Brown, Elizabeth Louise b. Abt 1785 d. 1832 Sandy Musk Creek, Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina: CelestialFamily Genealogy

RNT Family History

Abt 1785 - 1832 (47 years)

Name	Brown, Elizabeth Louise
Born	Abt 1785 [1]
Gender	Female
Died	1832	Sandy Musk Creek, Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina
Buried	1832	Turkey Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina
Person ID	I3175	McClure-Harris
Last Modified	18 Jan 2004

Father	Brown, Samuel, b. 1759, , Augusta, Virginia
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F1244	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ensley, James William, b. 1782, , Hyde, North Carolina , d. Between 1872 and 1875 (Age 93 years)

Married 02 Jan 1806 Morganton, Burke, North Carolina

Notes

Frances C. Ingmire, Marriage Records of Burke County, North
Carolina 1781-1868 (1984; Athens, Ga.: Iberian Press, 1993).

Children

	1. Ensley, Margaret Sarah, b. 1828, , , North Carolina [Birth]
	2. Ensley, Samuel Bruce, b. 19 Jun 1829, Sandymush, Buncombe, North Carolina , d. 14 Sep 1896, , Madison, North Carolina (Age 67 years) [Birth]
	3. Ensley, Adolphus Ervin, b. 08 Feb 1830, , , North Carolina , d. 07 Jun 1905, Arigon, Georgia (Age 75 years) [Sealing]
	4. Ensley, Jane, b. 1831, North Carolina , d. 1849 (Age 18 years)
	5. Ensley, Alfred Webb, b. 03 Nov 1832, , , North Carolina , d. 06 Jan 1910, , Buncombe, North Carolina (Age 77 years) [Birth]

Last Modified 18 Jan 2004

Family ID F1052 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Elizabeth Louise Brown, said to be related to Lawyer Mark Brown and Caney Brown, was the daughter of Samuel Brown, who owned land near Linville Gorge, North Carolina on the side of what is now know as Brown Mountain, site of the famous and mysterious "Brown Mountain Lights." The family line descends from (1) Richard Brown (159?-1655)born in Ireland, immigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. Here moved to Southold on Long Island in the Colony of New York and died there in 1655. His son, (2) Richard Brown II came to American with his parents as a child. He married Hannah King, lived At Southhold, dying there in 1689. His son, (3) Jonathan Borwn (1653-1711) married Mary Gardner and removed to Salem County New Jersey where he died in1711. Jonathan's only known son, Henry Brown (1690-?) married Mary Giles. His son, (5) William Brown (172?-179?), born in Salem County, removed to Augusta Co., Va. His wife's name is unknown. By 1784, he was living in Surry, Co., N.C., where it is believed he died. Known Children: William II, John, Abner, and Samuel. Of these, (6) Samuel Brown was born in Augusta Co., VA and came to Surry County with his parents. On August 7, 1787, he was granted 40 acres on the Catawba River in Burke Co. and later moved in the same county to what is know known as Brown Mountain. Known children of Samuel: Samuel Brown II,William Brown and Elizabeth Brown Ensley