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Richard Brown (1693 - 1745)

Richard Brown
Born in Chester County, Pennsylvaniamap
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Husband of — married 30 Aug 1717 in Burlington MM, Burlington Co., New Jerseymap
Husband of — married 9 Feb 1731 in West Nottingham MM, Cecil County, Maryland Colonymap
Husband of — married 24 Oct 1733 in West Nottingham MM, Cecil County, Marylandmap
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Died at age 52 in Loudoun County, Virginiamap
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Biography

Richard was a Friend (Quaker)

Richard Brown was born on March 13th, 1693, (13: 1st month: 1693 in old Quaker system) the third child and second son of immigrant Quakers, William Brown and Ann Mercer.[1] His father was an active Elder in the Society of Friends. He was raised in Chester County, southwest of Philadelphia, in William Penn's Quaker-led colony of Pennsylvania.

Richard Brown married three Quaker women. His first wife, Hannah Reynolds, was born in Chester County in 1695. They were married on November 6, 1717 in Concord Meeting, Chester County, PA.[2] They had 4 sons:[3]

  1. Richard Brown b: 1 Mar 1718 in Chester County, PA
  2. Henry Brown b: 8 May 1720 in Chester County, PA
  3. William Brown b: 16 Nov 1722 in Chester County, PA
  4. John Brown b: 7 Jul 1724 in Chester County, PA

Hannah died May 14, 1726.[2]

Richard Brown's second wife was Rachel Beeson who was born about 1713, also in Chester County. They were married on 9 February 1731, in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, now Cecil County, Maryland.[4][5] They had no children together. Rachel died in early 1733, possibly in childbirth, a leading cause of death among young women at the time.

On August 19, 1732, Richard Brown was appointed an overseer of the West Nottingham meeting.

"West Nottingham preparative meeting Offers - Richard Brown in ye place of an overseer in ye Stead of William Howell late Deceased of whome this meeting approves untill further order".[6]

Richard Brown's third wife, Mary Norton, was born about 1713 in County Armagh, Ireland and later immigrated to America alongside her brother, Edward Norton III. Richard and Mary were married on October 24, 1733, in West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland.[7] They had 3 sons together:[8][2]

  1. Richard BROWN b: 18 SEP 1734 in Loudon Co., Virginia
  2. Joseph BROWN b: 1 APR 1736 in Loudon Co., Virginia
  3. Mercer Brown b: 7 MAY 1740 in Loudon Co., Virginia

Richard and Mary Brown moved south from West Nottingham to Loudoun County, Virginia in 1734, part of a Quaker migration looking for better farms and a new area to settle. [2]

Death and Burial

Richard died on the 10th of the 2nd Month (April), 1745,[9] a member of the Fairfax Monthly Meeting. It's assumed he was buried at the Fairfax Friends Cemetery at 15501 Old Waterford Road, Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia.[10] His Will was written on 3 February 1745, and proved on 21 May. It named his wife Mary and their unborn child, and five sons; Henry, William, John, Mercer and Joseph. Mary and Henry served as Executors alongside the family's friend, Jacob Janney.[11]

