Husband Matthew Brown 1 2
Born: 15 Jul 1732 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster (later Dauphin) Co, PA 1
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Died: 22 Apr 1777 - Northumberland Co, PA 3
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Father: John Brown (Abt 1684-Abt 1740) 4
Mother: Hannah [Unk] ( -Abt 1742) 1
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Wife Eleanor [Unk] 1
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Died: 9 Aug 1814 3
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1 F Hannah Brown 3
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2 F Mary Brown 3
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3 M John Brown 3
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4 F Sarah Brown 3
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5 F Jean Brown 3
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6 M William Brown 3
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7 M Thomas Brown 2 3 5
Born: Mar 1772 or 1777 - White Deer Twp, Northumberland Co, PA 6
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Died: 17 Feb 1851 - Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA 7
Buried: - Paxtang Church Cemetery, Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA
Spouse: Margarette Ainsworth (1777-1854) 3 8
8 M Rev. Matthew Brown, D.D., LL.D. 2 3
Born: 1776 2
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Died: 29 Jul 1853 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 9
Buried: - Washington, Washington Co, PA
Spouse: Mary Blaine ( -1818) 9
Marr: 1804 9
Spouse: Mary W. Ferguson ( -1838) 10
Marr: 1825 10
General Notes: Husband - Matthew Brown
His father, though of Scottish descent, was a native of Ireland, came to America in 1720 and settled in the eastern part of Pennsylvania, where he died, leaving five sons.
He resided some years in the vicinity of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, when he moved to White Deer Valley, Northumberland County, of which he was an early settler. He was a ruling elder in the Reformed Presbyterian Church, and was distinguished for his integrity, talents, uprightness and wit. In the Revolutionary war he took an active part, and was a member of the "Flying Camp." While in the army he died at the age of forty-six years. He left eight children, the youngest of whom was Dr. Matthew Brown.
He was educated at the school of Rev. Francis Alison. In 1760 he settled near Carlisle, but subsequently removed to White Deer Hole Valley. His name appears on the tax list for 1775 as being in possession of sixty acres. He was one of the first overseers of the poor for White Deer township, Northumberland County, and in February. 1776, one of the Committee of Safety for the county. In June following he was a member of the Provincial Conference, and on July 15, 1776, member of the Convention from Northumberland. In the autumn of that year he entered the army as a private soldier. Contracting the camp fever while campaigning in the Jerseys, he returned home, where he died. He lies buried in a field, once part of his property, near Elimsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. [NQ 1884, 50]