Kenny Stewart's Known Genealogy: BROWN FAMILY
This page is a compiled from information provided by the following: - ProGenealogists.com - (private research) - Lee Hash and Nancy Hash - nancyhash@aol.com - Joel Hager - joel.hager@us.army.mil - Lisa Odom - odomlr@worldnet.att.net - Janet Skelton - janetskelton0713@aol.com Summary: It would appear that our Brown line can be reliably traced to Ulster, N. Ireland. At this time the exact location(s) of our Brown ancestors' residence(s) in Ulster are not identified. Grandma Ola's Great-GrandFather: James McGinnis b: Abt 1750 in County Antrim, Ireland (IRELAND) and Great-Great-GrandFather: Edmund McGinnis b: Bef 1723 in County Antrim, Ireland can be reliably traced to County Antrim. See below for more on her ancestry. *** SOURCES: Joel Hager's Rootsweb Project, 'The Brown Line' text (unknown author), ProGenealogists Research session 1 Joel Hager's Rootsweb Project: Descendency of John Ott Brown http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I142322 (G-G-G-G-G-G-G-GRANDPARENTS) Daniel Brown born: Bef 1685 died: Bef 26 Mar 1747 Marriage 1 Elizabeth * Married: * Change Date: 25 Sep 2005 Children 1. Has Children William Brown b: Abt 1705 in Ulster, Ireland (DIRECT ANCESTOR) 2. Has Children Samuel Brown b: Abt 1730 in Virginia (SOURCE: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I185514) (G-G-G-G-G-G-GRANDPARENTS) William Brown (FIRST BROWN IN OUR LINE TO COME TO AMERICA FROM ULSTER, N. IRELAND) born: Abt 1705 in Ulster, Ireland died: 19 May 1761 in Augusta County, Virginia Marriage 1 Mary ? * Married: * Change Date: 25 Sep 2005 Children 1. William Brown b: 20 May 1730 in Orange County, Virginia (DIRECT ANCESTOR) 2. Margaret Brown b: Abt 1749 in Augusta County, Virginia 3. Samuel Brown b: Aft 1752 4. Sarah 'Sally' Brown b: Aft 1754 5. Martha Brown b: Aft 1756 6. Dorothy Brown b: Aft 1758 7. Alexander Brown b: Abt 1761 in Augusta County, Virginia 8. John Brown b: Aft 1763 (SOURCE: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I88981) NOTE: A brief history of William's settlement in PA from Ulster is recorded here (G-G-G-G-G-GRANDPARENTS) William Brown born: 20 May 1730 in Orange County, Virginia dies: 5 Dec 1803 in Union, Monroe County, (West) Virginia Marriage 1 Unknown * Married: Bef 1756 * Change Date: 25 Sep 2005 Children 1. Elizabeth 'Winnie' Brown b: Abt 1756 in Prince William County, Virginia 2. William Brown b: Abt 1759 in Augusta County, Virginia (DIRECT ANCESTOR) Marriage 2 Jane Doak b: Abt 1745 in Augusta County, Virginia * Married: 5 Nov 1771 in Augusta County, Virginia * Change Date: 25 Sep 2005 Children 1. John Brown b: Aft 1771 2. Mary Brown b: Aft 1773 3. Rosanna Brown b: Aft 1775 4. Alexander Brown b: Abt 1784 in Greenbrier (Monroe) County, (West) Virginia 5. Virginia Jane Brown b: 31 Mar 1786 in Augusta County, Virginia 6. Margaret Brown b: Abt 1790 7. Sarah Brown b: Bef 1792 (SOURCE: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I88980) (G-G-G-G-GRANDPARENTS) Note: Ms. Odom's records contain some disagreement with Mr. Hager concerning this (or possibly a different, earlier) William Brown. Ms. Odom states William was born in Scotland and married a 'Scotch' woman before emigrating to America. It is most likely that this family originated in Ulster and would therefore be not full Scots but Scots-Irish. Info on J. Hager's website provided by L. Odom: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I89007 William Brown born: Abt 1759 in Augusta County, Virginia died: Abt 1823 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia Marriage 1 Sarah Guy b: Aft 1759 * Married: 7 Jan 1782 in Botetourt County, Virginia Children 1. James Brown b: Abt 1782 in Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia (DIRECT ANCESTOR) 2. Robert Brown b: Aft 1784 in Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia 3. John Brown