Elias Brown Jr. (abt. 1798 - 1873)

Born about 1798 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah Lucinda (Mauzey) Brown — married 1 Jan 1824 in Madison County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 1873 at about age 75 in Overton, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Elias Brown Jr., son of Elias Brown Sr., was born about 1798, apparently in Wilkes County, North Carolina, even though his family was living in Madison County, Kentucky.^[1] His father sold land in Wilkes in 1798 so it's possible the family was there at the time of Elias's birth. When he was a boy the family moved from Madison County to Wolf Creek in Adair County, Kentucky (now Russell County).

[Comment: It has not been established that Elias of Overton County TN is the same Elias as in the 1820 Warren County KY census. It is probably not likely.]

Elias married twice. His first wife was Nellie Burton whom he married 27 Jun 1816 in neighboring Wayne County.^[2] He was just 18 years old or so and in the 1817 tax list of Adair he has his own entry because of his marriage but he is still a minor. The 1820 federal census shows Elias Jr. and Nellie with 3 young children living next door to his father.

[Comment: All that exists is a marriage record between an Elias and a Nellie Burton. No other information exists to suggest that this is the same as Elias of Overton TN or the Elias Sr/Jr in the 1820 Warren County Census.]

We don't know what became of Nellie and the children. At the time of his father's death Elias returned to Madison County where he married Susan Mauzy/Manzy on 1 Jan 1824. Elias/Eli is found in the Madison tax lists 1824-1829. In 1830 they moved to Overton County, Tennessee, where they lived out their lives. They are buried in Black Bob Walker Cemetery in Highland,Tennessee.

Elias and Susanna's children (from the 1850 census):

1. Lavica, b. 1825
2. Mary, b. 1828
3. Elizabeth, b. 1830
4. Thomas, b. 1831
5. James, b. 1833
6. Hardin, b. 1835
7. Lucinda, b. 1837
8. George, b. 1838
9. Arminta, b. 1840
10. Sophie, b. 1842
11. Hamilton, b. 1844
12. Lafayette, b. 1846
13. Alexander, b. 1848
14. Nancy, b. 1852

[Addition: prior to the 1850 Census ... John Phillip b. 1825. Connection confirmed through other records and DNA testing] [Correction: the 1850 Census does not list Nancy, but does list a Martha, Matilda, and Elendor. Later a Nancy does appear as well as Sarah. It is believed that all these children are relatives, but are not children of Elias.]

Sources

1. ↑ He consistently gives North Carolina as his birthplace in the federal census.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850

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• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-5YD : accessed 1 February 2021), Elias Brown, Junior, Warren, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 51, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 28; FHL microfilm 186,188.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5W-7CD : 19 November 2020), Elias Brown, Overton, Tennessee, United States; citing 180, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 179; FHL microfilm 24,537.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT1-HSF : 19 December 2020), Eh Brown, Overton, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 6, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDY-ND9 : 23 December 2020), Elias Brown, Overton, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YQ-XX9 : 11 November 2020), Eli Browm in entry for Fanny Rice, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZY-W3B : 4 January 2021), Elias Brown, 1870.