Brown's from Brunswick Co.

[tasheaka]

I have a copy of the Brown family history that was researched and written in Greene Co. Ohio. It gives the description of Godfrey Brown who was born in Brunswick Co in the mid 1700's. He married Chaney Banks and they had 13 or 14 children. Samuel, his son married Ann Branham, their son Samuel Jr who was born in Ohio married Jenny Stewart and they had 10 or so children with one being my dad's mom Allyne Vastie Brown. We all have a small pox scar in the middle of our foreheads, yet I have never had pox!! I know some of you who live in Virgina may have more information , I would love to know if anyone has a clue. I need to go to Brunswick to search but was told that there probably wasn't any record of who Godfrey's parents or family was. I know that there are many others who are looking for those mysterious Browns.
Any help would be appreciated!!!!!!!

tasheaka

[tasheaka]

Greetings Linda,
Seems there isn't anyone responding regarding the Brown's. I recall someone awhile back mentioned a Brown tie. I will keep looking.
tasheaka



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[tasheaka]

Greetings Linda,
Seems there isn't anyone responding regarding the Brown's. I recall someone awhile back mentioned a Brown tie. I will keep looking.
tasheaka



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[barryc]

My mother is from a tri-racial community in Brunswick called Greentown. I will post your question on the Greentown yahoogroup to see what response I get.

Barry Carter

[amasai]

hello. I live in Brunswick county, and am about 7 miles from the courthouse. They do have records dating back a ways. Can I help in any way? I search extensively for native american artifacts on the meherrin river here in brunswick co., and am very interested in learning about and preserving the past.
Robert amasai123@hotmail.com

[vance]

my great-great-grandparents were brown's. gggrandpa -- david b brown (1820-1865). his parents were john (1785-1838) and mary (maiden name unknown) brown (1801-past1870? & b4 1880) -- but are in alabama in 1820s, then arkansas b4 movin' to chickasaw nation in south-central oklahoma. they married into the richey family and my richey's were the ones from virginia (ri(t)ch(ie)ey, wayland, wood/s, dickson or dixon). my browns were related to gist/guess/t & looney cherokee surnames, & by extection others, old settler & chickamaugan surnames. we still live here in oklahoma.

unfortunately, brown is a very common surname and it is hard to trace. for instance, on reservation and emigration rolls (both begun in 1818) of cherokee you find the name "john brown" six times! good luck.

vance hawkins

[Linda]

Vance, do you know Airy Dixon yet? I guess you can guess why I mention him.

[collins]

Linda can you e-mail me. My address is :
saponi12@earthlink.net

[vance hawkins]

hi Linda,

No I don't know Airy Dixon. John Richey (1797-1861) married Mary (Polly) Wood (1801-1870s?). Mary's father married a "Dickson" girl. But I've seen the Richey name spelled so many ways, each census taker spelled it differently it seems(Richey, Richie, Ritchie, Ritchey and perhaps others I haven't seen yet http://winwinworld.net/SaponiForum/UBB/smile.gif) -- and I've seen both Wood and Woods for my Wood(s) line, too. So when I saw the "Dickson" surname, I just thought somewhere it was probably converted to Dixon, but I have not seen it in my line like that, but then I only have one Dickson I know of as an ancestor, born about the time of the Revolutionary War or slightly before it started. We know nothing about her family or parents. We only know a little about the Wood(s) because future generations of Richey's also married Wood's people also.

Yes, I'd like to know more about Airy Dixon. Thank you.

vance hawkins

[Linda]

I'll have to dig up his address and sent it in an email. He's a professor in Ithaca New York, a Saponi descendant who has done a great deal of high quality research. Remind me if I don't get it tomorrow.

[vance hawkins]

Linda, you asked me to remind you . . . you can write me at cwyhawkins@yahoo.com if you like, about Airy Dixon.

again, thanks

vance

[tasheaka]

Three Eagles,
Funny what a small world we live in, I have sisters and brothers who live in and around Zanesville. Do you recall a place called Putnam Hill? My family in that area are Goins, Gibson, Anderson's and Tate. You are right about the names in the area's where "OUR" people live being the same as some in NC and VA. The family's settled and called their new home area by names of their original homes. Many do not know that southern ohio has quite a large number of ndn people hidden in small communities scatter among the border of Wayne National Forest itself, looking at the Ohio map you will see what a large area WNF covers.

tasheaka

[tasheaka]

Three Eagles,
As I had mentioned before it is very hard for the NDN people of Ohio. I personally try to maintain a relationship with all our people, Ohio, Virgina, North Carolina, South Carolina and especially those in New York and Canada. The last two states in particular have opened their arms to our people because they know us and recognize us, they include us, share knowledge with us as family should do. It does'nt matter to them that our families migrated from one state to the other because they KNOW Why this was!!! Once again I say that Ohio is not a good state for our people, period.

tasheaka

[Brenda Collins Dillon]

Three Eagles:

The Gibson/Gipson folks were among my Collins tribe that migerated to the Flatt River (Granville Co.NC) about 1755.

