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Samuel Brown (1740 - 1813)

Samuel Brown
Born in Pennsylvaniamap
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Son of [uncertain] and
Brother of and
Husband of — married 1768 [location unknown]
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Father of and
Died at about age 73 in Nelson, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

WILL - Nelson County, Kentucky pages 131 & 132 Samuel Brown of Nelson County, Kentucky - wife Elizabeth - son Nathaniel to maintain her and my 3 daughts Nancy, Sary & Issabel so long as they remain in the family - son in law Wllis Mlls (husband of testator's daughter Elizabeth) to remain on land where he now lives for no longer than 5 years - married sons John, Johnson, James & Richard and daughter Elizabeth Mills have already shared in the estate - appointe cousin Nathaniel Brown & neighbor John Stone as exec - written 18 Feb 1813 - probated 17 May 1813[1]

Family named in his will:

  • Elizabeth - wife
  • Nathaniel - son
  • Nancy - daughter
  • Sary - daughter
  • Isabella - daughter
  • Willes Mills - son in law
  • John - son
  • Johnson - son
  • James - son
  • Richard - son
  • Elizabeth (Brown) Mills - daughter
  • Nathaniel Brown - cousin


Research Notes

  • Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Browns and early settlers to Western PA were Scot-Irish from Londonberry, Ireland. Mifflin County PA Deed year 1767-1783 shows Samuel holding property. DAR#A2071 shows Samuel serving in Cumberland Militia Battalion 1777-1779 and 1780-1782
  • Fact: ****PROBLEM**** This man is listed here and also as L2LV-4KR as son of Samuel Abraham Brown & Johanna Loomis*** **I am not sure which are the parents but this man left a will which shows several more children and should help in solving the problem***

Sources

  1. ↑ "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9P3T-9Y5N?cc=1875188&wc=37R5-ZN5%3A173614801%2C173756101 : 20 May 2014), Nelson > Will records, 1811-1817, Vol. C > image 356 of 586; county courthouses, Kentucky.

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Donovan Brown
I see this Nathaniel as perhaps being connected to this one but there is different parents I believe.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-25410

posted by Donovan Brown
Griffin-5904 Marc Griffin J.D.
Brown-120464 and Brown-109545 appear to represent the same person because: to remove duplicate
posted by Marc Griffin J.D.
Donovan Brown
I'm a member of Brown-45 subgroup on FamilyTreeDna Brown Project. A descendant of Nathaniel Brown b. 1791 d 1860 both in Kentucky is a member of Brown-45. The following is one gedmatch of my own with another linked member here.

Comparing Kit YR5306335 (*MLG) [FTDNA] and Kit SB2901488 (Donovan Brown) [Ancestry] https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Griffin-5904 vs https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-168313 7.6cM on Chromosome 6.

posted by Donovan Brown
Beth (Brown) Golden
Have you made any progress in sorting out the several Samuel Browns in Nelson County, KY? I'm exploring the one who was born about 1740, married Henrietta Hobbs, and died in 1830. His brother, according to some researchers is Nathaniel (which you mention in your bio).

Cheers, Beth

posted by Beth (Brown) Golden

Pending merges › Samuel Brown (abt.1743-abt.1813)
Rejected matches › Samuel Brown (abt.1740-)

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