b: Abt 1786 in Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia 4. Margaret Brown b: Abt 1789 in Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia 5. Nancy Brown b: Abt 1790 in Kanawha (Monroe) County, (West) Virginia 6. William Brown b: 10 Jan 1792 in Bradshaw Run, Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia 7. Alexander Jerome Brown b: Abt 1794 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia 8. Martha Brown b: Abt 1801 9. Jane Brown b: Abt 1805 10. Elizabeth Brown b: Abt 1809 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia 11. Sarah Brown b: Abt 1810 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia 12. Mary 'Polly' Brown b: Abt 1812 13. Garrett C. Brown b: Abt 1816 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia (SOURCE: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I89007) NOTE: A Scottish ancestry and early American settlement and family history is recorded here (G-G-G-GRANDPARENTS) James Brown b: Abt 1782 in Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia Lucy Ferrell b: Abt 1784 in Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia Marriage 1 Lucy Ferrell b: Abt 1784 in Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia * Married: 9 May 1804 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia * Change Date: 25 Sep 2005 1. Margaret Brown b: Abt 1805 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia 2. William Brown b: Abt 1807 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia 3. Lucinda Brown b: Abt 1809 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia 4. Delilah Brown b: Abt 1810 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia 5. Catherine Brown b: 3 Aug 1813 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia 6. Granville Brown b: Abt 1819 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia 7. Wilson S. Brown b: Abt 1819 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia (DIRECT ANCESTOR) 8. James Brown b: 14 Mar 1821 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia 9. Elizabeth Brown b: Abt 1824 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia 10. Andrew Jackson Brown b: Abt 1826 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia 11. Rufus Brown b: Abt 1831 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia (SOURCE: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I204201) /// ANCESTRY IS CONFIRMED FROM WILSON BROWN AND CYNTHIA WORKMAN (FROM COTTRILL AND HAGER SOURCES) /// *** Wilson Brown and Cynthia Workman (GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS). Wilson Brown was born about 1819 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia and died after 1880 in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Cynthia A. Workman was born about 1825 in Virginia. Wilson and Cynthia were married in Boone County, WVa. (SOURCE: "The Brown Line" and Research Report for July 2007 p.5-9) NOTE: Cottrill corrects the surname for Cynthia from Adkins to Workman. Hager has no ancestry for this Adkins family. Cottrill records Cynthia's parents as Thomas Workman and Sarah Deskins. See: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I142323 Wilson Brown and Cynthia Workman | son: David b. 1848 son: Thomas b. 1850 dau: Arminta b. 2/16/1853 son: James J. 12/19/1855 m. Agnes Trump (DIRECT ANCESTOR) daughter of Floyd and Sarah Trump. dau: Martha A. dau: Lucy dau: Melinda son: Fred *** James J. Brown b. 12/19/1855 m. Agnes Trump 8/25/1876 in Tipple, WVa. James, Agnes and family settled in Glen Rogers, and later in old home place of McGraw family on Milam Fork. James died 5/30/1935 in Tipple, WVa. Agnes was b. 2/5/1858 and died after 1935 in Slab Fork, WVa. James and Agnes are buried on hill behind present residence of Paul McGraw. Cottrill records Agnes' parents as Floyd C. Trump and Sarah Farmer. (SOURCE: "The Brown Line" and Research Report for July 2007 