Brenda

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Life is a Rainbow made up of Many Different Colors.....

[rosebud]

Tasheaka,
I am interested in your line marrying into the Stewarts. That is a strong Occaneechi name. Have you done anything with that line yet? I know that part of the Stewarts and Jeffries of the Occaneech Saponi migrated into Ohio.

[tasheaka]

rosebud,
My grandmother, Allyne Vashtie Brown's mother was Anna Stewart and her dad was Samuel Brown. Samuel's family came from Brunswick County, Virgina. Samuel's dad who was Samuel Sr married Ann Branham and she was Samuel jr's mom. My mom's has a Stewart line also, you will find that information in Rick's books. However, Allyne Brown was my father's mother and I really can't find alot about them. I know they were all from Virgina and North Carolina. John Blackfeather and I were talking a few years ago and he and I have some blood connections, I really don't recall who all in our family we were talkin about, but I already know that many of the folks I talk to on this site I may be related too!!!
My grandfather was Earl Jenkins and grandmother was Bessie Oxendine Butler and I recall alot of our people lived in and around Buffalo/Tonawanda NY and some in Canada. If you have information to share, I sure would appreciate it.

Thank You,
Tasheaka

[Randy]

Rosebud
I understand you have Stewart ancestors too - if not already,
please see my new posting of March 26, 2004 under
Stewart OR Stuart - Share Genealogical Research

thanks Randy

[tasheaka]

Greetings Linda and Forum Members,

Not been on the forum in a while, just stopped by and saw some "older" post on the Stewarts? Randy, I have Stewarts on both my dad's line and my mom's lines. Jenny Anna Dorina Stewart married Samuel Brown in the late 1890's she was born here in Ohio in Highland County. Samuel was born in Greene County, Ohio. Samuel's father was Samuel Brown Sr, married to Ann Branham, they came up here from Va. Samuel Sr was born in Brunswick County VA. I can share what I have with you, I need to pull the information for exact dates, etc. Have a picture of Anna Stewart in one of Rick Haithcocks books. My grandma, Allyne Brown was the image of her, sisters were Hazel, Fredrica, brothers were Lincoln & Virgil. Some of those pictures are also found in Haithcock's books. I'll see what more I can find, got some new information on family members will share later.

Many Blessings,
tasheaka

[Bill Childs]

Tasheaka,
It looks as if your Samuel Brown Sr. of Greene Co., Ohio was married twice - the first wife dying before 1850. Samuel Brown Jr.'s mother was Elizabeth, b.abt. 1830 in Ireland and is on several census records that way. This is the same Samuel (Baptist Minister) who marr'd Anna D. Stewart on 20 May 1891 in Ross Co., Ohio; dau of Gibson & Mary Stewart who are on the 1870 Ross Co census as her parents.
Tying that in to other family that you have names for .....

1900 Highland Co., Ohio census, ED122 Madison Twp in Greenfield, p.229:
Brown, Samuel; Minister; Apr 1860; 40, m-9; Oh, Va, Ireland.
(ditto), Anna; wife; Nov 1870; 29, m-9, 5/5; Oh, Va, Va.
(ditto), Irwin; son; Feb 1892; 8; Oh.
(ditto), HAZEL; dau; Jun 1894; 5; Oh.
(ditto), VIRGIL; son; May 1896; 4; Oh.
(ditto), Stewart: son; May 1897; 3; Oh.
(ditto), Viola; dau; Dec 1899; 6 months; Oh.

The 1910 Highland Co census adds children Fredricka, b.abt. 1905; and Lillian, b.abt. 1908; and the 1920 Pickaway Co census adds "Allene"/(Allyne), b.abt. 1912.

Samuel Jr's middle initial was either an "H" (indexed as "H") or maybe a "K" on the 1870 Green Co Census, where he's shown as 12, b.abt.1858, not in 1860.
His siblings were
William H., b.abt.1855
James Richard, b.abt.1856
Victoria, b.abt.1861
Laura A., b.abt. 1863
Lincoln F., b.abt.1866

Some (probably not all) of his siblings by Samuel Sr's first wife are
Alexander ("Stel"), b.abt.1832 Oh.
Louisa, b.abt.1837
Silas G., b.abt. 1838
On the 1860 Greene Co Oh census for Ceasar Creek, Samuel Sr is 60, b.Va. (abt. 1800).

A Jane Brown, b.abt.1775 Va., lived next door to Samuel Sr in 1850 Green Co. Coincidentally or not, an Alexander Brown marr'd Jane Simmons, ward of Sterling Edmunds (Sur. Herbert Hill) on 26 Sept 1796 in Brunswick Co., Va.
Bill