Son of James Brown and Eleanor Rutherford. Grandson of U. S. Congressman and Patriot, Robert Rutherford. About Robert Rutherford: He was a friend of George Washington and was a Delegate to Virginia's three 1775 and 1776 conventions held to consider whether to declare independence from Great Britain. After independence was declared he was elected to the Virginia Senate, serving from 1776 to 1790. In 1792 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives as an Anti-Administration candidate and served two terms, 1793 to 1797.
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Will of G. W. Brown
Name G W Brown
Probate Date 13 Feb 1894
Probate Place Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Inferred Death Year 1894
Inferred Death Place 1850 Laurel County, Kentucky
Bequests:
1. Kizzie Frost has lived with me for thirty years and has always been kind and attentive. I therefore will to her one third interest in my land, one bedstead, bedding, china.
2. Nieces Margaret Brown and Ellen Brown, daughters of my brother John P. Brown (deceased) (note - John Peyton Brown) one third land, solid silver table spoons and tea spoons
3. Two single daughters of my sister Mary Thomas (deceased) (note - Mary Rutherford Brown Thomas), viz. Ellen Thomas and Catherine Thomas one third land.
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1850 Census Laurel County, Kentucky
George W Brown 46 b. VA (Charles Town, Jefferson County was in VA at the time of his birth, later became West Virginia)
Rebecca Brown 46 b. PA
Margaret Thomas 16 b. VA (niece, Margaret Rice Thomas, daughter of Lloyd Thomas and Mary Rutherford Brown Thomas. She married Henry Lee Jackson of Laurel County, Kentucky)
1860 Laurel County, Kentucky
G W Brown 56
Rebecca Brown 56
Sarah Johnson 19
William Harrison 7
1870 Racoon, Laurel, Kentucky
Geo W Brown 66
Rebecca Brown 67
K E Frost 30
Andy Mckintock 24
1880 Raccoon, Laurel, Kentucky
George Brown 75
Kissah Frost 45 (servant)
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Copy of Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage of his niece, Mary Rutherford Thomas Carstensen:
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 012
Mrs. Mary Rutherford Carstensen, DAR Number 11497 - born in Maryland, wife of Gustave A. Carstensen
Descendant of Hon. Robert Rutherford, of Virginia.
Daughter of Francis John Thomas and Martha Raymond, his wife.
Granddaughter of Lloyd Thomas and Mary Rutherford Brown, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of James Brown and Eleanor Rutherford, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Robert Rutherford and Mary Dobyn Howe (Mary D'Aubigne), his wife.
Robert Rutherford, 1775, was a delegate from Berkeley to the Williamsburg convention and on the committee to reply to the proclamation of Lord Dunmore. He was born in Scotland, 1728, and died in Jefferson county, 1803.
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Will of G. W. Brown
Name G W Brown
Probate Date 13 Feb 1894
Probate Place Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Inferred Death Year 1894
Inferred Death Place 1850 Laurel County, Kentucky
Bequests:
1. Kizzie Frost has lived with me for thirty years and has always been kind and attentive. I therefore will to her one third interest in my land, one bedstead, bedding, china.
2. Nieces Margaret Brown and Ellen Brown, daughters of my brother John P. Brown (deceased) (note - John Peyton Brown) one third land, solid silver table spoons and tea spoons
3. Two single daughters of my sister Mary Thomas (deceased) (note - Mary Rutherford Brown Thomas), viz. Ellen Thomas and Catherine Thomas one third land.
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1850 Census Laurel County, Kentucky
George W Brown 46 b. VA (Charles Town, Jefferson County was in VA at the time of his birth, later became West Virginia)
Rebecca Brown 46 b. PA
Margaret Thomas 16 b. VA (niece, Margaret Rice Thomas, daughter of Lloyd Thomas and Mary Rutherford Brown Thomas. She married Henry Lee Jackson of Laurel County, Kentucky)
1860 Laurel County, Kentucky
G W Brown 56
Rebecca Brown 56
Sarah Johnson 19
William Harrison 7
1870 Racoon, Laurel, Kentucky
Geo W Brown 66
Rebecca Brown 67
K E Frost 30
Andy Mckintock 24
1880 Raccoon, Laurel, Kentucky
George Brown 75
Kissah Frost 45 (servant)
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Copy of Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage of his niece, Mary Rutherford Thomas Carstensen:
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 012
Mrs. Mary Rutherford Carstensen, DAR Number 11497 - born in Maryland, wife of Gustave A. Carstensen
Descendant of Hon. Robert Rutherford, of Virginia.
Daughter of Francis John Thomas and Martha Raymond, his wife.
Granddaughter of Lloyd Thomas and Mary Rutherford Brown, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of James Brown and Eleanor Rutherford, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Robert Rutherford and Mary Dobyn Howe (Mary D'Aubigne), his wife.
Robert Rutherford, 1775, was a delegate from Berkeley to the Williamsburg convention and on the committee to reply to the proclamation of Lord Dunmore. He was born in Scotland, 1728, and died in Jefferson county, 1803.
