Richard Brown Jr. Biography Hancock County, WV ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** Submitted by Dale Patterson Copied from " History of the Panhandle, being Historical Collections of the Counties of Ohio, Brooke, Marshall and Hancock, West Virginia". Compiled and Written by: J.H. Newton, G.G. Nichols, and A.G. Sprankle Published by: J.A. Caldwell, 1879, Wheeling, W. VA. Biographical Sketches of Hancock County: Richard Brown Jr: son of the above, was born near Baltimore, Maryland, in 1762. Came with his father west. Followed surveying making many surveys for the government. Was engaged in that business with General Harrison through Illinois and other states. In 1798 he was married to Barbara, daughter of Jacob Nessley, one of the pioneer settlers of the county. Shortly after their marriage they settled on a tract of land in Holliday's Cove, remaining there for several years, and then moved up the river settling near the mouth of Tomlinson's Run, living there until his death, which sad event took place in 1842. His relict died in 1849. In his life time he held the office of high sheriff, justice of the peace, county surveyor, and also held the office of Colonel in the militia for seven years.