The name of BROWN is the Americanized form of our German ancestors . . . B R A U N . . . from this branch down, our descendents use the name B R O W N.


Johann (John) Michael Brown/Braun, JR. was born on the 22nd of Oct 1751 in East Hanover Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Johann Michael Brown, JR was the son of Johann Michael Braun, SR. 1724-1785 and his wife, Anna Julianna KARGER 1728-1785.

Children of Johann Michael Braun, Sr and his wife, Anna:

(1) Catarina Catrina Katarina Marie Braun 1747–1830
(2) Christopher Christoph Brown/Braun 1750-1816
(3) JOHANN MICHAEL Braun, JR 1751-1820
(4) Andreas "Andrew SR." Braun 1753–1830
(5) Anna Margaretha Braun 1755–1807
(6) Maria Magdalena Braun 1757–1829
(7) Eva Margaretha Braun 1759–1804
(8) Anna Maria "Mollie" Braun/Brown Leonard 1762–1855
(9) Anna Maria "Elizabetha" Braun 1764–
(10) Dorothea Braun 1767–

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In 1778 Johann Michael Brown/Braun, JR. 1751-1820 married Christina Poffenherrer 1761-1849 (German for Copenhaver) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Old German Forms of Copenhaver: Poffenheffer, Koppenhaver, Kopenhauer, Koppenheffer et al are other variations to be found in older generations. The roots of the German surname Copenhaver lie in the former royal duchy of Swabia, now the modern state of Baden-Wurrtem burg. The name is derived from the German words "kapaun," meaning "capon," a rooster, and "hof," meaning "farm."

Johann Michael and Christina Brown were the Parents of:

(1) Anna Catherine Brown Musser 1784–1850
(2) John Robert Brown 1789–1853
(3) Jacob Brown 1790–
(4) HENRY Brown 1791–1865
(5) Michael Brown, III 1794–
(6) Christina Brown Repass 1795–1867
(7) Mary Ann Braun Held 1800–1870
(8) Elizabeth Brown Harkrader 1801–1881



SOURCE: BIRTH
Bk: Parish Register of the Hill Evangelical Church Children of Michael & Anna Braun: 1751 Oct 22 a Son Johann Michael Sponsors: as above (Christoph Meyer & wife) Baptised: 1751 Oct 27

SOURCE: BAPTISM
P26 Img174 27 Oct 1751 N. Annville Twp, PA & NJ Church & Town Records 17 Aug 1985 Hill Evangelical Lutheran: CH of Michael Braun Brown & wife Anna: (1)Catarina 1747 Dec-31 bap 1750 (2)Christoph 1750 Jun-17 bap Jul-8 1751 (3) Johann Michael 1751 Oct-22 bap Oct-27 1751 + more
http://interactive.ancestry.com/2451/42154_329973-00447/2022961129backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/19286658/person/780445133/facts/ci

RESIDENCE:
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
Name:Michael Brown Birth: 1750 Birthplace:PA Vol:20 Pg: 227 Ref: Heads of Fams. 1st US census Pa By US Bureau of Census http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

MARRIAGE:
US & Intl Marriage Records 1560-1900 Name: Michael Brown Gender:Male Spouse Name: Christina Copenhaver http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?

BURIAL:
Find A Grave Name Johann Michael Braun Jr Birth 22 Oct 1751 Birth Lancaster Co PA USA Death 20 May 1820 Death Wytheville Wythe Co VA USA Cemetery St Johns Lutheran (Sauers) Burial Place Wytheville Wythe Co VA USA

Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery (Sauers) Find A Grave Memorial# 48877002 Johann Michael Brown Created by: Carole Whittemore Record added: Feb 27, 2010
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi page=gr&GRid=48877002&ref=acom

Regarding Burial at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery -

13 May 2014 from Glenda Wheeler Findagrave #47127637:
I received this message from FindaGrave contributor DRSHEPPARD 5/11/14:
The entire cemetery searched by Find a Grave contributor and could not find the grave. They also reported, specifically: This person is not listed in the cemetery index which means that they do not have a marker or it is not readable.

MY REPLY:
I will leave Johann Braun/Brown in this cemetery until it is proven he is not here, since the marker could either be unreadable or gone OR until someone finds them in another cemetery location.

DNA MATCH and Research -
4th Great Grandfather DNA MATCH: Johann Michael BROWN JR Biography by Carole Anne BROWN Whittemore Updated 6 Mar 2016
http://person.ancestry.com/tree/19286658/person/780445133/facts