p.5) See: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I142322 James J. Brown and Agnes Trump (GREAT-GRANPARENTS) | son: William T. b. 1878 son: Aden T. b. 1879 dau: Vida T. b. 1886 d. 1890 son: Dorsey Crockett dau: Inda m. George McNulty son: Fulton b. after 1881 son: John Ott b. 1892 m. Ola Leona McGraw (GRANDPARENTS) *** John Ott Brown b. 5/13/1892 in Oceana, Wyoming Co., WVa. Died 1967. Ola Leona McGraw b. 10/13/1897 in WVa. Died Dec., 1984 in Arlington, VA. Cottrill records Ola's parents as William Harrison McGraw and Pauline McGinnis. John Ott Brown m. Ola Leona McGraw 1917 | 1.dau: Naomi Irene b. 1918 m. Ted Clay (children: Teddy Ray, Tom, daughter?) 2.son: Alma Crockett (Jack) b. 1920 m. Phyllis Tilley (children: Alma, Janice, John) 3.dau: Eula Lee b. 6/11/1921 d. 4/7/1998 in Fairfax, VA m. Ernest Wade Polk (children: Margaret Ann, Sue) 4.son: Harliss b./d. 1923 in Tipple, Wyoming CO., WVa 5.son: John Ott Jr. b. 12/5/1923 d. Dec. 1983 m. Betty Lou Goode d. 2002 (children: Linda Joyce, Thomas, Robert, Phillip) 6.dau: Betty Jane d. in infancy 7.son: Bill Dennis b. 1/5/1926 d. 7/14/2007 in Cleona, PA m. Jane Capwell (children: Paul, Richard, Patricia, William) 8.dau: Mildred Pearl b. 1928 in Slab Fork, Wyoming CO., WVa m. Jesse Trump 9.dau: Evelyn Mae m. 1.Tony Patrick and 2.Otis Legg 10.dau: Norma Janice b. 2/23/1934 d. 7/19/1998 in Fairfax, VA m. John Stewart (MY PARENTS children: Russell, Kenneth...ME) 11.dau: Nancy Marie m. Oral Lee Hash (children: Pamela, Patricia) ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Granny Ola's Ancestry: (trace http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I142318) and Cottrill Research Report for July 2007 and Family Group records PATERNAL LINE Father: William Harrison McGraw b: Nov 1855 in Milam Fork, Wyoming County, (West) Virginia Mother: Pauline E. McGinnis b: Aug 1860 in Raleigh County, (West) Virginia GrandFather: John McGraw b: 27 Oct 1824 in Fayette County, (West) Virginia GrandMother: Mary 'Mahala' Cozart b: 20 Feb 1832 in Fayette County, (West) Virginia Great-GrandFather: Samuel McGraw b: Abt 1802 in Grayson County, Virginia Great-GrandMother: Sabine 'Savinas' Sarrett b: Aft 1802 MATERNAL LINE (trace http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I244454) Ola's Mother, Pauline McGinnis', Ancestors: Father: Gordon McGinnis b: 14 Nov 1833 in Virginia Mother: Amelia W. Workman b: 4 Nov 1838 in Bald Knob, Crook Dist., Boone County, West Virginia GrandFather: Pyrrhus McGinnis b: Abt 1791 in Frederick County, Virginia GrandMother: Nancy Farley b: Abt 1793 in Montgomery (Giles) County, Virginia (Very long descendency starting http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I36320) Great-GrandFather: James McGinnis b: Abt 1750 in County Antrim, Ireland (IRELAND) Great-GrandMother: Sarah Davis b: Abt 1760 in Wales Great-Great-GrandFather: Edmund McGinnis b: Bef 1723 in County Antrim, Ireland Great-Great-GrandMother: Sara b: Abt 1760 in Wales //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Discrepencies between Paul's compiled doc and 'The Brown Line'/TBL and 'Hager's Pedigree': - Paul lists granpa Brown's father as James CLAYTON Brown. TBL, Hager records James 'J' Brown. - Paul's mother is recorded as Jane Catwell in TBL. Paul records her as Jane CAPWELL. - Paul's recorded birth order for John and Ola's children differ in the following manner: Paul TheBrownLine 1 Naomi Naomi 2 Eula Lee Alma Crockett 3 Alma Crockett Eula Lee 4 Harliss (d. infancy) John Ott 5 Ott Jr. Bill Dennis 6 Betty Jane (d. infancy) Mildren 7 Bill Dennis Evelyn 8 Mildred Norma 9 Evelyn Nancy 10. Norma 'Harless and Betty Jane died young'. 11. Nancy //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// To Do: *********************************************************************************************************** Last Modified March 17, 2008