all my houshold furniture and my sheep and my work horses and nine head
of
Cattle and my hogs and my plantation
working tools during her natural Life ------------------------
I give and bequeath to
my daughter Charity Robson
one Shilling Sterling and that is all I will give her -----------------------
I give and bequeath to
my daughter hannah
Elliot
one Shilling Sterling and that is all I shall give her -----------------------
I give and bequeath to
my son William Brown
one Cow and that is all I shall give him ------------
I give and bequeath to
my son John Brown
one sorrill hors and that is all I shall give him ---------
I give and bequeath to
my son James Brown
one horse Colt and that is all I shall give him --------
I give and bequeath to
my daughter Constant wynn
one Cow and that is all I shall give her -------
I give and bequeath to
my daughter Susannah Brown
one Cow and that is all I shall give her -----
I give and bequeath to
my daughter Elizabeth Brown
one Cow and that is all I shall give her ------
I give and bequeath to
my daughter Margret
Brown one Cow and one young lamb and that is all I shall give her
-------------
I give and bequeath to
my grandaughter Margret
Brown the daughter of Susannah Brown one heifer Calf and that is all I
shall give her
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and the Remainder of my
Estate If there be any Left I leave unto the disposial of
my wife margret Brown
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I do hearby through the Love
and goodwill I Bear to my well beloved friend Henry Strange appoint him with
my well beloved wife margret Brown
as Executor and Executrix of this
my Last will and testament Depending on their faithfull Discharge
In witness where of I have
here unto set my hand and Seal this nineteenth
day of february
In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy two
Sind Seald and acknoledged
in the
presence of
us
his
John Bentley Inrat
[?]
William X Brown
Seal
Abner Cotten
mark
John Northen Inrat
[?]
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Document Data
Notes: As stated above, and
[bracketed comments].
Sources: North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh,
NC. There are 3 separate Wills identified as follows: 1) Large
Parchment Complete Will: Rowan County Wills, 1743 – 1900,
CR.085.801.4, William BROWN, 1772. 2) Will Book D
Complete Will: Rowan
County Record of Wills, 1762 – 1805, C.085.80001, Volume D, pages 118 –
119: Will of Willm.
BROWN, 1772. 3) Will Book A Incomplete Will: Rowan
County Record of Wills, 1762 – 1805, C.085.80001, Volume
A, pages 19 – 20:
Will of William BROWN, 1772.
Copyright: Public documents.
Accuracy: B (document
verified and proofed by the transcriber or typist).
Certificate: Document Donor: Jim Klein, June 17, 2000, and
updated December 8, 2008. Transcribed:
Jim Klein, June 17, 2000.
Verified/Proofed: Jim Klein, June 17,
2001, and May 18, 2001. See Donors.
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Abstract of 1819
Randolph County, NC, Estate Papers of Thomas STILLWELL
Abstract of 1819 Randolph
County, NC,
Estate Papers of Thomas STILLWELL
Page 15
STILLWELL, Thomas - 1819
Editor's note: This was a large file. There were
several copies of the same documents. This Thomas STILLWELL did not die in
Randolph County. The file appears to have been compiled in the county because
of the participation of Seth WADE in the court case. There is a great deal of
genealogical material contained in the documents, so it is printed here. As
with most court cases, the testimony is not always in agreement. You, dear
reader, may judge. (FHS)
Subpoena for Philip RAIFORD & Ellender STILLWELL,
Adm., 24 Nov. 1821.
Bill of Complaint (3 copies) [filed by plaintiffs]
Jacob GOSS & Phebe his wife, David STILLWELL, James BROWN and Robert
JACKSON, Adm. of Jemima JACKSON vs. Philip RAEFORD & Elender |