Thomas
Brown
Born about in Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's, Province of Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Brown
and Ann (Brashear) Brown
Husband of
Ruth (Brashear) Brown
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Died
at about age 58
in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jul 2016
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Biography
Thomas was born in 1738.
He was the founder, of Brownsville, PA., in Fayette County.
He fought in the Revolutionary War, in Sgt. Andrew Swearingen's Co. He was a husband to Ruth (Brashears) 1738 - 1782. They, were married in 1765, in Talbot, in Prince George Co., Md.
Thomas passed away in 1797.
Sources
- The long standing tombstone in Brownsville attests to his being the founder.
- "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHKJ-RTM : Sat May 20 06:44:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Brown, Senr, 1790.
- A Brashear(s) Family History, Vol. 1, The First 200 Years of Brashear(s) in America, by Charles Brashear and Shirley Brasher McCoy, p. 109
- "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8TKS-RX3Z : 16 September 2021), Thomas Brown, .
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54984130/thomas-brown: accessed 04 January 2023), memorial page for Thomas Brown Jr. (1738–8 Mar 1797), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54984130, citing Christ Episcopal Churchyard, Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Cecil Stuerke
Brown-53282 and Brown-49515 appear to represent the same person because: Fix duplicate by merge please
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Rejected matches › Thomas Brown (1861-aft.1891) › Thomas Brown (1739-) › Thomas Brown (1747-) › Thomas Brown (abt.1730-1803)
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