William Wesley Brown

Male 1826 - Bef 1910  (~ 83 years)


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  • Name William Wesley Brown 
    Birth Sep 1826 
    Gender Male 
    Death Bef 1910 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John Brown   d. Bef Feb 1776, Chatham County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Great Grandfather) 
    Sarah,   b. 1760   d. 30 Oct 1847  (Age 87 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Notes 
    • 1845, Jan 27 -- 1844-1847 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 112
      Ordered that Leonard Hare be appointed overseer of the road from Shuffields Mill to Cabin Creek and have the following hands to work: Everet Smith, John Morgan, John Freeman, William Morgan, Isaac Smith, Robert Melton, James G. Morgan, Zacheus Britt, Henry Cagle, William T. Morgan, Nichlas Nall, William Westley Brown, Asa Williamson, Joseph Morgan, Enock Freeman and George Morgan.

      1846, Dec 12 -- Land Grant #3327, Moore County, NC
      Thomas Brown received 80 acres located north of Cabin Creek on Big Branch adjoining Isaiah Brown and his own line. Isaiah Brown and William W. Brown were chain carriers.

      1847, Jan 27 -- 1844-1847 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 445
      Ordered that John Morgan be appointed overseer of the road from Shuffield's Mill to Cabbin Creek and have the following hands to work: Everet Smith, William Morgan, Isaac Smith, Robert Melton, James G. Morgan, Zachaes Britt, Henry Cagle, William T. Morgan, Nichlas Nall, William W. Brown, Asa Williamson, Joseph Morgan, Enoch Freeman and George Morgan.

      1848/1849 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC, District #8
      Wm. W. Brown listed 1 white poll on Cabbin Creek

      1850 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 231-B
      William W. Brown 23 M, Farmer, Born in NC
      Margaret Brown 26 F, Born in NC
      Lydia Brown 1 F, Born in NC
      Mary Brown 3/12 F, Born in NC

      1860 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 214-B
      1870 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 596-B
      1880 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 353
      1900 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 54
    Person ID I03267  Moore County Wallaces
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2023 

    DNA Tests  21 DNA tests are associated with William Wesley Brown 

    Father Isaiah Brown,   b. 1803   d. Bef 23 Jul 1869 (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Angy Richardson,   b. 1800-1810   d. 1840-1850 (Age 40 years) 
    Notes 
    • ***Isaiah's spouse may have been Angie Richardson
      1920, Nov 20 -- Death Certificate, Moore County, NC
      Martha Brown was listed as the daughter of Zare Brown and Angie Richardson. Lewis Stutts of Robbins, NC was listed as the informant.
    Family ID F2253  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret "Peggy" Williams,   b. 1824   d. Bef 1884 (Age < 60 years) 
    Children 
    +  1. Female Lydia M. Brown,   b. 8 Aug 1848   d. 27 Aug 1899 (Age 51 years)
    John Currie Gordon  (Age 53 years)
    +  2. Female Mary Ann Brown,   b. 24 Feb 1850   d. 13 Jul 1924 (Age 74 years)
    Donald Lewis Stutts  (Age 78 years)  m. Abt 1869
    +  3. Male James M. Brown,   b. 10 Apr 1856, Moore County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1928, Moore County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Martha Jane Wallace  (Age 73 years)  m. Abt 1877
    +  4. Male George W. Brown,   b. 31 Jan 1864   d. 4 Dec 1942 (Age 78 years)
    Amanda Ann "Maude" McNeill  (Age 85 years)  m. Abt 1884
    Family ID F1426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Julia Ann Williams,   b. 16 Feb 1838, Moore County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1921, Moore County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Other Partners:
    Hiram W. Wallace,   b. 1835   d. 17 Sep 1862, Sharpsburg, MD in Civil War Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)  m. 12 Aug 1855 
    Marriage Abt 1884 
    Family ID F1069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    1921 Death Certificate, Moore County, NC - Julia Ann Williams
    1921 Death Certificate, Moore County, NC - Julia Ann Williams
    1881 Orders and Decrees Book 2 Page 108/109, Moore County, NC - Thomas Brown et al v. Nathaniel Brown et al
    1881 Orders and Decrees Book 2 Page 108/109, Moore County, NC - Thomas Brown et al v. Nathaniel Brown et al
    Court case involving heirs of Jesse Brown Sr., dec'd. While the following court case doesn't expressly mention Jesse Brown and occurs roughly 50 years after his death - it appears to list a large number if not all of his living descendants.

