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~ Compiled 23 December 1993 ~
by Jerry W. Murphy


1780 & 81 Washington County, Tennessee Tax List, 5th District
BROWN, David - 100 acres - 3 horses - 3 cattle
BROWN, Thos. - 7 horses - 13 cattle - 3 negros
BROWN, William - 4 horses - 1 cattle

1786 Washington County, Tennessee Voters List
BROWN, David
BROWN, James
BROWN, John
BROWN, Peter
BROWN, Thomas

1787 Washington County, Tennessee Poll List
BROWN, Jacob
BROWN, John
BROWN, Peter
BROWNE, Eanos

Washington County, Tennessee Deed Book 1
p.368-70     6 May 1788: Daniel HARISON to David BROWN for £20 conveys 100 acres. Signed: Daniel HARISON, Serah (X) HARISON. Wit: John CAMPBELL, Moses CARSON.

Washington County, Tennessee Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
Monday, May 2, 1789. David BROWN, coroner.

1790 Washington County, Tennessee Tax List, Capt. HARRISON's Co.
BROWN, David - 300 acres - 1WP

1790-91 Washington County, Tennessee Tax List, Capt. Thomas BIDDLES's Co.
BROWN, David - 200 acres - 1WP

Washington County, Tennessee Deed Book 4
p.167-8     4 April 1791. James KUYKENDOLL to Abednego INMAN for £200 conveys 250 acres, adjoins HUNTER, Wm. RICHEY, VANCE, Peter McNAMEE. Signed: James KUYKENDOLL. Wit: David BROWN, M. HARRISON, Peter McNAMEE, John ALEXANDER.

Washington County, Tennessee Deed Book E
p.45     3 February 1792. Daniel HARRISON, Greene County, to Benjamin SANDS for £300 conveys 220 acres west fork Great Limestone adj. David BROWN. Signed: Daniel HARRISON. Wit: James KING, David BROWN, James MITCHEL. CT: May 1793.
p.170-1     20 February 1793. Daniel HARRISON, Green County, to James KING, Knox County, for £200 Virginia money conveys 265 acres, adjoins Benjamin SANDS, Robert BLAIR, Handell VANCE, Joseph SHIELDS, Robert BLACKLEY, David BROWN. Signed: Daniel HARRISON. Wit: James MITCHEL, Benjamin SANDS, David BROWN. CT: Feb 1794.

1793 Washington County, Tennessee Tax List, Capt. BLAIR's Co.
BROWN, David - 200 acres - 1WP
BROWN, William - 1WP

1794 Washington County, Tennessee Tax List, Capt. BLAIR's Co.
BROWN, David - 200 acres - 1WP
BROWN, William - 100 acres - 1WP

Washington County, Tennessee Deed Book 6
p.14-6     23 May 1796. Robert ALLIN to Pointon CHARLESTON for £300 conveys 100 acres on Big Limestone, adjoins Bertholemew WOODS, John ROBISON, David ROBISON, John FARGESON. Signed: Robert ALLEN. Wit: H.G. KING, David BROWN. CT: Aug 1796.
p.17     23 May 1796. Robert ALLIN to Pointen CHARLETON for £800 conveys 450 acres on Wood's fork of Big Limestone. Signed: Robert ALLIN. Wit: H.G. KING, David BROWN. CT: Aug 1796.
p.309-11     20 November 1797. David BROWN to William BROWN for $144 conveys 22 acres, part of Daniel HARRISON's survey sold to D. BROWN. Signed: David BROWN. Wit: Jonathan HARRALD, John (SWEET?), John BROWN.
p.574-5     5 February 1790. William LEMMONS, his NC grant of 1783 to David BROWN for £200 conveys 200 acres head of the spring of Mitchel's Branch Big Limestone; adjoins Daniel HARRISON. Signed: William LEMONS. Wit: John CAMPBELL, E. HARRISON.

