CAMPBELL COUNTY, VA - HISTORY - Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches Family Sketches - Brown ----¤¤¤---- CAMPBELL CHRONICLES and FAMILY SKETCHES Embracing the History of CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1782-1926 By R. H. EARLY With Illustrations J. P. BELL COMPANY LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 1927 Brown The family of Brown has been one of the most difficult in tracing because there are apparently many disconnected families of the name. In 1755 William Brown patented 7OO acres on the south side of Otter river; in 1774 patented 287 acres on the south side of Staunton river; in 178O patented 7O5 acres both sides of Whipping creek, Little Whipping and Lick creeks including the head waters on the east side of Seneca and branches of Molleys creek, and 381 acres on both sides of Gates creek and 7O acres on the south side of Otter. The first item entered upon Campbell county will book 1, page 1, in 1782 was the will of William Brown, late of South Carolina, giving the names of his family: wife, Patience Brown, sons —Klijah . . —William m. 1788 Elizabeth Dale, m. 2d in 1792 Mary Van North, —Spiers . . . -Samuel m. in 1793, Sarah Roberts —Jeremiah . . ., Daughters —Merryan (Mary Ann?), -Precious Keene. In 18O2 Wm. Brown, Jr.’s will was recorded, mentioning wife, Mary; children, Lucy Simmons, John, William, Henry, Hubbard, Byrd, Edmond, Mary Alford and Jenny Butler. The first deed book records the purchase made in 1784 by John Brown from James and Ann Martin and Joseph Eads of 196 acres on Catamount branch of the Staunton beginning on the river at Eads' corner; at this time Brown records his freeing a slave. The second deed book tells of the purchase by Brown from Wm. and Martha Alford of 20O acres, known as Alford's Mountain, near Staunton river, witnesses to the deed being Micajah Davis, Joseph Childress and John Vest. In 1798 Brown petitioned for a ferry to be established on his land; his brick dwelling was situated at the top of a hill on a road leading to Leesville. In 1783 Shelldrake, Sr., and wife Sarah Brown, Robert and Temperance Brown sold Robt. Alexander 400 acres on Molley's creek beginning at Thomas Haythe's by Wm. Brown's corner along to John Fitzpatrick's; about the same time Robt. and Ann Alexander sold Robt. Brown 12O acres on both sides of Molley's creek at the corner of John Fitzpatrick's line, land lying along the creek and formerly belonging to Shelldrake Brown. In 1785 Shelldrake, Sr., sold Robert Alexander 100 acres on Molley's creek branches along Ajonidab Read's line, and Robert Brown sold Alexander 4OO acres in the same locality. In 1792 Peyton Brown patented 225 acres on both sides of the branches of the south fork of Falling river, including the head of the branch. In 1799 Henry Brown, Jr., patented 784 acres on the north branch of the Staunton, and in 1801 patented 120O acres near Johnson's mountain. In 1781 Daniel Brown married Polly, the daughter of Col-James and Sarah Tate-Callaway, and in 1805 allotment was made of Daniel Brown's estate. It seems probable that Daniel was the son of Henry, who was the son of William Brown, 2nd of the name (will recorded 18O2). The last family of Brown became connected by marriage with the Hancock family. Simon or Simeon Hancock was an English emigrant. In 1749 Robert Hancock patented 140O acres on Straitstone creek. In 1818 John Hancock patented 98 acres on a branch east side of Falling, called Matthews. In 1828 Martin Hancock patented 7OO acres in Campbell and Charlotte, principally in Campbell. Stephen Hancock was a soldier in 176O in Colonel Byrd's regiment during the Cherokee Expedition, In 1768 he patented ISO acres on Otter river and Sycamore creek. In 178O Stephen was registered in Kentucky county. Mary, sister of Ammon Hancock married ____ Brown. Samuel Hancock, son of Simon, married Mrs. Annie Ammon-Moon, whose daughter, Tolly married Daniel Brown, Jr., parents of James Leftwich Brown, who married Mary V., daughter of Bishop Early. James Brown, near Leesville, was eccentric in his dress, observed the old fashion of arranging his hair in a cue, and wore a swallow-tailed coat with brass buttons. Thus he would go to mill with his servant behind him. He had a son, Thomas J. Brown; daughter, who married Benjamin R. Turner, and a daughter who married Colonel Reid Arnold; two daughters of the latter married Walter C. and George T. Rosser. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com ___________________________________________________________________