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Colonel James Brown 1738–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: County Londonderry, Ireland

Death Date: 9 May 1788

Death Location: Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, United States

Father: William Brown

Mother: Margaret Fleming

Spouse(s): Jane Gillespie

Children(s): Joseph Brown

The story of Colonel James Brown began in 1738 in County Londonderry, Ireland. Colonel James Brown married Jane Gillespie, and had children including Joseph Brown. Colonel James Brown passed away in 1788 in Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel James Brown began in 1738 in County Londonderry, Ireland.
  • Colonel James Brown married Jane Gillespie, and had children including Joseph Brown.
  • Colonel James Brown passed away in 1788 in Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brown
1687–1757
Birth Location: Ulster Province, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
WB
Margaret Fleming
1701–1801
Birth Location: County Londonderry, Ireland
MF

Spouses(s)

Jane Gillespie
1740–1831
Birth Location: Guilford, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
JG

Children(s)

Joseph Brown
1772–1868
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
JB

Colonel Brown's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Brown
1738–1788
Birth Place: County Londonderry, Ireland
Parents
William Samuel Brown
1687–1757
Ulster Province, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Peggy) Fleming
1701–1801
County Londonderry, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Baron Wigtown) Fleming
1673–1744
Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland
Margaret (\ Margrat (Lady)) Lindsay
1677–1711
Balcarres, Kilconquhar (Fifeshire) Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Colin Lindsay
1652–1721
Jean Carnegie
1654–1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Baron Lindsay
1618–1659
Anna Mackenzie
1621–1707

Colonel Brown's Descendants

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Colonel (James) Brown (1738–9 May 1788) m. Jane Gillespie (22 Jun 1740–3 June 1831)
  1. 1. Joseph Brown 1772–1868 m. Sarah Thomas 1772–1840
    1. 1. Joshua (Thomas) Brown 1803–1862 m. Clarrisa Shaw 1809–1892
      1. 1. Mary (Thomas) Brown 1839–1887 m. William (David) Sledge 1837–1922
        1. 1. Joshua (Thomas) Sledge 1860–1919 m. Evelyn (Eudora) Garth 1864–1891

Colonel Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Colonel James Brown in County Londonderry, Ireland
County Londonderry, Ireland
1788
9 May 1788
Age 50
Death of Colonel James Brown in Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: County Londonderry, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1788
    Event Place: Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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