1817- Jesse B. Brown Sr (born c1790 in NC) married Mary Garrett (born c1800 in NC) about 1817 in NC. 1840- Census for Wilkinson Co., Ga. District #331 Page #292 Head of Household Jesse Brown Jr. Male 1 to 5 Male 1 5-10 Male 1 40-50 Female 2 to 5 Female 1 5-10 Female 1 10-15 Female 1 30-40 Page #293 Head of Household Jesse Brown Sr. Male 2 to 5 Male 1 5-10 Male 1 10-15 Male 1 40-50 Female 2 10-15 Female 1 40-50 1850- Census for Twiggs Co., Ga. Militia District 355/84th Division. Name Age/Sex Occupation Value Born Page #183 Brown, Jesse B. Sr. 60m NC Brown, Mary 50f NC Brown, Needham Wm 31m NC Brown, Jesse Jr. 27m NC Brown, Calvin R. 17m GA Brown, Jacob M. 14m GA Brown, Larena 08f GA Brown, George W. 05m (Children of Elizabeth Pool?) GA Brown, James H. 03m " GA 1850- 1850 Census for HOUSTON Co., Ga. Jones District (See also Keen Families, 1870 Pulaski Co., Ga.) NOTE: MARY JANE KEEN will marry JACOB MOORE BROWN on 5MAY1855, my GGParents. Page #377 Keen, John III 44m b-22Jun1802 d-23Oct1875 Miller NC Sarah Scarborough 45f b-c1804 d-09Dec1893 Ga Nancy Amanda 20f b-26Apr1830 d-16Apr1914 Ga Mary Jane 17f b-30Jun1832 d-04Jul1899 Ga Sarah Elizabeth 15f b-05Dec1834 d- Ga William Lafayette 13m b-27Mar1837 d-25Aug1918 Ga Martha Catherine 11f b-11Sep1839 d- Ga *John Mallory 8m b-05Mar1842 d-29Jun1862 Ga George Washington 5m b-13Nov1844 d-06Oct1885 Ga Missouri Judson 3f b-29Nov1847 d- Ga *Company F, 31st Regt. Pulaski County Ga., Keen, John Mallory---Private Oct 27, 1861. Killed near Richmond, Va. June 29, 1862.(From CSA Roster) 1853- Needham Brown 1853 tax digest poll-1 (poor school children-2) 200 acres in Cherokee, Capt. Rollins Dist. 317 (The 2 children could have been George W Brown age 8 and James H Brown age 6, their mother Eliz. Pool, may have died. 1854- Estimated time of the Jesse Brown Sr family moving to Pulaski Co., Ga. From Twiggs County Ga. 1855- Estimated time of Needham Wm Sr. death. Needham's Will was probated in Pulaski Co., Ga. in July 7,1856. MORE Notes On Needham Sr., Son of Jesse B. Brown Sr. Marriages: 30Aug1840 m Ester Hearndon in Wilkinson Co., Ga. 24Nov1844 m Elizabeth Pool in Wilkinson Co., Ga. +11Jan1853 m Matilda Berryhill in Twiggs Co., Ga. 18Oct1855 m Harriett Harvey in Pulaski Co., Ga. +Matilda Berryhill's family in 1850 Twiggs Co., Ga. Census. Page #190 Berryhill, Hannah 52 SC " John 24 Ga " Matilda 17 Ga " Eliza 16 Ga " James 13 Ga 1855- Continuing With GGFather JACOB MOORE BROWN, son of JESSE B. BROWN Sr. JACOB MOORE BROWN married MARY JANE KEEN on 5MAY1855 in Pulaski Co., Ga., daughter of JOHN III and SARAH SCARBOROUGH KEEN. 1857- March 19: Page 340 - vol M deeds & mortgages 1854-1863 Jesse Brown Sr. Purchased at auction on 19th March 1857, 202.5 acres known as lot # 162 in the 19th district (250.00 cash in hand paid), in Pulaski Co., Ga. 1858- October: Superior court min. of Pulaski Co. vol. c-d : 1834-1860 Three brothers; Jesse Brown Jr Vs State ------ page 485-499 Calvin Brown Vs State ------ page 486-499 Jacob M Brown Vs State ------ page 486-499 Most of the above was about a fight or riot that occurred in Hawkinsville, Georgia, they were all fined 5.00 each for fighting in public and vagrancy. This happened during the October term of superior court 1858. 