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1st generation
Francis Brown d. 1750 | his
parents
& Jane | her
parents
of Bertie Precinct
This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!!
These Browns were neighbors
of my ancestors including James Jones.
North Carolina Star,
New Bern, NC - 9 Jan 1824
"Died in Hertford County on the 14th ult., Capt. Benjamin Brown, aged 95
years."
Children of Francis Brown and wife Jane:
1. Anne Brown ca 1720 --
2. Francis Brown ca 1721
3. Mary Brown
4. William Brown
5. John Brown
? married Abigail Segar
daughter of Christopher Segar and wife Ann Hunt
6. Sarah Brown
7. Jane Brown
8. Elizabeth Brown
9. Benjamin Brown [youngest son] ca 1729 - 14 Dec 1823 Hertford Co
9 Sept 1742 francis Brown proved his Rights to wit francis
Brown, Jane Brown, Francis Brown Jr, Mary Brown, William Brown, John Brown,
Sarah Brown, Jane Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Benjamin Brown, James Fairchild:
whites Bertie Ct Records
Will of Francis Brown, the elder
written 7 Nov 1748 - proved May Ct 1750
Son Francis Brown - plantation which I purchased of Daniel Brown,
to be divided from where I now dwell.
Son William Brown - 160 acres adj the mouth of the Plumbtree Branch adj.
John Wynn, Flatt Swamp.
Son John Brown - all my land on Cyprus Swamp estimated at 440 acres.
I have already given gifts to my daughters Anne, Mary, Sarah, Jane, and
Elizabeth.
Remaining estate to my youngest son Benjamin Brown, reserving its use and
possession for my wife Jane during her widowhood.
Ex. friend John Wynns
Wit: Isaac Hill, Dan'l VanPelt, George [x] Rives
Probate indicates Francis Brown, Junr qualified as exr.
Chowan Deed Bk B#1-473 Edward Davis of
Albemarle Co. to Francis Brown of Albemarle Co. 9 July 1717 12£
300 acres on We Ca Kon Creek and Chinkapin, joining William Curtis?,
William Bush, and a branch as by patent to the afsd Davis 16 7ber 1716 Wit: John
Bush, Francis Mclendon, John Dickenson Reg 17 Aug 1717. Chowan
Deed Bk B#1-30 Att a Court held for ye sd [Chowan] Prect. ye 15 8ber 1717 at the
House of William Branch - - Last Will and Testament of William Hooker proved by
ye Oaths of William Crawford and Francis Brown. Bertie
Co Deed Bk C-295 Francis Brown & wife Jane to Richard Brown Nov 10, 1730 6£
for 100 acres on Chicopen Creek. Adj Francis and Richard Brown. Wit: Thomas
Maclandon, Nicholas Fairless. "Judging
solely from the proximity of he and his brothers to the neighbors of my James
Sparkman of Hertford on 1757 tax rolls, I suspect that this son of Francis
married Abigail Segar, daughter of Christopher Segar and Ann Hunt, and was the
sister to Nancy Segar who married James Sparkman. This John Brown may have been
deceased by 1779, as he does not appear on surviving 1779, 1782 and 1784 tax
rolls, but on 1782, under a "Not Listed" notation reference is made to
one "Jas. Brown son of John", and in 1784, "Jas. Brown son of
J." with 100 acres and 1
free poll is the next entry after that for James Sparkman."
What resource materials for 18th Hertford might I be missing? Would
desperately like to locate something useful with the lack of pubic records.
I did note that you had a Hertford will from the 18th century that evidently
came from the records of a law office in the early 19th.
Where did you find that? e-mail from Ken Sparkman
2nd generation
William
Brown ca 1725 -
| his
parents
& wife
| her
parents
of Bertie County NC
This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!!
Children of William Brown:
1. Benjamin Brown ca 1770 -
2. William Brown II
married 1795 Debbie Stone
3rd generation
Benjamin
Brown ca 1770 - ? |
his
parents
& ? | her
parents
of Bertie Co NC
This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!!
