RNT Family History
Brown, Henry
Abt 1670 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Brown, Henry was born about 1670 in Salem, , New Jersey. Henry married Giles, Mary on 23 Oct 1698 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Brown, William
was born in in , Salem, New Jersey.
- 2. Brown, William
Generation: 2
2. Brown, William (1.Henry1) was born in in , Salem, New Jersey. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Brown, Samuel was born in 1759 in , Augusta, Virginia.
- 3. Brown, Samuel
Generation: 3
3. Brown, Samuel (2.William2, 1.Henry1) was born in 1759 in , Augusta, Virginia. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Brown, Elizabeth Louise was born about 1785; died in 1832 in Sandy Musk Creek, Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina; was buried in 1832 in Turkey Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina.
- 4. Brown, Elizabeth Louise
Generation: 4
4. Brown, Elizabeth Louise (3.Samuel3, 2.William2, 1.Henry1) was born about 1785; died in 1832 in Sandy Musk Creek, Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina; was buried in 1832 in Turkey Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina. 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
Buried:
Rev., Dillard D. Ensley, Jr., P. O. Box 372, Sparks, Ga., 31647Elizabeth married Ensley, James William on 02 Jan 1806 in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina. James (son of Ansley/Endsley/Ensley, John and Cain, Hannah) was born in 1782 in , Hyde, North Carolina; died between 1872 and 1875. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Ensley, Margaret Sarah was born in 1828 in , , North Carolina.
- 6. Ensley, Samuel Bruce was born on 19 Jun 1829 in Sandymush, Buncombe, North Carolina; died on 14 Sep 1896 in , Madison, North Carolina; was buried in Sep 1896 in Flint Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, , Madison, North Carolina.
- 7. Ensley, Adolphus Ervin was born on 08 Feb 1830 in , , North Carolina; died on 07 Jun 1905 in Arigon, Georgia.
- 8. Ensley, Jane was born in 1831 in North Carolina; died in 1849.
- 9. Ensley, Alfred Webb was born on 03 Nov 1832 in , , North Carolina; died on 06 Jan 1910 in , Buncombe, North Carolina; was buried in Jan 1910 in Mt. View Freewill Baptist Church, , Buncombe, North Carolina.
- 5. Ensley, Margaret Sarah