Son of James Brown and Eleanor Rutherford. Grandson of U. S. Congressman and Patriot, Robert Rutherford. About Robert Rutherford: He was a friend of George Washington and was a Delegate to Virginia's three 1775 and 1776 conventions held to consider whether to declare independence from Great Britain. After independence was declared he was elected to the Virginia Senate, serving from 1776 to 1790. In 1792 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives as an Anti-Administration candidate and served two terms, 1793 to 1797.
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Will of G. W. Brown
Name G W Brown
Probate Date 13 Feb 1894
Probate Place Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Inferred Death Year 1894
Inferred Death Place 1850 Laurel County, Kentucky
Bequests:
1. Kizzie Frost has lived with me for thirty years and has always been kind and attentive. I therefore will to her one third interest in my land, one bedstead, bedding, china.
2. Nieces Margaret Brown and Ellen Brown, daughters of my brother John P. Brown (deceased) (note - John Peyton Brown) one third land, solid silver table spoons and tea spoons
3. Two single daughters of my sister Mary Thomas (deceased) (note - Mary Rutherford Brown Thomas), viz. Ellen Thomas and Catherine Thomas one third land.
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1850 Census Laurel County, Kentucky
George W Brown 46 b. VA (Charles Town, Jefferson County was in VA at the time of his birth, later became West Virginia)
Rebecca Brown 46 b. PA
Margaret Thomas 16 b. VA (niece, Margaret Rice Thomas, daughter of Lloyd Thomas and Mary Rutherford Brown Thomas. She married Henry Lee Jackson of Laurel County, Kentucky)
1860 Laurel County, Kentucky
G W Brown 56
Rebecca Brown 56
Sarah Johnson 19
William Harrison 7
1870 Racoon, Laurel, Kentucky
Geo W Brown 66
Rebecca Brown 67
K E Frost 30
Andy Mckintock 24
1880 Raccoon, Laurel, Kentucky
George Brown 75
Kissah Frost 45 (servant)
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Copy of Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage of his niece, Mary Rutherford Thomas Carstensen:
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 012
Mrs. Mary Rutherford Carstensen, DAR Number 11497 - born in Maryland, wife of Gustave A. Carstensen
Descendant of Hon. Robert Rutherford, of Virginia.
Daughter of Francis John Thomas and Martha Raymond, his wife.
Granddaughter of Lloyd Thomas and Mary Rutherford Brown, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of James Brown and Eleanor Rutherford, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Robert Rutherford and Mary Dobyn Howe (Mary D'Aubigne), his wife.
Robert Rutherford, 1775, was a delegate from Berkeley to the Williamsburg convention and on the committee to reply to the proclamation of Lord Dunmore. He was born in Scotland, 1728, and died in Jefferson county, 1803.
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Will of G. W. Brown
Name G W Brown
Probate Date 13 Feb 1894
Probate Place Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Inferred Death Year 1894
Inferred Death Place 1850 Laurel County, Kentucky
Bequests:
1. Kizzie Frost has lived with me for thirty years and has always been kind and attentive. I therefore will to her one third interest in my land, one bedstead, bedding, china.
2. Nieces Margaret Brown and Ellen Brown, daughters of my brother John P. Brown (deceased) (note - John Peyton Brown) one third land, solid silver table spoons and tea spoons
3. Two single daughters of my sister Mary Thomas (deceased) (note - Mary Rutherford Brown Thomas), viz. Ellen Thomas and Catherine Thomas one third land.
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1850 Census Laurel County, Kentucky
George W Brown 46 b. VA (Charles Town, Jefferson County was in VA at the time of his birth, later became West Virginia)
Rebecca Brown 46 b. PA
Margaret Thomas 16 b. VA (niece, Margaret Rice Thomas, daughter of Lloyd Thomas and Mary Rutherford Brown Thomas. She married Henry Lee Jackson of Laurel County, Kentucky)
1860 Laurel County, Kentucky
G W Brown 56
Rebecca Brown 56
Sarah Johnson 19
William Harrison 7
1870 Racoon, Laurel, Kentucky
Geo W Brown 66
Rebecca Brown 67
K E Frost 30
Andy Mckintock 24
1880 Raccoon, Laurel, Kentucky
George Brown 75
Kissah Frost 45 (servant)
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Copy of Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage of his niece, Mary Rutherford Thomas Carstensen:
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 012
Mrs. Mary Rutherford Carstensen, DAR Number 11497 - born in Maryland, wife of Gustave A. Carstensen
Descendant of Hon. Robert Rutherford, of Virginia.
Daughter of Francis John Thomas and Martha Raymond, his wife.
Granddaughter of Lloyd Thomas and Mary Rutherford Brown, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of James Brown and Eleanor Rutherford, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Robert Rutherford and Mary Dobyn Howe (Mary D'Aubigne), his wife.
Robert Rutherford, 1775, was a delegate from Berkeley to the Williamsburg convention and on the committee to reply to the proclamation of Lord Dunmore. He was born in Scotland, 1728, and died in Jefferson county, 1803.
Family Members
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