William Brown Sr. (1725 - 1781)

Born 1725 in Ulster, Ireland

Husband of Mary (Daily) Brown — married 1756 in Eire, Ireland

Descendants

Died 1 Apr 1781 at about age 56 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1725. He passed away in 1781.

William came to Pennyslvania when he was 18 with his brother Mathew. It is also thought that this family changed their name to Brown when they left Scotland to avoid conflict with another Clan.

William was killed by the Indians while out making maple sugar in 1781. William settled on the land where West Waynesburg now stands, and it was from him that "Bloody Run", now "Toll Gate Run," but known on early maps as "Brown's Run", got it's name. Matthew and Vincent Brown, who were with their father at the time of his death, joined their mother, Mary Brown, in selling Mr. Brown's improvements to Captain James Seals, blacksmith, on March 29, 1785. (Washington County Deed Book 1-B-61 & 62)

Additional information courtesy Mallory Smith. Her family information has it that William was killed while helping a family to a fort. They were of Scottish heritage but lived in Ireland before coming to America to seek religious freedom. William served in the Revolutionary War. (Sue Collins, 2009)

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Sources

• Family History Or Pedigree of son John Brown: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
  Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 118 : 1915
  Ancestry Record 61157 #3542284 (accessed 2 May 2024)
  Name: William Brown; Gender: Male; Spouse: Mary Dailey; Child: John Brown.

• Marriage: "Irish Records Extraction Database"
  Ancestry Record 3876 #14924 (accessed 2 May 2024)
  William Brown marriage to Mary Dealy in Diocese of Cork & Ross, County Cork, Ireland.

• Marriage Bond: "Ireland, Indexes to Wills, Probate Administration, Marriage Bonds and Licences, 1591-1866"
  Microfilm of Original Records at the National Archives; Dublin, Ireland; Ireland Indexes to Wills, Admin and Marriage Licence Bonds
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62077 #135175 (accessed 2 May 2024)
  William Brown marriage to Mary Dealy in 1756 in Eire, Ireland.

• Burial: "Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current"
  Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #50706899
  Ancestry Record 60541 #4418041 (accessed 2 May 2024)
  William Brown burial (died in 1781). Born in 1715.