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Colonel Richard Brown 1739–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1739

Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland

Death Date: 24 Mar 1811

Death Location: Brooke County, Virginia, United States

Father: George Sr

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): Honour Wells

Children(s):

In 1739, Colonel Richard Brown entered the world in Frederick County, Maryland, born to George Brown Sr And Mary Nancy Brown. Colonel Richard Brown married Honour Honor Wells. Colonel Richard Brown passed away in 1811 in Brooke County, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1739, Colonel Richard Brown entered the world in Frederick County, Maryland, born to George Brown Sr And Mary Nancy Brown.
  • Colonel Richard Brown married Honour Honor Wells.
  • Colonel Richard Brown passed away in 1811 in Brooke County, Virginia, United States.

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Colonel Brown's Ancestors

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Colonel Brown
1739–1811
Birth Place: Frederick County, Maryland
Parents
George Brown Sr
1690–1770
Nottinghamshire, England
Mary (Nancy) Brown
1698–1776
Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
Edward Brown
1666–1716
St Faith under St Paul, London, England
Katherine Harris
1670–1710
Baltimore, Baltimore, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America
Edward (Stevenson "The) Immigrant"
1664–1716
New Castle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Mary (King) Richardson
1670–1739
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Stevenson
1628–1664
Elizabeth Farrah
1630–1685
Henry King
1645–1716
Mary Haile
1652–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry King
1605–
Nicholas Hale
1628–1670
Mary Travers
1634–1671

Colonel Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1739
18 May 1739
Birth of Colonel Richard Brown in Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County, Maryland
1811
24 Mar 1811
Age 72
Death of Colonel Richard Brown in Brooke County, Virginia, United States
Brooke County, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1739
    Event Place: Frederick County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1811
    Event Place: Brooke County, Virginia, United States

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