Fayette County PA Archives Bibles ..... POWER-BROWN Bibles: Selected entries from the Journals of Josiah V Thompson ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty ************************************************ V6 Page 168 At residence of Andrew Brown, Washington Tp Fayette Co Pa Dec 14, 1921 the Bible of his, Andrew's grandfather, Dr James Power & was printed by William W. Woodward at Phila Pa in 1816. The record is on two of the front leaves of the Bible which is bound in leather & admirably preserved & is as follows: Marriages James Power and Susannah Torrence June 7,1804 James Power and Nancy Jack Nov 27, 1817 John Alen and Martha Power Jany 1826 John Wesley and Mary F. Power Sept 1830 John Power and Mary Howell Feby 1835 Samuel Boyd and Eliza Jane Power 1834 Prestley Hurst and Susannah Power Nov 21, 1839 John Brown and Sarah H. Power Dec 12, 1844 William J. Power and Mary J. Pollock Nov 13, 1851 Calvin Blythe Power and Gertrude Wycoff May 9, 1861 Nancy Jane Power and Joseph Scott Aug 3, 1864 V6 Page 169 Births 1. John Power born July 8, 1805 2. Martha Power born Jany 14, 1807 3. Joseph Torrence Power born March 2, 1809 4. Mary Findley Power born Dec 31, 1810 5. Eliza Jane Power born March 18, 1813 6. Susannah Power born Oct 2, 1818 7. Sarah Hannah Power born May 19,1820 8. James Power born July 9, 1821 9. William Jack Power born July 29, 1824 10. Samuel Power born Feby 15, 1856 11. Thomas Power born Sept 3, 1827 12. Francis H. Power born July 14, 1829 13. Newton Carnahan Power born April 1, 1831 14. Nancy Jane Power born Apr 23, 1834 15. Calvin Blythe Power born Mch 26, 1838 Deaths Susannah wife of James Power died Nov 20, 1815 Joseph T. Power died at New Orleans Sept 14, 1833 Eliza Jane Boyd died Jany 27, 1835 Thomas J. Power died Sept 9, 1859 Mary F. Wesbey (Westbay) died Mch 24, 1860 Rev Francis H. Power at Nashville, Tenn died Oct 15, 1863 James Power M.D. died Jany 18, 1844 Nancy Power died Sept 14, 1864 in the 70th year of her age. The Brown Bible is a very neat well bound book, smaller size, good leather back & gold edged leaves, printed in 1866 at NY by the American Bible Society. This record Andrew says is copied from an older Bible which he has just gone upstairs to get. Marriages Andrew Brown Senr and Jane Biggam Apr 24, 1788 John Brown and Sarah Hannah Power Dec 12, 1844 Mary Emma Brown & Matthew McKinstry Wilson Oct 10, 1869 Andrew Brown & Mary Naomi Patterson Oct 13, 1897 See Book 10 P 4. See Book 12 P 34. Births Andrew Brown born in Ireland (County Down) in 1759 Jane Bigham, wife of Andrew Brown born Sept 1764 Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew & Jane Brown born Feby 28, 1790 Hester, daughter of Andrew & Jane Brown born Apr 7, 1792 Nancy, daughter of Andrew & Jane Brown Polly, daughter of Andrew & Jane Brown Jane, daughter of Andrew & Jane Brown born June 23, 1799 Martha Crawford, daughter of Andrew & Jane Brown born May 20, 1803 John, son of Andrew & Jane Brown born May 20, 1803 John, son of Andrew & Jane Brown born Apr 1, 1805 Margaret, daughter of Andrew & Jane Brown Andrew, son of Andrew & Jane Brown Gladys Corinne Neal born May 2, 1919 Andrew, son of John & Sarah H. Brown Oct 15, 1848 Nancy Jane, daughter of John & Sarah H. Brown Apr 8, 1852 Ada & Anna twin daughters of John & Sarah H. Brown Nov 24, 1855 John Andrew, son of Andrew & Mary N. Brown Dec 19, 1898 Deaths Hester, daughter of Andrew & Jane Brown died Sept 7, 1807 aged 15 yrs 5 mos Andrew, son of Andrew & Jane Brow died Andrew Brown Senr fell asleep in Christ Mch 27,1823 aged 64 yrs Jane, wife of Andrew Brown died Apr 7, 1833 aged 69 yrs Nancy, dau of Andrew & Jane Brown died July 26, 1836 aged Martha C., dau of Andrew & Jane Brown died Oct 30, 1838 aged 35 yrs John, son of Andrew & Jane Brown died Apr 15, 1872 aged 67 yrs Anna, twin dau of John & Sarah H. Brown died Jany 27, 1858 aged 2 yrs 1 mo 14 days Ada, twin day of John & Sarah H. Brown died Jany 29, 1858 Nannie Jane dau of John & Sarah H. Brown died June 14, 1872 Sarah Hannah, wife of John Brown died Apr 12, 1900 aged 79 yrs 11 mos * the family Bible of his Father, Samuel Brown which was printed by Wm W. Harding Phila in 1866. He says there was an older Bible which this was copied from & which his brother Fred may have gotten. Marriages, Parents Samuel Brown and Christina Shearer May 9, 1833 Samuel Brown Jr & Sarah Frances Watson Oct 7, 1880 Births Parents Samuel Brown was born Oct 23, 1811 Christina Brown was born Feby 3, 1811 Children 1. Joseph Brown was born May 29, 1834 2. Rebecca S. Brown was born Dec 4, 1836 3. Beulah Brown was born Sept 29, 1839 4. Isabell Brown was born Oct 3, 1842 5. Charles Brown was born Nov 11, 1845 6. Elma Brown was born May 7, 1848 7. Frederick Brown was born Jany 5, 1851 8. Samuel Brown was born May 11, 1854 Parents Samuel Brown was born May 11, 1854 S. Frances Brown was born Jany 23, 1856 Children Jesie Richard Brown was born Feby 7, 1887 Mary Ethel Brown was born June 8, 1894 V6 Page 174 Deaths Isabell Brown died Oct 13, 1844 Elma Brown died Mch 9, 1853 Parents Christina Brown died Feby 23, 1884 Samuel Brown died July 31, 1885 Joseph Brown died July 17, 1904 Beula Brown Patton died Apr 28, 1914 The old Bible Andrew brought down was very much dilapidated & Many leaves were loose & some evidently were gone as the record there was not as complete as in the transcribed one. ----------