Children of Benjamin Brown:
1. Thomas Brown ca 1793 -
2. Charlotte Brown
3. Mary Brown
4. Winnifred Brown
5. Deilia Brown
4th generation
Thomas Brown
ca 1793 - ? | his
parents
& ca 1814 ? | her
parents
of Bertie Co
This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!!
Children of Thomas Brown and wife ?
1. Sarah Brown ca 1815 -
2. Penelope Brown 1819 -
3. Benjamin Brown 27 Jan 1820 -
April 1860
married Chytha Harrell
4. Silvia Ann Brown 1823 -
5. Mary Elizabeth Brown 1829 -
married Godwin Byrd
6. Andrew Jackson Brown 1831 - CSA
married Bertie Co 21 Jan 1866 Basha Perry
7. Jacob Brown 1834 - CSA
8. Starkey Brown 1837 - CSA
married Bertie Co 31 Mar 1857 Priscilla Belch
1850 Census Bertie County #638 listed
next to Joseph H Etheridge
Thomas Brown 56 m farmer NC I [cannot read or write]
Sarah " 34 f NC I
Penelope " 30 f NC I
Silvye " 27 f NC I
Mary E " 21 f NC I
Andrew J " 19 m student NC
Jacob " 16 m student NC
Starky " 13 m student NC
Charlotte " 65 f NC [his sister]
Agriculture Schedule listed next to Joseph H
Etheridge
Thomas Brown 20 farm Imp; 3 horse; 3 cows; 1 ox; 2 cattle; 20 swine; 110 val;
300 bu corn; 8 bu peas; 20 bu swpotatoe; 1 1/2 tons of hay; 55 home manufacture
5th generation
Benjamin
Brown 1820 - 1860
| his
parents
& ca 1843 Chytha Harrell 1817 - 1905
|
her
parents
& Mr. Felps
of Bertie Co NC
This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!!
April 1860 - Benjamin Brown was drowned in the Chowan River.
Children of Benjamin Brown and Cynthia Harrell:
1. Thomas Watson Brown 11 Nov 1844 - 1865 Plymouth NC civil war
2. Sarah Ann Brown 2 July 1848 -
3. Nancy C Brown 18 Dec 1852 -
married Frank White
4. Benjamin Brown 5 Mar 1855 - 27 Aug
1942
married Signora Elizabeth Mitchell 8 Feb 1860 - 12 Feb
1940
5. Emma E Brown 11 Sept 1857 - 12 Oct 1881
married John Baker 1850
Census Bertie Co #620
Benjamin Brown 29 m laborer NC could not read or write
Chytha " 30 f NC
Thomas " 5 m NC
Sarah
" 2 f NC
6th generation
Benjamin Brown 1855 - 1942
| his
parents
& Signora Elizabeth Mitchell 1860 - 1940 |
her
parents
of Bertie Co NC
This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!!
Signora Elizabeth Mitchell was born 8 Feb 1860
in Nansemond Co VA the daughter of Bryan[t] Mitchell and his wife Martha Todd
both native to Bertie Co NC. Her father was a farmer. She died 12 Feb
1940.
