William Hamilton Brownlee Sr (1745 - 1829)

Born 15 Sep 1745 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Lehman) Brownlee — married 1770 in Washington, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1829 at age 83 in Buffalo Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

William Brownlee Sr was born in Scotland.

William Brownlee Sr migrated from Scotland to Colonial America.

Family

William Hamilton Brownlee was born to Archibald Brownlee and Agnes Margaret Hamilton in 1745.^[1][2]

The family migrated to America in 1752.^[2]

In 1770, William married Margaret Lehman.^[2]

1. Archibald b. 1771 d. 1846 m. Catharine Smiley ^[2][3]
2. Jane b. 1772 m. Thomas Clark^[2][3]
3. Mary b. 1773 d. 1791^[2]
4. John b. 1777 m. Betsy Patton^[2][3]
5. Margaret b. 1780 d. 1839^[2][3]
6. William b. 1782 d. 1846 m. Jane Carson^[2][3]
7. Ebenezer b. 1783 d. 1858^[2][3]
8. Sarah b. 6 Feb 1787 d. 18 Jul 1845 m. 25 Mar 1806 William Smiley^[2][3]
9. Martha b. 1788 d. 1847^[2][3]
10. Isabel b. 1789 d. 1848 m. 1827 Alex Lattimer^[2][3]
11. Elizabeth b. 1790^[2][3]
12. James b. 3 Jul 1789 d. 30 Apr 1872 m. 1828 Martha Brownlee^[2]
13. Kezia J b. 1793 d. 1885 m. Archibald Brownlee^[2][3]
14. Thomas b. 1795 d. 1799^[2]

Sergeant William Brownlee Sr served with Washington County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

William Brownlee Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A016066.

Military Service

William was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, serving as a Sergeant in Captain William Leet's Company, 3rd Battalion, Washington County Militia, Pennsylvania. He also provided patriotic service in the state of Pennsylvania.

Death

William died in 1829.^[3]

Research Notes

Not to be confused with other William Brownlees.

• This is not William Brownlee of the Continental Army under John McGuire.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQ5-DYT : 11 February 2020), William Brounlie, .
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16} Neal, Dr James Clinton. "A Brownlee Genealogy" Chanute, Kansas 1976 Image 4, Image 9, Page 42, Page 44
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11} "Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993", database w/images (https://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 17 Apr 2021) Probate Files, 1781-1850; Index, 1781-1924; Author: Washington County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Washington, Pennsylvania Ancestry Record 8802 #1149737 Name: William Brownlee Probate Date: 1829 Probate Place: Washington, Pennsylvania, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1829 Inferred Death Place: Pennsylvania, USA Case Number: 45 Item Description: File B, 1825-1839 Ancestry Sharing Image (free) Account Papers 925 and Account Papers 931

• Pennsylvania Archives (Joseph Severns & Co. Philadelphia) Vol 2 (1906) Page 98, 120-121 Internet Archive
• "Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801", database w/images (https://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 17 Jul 2021) Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 341 Ancestry Record 2497 #1682926 Name: William Brownlee Year: 1788 Town or Ward: Strabane County: Washington Archive Rollname: 341 Ancestry Sharing Image (free)
• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK5-BL8 : accessed 9 June 2021), Wm Brownlee, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 150, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 9; FHL microfilm 568,149.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL5-26X : accessed 31 December 2019), Wm Brownlee, Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 113; FHL microfilm 181,417.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of William Hamilton Brownlee", Ancestor # A016066.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 June 2021, 20:49), entry for William Hamilton Brownlee Sr (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHG5-RY7 ); contributed by various users.