1797 Washington County, Tennessee Tax List, Capt. BIDDLE's Co.
BROWN, David - 300 acres
BROWN, William - 1WP
SWEET, John - 27 acres - 1BP

1798 Washington County, Tennessee Tax List, Capt. BIDDLE's Co.
BROWN, David - 225 acres
BROWN, William - 73 acres - 1WP
S__ET, James - 27 acres - 1BP

1801 Washington County, Tennessee Tax List, Capt. BIDDLE's Co.
BROWN, David - 252 acres
BROWN, John - 1WP
BROWN, William - 72 acres - 1WP

Washington County, Tennessee Deed Book 10
p.120-2     6 March 1802. David BROWN sold to John BROWN for $300 (no amount or location given.) land adjoins Benjamin SANDS and a grave. CT. Feb. 1808. Reg. 18 June 1808.
p.132-3     6 March 1802. David BROWN sold to Jacob SANDS for $24 a parcel of land. Sig: David BROWN. Wit: Benjamine SANDS, John BROWN. CT: Feb. 1808. Reg: 24 June 1808.
p.137     10 November 1807. Jacob SANDS sold to William BROWN for $24 (same land as pages 132-3: D. BROWN to J. SANDS). Sig: Jacob SANDS. Wit: Wm. BLAIR, Richard BLAIR, George SHIELDS. CT: Feb. 1808. Reg: 21 Jan. 1808.
p.142-3     27 January 1808. John BROWN sold to William BROWN for $300 a parcel of land, adjoined by the graves, by the meeting house, David BROWN and Benjamine SANDS. Sig: John BROWN. Wit: Benjamine SANDS, Jacob SANDS. CT: Feb. 1808. Reg: 6 July 1808.
p.148-9     4 August 1804. William BROWN sold to John BROWN for $300 a tract of 72 acres, part of a tract surveyed for Daniel HARISON and sold to David BROWN. Sig: William BROWN, Catherine X BROWN. Wit: David BROWN, Jacob SANDS, Ann SANDS. CT: Feb. 1808. Reg: 11 July 1808.

Washington County, Tennessee Deed Book 12
p.88     28 February 1809. William BROWN sold to Nathaniel SMITH of Greene County part of a survey on a branch of Big Limestone granted to Wm. LEMANS who conveyed it to David BROWN; from him to William BROWN; adjoins Shiloe Meeting House and graveyard, David BROWN, Benjamin SANDS. Sig: William BROWN, Catren X BROWN. Wit: John BLACKLY, Anne SANDS, Robert CAMPBELL. CT: May 1809. Reg: 29 August 1809.

Washington County, Tennessee Deed Book 13
p.78-9     28 April 1807. William BLAIR sold to Joseph SHIELDS for $1000 a tract of 131 acres on Big Limestone, next to his other land, to a stake in the Branch whichs runs from Shilo meeting house near a double popular on SANDS and Jane BLAIR's line; adjoining William BROWN, BRACKLEY. Sig: William BLAIR. Wit: Rich'd BLAIR, James REED. CT: Feb. 1812. Reg: March 1812.
p.439-40     18 January 1814. David BROWN to Nathaniel SMITH part of the 9 acre tract on a branch of Big Limestone where BROWN lives. Sig: David BROWN. Wit: Wm. BLACKLEY, John BLACKLEY, Thos. COLLIER. CT: Feb. 1814. Reg: 7 July 1814.

Washington County, Tennessee
December the 2 day. I took account of the moveable property of David BROWN Decd. 2 horses 10 head of cattle 15 head of hogs 3 plows with hay. about 80 bushels of corn 1 small stack of ryes 1 but of wheat stack 1 plough 1 mattuk 2 hoes 1 weage 1 pan 1 double 2 C horses 2 pulley axes 1 hand ax 2 saws 1 plane 2 augers 1 sythe 1 harkle 1 pair of cards 1 bell 3 open barrels 1 whisky barrel 1 lott vessell 1 bed stead 1 soap 1 _____ 8 pacts 2 pots 1 oven 1 ba__ 1 dish 2 plates 1 step led hose 1 table 1 wheel 2 baskets 1 half bed 1 gun 1 old saddle 1 geopraphy 5 other books 1 _______ jug. The above is a true inventory of the personal estate of David BROWN Decd taken this 2d February 1808. Wm. BROWN Adm of David BROWN Decd. Filed of August Sessions 1809.

