William Maxwell Brown and Hadassah (Hetty) Chambers

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Husband William Maxwell Brown ¹

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           Born:  - Brown's Mill, Antrim Twp, Franklin Co, PA
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         Father: Capt. George Brown (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Agnes Maxwell (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 1793 1

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Wife Hadassah (Hetty) Chambers ³

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           Born:  - Chamber's Mills, Franklin Co, PA
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           Died:  - Paris, Henry Co, TN
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         Father: Col. Benjamin Chambers (Abt 1708-1788) 4 5
         Mother: Jane Williams (1725-1795) 6

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Children

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1 M William Maxwell Brown ⁷

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         Spouse: Mary Janet Boyles (      -      ) 7

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2 M George Brown ⁷

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           Died: 1836 - Tennessee 7
 Cause of Death: Drowning
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3 F Hadassah (Hetty) Brown ⁷

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         Spouse: Samuel Hankins (      -      ) 7

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4 M Benjamin Brown ⁷

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General Notes: Husband - William Maxwell Brown

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When his father made his will, in 1785, he had not yet made choice of a profession, and provision was made for his education in law, divinity or physic. He was graduated at Princeton, and studied law with William Bradford, Attorney-General in President Washington's cabinet. He was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar, Sept. 10, 1789, and two years later resolved to begin practice in Chambersburg. As a member of the Franklin County Bar, Mr. Brown attained high rank, and amassed a fortune as a lawyer. He was an eloquent speaker and a successful advocate. In person he was tall and spare. He was a man of polished manners and unusual taste in dress. He engaged in the business of rolling iron and making nails, but met with such serious losses that he abandoned his practice, and in 1824 removed to Paris, Tennessee.

1 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 8.

2 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 7.

3 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 4.

4 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 272, 625.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 181.

6 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 625.

7 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 9.