Sources

  1. ↑ Ancestry.com, (2014). “U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935”, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Register Book, 1681; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 92, Description Title: Register Book, 1681, [database on-line], (https://www.ancestry.com.au/interactive/2189/31906_283952-00088?pid=99770872), Image at page 5 of 31,
    “Name: Richard Browne | Birth Date: [13 Mar 1693] | Birth Date on Image: 13 First 1691 [sic] | Birth Place: Delaware, Pennsylvania | Father: William Browne | Mother: A?? Browne | Event Type: Birth | Monthly Meeting: Chester Monthly Meeting | Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting | Meeting State: Pennsylvania | Meeting County: Delaware”.
    “Richard Browne the son of William & A--- Browne borne ye 13th of ye 1st month 169-”.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Nottingham Monthly Meeting, Maryland, (1900). Maryland Quaker records: Nottingham Monthly Meeting, Cecil County (original page 23&24. Online image at page 52/380), Contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, retrieved from Internet Archive website: (https://archive.org/details/marylandquakerre00nott/page/n51)
  3. ↑ Giroud Family Tree
  4. ↑ * Marriage: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
    Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #1107234013 (accessed 14 March 2022)
    Richard Brown marriage to Rachell Beeson on 9 Feb 1731 in West Nottingham.
  5. ↑ * Marriage Notice: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
    Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #1107215024 (accessed 14 March 2022)
    Name: Richard Brown; Event Type: Miscellaneous; Residence Date: 20 Feb 1731 [1731 Feb 20]; Residence Date on Image: 20 1731 Twelfth; Residence Place: Chester, Pennsylvania; Spouse: Rachell Beeson; Monthly Meeting: Nottingham Monthly Meeting; Religion Sect: Pre-Separation; Yearly Meeting: Baltimore Yearly Meeting; Meeting State: Pennsylvania; Meeting County: Chester.
    “The friends appointed to attend ye marriage of Richard Brown & Rachell Beeson have Given an acc/tt to this meeting y/t it was orderly accom-plished & have Brought ye marriage Certificate also”.
  6. ↑ Ancestry.com, (2014), “U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935”, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1730-1756; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/N681 1.1, Description Title: Minutes, 1730-1756 [database on-line], (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2189/43154_1821100519_5223-00002?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return), Image number 38 of 516,
    “Name: Richard Brown | Residence Date: 19 July 1732 | Date on Image: Fifth 1732 19 [19th July, 1732] |Event Type: Miscellaneous | Monthly Meeting: Nottingham Monthly Meeting | Type (Orthodox or Hicksite): Pre-Separation | Yearly Meeting: Baltimore Yearly Meeting | Meeting State: Pennsylvania | Meeting County: Chester”.
    "West Nottingham preparative meeting Offers - Richard Brown in ye place of an overseer in ye Stead of William Howell late Deceased of whome this meeting approves untill further order".
  7. ↑ Ancestry.com, (2014), “U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935”, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1730-1889; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/N681 3.3, [database on-line], (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=QuakerMeetMins&indiv=try&h=1107234023), Ancestry shared record,
    “Name: Richard Brown | Marriage Date: 24 Nov 1733 | Marriage Date on Image: 24 Ninth 1733 | Marriage Place: West Nottingham | Father: Willam Brown| Spouse: Mary Norton | Spouse Father: Edward Norton | Event Type: Marriage | Monthly Meeting: Nottingham Monthly Meeting | Historical Type (Orthodox or Hicksite): Pre-Separation/Hicksite | Yearly Meeting: Baltimore Yearly Meeting | Meeting State: Pennsylvania | Meeting County: Chester”.
  8. ↑ Ancestry.com., (U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935), Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes, Title: Marriages, Births and Burials 1760-1892, [database on-line], (https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/2189/images/43154_1821100519_4912-00231), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
    Virginia, Loudoun, Fairfax Monthly Meetings, Marriages, Births and Burials, 1760-1892. (At images 230 & 231, of 238)
    Richard Brown, born: (18th-7th Month [Sep]-1734), died (4th-7th Month [Sep]-1738).
    Joseph Brown born: (1st-2nd Month [Apr]-1736), died (19th-3rd Month [May]-1751).
    Mercer Brown born: (7th-5th Month [Jul]-1740).
  9. ↑ Ancestry.com., (U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935), Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes, Title: Marriages, Births and Burials 1760-1892, [database on-line], (https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/2189/images/43154_1821100519_4912-00232), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
    Virginia, Loudoun, Fairfax Monthly Meetings, Marriages, Births and Burials, 1760-1892. (At image 231, of 238)
    “Richard Brown departed this life ye. 10th day of ye. 2nd month [April] 1745”.
  10. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124515048/richard-brown
  11. ↑ * Will Book A 1742-1752: "Abstracts of Wills and Inventories, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1742-1801"
    Will Book A 1742-1752 > image 7 of 78
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 17 December 2023)




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Moll-405 Bev Moll
"Abstracts of Wills and Inventories, Fairfax County, Virginia 1742-1801" by J. Estelle Stewart King: "BROWN, Richard. 3 Feb 1745. 21 May 1745. Sons: Henry (eldest), William, John, Mercer, Joseph. Wife: Mary and unborn child. Exrs: wife, Henry Brown (son) and Jacob Janney (friend) to assist wife and son. Wit: Edward Norton, Daniel James, Jacob Janney."
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Jennifer Mortimer
Thank-you Bev, I've added that important source to the profile.
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Corbett-2260 Lisa (Corbett) Murray
Brown-25638 and Brown-2499 appear to represent the same person because: Same names, married to the same spouse on the same day.
posted by Lisa (Corbett) Murray
Jennifer Mortimer
Brown-26083 and Brown-2499 appear to represent the same person because: has the same data of parents and birth/death dates.
posted by Jennifer Mortimer

Rejected matches › Richard Broom (1692-) › Richard Brown (abt.1715-)

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