Lowden Brown
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Lowden Brown (1790 - 1858)

Lowden Brown
Born in Bedford, Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and [uncertain]
Husband of — married 30 Mar 1812 in Pittsylvania, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 68 in Kingston, Caldwell County, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Early Life

Lowden was born about 1790 in Virginia to Daniel Brown Jr, and his wife Lucy. While many researchers give Lucy the maiden name of Leftwich, no records have been found to corroborate this.
  • Name: Lowden Brown
  • Gender: Male
  • First Marriage Date: 30 Mar 1812
  • Father: Daniel Brown
  • Mother: Lucy Leftwich
  • Spouse: Elizabeth Gover

Source Citation Book Title: Mead Relations: Mead-Brown-Powell-Keyser, Kelly-Trumbo-Austin, Toler-Prichard : Virginia-Kentucky


Marriage and Family

On 30 Mar 1812, Elizabeth Gover and Louden Brown married in Pittsylvania, Virginia[1].[2]
8 years later, in 1820, the couple lives on a farm in Pulaski, Kentucky. In addition to Louden and Elizabeth, the couple had four children, three girls and a boy.[3][4]
In 1830, the family had grown to include 10 children - four boys and and six girls. They also had four slaves on their farm. [5][6]
on 15, Aug 1831, Lowden owned 100 acres in Pulaski, Kentucky. . [7]
The Brown family moved from Kentucky to Missouri in the fall of 1838, first settling in Lafayette County, Missouri. They settled on a farm in Blythe, Caldwell, Missouri if February 1838. In addition to the family of 11, they also had 5 slaves recorded. [8][9]
On June 1, 1850,[10] Louden receives a land patant for 37 acres of Caldwell, Missouri land.
He appears on the 1850 Slave schedule as having five slaves. [11] and his family still lives in Caldwell. He has five children enumerated. [12]
Two years later, on 1 October, 1852 [13], he acquires another 40 acres nearby.

Death and Burial

Lowden died intestate on 28 October 1858, He was buried in the Brown Family Cemetery on his property. His his estate was executed and surety provided by his son-in-law, William Houghton, and his sons, Bowlin Brown, John Brown, and Daniel Brown.[14]
He is buried in Brown Cemetery in Kingston, Caldwell County, Missouri. [15]

Sources

  1. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch ( : 27 August 2018), London Brown and Elizabeth Gover, 30 Mar 1812; citing Pittsylvania, Virginia, reference Page 52; FHL microfilm 33,326
  2. NA Family Histories
  3. "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGF-3R9 : accessed 3 October 2019), London Brown, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 45, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 27; FHL microfilm 186,187.
  4. London Brown in the 1820 United States Federal Census
    • Name: London Brown [Loudon Brown]
    • Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky
    • Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
    • Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
    • Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
    • Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3
    • Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
    • Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
    • Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
    • Free White Persons - Over 25: 1
    • Total Free White Persons: 6
    • Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 6
    Source Citation 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky; Page: 45; NARA Roll: M33_27; Image: 70 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  5. "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH53-XT2 : 12 August 2017), Luden Brown, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States; citing 49, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 41; FHL microfilm 7,820.
  6. Louden Brown in the 1830 United States Federal Census
    • Name: Louden Brown [Luden Brown]
    • Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Pulaski, Kentucky
    • Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
    • Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
    • Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
    • Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
    • Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
    • Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
    • Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
    • Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
    • Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
    • Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1
    • Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
    • Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
    • Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
    • Free White Persons - Under 20: 10
    • Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
    • Total Free White Persons: 12
    • Total Slaves: 4
    • Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 16
    Source Citation 1830; Census Place: Pulaski, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 41; Page: 49; Family History Library Film: 0007820 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  7. Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original Data from illson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Vol. I-II. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925. *Grantee: Lowden Brown
  8. "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTF-MJM : 15 August 2017), London Brown, Blythe, Caldwell, Missouri, United States; citing p. 177, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 221; FHL microfilm 14,855.
  9. London Brown in the 1840 United States Federal Census
    • Name: London Brown[Loudon Brown]
    • Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Blythe, Caldwell, Missouri
    • Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
    • Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
    • Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
    • Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
    • Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
    • Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
    • Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
    • Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
    • Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
    • Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2
    • Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
    • Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
    • Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
    • Persons Employed in Agriculture: 8
    • Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
    • Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
    • Total Free White Persons: 11
    • Total Slaves: 5
    • Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 16
    Source Citation Year: 1840; Census Place: Blythe, Caldwell, Missouri; Page: 177; Family History Library Film: 0014855 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  10. https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MO4540__.373&docClass=STA&sid=j33uusz1.4i1#patentDetailsTabIndex=1
    • Name: Lowden Brown
    • Issue Date: 1 Jun 1850
    • Place: Caldwell, Missouri, USA
    • Land Office: Plattsburg
    • Meridian: 5th PM
    • Township: 55-N
    • Range: 28-W
    • Section: 5
    • Accession Number: MO4540__.373
    • Document Number: 8210
  11. "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVZ4-DJV : 30 July 2017), Lowden Brown, Caldwell county, Caldwell, Missouri, United States; citing line number 7, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 443,630.
    • Name: London Brown
    • Age: 60
    • Birth Year: abt 1790
    • Birthplace: Virginia
    • Home in 1850: District 11, Caldwell, Missouri, USA
    • Family Number: 159
    • Household Members:
      • London Brown 60
      • Elisabeth Brown 55
      • William Brown 23
      • Saml Brown 22
      • Emeline Brown 19
      • Jane Brown 17
      • Bowlin Brown 15
    "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ3-RJ9 : 12 April 2016), Loudon Brown, Caldwell county, Caldwell, Missouri, United States; citing family 159, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  12. https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MO4580__.436&docClass=STA&sid=j33uusz1.4i1#patentDetailsTabIndex=1
    • Name: Lowden Brown
    • Issue Date: 1 Oct 1852
    • Place: Caldwell, Missouri, USA
    • Land Office: Plattsburg
    • Meridian: 5th PM
    • Township: 55-N
    • Range: 28-W
    • Section: 5
    • Accession Number: MO4580__.436
    • Document Number: 10509
  13. ImageLouden Brown in the Missouri, Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988
    • Name: Louden Brown
    • Probate Date: 18 Oct 1858
    • Probate Place: Caldwell, Missouri, USA
    • Inferred Death Year: Abt 1858
    • Inferred Death Place: Missouri, USA
    Source Citation Author: Missouri. Probate Court (Caldwell County); Probate Place: Caldwell, Missouri Source Information Ancestry.com. Missouri, Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Missouri, County, District and Probate Courts.
  14. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10567371

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