Nancy (Wise) Brown (1798 - 1888)

Born 10 Apr 1798 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Wife of Archibald Brown — married 28 Jan 1819 in Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1888 at age 90 in Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio, United States

Biography

Nancy was born about 1800.

In the 1820 census her father Christopher was in Paint, Fayette, Ohio.^[1] Name: Christopher Wise Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Paint, Fayette, Ohio Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820

1. Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18: 1
2. Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2
3. Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
4. Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 2
5. Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1
6. Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
7. Free White Persons - Under 16: 2
8. Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
9. Total Free White Persons: 6
10. Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:

• Fact: Residence (1830) Liberty Township, Highland, Ohio, United States^[2]
• Fact: Residence (1850) Liberty Township, Highland, Ohio, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio, United States

Her maiden name is listed in her daughters death record ^[3] and on the pension claim for husband's service.^[4]

Nancy was in an obituary on 18 October 1888 in Hillsboro, Ohio, United States. She died on 13 October 1888 in Boston, this county.^[5]

Nancy was mentioned on a memorial in Boston Cemetery, Boston, Highland County, Ohio, United States with a death date of 13 October 1888.^[6]

Obit

Obeyed the Summons

Mrs. Nancy Brown, relict of Archibald Brown, and mother of our townsman, Mr. Ervin Brown, died on last Saturday, Oct 13, in her ninety-second year. Mrs. Brown was one of the pioneers of this country, having emigrated to Highland county in eighteen hundred and twelve. She was born in Rockbridge county, Va, April 10, 1798. She was the mother of seven children, four of whom still survive her, two having died in infancy; another, Mrs. Stephens, died last year in Boston, this county. Mrs. Brown had been a widow for nearly a lifetime, her husband having died in 1840, forty-eight years ago. She was formerly a member of the Associate Reformed Church at Fall Creek, and died clinging to her Calvinistic belief. She repeatedly expressed herself as being ready for her change. The funeral services took place at the residence of her son, Mr. Ervin Brown, of West Walnut street, conducted by Mr. McSurely, after which her remains were interred in the burial grounds at Boston. It is but very few of the eighteenth century still await the call of the grim messenger; a few more removals to the other world and the pioneers of Ohio will live only in history. ^[7]

Research Notes

Granddaughter Catherine Brown married Paxton Douglas Wise also of Virginia. They are probably related.

Children

Per the census of 1850, she has 3 children living with her, and another son, whom she lived with in 1880. That gives us 4 children of the 5 that did not die in infancy. ^[8]

Margaret, who was born in 1847 was born after Archibald had died.

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   1820 U S Census; Census Place: Paint, Fayette, Ohio; Page: 44; NARA Roll: M33_92; Image: 81
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #266098 (accessed 5 November 2022)
   Christopher Wise in Paint, Fayette, Ohio.
2. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Liberty, Highland, Ohio; Series: M19; Roll: 133; Page: 13; Family History Library Film: 0337944
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #318774 (accessed 5 November 2022)
   Christopher Wice in Liberty, Highland, Ohio.
3. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8DT-MB7 : 15 August 2019), Nancy Wise in entry for Caiharine Wise, 25 Jan 1912; citing Liberty, Highland, Ohio, reference fn 3265; FHL microfilm 1,953,230.
4. ↑ Pension: "United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910"
   citing military unit Pvt Capt Baldwin's Co Va Mil And Pvt Capt Kirk's Co Va Mil, NARA microfilm publication M313 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 840,442.
   FamilySearch Record: X8CX-BZ4 (accessed 5 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 939X-HJ93-PB
   Name: Archibald Brown; Event Type: Pension.
5. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The News-Herald; Publication Date: 18 Oct 1888; Publication Place: Hillsboro, Ohio, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/70785314/?article=5d36fb2d-6d54-4e49-b1ef-91707f1de518&focus=0.47088,0.7044263,0.6163634,0.90577704&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #594856629 (accessed 5 November 2022)
   Name: Nancy Brown; Gender: Female; Birth Place: Rockbridge county, VA.; Residence Place: Highland county; Death Date: 13 Oct 1888; Death Place: Boston, this county; Burial Place: Boston; Obituary Date: 18 Oct 1888; Obituary Place: Hillsboro, Ohio, USA; Newspaper Title: The News-Herald; Spouse: Archibald Brown.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #221771582 (accessed 5 November 2022)
   Memorial page for Nancy Wise Brown (10 Apr 1798-13 Oct 1888), citing Boston Cemetery, Boston, Highland County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by smokeysf (contributor 47429956).
7. ↑ The News-Herald; Hillsboro, Ohio, 18 Oct 1888, Page 5
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQD-6K1 : 22 December 2020), Nancy Brown, Liberty Township, Highland, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See Also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 January 2021, 16:17), entry for Nancy Wise(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LFP7-81H); contributed by various users.