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William A. LaBach
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Ultimate Family Tree, ver 2.9
LABACH Project Version 447
December 2, 1998
1. John1 Brown (James2), son of James Brown and Jennet Stevenson, was born in Ireland circa 1728. John died 1803 in Frankfort, KY, at 75 years of age. His body was interred in Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY.
He married Margaret Preston in Augusta Co., VA, ca 1754. Margaret was born in Ireland ca 1728. Margaret was the daughter of John Preston and Elizabeth Patton. Margaret died 1802 in Kentucky, at 74 years of age. Her body was interred in Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY. John Brown graduated from Princeton College in 1749. He was a Presbyterian mininster and served the New Providence Church in Rockbridge Co., VA for 44 years. In 1796 he retired and moved to Woodford County, Kentucky where he resided at an estate known as "Sumner's Forest".
John Brown and Margaret Preston had the following children:
2 i. Elizabeth Brown was born December 4, 1755. Elizabeth died 1829 at 73 years
of age. She married Rev. Thomas Brown Craighead. Rev. was born in
Augusta co., VA 1753. Rev. was the son of Alexander Craighead and Agnes. Rev. died
September 11, 1824 in Davidson Co., TN, at 71 years of age. Rev.'s occupation: Minister.
3 ii. James Brown was born September 12, 1757.
4 iii. John Brown was born in near Staunton, VA September 12, 1757. John died
August 29, 1837 in Estill Co., KY, at 79 years of age. His body was interred in Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, KY. He married Margaretta Mason February 21,
1799. Margaretta was the daughter of John Mason and Catharine Van Wyck. Margaretta's
occupation: Housewife. John Brown graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1780
and read law with Thomas Jefferson. He was the first U.S. Senator from Kentucky and served
until 1805. When he died he was the last surviving member of the Continental Congress. His
biography from the Biographical Directory of the American Congress follows: BROWN,
John (brother of James Brown and grandfather of Benjamin Gratz Brown), a Delegate and a
Representative from Virginia and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Staunton, Va., September
12, 1757; attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Va.,
and Princeton College; enlisted in the Revolutionary Army and served until the close of
the war; completed his studies at William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va.; taught
school for several years; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1782 and commenced
practice in Frankfort, Ky.; member of the Virginia Senate from the district of Kentucky
1784-1788; Member from the Kentucky district of Virginia to the Continental Congress in
1787 and 1788; elected from Virginia to the First and Second Congresses and served from
March 4, 1789, to June 1, 1792, when that portion of Virginia which is now Kentucky was
admitted as a State into the Union; elected on June 18, 1792, to the United States Senate
from Kentucky for the term ending March 3, 1793; reelected on December 11, 1792, and again
in 1799 and served from June 18, 1792, to March 3, 1805; elected President pro tempore of
the Senate on October 17, 1803, and January 23, 1804; member of the local board of war for
the district of Kentucky in 1791; resumed the practice of law; died in Frankfort, Ky.,
August 29, 1837, being the last survivor of the Continental Congress; interment in
Frankfort Cemetery.
5 iv. William Brown was born November 22, 1759.
6 v. William Brown was born November 22, 1760. William died 1783 at 22 years of
age.
7 vi. Mary Brown was born in unknown July 14, 1763. Mary died January 28, 1836
South Frankfort, KY, at 72 years of age. Her body was interred in Frankfort Cemetery,
Frankfort, KY. She married Alexander Humphreys, M.D. in Rockbridge
Co., VA, April 8, 1788. Alexander was born 1757. Alexander was the son of John Humphreys
and Margaret Carlisle. Alexander died May 23, 1802 in near Staunton, VA, at 44 years of
age. His body was interred in Staunton, VA. Alexander's occupation: Physician.
Mary's occupation: Housewife. Mary Brown Humphreys moved to Frankfort, KY in 1802 after the death of her husband.
8 vii. James Brown was born in near Staunton, VA September 11, 1766. James died
April 7, 1835 in Philadelphia, PA, at 68 years of age. He married Anne
Hart. Anne was the daughter of Thomas Hart and Susanna Gray. Anne died October 20, 1830.
James's occupation: Attorney. James Brown was the first Secretary of State of Kentucky and served as Professor of Law at Transylvania University, Lexington, KY. He served several terms as U.S. Senator from Louisiana and was Minister to France from 1823 to 1829. His biography from the Biographical Directory of the American Congress follows: BROWN, James (brother of John Brown of Virginia and Kentucky), a Senator from Louisiana; born near Staunton, Va., September 11, 1776; attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Va., and William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Frankfort, Ky.; commanded a company of sharpshooters in an expedition against the Indians in 1789; secretary to Governor Shelby in 1792; soon after the cession of the Territory of Louisiana moved to New Orleans and served as secretary of the Territory; United States district attorney; elected to the United States Senate on December 1, 1812, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John N. Destrééhan, and served from February 5, 1813, to March 3, 1817; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; again elected to the United States Senate in 1819 and served from March 4, 1819, until December 10, 1823, when he resigned; appointed United States Minister to France and served from December 10, 1823, to June 28, 1829; returned to the United States and settled in Philadelphia, Pa., where he died April 7, 1835.
9 viii. Samuel Brown was born in Rockbridge Co., VA January 30, 1769. Samuel died
January 12, 1830 in Madison Co., AL, at 60 years of age. He married
Catherine Percy September 27, 1808. Catherine was born in Wilkinson Co., MS. Catherine was
the daughter of Charles Percy and Susannah Collins.
10 ix. David Brown was born July 8, 1772.
11 x. Eben Brown was born April 27, 1773.
12 xi. Preston W. Brown was born in Rockbridge Co., VA January 15, 1775. Preston
died September 22, 1826 in KWNTUCKY, USA, at 51 years of age. His body was interred in
Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY. He married Elizabeth Watts October
13, 1802. Elizabeth's occupation: Housewife.
Preston's occupation: Doctor.
13. James2 Brown birth date unknown.
He married Jennet Stevenson. Jennet's occupation: Housewife.
James Brown and Jennet Stevenson had the following child:
+ 1 i. John1
Brown was born circa 1728.
14. Jennet2 Stevenson birth date unknown.
She married James Brown. (See James Brown for the children resulting from this marriage.)
Brown, David
(i858), b.1772-Craighead, Rev. Thomas Brown (marriage to Elizabeth Brown)
(i861), b.1753-d.1824Hart, Anne (marriage to James Brown)
(i863), d.1830Humphreys, Alexander, M.D. (marriage to Mary Brown)
(i120), b.1757-d.1802Mason, Margaretta (marriage to John Brown)
(i862)Percy, Catherine (marriage to Samuel Brown)
(i864)Preston, Margaret (marriage to John Brown)
(i377), b.1728-d.1802Stevenson, Jennet
(i848)Watts, Elizabeth (marriage to Preston W. Brown)
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