John Brown (abt. 1720 - abt. 1780)

Born about 1720 in Lancaster, Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1780 at about age 60 in Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Biography

John Brown was a Virginia colonist.

John Brown has English ancestors.

John was born before 1730.^[1] He bought land in Culpeper County on 3 Jul 1749 (New Style).^[2][3]

He married Elizabeth Brown daughter of Daniel Brown and Elizabeth Coleman.^[4] They had issue:

1. John
2. Daniel
3. Thomas
4. William
5. Richard
6. Coleman
7. Ann
8. Mary
9. Elizabeth

John died in 1780.^[5]

Research Notes

For notes on the family of John Brown, see the free space page: John Brown and Elizabeth Brown Family

For notes on BROWN immigration: See the free space page: Doggett/Brown Families of Virginia

yDNA results link the descendants of Daniel Brown and John Brown and family Bible records indicate that John's father's name was 'John.' Some believe, however, that his name might have been 'Daniel.'

Autosomal DNA results link descendants of John Brown to Daniel Brown and Elizabeth Coleman.

There is a John C Brown who married an Elizabeth Atkins in Prince Edward County. Evidence seems to indicate that this is a different couple entirely who later migrated to South Carolina. ^[6]

John's son Daniel married Penelope Collins in 1809. An Armistead Brown married a Peggy Collins in 1792.^[7] Might be of interest to learn the identities of the two.

The wife of son John Dunlap Brown, Lucy Doggett, had two brothers who married /BROWN/ women. There are DNA matches with at least one of these (Ann) but it is not clear if the DNA was inherited from the /DOGGETT/ line or the /BROWN/ line.

John married, Elizabeth, the daughter of Daniel Brown and Elizabeth Coleman.^[8] Family records indicate that he had seven sons and five daughter. Perhaps some of these were deceased when the will was written in 1774 with the following children listed:

Sons

John (other sources have conflicting spousal data)

Daniel (other sources have conflicting spousal data)l

Coleman

Thomas (other sources say he married Susan Powell)

William (other sources say married Miss Vaughn)

Richard

Daughters:

Elizabeth (married Dickerson)

Ann

Mary

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution - Brown, John
2. ↑ Until 1752, England was using the Old Style calendar that was based on the Julian calendar except that the year started on the 25th of March. As the patent was in June, change in the day the year starts is of no consequence but 11 days need to be added to convert to the New Style (Gregorian) calendar, thus 22 Jun 1749 Old Style becomes 3 Jul 1749
3. ↑ Green, Raleigh Travers,"Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia": Exponent Printing Office (1900); part 1, p. 111
4. ↑ Green, Raleigh Travers, Genealogical and historical notes on Culpeper County, Virginia, (1872), page 82
5. ↑ Green, Raleigh Travers, Genealogical and historical notes on Culpeper County, Virginia, (1872), page 46 Probate of will as follos: "John Brown, Jan 7, 1774; Elizabeth: Jno., Elizabeth, m. Dickerson, Ann, Mary, Daniel, Coleman, Thos., Wm., and Richard. Nov. 20, 1780."
6. ↑

   Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850

   Name	John C. Brown
   Gender	Male	Spouse Name	Elizabeth Atkins
   Spouse Gender	Female	Marriage Date	12 May 1756
   County	Prince Edward	State	Virginia

7. ↑ Green, Raleigh Travers,"Genealogical and Historial Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia": Exponent Printing Office (1900); part 2, p. 58)
8. ↑ Tucker, WIlliam, Colonial Virginians and Their Maryland Relatives; page 119 N.B. this book says that they were cousins but yDNA tests prove otherwise

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 March 2019, 17:31), entry for John Brown(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G9XL-YXT); contributed by various users.
• Doggett/Brown families of Virginia