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Sarah Brown 1787–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 March 1787

Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 23 December 1872

Death Location: Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Reuben Brown

Mother: Edith Brown

Spouse(s): Hardy Sr, William Culwell

Children(s): William Caldwell, Sarah Thompson, Hardy Jr, David Caldwell, Martha Cardwell, Isaac Caldwell

Sarah Brown was born in 1787 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of Reuben Dabney Brown And Edith Brown. Sarah Brown married Hardy Caldwell Sr, William Culwell, and had children including David Y Caldwell, Hardy Caldwell Jr, Isaac Wesley Caldwell, Martha Rebecca Or Patsy Cardwell, Sarah Thompson, William Caldwell. Sarah Brown passed away in 1872 in Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Brown was born in 1787 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of Reuben Dabney Brown And Edith Brown.
  • Sarah Brown married Hardy Caldwell Sr, William Culwell, and had children including David Y Caldwell, Hardy Caldwell Jr, Isaac Wesley Caldwell, Martha Rebecca Or Patsy Cardwell, Sarah Thompson, William Caldwell.
  • Sarah Brown passed away in 1872 in Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Brown
1751–1794
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Edith Brown
1750–
Birth Location: Rhode Island, Rhode Island, USA
EB

Spouses(s)

Hardy Sr
1785–1864
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
HS
William Culwell
1779–1870
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
WC

Children(s)

William Caldwell
1807–1885
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
WC
Sarah Thompson
1818–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
ST
Hardy Jr
1824–1899
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
HJ
David Caldwell
1816–1881
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, USA
DC
Martha Cardwell
1813–1869
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, USA
MC
Isaac Caldwell
1825–1900
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
IC

Sarah Brown's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Brown
1787–1872
Birth Place: Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Reuben Dabney Brown
1751–1794
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Edith Brown
1750–
Rhode Island, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Sarah (Jennings) Dabney
1724–1802
Bearcastle, King William, Virginia, USA
Eliphalet Eddy
1725–1788
Gloucester, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius II
1675–1765
Sarah Jennings
1702–1790
Zachariah Eddy
1691–1743
Ruth Thurston
1709–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Dabney
1631–1694
Edith Dabney
1631–1680

Sarah Brown's Descendants

1.
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Sarah Brown (9 March 1787–23 December 1872) m. Hardy (Caldwell) Sr (27 January 1785–4 September 1864) m. William Culwell (1779–1870)
  1. 1. William Caldwell 1807–1885 m. Mary Butler 1813–1850
  2. 2. Sarah Thompson 1818–
  3. 3. Hardy (Caldwell) Jr 1824–1899 m. Margaret (Rebecca) Marcum 1823–1859
  4. 4. David (Y.) Caldwell 1816–1881
  5. 5. Martha (Rebecca Or Patsy) Cardwell 1813–1869
  6. 6. Isaac (Wesley) Caldwell 1825–1900
    1. 1. William (Henry) Culwell 1876–1951
    2. 2. Newton (Edgar) Colwell 1878–1952 m. Martha (Ann) Dobbs 1881–1971
      1. 1. Toy (Brown) Colwell 1918–1974 m. Lydia Williams 1918–2007
        1. 1. John (B) Colwell 1941–2008
        2. 2. Calvin (Eugene) Colwell 1950–2021
        3. 3. James (Carl) Colwell 1944–1990
        4. 4. Martha (Colwell) Moore 1939–2022
      2. 2. Lillie (M) Colwell 1903–1981
      3. 3. Dallas (N) Colwell 1921–1995 m. Myrtle Usury 1922–2010
      4. 4. Everett (Auther) Colwell 1907–1967 m. Pressie (Odean) Colwell 1902–1987
        1. 1. Jimmy (Robins) Colwell 1943–1979
        2. 2. Willie (Oscar) Colwell 1933–2005
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Seals 1931–2014
      5. 5. Ocie Colwell 1904–1981 m. Joseph (C) O'Connor 1896–1945
        1. 1. Obie (D) O'Connor 1926–1990
        2. 2. Martha (Jane) Fowler 1938–1993
        3. 3. Patsy (Esther) Holton 1930–2006
        4. 4. Joseph (L.) O'Conner 1932–1999
        5. 5. Jack ((Jackie Reed) Reed) O'Connor 1941–2009
        6. 6. Ova (M.) Hayes 1926–2001
      6. 6. Ellen (A) Colwell 1908–1995 m. John (Raymond) Elrod 1893–1963
        1. 1. Rayvernell Dunn 1926–1970
        2. 2. Johnnie (Lee) Ebrod 1934–1999
      7. 7. Ada (Edna) Griffin 1910–1996
        1. 1. Ransom (Harold) Griffin 1938–1996
      8. 8. Zelma Colwell 1913–1989 m. Homer (Cleveland) Petty 1909–1952
        1. 1. John (Jewell) Petty 1945–1945
        2. 2. Homer (Petty) Jr 1929–1931
        3. 3. Opal (Odell) Waggoner 1931–2002
        4. 4. Virginia (Earlene) Rich 1935–2009
        5. 5. Grover (Cleveland) Petty 1934–1999

Sarah Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1787
9 March 1787
Birth of Sarah Brown in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1872
23 December 1872
Age 85
Death of Sarah Brown in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 March 1787
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1872
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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