1809 Greene County, Tennessee Tax List
Kirk's Company - William BROWN - 104A
Gwin's Company - John BROWN - 1P
McBride's Company - George BROWN - 360A - 1P
McBride's Company - John BROWN - 100A - 1P
McBride's Company - George BROWN - 100A - 1P
McBride's Company - George BROWN - 234A
McBride's Company - Frederick BROWN - 1P
Stanfield's Company - Thomas BROWN - 200A - 1P - Miry Branch
Stanfield's Company - George BROWN - 330A - 1P - Mill Creek
Olinger's Company - Maxwell BROWN - 1P
Olinger's Company - William BROWN - 1P
Olinger's Company - James BROWN, Sr. - 206A - Lick Creek
Olinger's Company - James BROWN, Jr. - 1P
Clark's Company - Jotham BROWN - 1P
Clark's Company - Samuel BROWN - 1P
Clark's Company - Salvan BROWN - 186A - 1P
Clark's Company - David BROWN - 81A - 1P
Clark's Company - Jonathan BROWN - 1P

1810 Greene County, Tennessee Tax List
Kirk's Company - William BROWN - 104A - 1P
Gwin's Company - John BROWN - 10A - 1P
Kelly's Company - Thomas BROWN - 200A - 1P - Lick Creek
Kelly's Company - George BROWN - 330A - 1P - Jocky Branch
Olinger's Company - Maxal BROWN - 1P
Olinger's Company - William BROWN - 1P
Olinger's Company - James BROWN, Sr. - 206A - Lick Creek
Olinger's Company - James BROWN, Jr. - 1P
Olinger's Company - Benjamin BROWN - 1P
Clark's Company - David BROWN - 200A - 1P
Clark's Company - Samuel BROWN - 1P
Clark's Company - William BROWN - 1P
Clark's Company - Silvanus BROWN - 156A - 1P
Clark's Company - Jotham BROWN - 50A - 1P
Hoyle's Company - Thomas BROWN - 140A - 1P - Lick Creek
Feller's Company - Joseph BROWN - 1P

1811 Greene County, Tennessee Tax List
Gwin's Company - John BROWN - 10A - 1P
Gwin's Company - George BROWN - 309A - 2P
McBride's Company - John BROWN - 1P
McBride's Company - Joseph BROWN - 220A - 1P - Little Chucky
Kelly's Company - Thomas BROWN - 200A - 1P - Sinken Creek
Kelly's Company - George BROWN - 330A - 1P - Mill Creek
Olinger's Company - Maxell BROWN - 1P
Olinger's Company - James BROWN, Sr. - 206A - Lick Creek
Olinger's Company - James BROWN, Jr. - 1P
Clark's Company - Jotham BROWN - 50A - 1P
Clark's Company - Salvenus BROWN - 186A - 1P
Clark's Company - William BROWN - 1P
Clark's Company - William BROWN - 1P
Clark's Company - David BROWN - 200A - 1P
Hoyle's Company - Thomas BROWN - 140A - 1P
Feller's Company - William BROWN - 331/3A - 1P - W. Horse Creek

1812 Greene County, Tennessee Tax List
Kirk's Company - William BROWN - 94A - 1P - W. Gap Creek
Kirk's Company - (same) - 10A - W. Gap Creek
McSpaddin's Company - John BROWN - 1P
McSpaddin's Company - George BROWN - 2P
Hoyle's Company - Joseph BROWN - 220A - 1P
Kelly's Company - Thomas BROWN - 200A - 1P - Sinking Creek
Kelly's Company - George BROWN - 330A - Mill Creek
Olinger's Company - Thomas BROWN - 180A - 1P - Roaring Fork
Clark's Company - David BROWN - 200A
Clark's Company - Salusue BROWN - 1P
Clark's Company - William BROWN - 150A - 1P
Clark's Company - Jathem BROWN - 1P
Clark's Company - William BROWN - 1P
Feller's Company - Joseph BROWN - 1P
Feller's Company - William BROWN - 331/3A - 1P - Horse Creek

