My father was Delbert Keith Brown & my paternal grandfather was Roy Jesse Brown, hence my connection to the Brown surname. The difficulty in searching through records for this name is probably obvious. It is very common. If you couple it with a common first name, such as James, you will find a long list of James Browns. To add to this difficulty the Browns married the Smiths. Are there more common surnames in the USA? Some of the other surnames entwined with the Browns are: Fortenberry, Dillon, Kennington, Spurlock, and Smith.
Following the direct Brown name back through generations & time, Edward Brown appears as our primary ancestor.
Read about these Browns:
- Alberta Joy (Gardner) Brown 1928 – 1992
- Allen Moses Brown 1836 – after 1870
- Delbert K. Brown 1928 – 2000
- Edward Brown c 1730 – c 1797
- Edward S. Brown 1806 – 1856
- Emmaline (Smith) Brown 1831 – 1920
- Hubert A Brown 1894 – 1971
- Ina L (Brown) Alford 1890 – 1972
- Ivy R (Mark) Brown 1908 – 2003
- Jasper P. Brown 1865 – 1950
- Junius E Brown 1892 – 1956
- Lucy V (Brown) Fortenberry 1888 – 1942
- Lyda M (Brown) Pierce 1900 – 1979
- Mavis M (Brown) Smith 1897 – 1928
- Mildred O (Brown) Ball b 1902
- Moses Brown 1777 – 1838
- Rose Ella (Brumfield) Brown 1867 – 1948
- Roy J. Brown 1902 – 1956
Resources for Brown Research:
- Aiken, Nancy Bryan. Minutes of the Jones County North Carolina Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions 1826 – 1841. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2002. FHL 975.621
- Arnold, Jr., Stanley W., and Louise Anderson. Marion Co, MS Cemeteries. 2nd Printing. North Little Rock, Arkansas: Custom Printing, 1988.
- Clemens, William Montgomery. North and South Carolina Marriage Records from the Earliest Colonial Days to the Civil War. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1927.
- Gwynn, Zae Hargett. Abstracts of The records of Jones County North Carolina 1779 – 1868. I. Memphis, TN: Zae Hargett Gwynn and Henry Norburne Gwynn. FHL 975.621
- Hagenesss, Marilee beatty. Georgia Genealogical Sources. Anniston, AL: MLH research, 1997. FHL 975.8733
- Haymon, Serena Abbess. Pike County, Mississippi School Census, 1878. Greenwell Springs, LA.
- Haymon, Serena Abbess. Pike County, MS School Census, 1885. Greenwell Springs, LA.
- Haymon, Serena Abbess. Pike Co, MS School Census, 1890. Greenwell Springs, LA.
- Haymon, Serena Abbess. Pike Co, Mississippi School Census, 1900.
- Haymon, Serena Abbess. Pike Co, Mississippi School Census, 1912.
- Haymon, Serena Abbess. Pike Co, Mississippi School Census, 1920.
- Haymon, Serena Abbess. Pike Co, Mississippi School Census, 1933.
- Ingmire, Frances T. Liberty County, Georgia Marriage Records 1780 – 1860. St. Louis, MO, 1985. FHL 975.8733
- Jarrell, Lawrence E. Early Orangeburgh South Carolina Census. High Point, North Carolina: Alligator Creek Publications, 1998.
- Kammerer, Roger E. Onslow Register Records of Onslow & Jones County Citizens and Related Families. II. 1988.FHL 975.62
- Marion County Historical Society, First. History of Marion Co, MS. Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Pub Co, Inc. FHL 976.221
- Teeples, G. Ronald, Ronald Vern Jackson, and Richard Moore. South Carolina 1800 Census. Provo, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1973.
- Upton, Mrs. Robert Chester. Marriage Records Marion Co, Mississippi 1812 – 1860. 1958.FHL 976.221
- Williams, E. Russ. Marion Co MS Miscellaneous Records, 1812 – 1859. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1986.FHL 976.221
- Williams, Jr., E. Russ. Abstracts of Deeds Marion Co, Mississippi. 1962. FHL 976.221
- Williams, Jr., E. Russ. Orphan Court Records 1812 – 1859 Marion Co, Mississippi. Bogalusa, LA: 1962. FHL 976.221
- Williams, Jr., E. Russ. Records of Marion Co, MS. 1965. 3. FHL 976.221
Websites:
- Brown Surname Resources
- Orangeburg County Historical Society, South Carolina
- Orangeburg County Library, South Carolina
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My family was Edward brown, Jones, n. c. , son Edward Brown , Grainger Co., Tn., Roane Co., Tn. not sure where he died, will to last son, Henry Brown, Tn. 1840-1841 died due to accident.
I have found your page to be very interesting . Some information we did not have.