John Brown Sr.
Privacy Level: Open (White)

John Litton Brown Sr. (abt. 1796 - 1879)

Private John Litton "Jackie" Brown Sr.
Born about in Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 25 Aug 1815 in Jackson, Tennesseemap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died at about age 83 in Jackson County, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Problems/Questions Profile managers: Gerald Jones private message [send private message], Kimberly Cain private message [send private message], and Patricia Flatt private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 23 Sep 2011
This page has been accessed 510 times.

Contents

Biography

Flag of Virginia
John Brown Sr. lived in Virginia.
Private John Brown Sr. served in the War of 1812
Service started:
Unit(s):
Service ended:
John Brown Sr. was a Tennessean.

John "Jackie" Litton Brown was born in 1796 in Virginia. He married Elizabeth "Betsey" Wheeler and they had two known daughters.[1][2]

He served in the War of 1812 as a Private in Captain Matthew Cowan's Company, the 3rd Regiment West Tennessee Militia Infantry.[3]
He passed away in 1879 in Tennessee and was buried in Flynn's Lick, Brown's Cemetery.[4]

Research Notes

COLONEL JAMES RAULSTON. DESIGNATION: 3rd Regiment West Tennessee Militia Infantry DATES: November 1814 - May 1815 MEN MOSTLY FROM: Jackson, Sumner, Wilson, Overton, Smith, and White Counties CAPTAINS: James A. Black, Matthew Cowen, Henry Hamilton, Elijah Haynie, Wiley Huddleston, Matthew Neal, Daniel Newman, Edward Robinson, Charles Wade, Henry West BRIEF HISTORY: Part of Major General William Carroll's division at the battles for New Orleans, this regiment suffered casualties during the skirmish of 28th December 1814 and had two of the handful of fatalities on the famous 8 January 1815 battle. General Carroll's report of the battle tells that Captains Elijah Haynie and Matthew Neal "had the honor of receiving and repelling the attacks of the British forces." After the war, James Raulston became a prominent member of the state legislature of Alabama. (Some accounts show him holding the rank of Major, apparently an honorary title from later in life.) He died about 1879 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States.[5]

Location Notes: This family is apparently from the town of Fincastle in Botetourt County.

Fincastle County and Fincastle, the county seat of Botetourt County, are two different places. While Fincastle County was formed created from Botetourt County in 1772 (becoming extinct in 1776), the town of Fincastle remained in Botetourt County.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ Letter from Dalton Brown July 26, 1977
  2. ↑ Major John Jackie Brown and Elizabeth Wheeler
  3. ↑ "United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910."
  4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5300523/john_(jackie)-litton-brown : accessed 9 January 2022), memorial page for John (Jackie) Litton Brown Sr. (1796–21 Nov 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5300523, citing Brown Cemetery, Flynns Lick, Jackson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Danetta (Wheeler/Brown) Harper (contributor 46576404) .
  5. ↑ COLONEL JAMES RAULSTON
  6. ↑ See the WikiTree page for Fincastle County, Virginia (and its Category page), George Durman's Virginia County Formation Maps, and the following Wikipedia articles:


  • Thomas "Tommie" Brown papers Jimmie Brown Askew

Acknowledgements

  • "United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910." Database with images. FamilySearch. ([1] : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M313. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.




Is John your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message private message private message a profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.

Images: 1
Virginia
Virginia


Comments: 3

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Nikki Sanford
Brown-9532 and Brown-47970 appear to represent the same person because: please compare and merge duplicates, thank you
posted on Brown-47970 (merged) by Nikki Sanford
Malinda Brown
John Litton Brown did not have a sister named Phoeba Brown husband of Redmond Brown. I don’t know where the information came from
posted on Brown-47970 (merged) by Malinda Brown
Lambert-1995 Nan (Lambert) Starjak
This profile has been identified as a duplicate by Nan Lambert, an Arborist. Please review the proposed merge - bottom of the profile on the left. If they are duplicates please approve the merge. If you have questions or would like assistance please ask. Thank you.
posted by Nan (Lambert) Starjak

Rejected matches › John Brown (abt.1796-) › John Brown Sr. › John Jackson Brown Sr. (1806-1885) › John Brown › John Brown › John Henry Brown Sr. (1781-1855) › John Brown › John Dunlap Brown (1759-1834) › John Brown › John Brown › John Todd Brown (1911-1985) › John Abel Brown (1852-1926) › John Henry Brown (1857-) › John Browne (abt.1639-aft.1678) › John Brown › John Brown › John Christopher Brown › John Brown (1803-) › John Brown › John Maxel Brown

John is 20 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 21 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 21 degrees from Maggie Beer, 43 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 24 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 21 degrees from Michael Chow, 18 degrees from Ree Drummond, 21 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 22 degrees from Matty Matheson, 22 degrees from Martha Stewart, 27 degrees from Danny Trejo and 26 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

B  >  Brown  >  John Litton Brown Sr.

Categories: Botetourt County, Virginia | Jackson County, Tennessee | Battle of New Orleans | War of 1812