1813 Greene County, Tennessee Tax List
Kirk's Company - William BROWN - 90A - 1P - W. Gap Creek
Kirk's Company - (same) - 10A
McSpaddin's Company - John BROWN - 1P
Hoyl's Company - Alexander BROWN - 1P
Hoyl's Company - George BROWN - 1P
Hoyl's Company - Joseph BROWN - 220A - 1P
Kelly's Company - Thomas BROWN - 200A - 1P - Second Creek
Olinger's Company - Thomas BROWN - 180A - 1P - Roaring Fork
Bowman's Company - Salvenus BROWN - 186A - 1P - Smiths Fork
Bowman's Company - William BROWN - 150A - 1P - W. Lick Creek
Bowman's Company - Ithem BROWN - 100A - 1P - S. Fork
Bowman's Company - David BROWN - 200A - 1P
Feller's Company - William BROWN - 331/3A - 1P - Horse Creek
Feller's Company - Joseph BROWN
Kilgore's Company - Roger BROWN - 90A - Medow Creek
McCalpin's Company - John BROWN - 10A - 1P
Smith's Company - William BROWN - 30A - 1P

1814 Greene County, Tennessee Tax List
Kirk's Company - William BROWN - 30A - 1P - W. Gap Creek
McSpaddin's Company - William BROWN - 30A - 1P
McSpaddin's Company - George BROWN - 1P
McSpaddin's Company - Alexander BROWN - 1P
McSpaddin's Company - Joseph BROWN, Esqr. - 220A - 1P
Kelly's Company - Thomas BROWN - 200A - 1P
Olinger's Company - Thomas BROWN - 180A - 1P - Roaring Fork
Bowman's Company - William BROWN - 150A - 1P - West of Lick Creek
Bowman's Company - Silvenus BROWN - 142A - 1P
Bowman's Company - David BROWN - 81A - 1P - Roaring Fork
Bowman's Company - Jothen BROWN - 100A - 1P - West of Roaring Fork
Johnson's Company - William BROWN - 331/3A - Horse Creek

1815 Greene County, Tennessee Tax List
Kirk's Company - William BROWN - 30A - 1P - W. Gap Creek
Kirk's Company - Thomas BROWN - 20A - 1P - W. Lick Creek
McSpaddin's Company - George BROWN - 1P
McSpaddin's Company - Alexander BROWN - 1P
McSpaddin's Company - Joseph BROWN, Esqr. - 220A - 1P
White's Company - Thomas BROWN - 200A - 1P - L.S. Creek
Murphey's Company - George BROWN - 175A - Lick Creek
Murphey's Company - Thomas BROWN - 180A - 1P - Roaring Fork
Bowman's Company - William BROWN - 100A - 1P - W. Lick Creek
Bowman's Company - Salsenus BROWN - 142A - Tillmans Fork
Bowman's Company - David BROWN - 1P
Bowman's Company - Jothem BROWN - 100A - 1P - Dumons Fork
John's Company - William BROWN - 33½A - Horse Creek
John's Company - Joseph BROWN - 1P
Parker's Company - William BROWN - 1P

1816 Greene County, Tennessee Tax List
Self's Company - David BROWN - 50A - 1P - W. Gap Creek
Self's Company -William BROWN - 1P
Self's Company - Thomas BROWN - 20A - 1P - W. Gap Creek
Adam's Company - Alexander BROWN - 1P
Adam's Company - Joseph BROWN, Esqr. - 261 3/4A - 1P - Richland
Adam's Company - David BROWN - 80A - Lick Creek
Adam's Company - (same) - 40A
White's Company - Thomas BROWN - 180A - 1P - Lick Creek
White's Company - Thomas BROWN - 200A - My Branch
Justice's Company - George BROWN - 175A - Mein Lick Creek
Justice's Company - Jotham BROWN - 67A - 1P - Lick Creek
Justice's Company - William BROWN - 100A - 1P - Lick Creek
Justice's Company - William BROWN - 41A - 1P - Tillmans Fork
Justice's Company - Salvanus BROWN - 142A - 1P - Tillmans Fork
Johnston's Company - Joseph BROWN - 1P
Johnston's Company - William BROWN - 33 53/160A - Horse Creek
Brabson's Company - John BROWN - 10A - 1P - W.R.C.R.

