Henry Brown (1720 - bef. 1802)

Born 8 May 1720 in Chester, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Harris) Brown — married Aug 1745 in Fairfax MM, Loudoun, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 11 Jan 1802 before age 81 in Loudon County, Virginia

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Biography

Henry was a Friend (Quaker)

Henry Brown was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania to Quaker parents Richard Brown and Hannah (Reynolds) Brown, on May 8, 1720.^[1]

He married Esther (Harris) Brown Jnr., the daughter of Samuel and Esther Harris. Their marriage intentions and record were the first to be written into the Minutes of the newly formed Fairfax Monthly Meeting in Loudoun County, Virginia.^[2][3] The Fairfax Women's Monthly Meeting also recorded the couple's marriage preparations which took place sometime between July 31, 1745, and August 23, 1745.^[4]

Henry and Esther had the following children (all born in Loudoun Co., Virginia):

Hannah BROWN b: 3 JUL 1747

JOHN BROWN b: 16 DEC 1749

Mary BROWN b: 3 MAY 1752

Esther BROWN b: 10 NOV 1755

Henry BROWN b: 10 NOV 1758

Anne BROWN b: 10 APR 1761

Mercer BROWN b: 28 NOV 1763

William BROWN b: 5 AUG 1769

It's claimed Henry died on November 21, 1801 ^{[citation needed]} but without a record confirming that date, it can be confidently stated instead that he died before January 11, 1802, when his Will was proved in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Will of Henry Brown

This research section regarding Henry's Last Will and Testament was compiled and transcribed by Nick Sheedy^[5] from records at the Library of Virginia.

Dated 1 March 1794

Signed 30 March 1794

Proved 11 January 1802

Loudoun Co., Virginia Will Book F, pp. 300-302

BE IT REMEMBERED that on the first day of the third month called March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety four, I HENRY BROWN of Loudoun County in the State of Virginia, Yeoman, being in perfect health in sound mund and memory and calling to mind the uncertainty of time do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say, principally and first of all, I will that all my just debts and charges accruing on my death and burial be well and truly and fully paid.
And I give to my beloved Wife, ESTHER BROWN, my Plantation where I now live and desk with the buildings thereon and one half of my movable Estate besides her wearing clothes during her time of life and after her death that all her debts and charges accruing of her death and burial be fully paid; My will is then that one half of my Wife’s movable estate as she then possesses then be conveyed to my youngest daughter, ESTHER, lands excepted, the desk is to my son WILLIAM BROWN, clear to him at my said Wife’s decease and the other hald and her clothes she hath to herself to dispose of as she shall see meet, and I give and bequeath my Son, WILLIAM BROWN, the other remaining half of my movable Estate at my death to do with as he shall see meet and at the decease of my Wife, I give and devise unto my Son, WILLIAM BROWN, him and his heirs forever all the tract or parcel of land where my wife possesses with all the improvements thereon to do with as he shall see meet it being a tract of two hundred twenty four acres lying in the County aforesaid and on KITTOCTON CREEK, joining to SAND’s land, WILLIAMS’s land and TAYLOR’s land with paying my other two Sons and Daughter, Hannah, John and Henry Brown, to the value of one shilling sterling apiece, and I do hereby constitute ordain and appoint my Sons, WILLIAM BROWN and JOHN BROWN, my sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament investing them will full power and authority to act in all respects as they shall see meet and I do hereby revoke annul and declare void all other Will or Wills by me at any time heretofore made, declaring this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament, In Testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal this 30th day of the third month called March in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety six 1796, Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said HENRY BROWN Last Will and Testament in the presence of us,

EDMUND ROACH, HENRY BROWN
WILLIAM BALL
ENOS (mark) WILLIAMS

At a Court held for Loudoun County January 11th 1802 This Last Will and Testament of HENRY BROWN was proved by the Oaths of WILLAIM BALL and ENOS WILLIAMS, two of the subscribing witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded, And on the motion of JOHN BROWN and WILLIAM BROWN, the Executive therein named, who made Oath according to Law and with WILLIAM MAINS and WILLIAM SCHOOLEY, their securities, entered into and acknowledged their Bond in the penalty of one thousand Dollars with condition as the Law directs, Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form.
TesteC. Binns, C. L. C. (Clerk of Loudoun County)

NOTE: William Schooley mentioned here, may have been the same who was born 28 March 1761, son of John and Mary (Wright) Schooley; he married 15 Nov. 1780, in Fairfax Co., VA, Hannah Brown (b. 2 May 1762, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Farquhar) Brown; this William Brown was the brother of Henry Brown (1720-1801); thus, William Schooley (if the same) would have been the husband of Henry Brown's niece--not to be confused with Henry brown's daughter, Hannah (b. 3 July 1747), who married Stacy Janney by Fairfax MM 10 April 1776.--NMS

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, 2014. “U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935”, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1746-1768; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 339, Title: Minutes, 1746-1768, [database on-line], (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2189/31906_284134-00195?pid=99849579),

   page 10/190, “Henery Browne (Son of Richard Browne & Hannah his wife) was born the 8th day of ye 3 mo/th 1720”.

2. ↑ Henry Brown/Esther Harris Marriage, Fairfax MM, Virginia, 1745. Ancestry.com. “U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. Minutes, 1746 [1745]-1776, Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania”. [database on-line]. (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2189/images/43154_1821100519_5126-00004) & (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2189/images/43154_1821100519_5126-00005), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
3. ↑ Hinshaw, W. Wade., Marshall, T. Worth. (1936). Encyclopedia of American Quaker genealogy. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards brothers, inc.. (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051447657&view=1up&seq=476)
4. ↑ Henry Brown/Esther Harris Marriage, Fairfax Women's Monthly Meeting, Virginia, 1745. Ancestry.com. “U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. Minutes, 1745-1767, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes”, [database on-line]. (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2189/images/43154_1821100519_5089-00007?pId=1107208374), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

   “Henry Brown and Esther Harris declared they continued their Intentions of marriage it being the second Time and nothing appearing to obstruct they are Left to their Liberty of Consumate their marriage according to the good order used amongst friends & Mary John & Jane Hague is appointed to attend and see the orderly accomplishment Thereof and make report to next monthly meeting -”. [Fairfax Women's MM Minutes 31st 5th mo 1745]

   
   

   “The friends appointed to attend the marriage of Henry Brown & Esther Harris report it was Orderly accomplished”. [Fairfax Women's MM Minutes 28th 6th mo 1745]

   
   
5. ↑ http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/brown/36644/