Genealogy has become a hobby for me over the last 10 years. For me, it's like a puzzle, I love fitting the pieces together. But over the years, I've researched a lot that does not pertain to our family lines. Some for extended family, some for close friends, and some because I was trying to rule out lines to figure out where our line went exactly. I do not want these notes on my Heather's Genealogy Notes blog - because they are not our lines. But I do like to share all of my research, in case it benefits others. That is what this blog is for - research I have done that does not apply to our own family lines, but may be helpful for someone else.

Monday, January 19, 2015

John Brown 1770-1855

John  Brown
son of
Born 1770 in England
Died 1855 in Sullivan County Pa
Married
Mary Watson
Daughter of
Born 1770 in England
Died 1811 in England

Children:
Ann Brown 1798 – Never Married
Mary Brown 1799 – Remained in England to care for grandmother
William Brown 1801 – 1866 m. Mary Clark
John Brown 1805 – 1879 m. Catherine Klees
Elizabeth Brown 1808 – 1884 m. Jesse Warbuton
Thomas 1810-1879 M. Phebe Klees (Sister of Catherine above)


Time Line:

1770 - John Brown Born
England

 1795- Marriage to Mary Watson
18 Nov
Age: 25
York, England

 Name: John Brown
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birth Date: 1770
Marriage Date: 18 Nov 1795
Marriage Place: York, England
Spouse: Mary Watson
FHL Film Number: 1655688

Reference ID: it1

 1811 - Mary Died

 1815 Arrives in America with 6 children
Age: 45
(I have not found his immigration records yet)

 1816 Flood Took House & All Belongings
Age: 46
2 miles south of Forksville, Sullivan County Pa
In 1816, the flood took the house away while the family were at supper.

 Forksville borough was organized Dec. 22, 1880. Forksville is one of the two oldest towns in the County. When Rogers Brothers built their woolen factory in 1810, the town grew rapidly. The teams hauling wool from Philadelphia and the finished cloth back to the city, the town at the Forks, as it was then called, and the town at Eaglesmere or Lewis Lake, which was shipping glass to Philadelphia, established regular communication between the Loyalsock settlements and the outside world. From 1810 to 1816, Forksville was a very industrious and thriving town. The flood of 1816 seems to have almost annihilated the town. In 1826, the lower factory, for many years known as the Osler factory, was built, which has since then been in operation. In 1848, Alonzo Potter started the first store in Forksville, in the old school house. The next year his goods were moved into a new store building erected for that purpose. In 1850, Mr. Potter sold out to William J. Eldred, who continued the business until 1853. In 1855, M.A. Rogers having erected a new store building, commenced the mercantile business, which he is still conducting, being the oldest merchant in Sullivan County. - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pasulliv/sullivancountyfolk/scf2/streby/ForksStreby.htm
1820 - Census
Age: 50
Shrewsbury, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States

 1820 - Census
NAME: John Brown
HOME IN 1820 (CITY, COUNTY, STATE): Shrewsbury, Lycoming, Pennsylvania
ENUMERATION DATE: August 7, 1820
FREE WHITE PERSONS - MALES - 10 THRU 15: 2
FREE WHITE PERSONS - MALES - 16 THRU 18: 1
FREE WHITE PERSONS - MALES - 16 THRU 25: 2
FREE WHITE PERSONS - MALES - 45 AND OVER: 1
FREE WHITE PERSONS - FEMALES - 10 THRU 15: 1
FREE WHITE PERSONS - FEMALES - 16 THRU 25: 1
FOREIGNERS NOT NATURALIZED: 7
NUMBER OF PERSONS - ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURE: 3
FREE WHITE PERSONS - UNDER 16: 3
FREE WHITE PERSONS - OVER 25: 1
TOTAL FREE WHITE PERSONS: 7
TOTAL ALL PERSONS - WHITE, SLAVES, COLORED, OTHER:7
1830 - Census
Age: 60
1830 - Census
NAME: John Brown
HOME IN 1830 (CITY, COUNTY, STATE): Shrewsbury, Lycoming, Pennsylvania
FREE WHITE PERSONS - MALES - 5 THRU 9: 1
FREE WHITE PERSONS - MALES - 15 THRU 19: 3
FREE WHITE PERSONS - MALES - 60 THRU 69: 1
FREE WHITE PERSONS - FEMALES - 5 THRU 9: 1
FREE WHITE PERSONS - FEMALES - 20 THRU 29: 1
FREE WHITE PERSONS - FEMALES - 30 THRU 39: 1
FREE WHITE PERSONS - UNDER 20: 5
FREE WHITE PERSONS - 20 THRU 49: 2
TOTAL FREE WHITE PERSONS: 8
TOTAL - ALL PERSONS (FREE WHITE, SLAVES, FREE COLORED):


1840 - Census
NAME: John Brown
HOME IN 1840 (CITY, COUNTY, STATE): Forks, Lycoming, Pennsylvania
FREE WHITE PERSONS - MALES - 15 THRU 19: 1
FREE WHITE PERSONS - MALES - 70 THRU 79: 1
FREE WHITE PERSONS - FEMALES - 15 THRU 19: 1
FREE WHITE PERSONS - FEMALES - 40 THRU 49: 1
PERSONS EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE: 2
FREE WHITE PERSONS - UNDER 20: 2
FREE WHITE PERSONS - 20 THRU 49: 1
TOTAL FREE WHITE PERSONS: 4

 1850 - Census
Age: 80
Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania

 1855 - Death
Age: 85
Pennsylvania
(No source)
Research:

There is another John Brown, who married another Mary Watson, in England - 
NAME: John Brown
SPOUSE: Mary Paulina Watson
MARRIAGE: 22 May 1837 - Saint Martin In The Fields,Westminster,London,England

and another - 
Name: John Brown
Event Date: 16 Jul 1780
Event Type: Marriage
Parish: Leeds, St Peter
Spouse's Name: Mary Watson


in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name: John Brown
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary
Child: Thomas Brown

Name: John Brown
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary
Child: George Brown
12 Nov 1804
Saint John and Saint Martin,Beverley,York,England

Name: John Brown
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary
Child: Elizabeth Brown
03 Jul 1808
Welton With Melton,York,England

Name: John Brown
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary Brown
Child: John Brown
31 May 1818
Stapleton, Holy Trinity, Gloucestershire, England

Name: John Brown
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary Brown
Child: Mary Anne Brown
12 Apr 1789
Holy Trinity, Chester, Cheshire, England

Name: John Brown
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary
Child: George Brown
20 May 1821
Pendeulwyn,Glamorgan,Wales
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