Washington County, Tennessee Deed Book 15
p.276-7     18 February 1817. Benjamin JACKSON sold his Tennessee grant of 1 July 1816 to Isaac HAIRE/HAIR for $100 consisting of 16 acres on Big Limestone; adjoins Isaac BAILES/BAELS, David RUSSEL. Sig: Benjamin JACKSON. Wit: William BROWN, Leroy Haile, Jn. C. HARRES. Reg: 17 July 1817.

Washington County, Tennessee Deed Book 16
p.264-5     5 September 1817: John BROWN and others to David BROWN A tract of 134 acres of land lying on Big Limestone Creek. Signed: William BROWN, Jno. BROWN, Thos. G. BROWN, Jacob SANDS, John MACE, James POTEAT, Esebel BROWN, James WILLOBEE. Wit. James POTEAT Sr., Benjamin SANDS, Joseph SANDS, Thomas SANDS, John BROWN.(Note: The conveyors in the above deed were three sons, a daughter and four sons-in-law of David BROWN Sr. Dec'd. The conveyee was David BROWN Jr. another son.)
p.266     October term of Washington County Court. Thomas MOORE, Clerk of Bedford County, Tennessee Court, certified that execution of the above deed was acknowledged in open court, by William BROWN and James POTEAT, and that James POTEAT made oath that he saw John BROWN sign the same. Thomas MOORE, 31 October 1817.

Tennesseans in the War of 1812; by Byron & Samuel Sistler (1992), Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee.....Page 93
BROWN, David G., Pvt., Col. Samuel BAYLESS, Capt. Joseph GOODSON, E TN Mil.
BROWN, David, Pvt., Col. Samuel BAYLESS, Capt. Jonathan WADDELL, E TN Mil.
BROWN, David, Pvt., Col. William JOHNSON, Capt. Andrew LAWSON, E TN Mil.
BROWN, David, Sgt., Col. Samuel BAYLESS, Capt. Joseph HALE, E TN Mil.

Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "Ansearchin'" News Vol. 40 No. 1, Spring 1993, page 13
Bedford County, Tennessee Deeds - 1808, Record Book A, page 341
1 Dec 1796: For military service of David BROWN to NC, TN Grant #296 is issued to Joseph GREER, assignee of the heirs of David BROWN, 150 acres in Rutherford County, R4,S3 on both sides of East Fork of Cane Creek, a branch of Elk River...mentions Thos. TOLBOT's line.

1820 Rutherford County, Tennessee Census
p. 77 BROWN, Jane = 100000-11101
p. 77 BROWN, William B. = 100110-10100
p. 78 BROWN, Robert = 110001-22210
p. 79 BROWN, Hubbard
p. 86 BROWN, Lait = 210010-22010
p. 88 BROWN, John = 000100-10100
p. 88 SWETT, John = 000101-10100
p. 89 BROWN, Dudley = 111110-30010
p. 94 BROWN, David G. = 100010-10100
p. 94 BROWN, William = 220101-21001
p. 95 BROWN, Sterling = 410010-11110

1830 Bedford County, Tennessee Census
p. 26 SWEET, William = 210001-210101
p. 124 BROWN, William L. = 00001-20001
p. 124 BROWN, James = 00001-00001
p. 124 BROWN, D.G. = 020101-111001
p. 124 BROWN, William = 00010001-01111001
(NOTE: Not a complete list.)

Middle Tennessee Land Grants, Book 13
p.373     5 November 1831. David BROWN granted 50 acres in Bedford County. No. 10911. Entered 6 January 1826. Surveyed 1 March 1827. On the head waters of Garrison Fork of Duck River; joins Gideon GREER.
p.375     5 November 1831. William BROWN granted 31¼ acres in Bedford County. No. 10913. Entered 6 January 1826. Surveyed 2 March 1827. On the head waters of Garrison Fork of Duck River. Beginning at a sugar tree lettered W.B. on the line dividing the Counties of Rutherford & Bedford; joins James McCULLOUGH's line; back to county line.

Middle Tennessee Land Grants, Book 16
p.606     1 August 1836. David BROWN granted 37½ acres in Bedford County. No. 13695. Entered 22 November 1833. Surveyed 19 April 1832. On the waters of Garrison Fork; joins CARRITHERS.