Benjamin Brown was born 5 Mar 1855 in Bertie Co
NC the son of Benjamin Brown and wife Cynthia Harrell. He died 27 Aug
1942. Both are buried in Isaac Brown Cemetery-Brown Rd.
Children of Benjamin Brown and Signora Elizabeth Mitchell:
1. Laura Ann Brown 11 Dec 1879 Bertie Co NC - 22 Mar 1958 Bertie Co NC
buried Mars Hill Cemetery
married 1st Tulie Brown 30 May 1878 - 30 June 1905 Bertie Co
buried Brown Cemetery- Brown Rd
a. Bruce Oswald Brown 26 Oct 1902
Bertie Co - 13 Aug 1985 Bertie Co
b. Tulie Lucile Brown 6 Oct 1904 - 11 Nov 1908
married 27 Oct 1907 Wyatt Hinton McGee 1879 Greenville
NC - 10 Oct 1957 Suffolk VA
a. Signora Elizabeth McGee
1 Dec 1910 - 28 Mar 1991 Hertford Co
b. Wyatt Hinton McGee II 20 Nov 1913 - 9 Aug 1966
Ahoskie
c. Irwin Brown McGee ca 1916 -
d. Richard Usry McGee 13 July 1920 - 27 Nov 1990
Northampton Co NC
2. Martha Emma Brown 22 Feb 1882 - 8 May 1971 Portsmouth VA
married Dec 1900 William Addison Forsythe 26 Mar 1877
NC - 6 Oct 1937 Portsmouth VA
a. William Claxton Forsythe
7 Sep 1901 Portsmouth - 31 May 1985 Portsmouth VA
b. Earl Effus Forsythe 6 Mar 1903 Bertie Co - 13
July 1976
married 6 Oct 1927
Jarrett 4 July 1904 - 2 Feb 1968
c. Elsie Laws Forsythe 3 Feb 1905 - 26 Mar 1977
d. Benjamin Brown Forsythe 20 Oct 1910 - 24 Jan
1987
e. Gertrude Inez Forsythe 16 Oct 1913 Portsmouth
VA - Sept 2000 Richmond VA
f. Forsythe
g. Forsythe
3. Thomas Cleveland Brown 13 Jan 1885 - 27 Mar 1965 Bertie Co
married 5 Nov 1905 Nancy [Nannie] Virginia Miller
11 Mar 1888 - 16 Nov 1951 Bertie Co
4. George Henry Brown 8 Dec 1887 - 12 Nov 1955 Bertie Co
married 20 Feb 1910 Glennie Bunch 26 Mar 1889 - 4 Jun
1975
5. Eunice Earl Brown 23 Nov 1889 - 18 Jan 1982 Bertie Co
married 27 Dec 1908 Ernest Cleveland Lee 9 Sept
1884 Bertie Co - 26 July 1957 Bertie Co
6 children
6. Benjamin Zebedee [Dee] Brown 14 May 1893 - 31 May 1971 Bertie Co
married 27 Dec 1914 Minnie Britton Brown 3 July 1891
Bertie Co - 1 May 1976 Bertie Co
daughter of Josiah Brown ca 1850 - aft 1920
a.
Josiah Benjamin Brown ca 1916 -
b. Coy Lindsey Brown
28 June 1918 -
married 19 April
1947 Sally Cora Griffen Norfleet
19 Mar 1922 -
c. Helen Malinda Brown 8 Apr 1921 - 26 Sept
1996 Hertford Co
d. Lonnie Gray Brown ca 1924 -
e. Howard C Brown ca 1927 -
f. daughter [Storey]
7. Nora Addie Brown 31 Aug 1895 - 1 Jan 1965 Rocky Mt NC
married 25 Sept 1911 Wilbur Scott Swain 25 Oct 1889
Chowan Co - 14 June 1957 Rocky Mt
2 children
8. Luther Brown 17 Nov 1898 Bertie Co - 14 Sep 1989 Ahoskie NC
married 1918 Johnnie Lydia Leggett 3 Mar 1899 Bertie Co
- 6 June 1999 Ahoskie
9. Dewey Brown 31 Oct 1900 - 23 Dec 1905 Bertie Co
Bryan[t]
Mitchell ca 1823 - ca 1865 |
his
parents
& 1854 Martha Todd ca 1829 - |
her
parents
& ca 1867 Henry W White ca 1817 -
of Bertie County NC
Bryant Mitchell married Martha Todd in Bertie County NC
24 Jan 1854.
Gavin H Mitchell was his bondsman.
Bryant Mitchell was the son of King Mitchell and his wife
Rebecca of Bertie County NC
*This Bryant has been confused
with Bryant the son of Segar of Hertford Co
This Bryant Mitchell is always listed in the census as a
farmer.
