Col. Alexander Brown and Jane Alexander

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Husband Col. Alexander Brown ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1791 - Philadelphia, PA 1 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: Alexander Brown (      -      ) 4
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Jane Alexander ^{2 5 6}

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           Born: 1763 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Oct 1841 - Stone Valley, Huntingdon Co, PA 7
         Buried: 

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         Father: James Alexander (1726-1791) 8 9 10 11 12
         Mother: Rosa Reed (      -1792) 11 13

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   Other Spouse: David Semple (      -1841) 3 7 - 16 Aug 1791 7

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Children

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1 F Rosannah Brown ¹⁴

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           Born: Apr 1784 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Oct 1844 15
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Samuel Vance (1767-1831) 6 16

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2 F Mary Brown ¹

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           Born: Dec 1785 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Sep 1865 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: David Barr (1782-1855) 1
           Marr: Abt 1806

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3 F Elizabeth Brown ^{17 18}

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           Born: 1787 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Feb 1871 19
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Hugh Alexander (1781-1868) 18 20
           Marr: 1806 17

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General Notes: Husband - Col. Alexander Brown

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He had been a soldier in the "Old French and Indian War," and had taken part in the memorable expedition against Quebec, and the Canadian campaign of 1776; he commanded in the Sixth Battalion of Pennsylvania Militia, January 9, 1776; in the Fifth Battalion, July 31, 1777; also commanded in the Eighth Battalion, May 10, 1780; was in many battles of the Revolution. (See Pennsylvania Archives, second series, volume X, page 177; volume XIV, pp. 405, 430, 446; and volume XV, p. 446; also the Alexander family records.) After serving throughout the war, Colonel Brown located 600 acres in the Kishacoquillas valley, on which tract was the celebrated spring where Logan, the Indian chief, met Judge William Brown with gun upturned, ready for either peace or war. By mutual consent, there was peace between them, and they became fast friends. This story is corroborated by Judge Maclay and by Elizabeth Brown Alexander, niece of Judge Brown, to both of whom he had often related it. The land chosen by Colonel Brown was divided among his three daughters, Elizabeth Alexander receiving as her share the tract upon which was the historic spring. (See Day's Historical Collections of Pennsylvania. The stream of water spoken of in Day's History has been sunk, so as not to destroy a field now (1897) occupied by John R. Garver).

He located a warrant for three hundred acres of land in 1783, and later three hundred acres additional.

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General Notes: Wife - Jane Alexander

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After the death of her first husband, she remarried and removed to Stone Valley, Pennsylvania.

1 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 123.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 590, 756.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 756.

4 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 319.

5 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 122.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 31.

7 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 125.

8 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 114.

9 Editor, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 617.

10 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 755.

11 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 30.

12 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 444, 676.

13 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 444.

14 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 123, 190.

15 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 190.

16 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 125, 190.

17 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 50.

18 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 590.

19 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 51.

20 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 49.