Coffee County, Tennessee Deed Book B
p.64     26 October 1839. David BROWN, Coffee County, sold to Dabney EWEL for $5 a certain tract of land lying on the waters of the Garrison Fork of the Duck River; it being bound on the north by the lands of Thomas BRUCE; on the south and east Pleasant CAUTHON, on the west by said BROWN. This including the land now cultivated by Josiah HERROD containing 19½ acres. Wit: Pleasant McCULLOUGH, Gilbert MYRICK, Ransom YOUNGBLOOD.

1840 Coffee County, Tennessee Census
p. 151 BROWN, David G. = 1120001-0110201
p. 151 BROWN, W.S. = 100001-02101
p. 151 BROWN, William = 0000000001-10111001
p. 154 SWEET, David = 10001000001-1100100001
p. 161 BROWN, Allen Jr. = 1002-00001
p. 162 BROWN, Walker = 12001-11001
p. 168 BROWN, Thos. A. = 100001-110001
p. 169 BROWN, Nancy = 20001-0031001
p. 172 BROWN, John Sr. = 000000001-00000001
p. 177 BROWN, Allen = 01100001-00000001
p. 180 BROWN, Nancy = 211-022001
p. 184 BROWN, Alexr. = 02001-20001
p. 187 BROWN, Wm. J.? = 1100001-1012001

Coffee County, Tennessee Deed Book E
p.254-55     27 December 1844. David G. BROWN, Coffee County, sold to John HASSELL, Coffee County, for $15 a 10 acre tract of land situated on the waters of Garrison Fork of the Duck River being bound on the west by Rueben HERROD. Wit: James H. NOUGHTON, John W. MYROCK, Thos. H. NOUGHTON.

1850 Wayne County, Tennessee Census - 7th District
p. 145     882/892 David G. BROWN 59, Anna 55, Catherine 30, John 23, James 17, Elisabeth 16, Reuben 13.
p. 145     883/893 Wm. BROWN 26, Rachel 27.
p. 145     884/894 Saml. WILSON 60, Sarah 29, David 2, Nancy & Jane 1.

1860 Wayne County, Tennessee Census - 7th District
p. 212     250/250 - David BROWN 70, Anna 66, Elizabeth 28, John BROWN 34, Mahala BROWN 23, Anna 2.
p. 213     251/251 - Reuben BROWN 23, Elizabeth 18.
p. 213     252/252 - Sally WILSON 39, David 12, Nancy 11, Louisa 11, Charity 9, Sarah 6, William 4.

1870 Wayne County, Tennessee Census - 4th Civil District
p. 101     258/292 - Lewis H. TILLER 40, Elizabeth F.M. 28, John H. 2, Samuel 10/12, Elizabeth J. BROWN 10, James W. 8.
7th Civil District
p. 160     87/87 - John BROWN 50, Isabella M. 35, Anna C. 13, David J. 11, Catherine 7, C.M. 4, Martha 2.
p. 171     167/167 - William BROWN 48, Sarah E. 37, George 13, David 12, Alford 10, Malinda 8, James R. 10/12, Anna 70?.
8th Civil District
p. 177     42/42 - Stephen WALKER 21, Elizabeth A. 28, James M. 3, Nancy Ann 1.
11th Civil District
p. 248     180/180 - Sariah WILSON 50, Louiza E. 21, Charity M. 20, Sariah E.M. 19.

1880 Wayne County, Tennessee Census - 5th Civil District
p. 93     81/97 Stephen WALKER 32, E.A. 42(f), J.M. 13(m), N.A. 9(f), C.C. 7(f), D.A. 6(f).
7th Civil District
p. 125     25/25 Sarah WILSON 63, Charity 28, Margaret 26, Nancy S. 4/12, Anna BROWN 83.
p. 127     41/41 Wm. J. MARTIN 26, Nancy E. 22, Mary L. 2, David BROWN 20.
p. 129     64/64 John BROWN 60, Isabel 42, Charety 16, Charles M. 14, Martha E. 12, George W. 10, Mary E. 6, John M. 4, Nancy J. 1.




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