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Willis William Brown 1801 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1801

Birth Location: Sparta, Hancock, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 25 Sep 1868

Death Location: Sepulga Fork, Conecuh, Alabama, United States

Father: John Brown

Mother: Sarah Hansor

Spouse(s): Frances Dewberry

Children(s): WILLIAM BROWN

Willis William Brown was born in 1801 in Sparta, Hancock, Georgia, United States, the child of John Wesley Brown and Sarah Nisa Hansor. Willis William Brown married Frances Dewberry, and had children including WILLIAM WILEY BROWN. Willis William Brown passed away in 1868 in Sepulga Fork, Conecuh, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Willis William Brown was born in 1801 in Sparta, Hancock, Georgia, United States, the child of John Wesley Brown and Sarah Nisa Hansor.
  • Willis William Brown married Frances Dewberry, and had children including WILLIAM WILEY BROWN.
  • Willis William Brown passed away in 1868 in Sepulga Fork, Conecuh, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Brown
1765 – 1822
Birth Location: Matthews Bluff, South Carolina, United States
JB
Sarah Hansor
1772 – 1821
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States
SH

Spouses(s)

Frances Dewberry
1802 – 1834
Birth Location: Warren, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

WILLIAM BROWN
1829 – 1907
Birth Location: Sepulga, Conecuh, Alabama, United States
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Willis Brown's Ancestors

Self
Willis Brown
1801 – 1868
Birth Place: Sparta, Hancock, Georgia, United States
Parents
John Wesley Brown
1765 – 1822
Matthews Bluff, South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Nisa) Hansor
1772 – 1821
Sussex, Delaware, United States
Grandparents
Bartlett Brown
1735 – 1784
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Katherine Holcomb
1735 – 1800
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Samuel Hansor
1735 – 1800
Delaware, United States
Comfort
1750 – 1800
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Brown
1695 – 1762
Sarah Dabney
1724 – 1802
John Holcomb
1711 – 1797
Mary Kent
1716 – 1807
Samuel Hansor
1695 – 1740
Ann
1700 – 1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Brown's Descendants

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Willis (William) Brown (9 Apr 1801 – 25 Sep 1868) m. Frances Dewberry (1802 – 1834)
  1. 1. WILLIAM (WILEY) BROWN (12 May 1829 – 15 Apr 1907) m. PHOEBE (CAROLINE) GRAY (6 Jul 1831 – 20 Apr 1870)
    1. 1. James (M) Brown (May 1855 – 11 Mar 1940) m. Laura (I) Mason (Apr 1860 – 27 May 1936)
      1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) Brown (5 Jan 1877 – 24 Feb 1933) m. John (Franklin) Stafford (15 Mar 1873 – 19 Jan 1959)

Willis Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1801
9 Apr 1801
Birth of Willis William Brown in Sparta, Hancock, Georgia, United States
Sparta, Hancock, Georgia, United States
1868
25 Sep 1868
Age 67
Death of Willis William Brown in Sepulga Fork, Conecuh, Alabama, United States
Sepulga Fork, Conecuh, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1801
    Event Place: Sparta, Hancock, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1868
    Event Place: Sepulga Fork, Conecuh, Alabama, United States
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