In 1850 Bertie Co he is listed with his mother and siblings
Bryan Mitchell 26 farmer
Rebecca " 60
Mary
" 29
Elizabeth " 24
Frances " 21
Henry
" 18
Darius "
15
In 1860 Nansemond Co VA he is listed with his wife and children
Bryant Mitchell 37 m NC farmer
Martha
" 30
f NC
Louis
"
2 m VA
Signora
" 5/12 f VA
In 1870 his widow and children are listed with Henry W White 53 in Bertie
Co
White, Henry W 53 m w farmer
" Martha S 42 f
"
Ely
19 m farm laborer
" James
V 17 m
" "
" Martain
13 m " "
"
Duran 12
m " "
" Charles Q
9 m " "
" Martha
J 7 f
" "
" Zachariah
2 m " "
Mitchell, Signora E 10 f at home
"
Frances J 7 f "
"
" George
B 5 m "
"
Todd, Elizabeth 21 f
house keeping
1880 Bertie co Colerain twsp
White, Martha 52 f wd keeping house
" Frances 17 f
" George 15 m
" Zachariah 12 m
"
Henry 9 m
Children of Bryan[t] Mitchell and Martha Todd:
1. Louis Mitchell ca 1857 -
2. Signora Elizabeth Mitchell 8 Feb 1860 VA - 12 Feb 1940
married Benjamin Brown
1855 - 1942
3. Francey J Michell [f] ca 1862 -
4. George B Mitchell ca 1864 -
Child of Henry W White and Martha Todd:
1. Zachariah White ca 1868 -
2. Henry White ca 1871 -
King
Mitchell ca 1785 - Sept 1849 |
his
parents
& Rebecca Hughs ca 1790 - |
her
parents
of Bertie County NC
Will of King Mitchell Bertie Co
NC 8 Jan 1849 - Nov Ct 1849
wife Rebecca, son Darius, Daughters Mary, Betsy, and Frances, son
Henry Clay and Bryan Mitchell. daughter Lavinia, son Jeremiah, son Darius and
daughter Mary Exrs. Test: H. Nicholls, Jona S Tayloe, Thos. E Fanning. [NCHGR
2-531]
King's mother also left a will
Will of Rachel Mitchell Bertie Co NC 23 Feb 1844 - May Ct 1847
Grand-son Gavin W Mitchell, daughter Rachel Cowan, granddaughter Lavinia
Mitchell, son King Mitchell Exr. Test: Charney Cole, Matthew T Mizell.
[NCHGR 2-531]
In 1850 Bertie Co he is listed with his mother
and siblings
Bryan Mitchell 26 farmer
Rebecca " 60
Mary
" 29
Elizabeth " 24
Frances " 21
Henry
" 18
Darius "
15
Gavin W Mitchell 29 farmer
Rachel Cowan 55
1850 Mortality Schedule Bertie Co
King Mitchell 64 m mar NC Sept farmer con-fever 13 days ill
Agriculture Schedule 1850
Bryan Mitchell 25[125]ac 150 fm val; 15 farm imp.; 1 horse; 3 cow; 3 cattle; ?
sheep; 30 swine; 105 val. 200 bu corn; 10 bu peas; 6 bu sw pot; 1 3/4 tons hay;
5 lbs honey; 8 home manufacture; 70 slaughter
Gavin W Mitchell 140[627]ac. 767 farm val;
30farm imp; 3 horse; 10 cow; 9 cattle; 12 sheep; 75 swine; 262 val; 250 bu corn;
24 lbs wool; 50 bu peas; 2 tons hay; 5 lbs honey; 16 home man; 136 slaughter
1820 Bertie County
King Mitchell 4 boys under 10, 1 m 26-45; 1 daughter under 10, 1 f 26-45
he is in agriculture
1830 Bertie County
King Mitchell 1 0/5, 2 5/10, 1 10/15, 1 40/50, f 2 0/5, 2 5/10, 1 30/40
1840 Bertie County
King Mitchell 1 0/5, 1 5/10, 1 11/15, 1 50/60, f 2 10/15, 1 16/20 1 40/50
Children of King Mitchell and wife Rebecca:
1. Jeremiah Mitchell ca 1811 -
2. Lavinia Mitchell ca 1819 -
married Bertie Co 14 Oct 1855 John Powell ca 1834 -
a. G L Mitchell ca 1857 -
3. Mary Mitchell ca 1820 -
4. Bryan Mitchell ca 1823 -
ca 1865
5. Elizabeth [Betsy] Mitchell ca 1825 -
6. Frances Mitchell ca 1828 -
7. Henry Clay Mitchell ca 1831 -
8. Darius Mitchell ca 1835 -
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