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Subject: [BROWN-L] Re: BROWN-D Digest V00 #11
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 08:20:46 EST


Re. Message #5
<In 1819, a treaty, called The Hiwassee Purchase, was signed by several
leaders of the Eastern Cherokee Nation, several of whom carried the surname,
BROWN.
Does anyone know anything about the genealogy of these mixed-blood leaders of
the Eastern Cherokee people, either ancestors or descendants? Do anyone
know if they are descended from Jacob Brown, the first white settler in the
Nolichucky area?
I have looked far and wide, but have never been able to find out any family
information about these guys.

Best regards,
Jim Patrick
Tampa, Florida>

The following story may interest you.

>From Waddell's " Annals of Augusta C0. VA" p182.
"Samuel and his older brother, Adam, were captured by the Indians, Oct. 1764,
near Carpenter's Fort, which was Commanded by Samuel Brown, Sr. Samuel
returned home in 1769, but Adam remained with the Indians, married, raised a
family, became a Chief and took a conspicuous part in the War of 1812. Adam
founded Brownstown, Wayne Co., Michigan and died there in 1815."
This story was related by Col. John J. Gamble (a son of a sister of Col.
Samuel Brown, Jr.'s wife).

My wife is descended from Col. Samuel Brown, Jr., (abt 1750 - 1828) of
Greenbrier, VA / WV.

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