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Some of the words in this transcript may be misspelled. This is how they were
spelled in the original
Thomas & Phebe Brown
In Estill County, Kentucky, on August 20, 1832, Thomas Brown, resident of said county,
aged about 90 years, appeared in court, before Samuel Kelly, Hiram W Given (?) and Samuel
Tipton, Justice of Peace, and made oath: That about the Commencement of the Revolutionary
War, (in 1776, he thinks) he was balloted in the Militia of North Carolina, from
Surry Co., under Captain Jones and served 9 months, Alexander Lyte, Lytle (?) was his
colonel. Armstrong was Major. That they marched first, to Old Halifax, Virginia and
rendezvoused there some time then they marched back to North Carolina to Moon's Creek and
were stationed there till their time was out. In 1780, he volunteered in the Militia
from
the Western part of Virginia, on Clinch River and served a tour of duty under Col. Wm.
Campbell who lived in Holstein at the time. He was in Captain Reese Bowen's Company. That
on this tour he was in the Battle of King's Mountain and Ferguson's defeat. That his
captain was killed in the engagement. He was on this tour between 1 and 2 months. In the
year following, he served another tour under Col. Campbell. One David Ward was his
Captain. He was marched into North Carolina and joined at Guilford Court House. After
Green retreated, we were discharged. We were on this tour between 1 and 2 months.
He was born in Orange County, Virginia. He was a stout, ppough (?) boy at Braddock's
defeat. He was resided in Kentucky about 13 years. He moved from Virginia.
The high sheriff of Estill County, Kentucky, Mr. Lewis Moore, Daniel Harris, and Isaac
Mize, made certification that they were well acquainted with Thomas Brown and made
affidavit to his character for truthfulness and honesty, on the same date and at the same
place.
Thomas Brown of Estill County, Kentucky, who was a private in the Virginia Line for 1 year
was inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky, to commence on March 4, 1813. Certificate of
pension was issued April 21st, 1833.
In Estill County, Kentucky on the 9th of October, 1838, before Sampson Walters, Justice of
the Peace, Phebe Brown, resident of said county, aged 70 years, made oath that she is the
widow of Thomas Brown, deceased. That they were married in 1777 or 1778 in Halifax County,
North Carolina. After this marriage they lived in North Carolina, about 20 miles from said
town of Halifax. They then moved from place to place till about the year 1817 when they
moved to Garrard County, from Virginia and lived there about 4
years and then came to Estill County, Kentucky where they lived to the death of her
husband. He died on December 14, 1835.
James Brown made oath in said county, on the 9th of October 1838, that form information
received from his father and month, said Thomas and Phebe Brown, and to the best of his
knowledge, he will be 56 years old on -- January next. That he was born in Virginia, but
raised in North Carolina, that he is the third child of Thomas and Phebe Brown.
This oath was made before James Watkins, Justice of the Peace and Robert
Clark, clerk of Estill County, Kentucky.
On February 19, 1855, Jesse Tipton, stated that he had known Thomas Brown and
Phebe, wife,
for 37 years, and James Brown, who is their son, has been a resident of the County
aforesaid, for 37 years. Thomas and Phebe Brown were both members of the Methodist Church.
Thomas and Phebe Brown died at the house of James Brown. That he knew the parties when
they lived in Garrard County.
James Brown, son of Phebe and Thomas Brown, appeared before a Justice of the Peace and
made oath: That his mother, Phebe Brown, wife of Thomas Brown, died in Estill County on
March 1, 1840. That his father and mother had the following children: Polly Brown, Thomas
Brown, Jr., James Brown (myself), Nancy Brown, Midy Brown, Lydia Brown, and John Brown.
That he (James Brown) is now in his 68th year of age, and Polly his sister and Thomas Jr.,
are older than himself. That he has been appointed by the Estill County Court, the
administrator of his mother, Phebe, deceased, and the children as above named are over 21
years of age. That he was born January 15, 1787. He further stated that he married
Philadelphia Sherrow in Garrard County, Kentucky, when he was about 22 years of age and
lived in that county about 20 years, and then moved to Estill County about 32 years ago
and has lived here ever since. That he paid taxes in Garrard County, Kentucky, from the
time of his residence there till the time he left.
He appointed Wm. M. Fulkerson of Proctor, Kentucky, his attorney to draw up his claim,
before Thomas H. Carson, clerk of Estill county Court.
A copy of the marriage license, to wed Philadelphia Sherrow and James Brown was on file in
the clerk's office in Garrard County, Kentucky. The license was issued June 11, 1806,
James Brown and Reuben Sherrow went on the bond.
Oh May 1st, 1855, before a Justice of the Peace, James Brown made oath that his father
Thomas Brown and his mother Phebe Brown died at his house, and that a record of their
deaths has been kept in his Bible ever since the deaths, and which reads as follows:
Thomas Brown died on the 14th of December 1836 and Phebe Brown died March 1, 1840. A
record of the ages of the children of said Thomas and Phebe Brown was on file as follows:
Polly Brown was born in the year of our Lord, January 4, 1780. Thomas Brown Jr. was born
in the year of our Lord, 24th of July 1783. James Brown was born in the year of our Lord,
January 15, 1786. Nancy Brown was born in the year of our Lord, February 2, 1788.
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