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From: "Sarah Cannon" <>
Subject: Re: [MDWashin] Benjamin BROWN
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 11:49:32 -0500
References: <680710.54394.qm@web53207.mail.re2.yahoo.com>


Lauren,
I checked out the GenWeb site, and requested a look-up, and am awaiting
reply.
Tanks Lauren
Sallie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lauren Brantner" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: [MDWashin] Benjamin BROWN


> Sallie
> You're welcome. Can someone do a lookup for her in the cemetery books in
> the Williamsport area? I think there is a map on the Washington County US
> Gen Web site - you can locate the places by using that map or by looking
> at a modern map or perhaps someone local has more information for you.
>
> Lauren
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Sarah Cannon <>
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2008 3:42:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [MDWashin] Benjamin BROWN
>
> Lauren,
> Thanks so much for your response.
>
> I didn't explain myself right in my query. I should have said I wanted
> the day date, not the actual day as to Mon., Tues. etc. Thanks so much
> for
> the entire date.
> So, is Williams-Port, near Hagerstown?
>
> I figure that most of those listed as heirs, were married in KY.
>
> Thanks you so much Lauren. Your response is a big help.
>
> Sallie Cannon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lauren Brantner" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 3:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [MDWashin] Benjamin BROWN
>
>
>> Sallie,
>> I'm not a Brown researcher but can do a few lookups for you.
>>
>> The Torchlight
>> May 18, 1824
>> "Died Sat morning last in Williams-Port, Benjamin Brown, interred with
>> masonic honors." [This is a fairly typical obit for the time period -
>> they
>> are not like our modern obits and have many times, not much information
>> in
>> them.] If you can figure out what day May 18, 1824 was - you can go to
>> the
>> Saturday before to find his death date.
>>
>> Ridenour's Obituary Locator indicates there are four Benjamin Brown
>> entries.
>>
>> Besides the one above there is another entry close in time:
>>
>> Brown, Benjamin 29 March 1833 Hagerstown Mail. You can contact the
>> Washington County Free Library and get that obituary.
>>
>> The other two Benjamin Browns died in 1894 and 1900.
>>
>> There is no will in the index and the earlier supporting documents like
>> distributions, lists of sales etc. will be in the Maryland State Archives
>> in Anapolis. Almost everything in the courthouse dates from 1852 or
>> later. There is a will for Ignatius G. Brown as well as supporting
>> documents in 1883. Benjamin's administrator in 1826 is William C. Downey.
>> in the 1832 distribution William Drury is listed as executor and heirs
>> listed are Barton, Lewis, Hanson, Ignatius, George Willmouth and wife,
>> Samuel Burch and wife, Margaret McClain. Since the will index indicates
>> a
>> supporting document for two different years, I would assume the
>> distributions are the two supporting documents, but it doesn't hurt to
>> check the other kinds of documents to be sure there is no more.
>>
>>>From Morrow & Morrow's Marriage license index for Brown:
>>
>> Barton/Linny NEAL 10/23/1801
>> Margaret/James McClain, Jr. 6/26/1802
>>
>> I couldn't find marriages for any of the others listed as heirs. Marriage
>> records for the county have been severely impacted by a couple courthouse
>> fires - what we have remaining is an index of marriage licenses from
>> 1799-1860. So church records become paramount sources of information.
>>
>> It has been my experience the heirs with the same last name as the
>> decedent are just listed by their first names - so Barton, Lewis, Hanson,
>> Ignatius would all be Brown and there are two married couples as well as
>> Margaret who may have been widowed by then. They may be all sons and
>> daughters, but there is no way to know. There is not a listing for the
>> widow either, so she must not have been living when her husband died or
>> she would have received her dower rights.
>>
>> In Fuller's Family Bible Records in the Washington County Free Library ,
>> Hagerstown, MD there is a Benjamin Brown listed in a Brown family Bible.
>> His parents are George and Esther Brown and he was born 17 April 1803.
>> He
>> married Matilda MAUDY on 22 Feb.1827. He died 23 March 1833. He may not
>> be the one you seek, but you should be aware of him. His is probably the
>> 1833 obit listed above.
>>
>> You need to ask for a look up in Morrow & Morrow's cemetery records for
>> Washington County. There are 7 volumes.
>> If his stone existed and still was readable in the 1930's when the
>> readings were taken, you may get lucky.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Lauren Brantner
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Sarah Cannon <>
>> To:
>> Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2008 11:04:52 AM
>> Subject: [MDWashin] Benjamin BROWN
>>
>> Benjamin BROWN, b. St. Mary's Co., MD, died in May of 1824, near
>> Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD. Records show:
>>
>> Distribution of Estate Accounts Washington County Maryland (Index)
>> Vol. 3 1817-1827
>> February 10, 1826--Distribution of the estate of Benjamin BROWN-- Adm.
>> William C. DRURY. Barbarba, Lewis, Hanson, Ignatius George WILMOUTH
>> and wife, Samuel BURCH and wife, Margaret MCCLAIN Total: 2,061.51
>> (Barbara, should be - Barton, for John Barton Brown.)
>>
>> Vol. 4 1828-1835
>> May 14, 1832-Distribution of the estate of Benjamin BROWN-Adm. William
>> DRURY, Barton, Lewis, Hanson, Ignatius, George WILLMOUTH and wife,
>> Samuel BURCH and wife, Margaret Mcclain Total: 412.15
>>
>> There is no record of a Will for Benjamin Brown. I need information
>> as
>> to where to search on the internet, or, where to write, to obtain Probate
>> information, that might show the day he died, inventory list of estate,
>> how the heirs were related, any information concerning the heirs as to
>> where they lived, etc.
>>
>> I would also like contact with descendants of Benjamin Brown, and
>> those
>> listed as his heirs.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sallie
>>
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