William Brown (1794 - 1874)

Born 24 Feb 1794 in Pendleton District [now Anderson County], South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Bridget (Murphy) Brown — married Jan 1813 in Pendleton District, South Carolina

Husband of Elizabeth (Halstead) Brown — married 23 May 1824 in St. Francois County, Missouri

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1874 at age 80 in Grayson County, Texas, United States

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Biography

William Brown served for South Carolina in the War of 1812
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This profile is part of the Brown Name Study.

William Brown was born on February 24, 1794 in Pendleton District [now Anderson County], South Carolina, United States, son of Samuel Brown (~1772–~1855) and Rebecca Unknown

William (18) married Bridget Murphy (17) (born about 1795 in Laurens District, South Carolina; daughter of Roger Murphy Jr. and Nancy (Wilson) Murphy) in January, 1813 in Pendleton District, South Carolina. Their children were:

• Murphy Brown (1816–1863)
• Nancy Brown (~1818–<1850)
• Ezekiel W. Brown (1821–1879)

William (30) married Elizabeth Halstead (17) (born in 1806 in Tennessee) on May 23, 1824 in St. Francois County, Missouri.

William died on August 24, 1874 in Grayson County, Texas, United States, aged 80. He was buried in Washburn Cemetery, Bells, Grayson County, Texas.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73095492/william-brown: accessed), memorial page for William Brown (24 Feb 1794–24 Aug 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73095492, citing Washburn Cemetery, Bells, Grayson County, Texas, USA; Maintained by K Haden (contributor 47021118).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 25 March 2015, William Brown, Benton, Newton, Missouri, United States; citing family 356, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch: accessed 25 March 2015, Wm Brown, Richwoods Township, McDonald, Missouri, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 61, household ID 408, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,633.
• "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 25 March 2015, Wm Brown, Texas, United States; citing p. 96, family 682, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,087.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Brown-8093 created through the import of Comstock for Wiki.ged on Jul 27, 2011 by Kay Haden. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kay and others.