Judge William Brown and Mary [Unk]

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Husband Judge William Brown ^{1 2 3 4 5}

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           Born: 1737 5
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           Died: 14 Sep 1825 - ? Mifflin Co, PA 6
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         Father: Alexander Brown (      -      ) 5
         Mother: 

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Wife Mary [Unk] ⁵

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           Born: 1747 5
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           Died: May 1815 5 6
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Children

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1 F Mary Brown ^{7 8 9}

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           Born: 15 Jun 1770 8 9
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           Died: 6 Jan 1823 8 9
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         Spouse: Judge James Potter (1767-1818) 7 9 10 11
           Marr: 15 Dec 1788 8 9

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2 M John Brown ⁶

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           Born: Abt 1772
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           Died: 12 Oct 1845 - North Carolina 6
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3 F Sallie Brown ^{1 3 6 12}

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           Born: 1783 1
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           Died: 2 Jan 1810 1
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         Spouse: William Plunket Maclay (1774-1842) 1 3 12
           Marr: 1 Dec 1802 1 3

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4 M William Brown ⁶

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           Died: 25 Sep 1847 6
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5 F [Unk] Brown

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         Spouse: John Norris (Abt 1771-1841) 6

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General Notes: Husband - Judge William Brown

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Brown's Mills, Mifflin Co, PA

It is said that in the year 1752 William Brown and James Reed made an exploring tour through the valley of the Kishacoquillas, and, in their search for lands, Brown finally settled upon the location that later became the site of Reedsville, where he lived until his death. In 1781 he erected a gristmill and saw-mill, from which time until the laying out of Reedsville, about 1838, the place was known as Brown's Mills. Upon the erection of Mifflin County, in 1789, he became the presiding justice of the courts and in 1791 an associate justice. He erected Freedom Forge in 1795 and conducted it until about 1812, when it was sold to Miller, Martin & Co.

Mr. Brown having gone westward about five miles from his home, soon after his settlement in the Valley, came thirsty to a large and beautiful spring. Having grounded his rifle he was stooping down to drink, when he saw the form of a tall Indian reflected from the surface of the water. He immediately sprang to his rifle to be ready for fight, when Logan turned the pan of his gunlock downward, and extended his hand in token of peace and friendship. But the narrative, as given by Mr. Day, adds that Logan at that time conducted Mr. Brown a little way down the run that flows from the spring to where they found the home of another settler, Samuel McClay. This last statement is entirely erroneous. An article recently published by Mr. James Alexander, of Logan's springs, clearly proves that Mr. McClay never owned any lands or had any settlement in that part of the Valley during Logan's residence there, and that James Alexander, the father of John, was the only settler there at the time of the meeting of Logan and William Brown.

1 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 149.

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

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1470.

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

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

6 Editor, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 643.

7 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 220.

8 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 110.

9 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 318.

10 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 63, 110, 117.

11 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 858.

12 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 824.