Thomas Brownlee and Martha Shearer
Husband Thomas Brownlee 1
AKA: James Brownlee 2 Born: - Scotland Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Archibald Brownlee ( - ) 2 3 4 Mother: Margaret Hamilton ( - ) 4 5
Marriage:
Other Spouse: Elizabeth Greathouse ( - ) 2
Wife Martha Shearer 2 6
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Children
1 M Hamilton Brownlee 6
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1882 Buried:
2 M Archibald Brownlee 6
Born: 12 Jan 1795 - Buffalo Twp, Washington Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: Bef 1882 Buried:Spouse: Keziah Brownlee ( - ) 6
3 M David Brownlee 6
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1882 Buried:
4 F Margaret Brownlee 6
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1882 Buried:
5 F Jane Brownlee 6
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1882 Buried:
6 F Martha Brownlee 2 6
Born: Christened: Died: Aft 1882 Buried:Spouse: James Brownlee ( -Abt 1873) 2
General Notes: Husband - Thomas Brownlee
When the Revolutionary War broke out, he enlisted under General Washington, and was one of his ferrymen crossing the Delaware. He was also one of Washington's select marksmen, and was a man of great muscular power, weighing from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds.
After the Revolution he went west, locating in Buffalo township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. He there entered 600 acres of land.
1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 47, 1080, 1241.
2 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 677.
3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 47, 1241.
4 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 63.
5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 47, 1080.
6
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1241.
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