Mary Kizar (Briggs) Brown (abt. 1757 - 1837)

Born about 1757 in Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia

Descendants

Died 25 Sep 1837 at about age 80 in Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Note: Mary Mooney married John Hixson.^[1] The wife of Samuel may be Mary Briggs and not Mary Mooney ...

Samuel's sister, Mary Brown, married Joseph Mooney. angelfire; Brown family tree

Removed Joseph Mooney and Mary Moore as parents. amb March 17, 2017.

Mary was born in 1757. She passed away in 1837.

Children

1. Isham Brown
2. Delilah Brown
3. Elizabeth Brown (1790-1851) m. Joseph Chapman (1787-1860) Find A Grave: Memorial #68296490

Death and Burial

BIRTH: 18 Apr 1757

Wrightsboro, McDuffie County, Georgia, USA

CAUSE OF DEATH: Murdered

DEATH 25 Sep 1837 (aged 80)

Mendenhall, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

BURIAL

Samuel Brown Cemetery

Mendenhall, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Find A Grave: Memorial #77025230

MEMORIAL:

Rials Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery

Sanatorium, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Find A Grave: Memorial #130471078

Notes

LNAB: Briggs instead of Mooney.
Mary Mooney married John Hixson.^[1]

<see letter in images re Kizar Polly Brown. one Daughter was also Kizar ...3 Samuel Brown b. 1737-42 believed Savannah, GA. d.(Murdered) Sept. 10, 1837 at Rials Creek- rural Mendenhall-Simpson Co., MS.
....+ (widow) Mary Mooney Hickson b. 18 April 1757 N.C. d. (murdered) Sept. 10, 1837 MS.

Daughter of Joseph Mooney, Sr. b. abt. 1722 PA. d. 2 Oct. 1774 Wrightsborough Columbia Co., GA.

(note: Joseph s/o Neal & Anne Moony(sp ?)listed on 1730 Tax List - Sadsbury, Chester Co., PA.) and Mary Moore b. 1726 PA. d. 1800 GA.(note: Mary d/o Richard Moore & Sarah Jenkins).

Joseph & Mary Moore Mooney married Jan. 1, 1747 Exeter MM PA.

Mary was the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Moore) Mooney, and the sister of John, Ann, Sarah, Prudence, and Joseph.

• Mary "Polly" Brown (born Briggs) was born in 1757. - Georgia, United States

Father: Briggs Husband: Samuel Brown Children: Elizabeth M. Chapman (born Brown), Emilia Copeland (born Brown), Solomon Brown, Delilah Clark (born Brown), John Brown, Cecilia Brown, Isham Felix Brown, Keziah Thomas (born Brown), Hezekiah Brown, Moses Brown Brother: John J. Briggs , Sr.

She and her Husband were allegedly Murdered at their home near Rials Creek by three slaves and a white man (Andrew?) Miller who had the bulk of their money, on Sep 25 1837. Mendenhall, Simpson County, Mississippi and was buried in Samuel Brown Cemetery ,Mendenhall, Simpson County, Mississippi, United States of America

Research Notes

• Adding this from My Heritage and Ged Match Most recent Common Ancestor. to Samuel Brown, am in contact with a cousin.

LifeSketch: The pension application and supporting documents of Mary's brother John J. Briggs and his widow, Susannah Brown Briggs, make it evident that Samuel Brown's wife was Mary Briggs. The application states very clearly "knows of no person except his sister, Mary Brown, the wife of Samuel Brown of said County of Simpson who on account of her extreme age…” Please see Find A Grave Memorials #130471078 and #77025230, which have been corrected. Unfortunately either there are two Mary and Samuel Browns in the same area who have gotten mixed or there may be 2 spouses? I am seeing Mary Mooney Widow of John Hixon married to Samuel Brown Jr. listed as the murdered woman and with the same Birth Death Date. Could Mary Briggs have been married to Samuel Sr? or on one tree Samuel II With Mary Mooneys Husband being Samuel III?

"Historical Tribute Paid to Samuel and Mary Brown by Dan H. Johnson

On Saturday, April 14 at Rials Creek United Methodist Church near Mendenhall, a historical tribute was paid to Simpson County pioneer settlers, Samuel and Mary Mooney Brown. The ceremony was presented by the Central Mississippi Chapter Sons of the American Revolution from Jackson, the Copiah Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution from Crystal Springs, the Order of First Families of Mississippi, 1699-1817, from Natchez and the Mississippi Society of the Children of the American Revolution.

The service was attended by 107 descendants, society members, and interested community residents. Descendants at the ceremony represented ten states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Samuel Brown was an American Patriot in the War for Independence, enlisting in the cause for freedom as a soldier in Georgia. He was granted land in Georgia for his military service. Following his marriage to Mary Mooney at the war’s end, he and his wife became the parents of eight children. In 1811, the governor of Georgia granted Brown a passport through the Indian territories. Arriving and settling in Wayne County, Mississippi Territory, the family remained there until the 1820 ‘s when they moved to newly formed Simpson County. In 1835, Samuel Brown was elected to serve as Representative from Simpson County in the Mississippi Legislature. The Browns were victims of one of the most infamous murders in the county’s history and were laid to rest near their homestead at the head of Rials Creek about 1 1⁄2 miles southeast of where Rials Creek United Methodist Church now stands, off of Airport Road. A permanent monument was dedicated and placed at their graves in 1938.

A combined Mississippi/Alabama SAR Color Guard in Colonial Uniforms posted the colors. The flags of the United States, the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the State of Mississippi, and the State of Alabama were presented by MSSSAR 1st Vice President John Taylor, MSSSAR member Ed Holland, ALSSAR Birmingham Chapter Secretary Col. Glenn Nivens, and ALSSAR Sergeant-at-Arms Bob Melton. "

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America: A Genealogical History, List of Settlers in Early Georgia, Section K, p. 245. By Donald Neal Yates. 28 August 2018; amb

See also:

• Mary Brown, daughter of Joseph "Money" mentioned in Historic Collection of the Georgia Chapters -- DAR

• Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America: A Genealogical History, List of Settlers in Early Georgia, Section K, p. 245. By Donald Neal Yates

• angelfire: Brown Family Tree
• U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77025230/mary-brown