Joseph Brown, s/o Thomas & Mary (???) Brown, 91yrs. 2 das., Cooper, Wagonwright, Carpenter, Farmer, Pioneer, md. 17 Feb. 1799, Bourbon Co., KY by Richard Thomas to Mary A. Parker, d/o Aquilla & Elizabeth (Amos) Parker. They had George, Ruth, William, Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Christena, Cassandra, Aquilla Parker, Clemency, Mary Ann, Joseph and Henry Parker Brown.

Ref: Died, on the 24th day of October, 1861, at his residence in this county, at 7 a.m., Mr. Joseph Brown, aged 91 years.

He got up in the morning as well as usual and went to see to his feeding, and came in to the house and sat down in his chair and fell over out of his chair and died immediately, without a struggle and without saying a word. He was born in Virginia October 22, 1770, and emigrated to Kentucky when a boy. He volunteered in General Wayne's army, came to Ohio to defend the frontier settlements against the Indians. In 1779 (sic) he came to O., settled somewhere near the place where he died. He was a member of the Baptist Church previous to 1779 (sic) and has always lived a consistent christian life. He was the father of thirteen children, nine of whom are now living. Miami Township has lost one of her oldest and best citizens.

Ref: Clermont Co. History -- Joseph Brown, a Virginian, in 1799 settled on a farm that is opposite Camp Dennison, where he died at the age of 91. He served in the war of 1812. Of his family, George settled in Stonelick (Twp.), William in Jackson (Twp.), John moved to Pickaway (Co., OH), Thomas died in Mercer Co., (OH), Aquilla Parker lived near Loveland. Ruth married David Smysor. Another daughter married Phillip Smysor. {John may have moved to Pickaway for a time but he lived most of his live in Shelby Co., OH on land initially purchased by Joseph Brown and adjacent to land owned by Phillip Smysor.)