    1881, Aug/Sep -- Order & Decrees, Moore County, NC Book 2, Page 108-109

    Probate Court, Moore County, NC
    Thomas Brown & others vs. Nathaniel Brown & others

    This cause coming on to be heard upon the Pet. of Plaintiff and affidavits filed and the same being heard by one the Court doth declare that the Pets. and Defendants in the Pet. in this case are tenants in common of nine hundred acres of land in said county on the waters of Bear & Cabin Creek specified in said Pet.

    That is to say Thomas Brown and Aaron Brown 1/18 part thereof

    E.S.Brown, Anabeth Kennedy, Deborah Maness and Edmond Brown 1/72 part each

    S.E. Mainess, L.A. Brown, Margaret Brown and Jane Brown (heirs Bailey) 1/288 each

    Heirs Noah Brown viz Missouri Brown & Enoch Brown 1/144 each

    Heirs of Henry Brown viz J.A. Brown, Martha A. Brown, B.C. Brown, W.R. Brown, L.O. Brown, Julia C. Brown, Dorcus M. Brown, Alexander Brown, M.C. Brown and Thomas Brown 1/720 each

    Heirs of John Brown viz Nancy Brown, Robert Brown, William Brown, Jesse Brown, P.S. Brown, Thomas Brown Jr. & Nathaniel Brown 1/63 each

    Heirs of Isah [Brown] [viz] Wm. Brown, Martha Brown, Telitha Brown, Malvina Gordon, Franey Burns, Angy Brown, Mary Brown, Anna Brown 1/72 each

    Heirs at law of Jesse Brown viz Temperance Smith, Dolly Smith, Nancy Graham, Isaac Brown, Elizabeth Britt 1/54 each

    Heirs of Mary Williamson viz Jesse Williamson, Kelly Williamson, Hiram Williamson, 1/270 each

    Heirs of Isaac Williamson viz Isabella Craven, M. Williamson, Calvin Williamson 1/810

    Heirs of Margaret Williams viz John Williams & Wright Williams 1/540 each

    Heir of Nancy Owen viz Mary Smith 1/9 part of said land

    The Court doth further declare that actual partition of said land cannot possibly be made without inquiry to the parties interested. It is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed that the clerk of court A.H. McNeill after thirty days advertisement in the Moore Index a newspaper published in the Town of Carthage and at three public place in said county and at the Court House door in the Town of Carthage proceed to sell said land to the highest bidder in the Town of Carthage at public auction on the following terms viz one half cash and the balance on a credit of six months both bond and approved security and report to this court without delay.

    A.H. McNeill, CoC & Judge of Probate
    [no date given but case before and after were dated August 27, 1881 and September 7, 1881]
    1846 Land Grant, Moore County, NC #3327 - Thomas Brown
    1846 Land Grant, Moore County, NC #3327 - Thomas Brown
    1858 Land Grant, Moore County, NC #4421 - Isham Smith
    1858 Land Grant, Moore County, NC #4421 - Isham Smith

    Histories
    Moore County, NC DNA Project
    Moore County, NC DNA Project
    DNA Results and Analysis for Moore County families including Allen, Barrett, Bean, Brewer, Britt, Brown, Burns, Caddell, Cagle, Carpenter, Caviness, Chriscoe, Cockman, Cole, Comer, Davis, Deaton, Dunn, Furr, Garner, Hancock, Hardin, Hare, Horner, Hunsucker, Hussey, Jackson, Kennedy, Key, Kidd, Lawrence, Maness, McIntosh, McLendon, McNeill, Melton, Monroe, Moore, Morgan, Muse, Nall, Phillips, Richardson, Riddle, Ritter, Sanders, Seawell, Sheffield, Smith, Stewart, Stutts, Sullivan, Wallace, Welch, Williams, Williamson and Wright
    1851 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 8
    1851 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 8
    Area includes portions of Deep River, Bear, Grassy, Wolf, Williams, Cabin, Cotton and Little Creeks. Courtesy of the NC Archives.
    1848/1849 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 8
    1848/1849 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 8
    Area includes portions of Deep River, Bear, Grassy, Wolf, Williams, Cabin, Cotton and Little Creeks. Courtesy of Moore County Historical Association.



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