1858- Tax Digest 1858 Pulaski Co., Ga; Calvin R. Brown turned in poll tax for Jacob M. Brown, GMD 511, Pulaski Co., Ga. Jesse Brown tax on lot #162, 19th dist., 1858 Pulaski Co., Ga. tax digest, Georgia Militia District 317. Wm G Fountain turned in poll tax for Jesse Brown Jr. GMD 511, Pulaski Co., Ga. 1859- Jesse and Jacob Brown both listed in 1859 tax digest, GMD 511, Pulaski Co., Ga. 1859- Brown and Keen children listed on page 2 in 1859 Pulaski Poor School Roll.. #30 William J Brown 10yrs 31 Faney A S Brown 7 32 George W Brown 14 33 James H Brown 12 34 Martha Jane Brown 8 35 Jacob M Brown 7 54 Josiah Keen 10 55 Rachael Keen 8 1860- Pulaski Co., Ga. Census, (By this time Jacob and Mary Jane had three children.) Name Age/Sex Occupation Value Born Page #177 Brown, Jacob M. 25m Farmer 75/114 Ga Brown, Mary Jane (Keen)28f Wife Ga Brown, John Caden 04m b-29Mar1852 d-09Apr1902 Ga Brown, Needham Wm. 02m "GFather of Wm. Alex Brown" Ga *Brown, Rebecca T. 3/12f "GMother of Donald W. Brown" Ga Brown, Joseph E [b-7Nov1862 d-8Jun1863] Ga *I remind you again that my GMother Rebecca T and GFather Wm. T. were both "Browns" but un-related that I know of. 1860 - October From deed book M Page 775 Pulaski Co., Georgia Jacob M. Brown gave to children; John Caden, Needham Wm., and Rebecca T. Brown, Ten head of cattle consisting of 4 cows and calves, two yearlings, thirteen head of hogs consisting of one sow, six pigs, and six shoats. Oct 23, 1860. This was probably due to the out break of the northern aggression of war. 1862 - April 26. Jesse Brown Jr enlisted into the 14th Battalion, Co.B, "Anderson Battery" Georgia Light Artillery, along with two brothers, Calvin R. and George W. all from Hawkinsville, Ga. Jesse Deserted Feb. 3, 1864 at Griswoldville, Ga. 1866- Calvin R. Brown, son of Jesse B. Brown Sr. reportedly killed Ben Myers according to report below; Name of Person Murdered: BEN MYERS (colored). Place: Pulaski County. *Name of Murderer: CALVIN BROWN (white). Date of Killing: May 1866. Remarks: Not arrested. (From: Freedmen's Bureau Report, Georgia, Miss. State University.) After the Civil War there were many reported murders of freed blacks.... *From Pulaski County Ga. Records: Calvin Brown, Grand Jury issued a true bill for manslaughter, superior court min. vol. E-F page 134 yrs. 1860-1876 1870- Census for Pulaski Co., Ga. shows Jacob and Mary Jane (Keen) Brown and three Keen families living on or near the same section of land. Page Dwell# Fam# Names Age Sex Birth #349 130 130 Keene, John III 67 M b-22Jun1802 d-23Oct1875 NC Occupation: Planter Sarah Scarborough 65 F b- d-09Dec1893 GA Nancy Amanda 40 F GA Ann J 21 F GA #349 131 131 Brown, Jacob 35 M Planter GA Mary Jane (Keen) 36 F GA John C 13 M GA Needham W 11 M b- d-23Oct1921 GA Rebecca T 9 F GA Charles T 2 M GA #349 132 132 Keene, Wm L 33 M Planter GA m-08Sept1861 *Martha (Taylor) 25 F b-1845 d- GA John L 1 M GA Wooten, Jesse 8 M (Black)Day Worker GA #349 133 133 Keene, George W 25 M Planter GA m-07Dec1862 *Harriet J. (Taylor) 26 F b-1844 d- GA Cornelia E 4 F GA Sarah L 2 F GA *Daughters of Joel Taylor and Nancy (Butler) Taylor, also two sons were Zach. and Needham Taylor. They must have all lived on the same section of land, share cropping or something like that. 1875- 20Jun1875 GGF Jacob Moore Brown dies in Pulaski Co., Ga.. Due to heat and suffocation while hand digging a water well. Jacob was born in 1832 in Wilkinson Co., Ga. exact date unknown. 16Dec1875 - GGM Mary Jane (Keen) Brown (Jacob's Widow) m - John Jordan in Pulaski Co., Ga. 1880- Pulaski Co., Ga. Census. Hartford Dist. Page #524 Jordan, John R. 45m Farmer *Jordan, Mary Jane 46f Brown, Needham Wm Sr. 24m son of Jacob M. Brown Brown, Rebecca T. 20f dau " Brown, Charles T. 12m son " Brown, Leila Mae 7f dau " *Mary Jane (Keen)(Brown)Jordan 1880- Mary Jane (Keen)(Brown)Jordan received homestead exemptions in Pulaski Co., Ga. for; Charles T. Brown, age 12 and Leila W. Brown, age 8. John R. Jordan was a registered voter in the Hartford dist. in 1880. 1883- Brown, Needham Wm. (Son of Jacob) m Allis Thompson 14Jan1883, Allis died 25Mar1884, she was 18yrs 8mo 23 days old. (Mary Jane Keen's Bible Records) 1904- Leila Mae Brown married Robert A. Daniel Oct. 26, 1904 in Pulaski Co., Ga. TO BE CONTINUED: