Elijah
Brown
Born about in East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of James Brown
and Miriam (Churchman) Brown
Brother of
Edward Brown, Hannah (Brown) Ferris, Esther Brown, William Brown, James Brown [half], Israel Brown [half], Elisha Brown [half], Esther Brown [half], Elgar Brown [half], Miriam Brown [half], Elizabeth Brown [half] and Joseph Brown [half]
Husband of
Mary (Armitt) Brown
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Armitt Brown and Charles Brockden Brown
Died about
at about age 70
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Aug 2014
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Biography
Elijah was the son of James and Miriam (Churchman) Brown. He was born in Nottingham, Pennsylvania.
He moved to Philadelphia in 1757. We know this because he requested a certificate to the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. From the Nottingham minutes: "...A Certificate is also desired for Elijah, son of James Brown to Philadelphia mo. meeting, he being Placed there Apprentice..."[1]
He married Mary Armitt (daughter of Elizabeth (Lisle) and Joseph Armitt) in 1761.[2]
He had 8 children:
- Joseph Armitt
- James (died in infancy)
- James, married Mary ___
- Armitt
- Charles Brockden
- Elizabeth, married Elijah Harner
- Elijah Jr.
- Catherine (died in infancy or childhood)
In September 1777, Elijah and 19 other Quakers from Philadelphia were arrested and were removed to Winchester, Virginia, on suspicion of them being Loyalists. They were eventually returned to Philadelphia in June 1778.
Sources
- ↑ U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Pennsylvania, Chester County, Nottingham Monthly Meeting, Minutes, 1756-1766 (Ancestry record, image 13 of 384)
- ↑ U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935: Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania Ancestry Record 2189 #1100641462
Marriage:
Name: Elijah Brown Event Type: Marriage Intention Marriage Date: 9 Jul 1761 Marriage Date on Image: 9 Seventh 1761 Marriage Place: Philadelphia Residence Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Father: James Brown Spouse: Mary Armitt Monthly Meeting: Philadelphia Monthly Meeting Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index' Religion Sect: Pre-Separation Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Meeting State: Pennsylvania Meeting County: Philadelphia
- Hunt, Leslie and Kim Massare. The Brown Family Papers, 1715-1837 (Collection 84) Abstract. Compiled for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, September 2004. Accessed through https://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid0084brown.pdf
- Smith, Mary Williams. The Browns of Nottingham, Penna. and related families. 1969. Accessed through https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2432776
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DNA Connections
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- Kenneth Brown
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup j-m172, FTDNA kit #293497 - Ralph Brown :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup J-M92, FTDNA kit #n13243
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~0.39%
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Drinker, Elizabeth Sandwich (1734-1807) "The Diary of (Quaker) Elizabeth Drinker" Vol.3:2120 (Biographical Directory) Boston: Northeastern Univ. Press, 1991. E-book in Copyright but available for borrowing. Accessed 28 Nov 2022. https://archive.org/details/diaryofelizabeth0003drin/page/2120/mode/1up?q=Brown&view=theater