Found two men named James Brown born 1845 NC.
A) James E. Brown, son of Wm and Susan Brown. familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5Z-18N
B) James Brown married 1867, parents Steven and Polly Brown. familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRWB-K2L
James Brown married to Tabitha Devane, father of Milton Devane Brown. familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3FH-HSM
James and Tabitha Ann Brown, parents of W. F. Brown. familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8ZK-T98
James and Tabitha Brown and daughter Rachel Brown. familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8JP-VKN
James E. A. M. Brown marriage to Hetty L. B. Bradford. familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZYK-PJX