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Origin of Brown Total Records: 14  Origin of Brown, Meaning of Brown Origin: Charles Leslie Born:July 20,1895 Died:April 15,1967 Buried Pyles Cemetary, LamarCo, TX Surnames: Brown Submitted by: Linda Fortner Origin of Brown, Meaning of Brown Origin: David Brown born 1855 TN.married Sarah Melissa Perryman. Had 6 children. Lived in Laurel Co., KY and somewhere in MO. Surnames: Brown Submitted by: Johnnie Curtis Origin of Brown, Meaning of Brown Origin: Frank Walls, Millinocket, Maine,1930's Surnames: Brown Submitted by: Gwen Walls Stevenson Origin of Brown, Meaning of Brown Origin: Looking for info on Walter Edward Brown. Worked for D.C. Police in 1940s. Married to Ruth Godfrey (2nd wife). Died in FL between 1960 and 1962. 5 children, 3 cannot find. Surnames: Brown Submitted by: Origin of Brown, Meaning of Brown Origin: Brown and corresponding family lines of: Fisher, Shifflett/Shiflett, Herron, Ross, McCauley, Vest, Sandridge. Augusta, Albemarle Counties of VA and Randoloph Co WV Surnames: Brown Submitted by: April Origin of Brown, Meaning of Brown Origin: Samuel Brown, d. about 1831, Son - Isom Payne Brown (thought to be 1 of 4 or 5 siblings). Samuel is thought to have died 'young' (?), probably in Midwest. Thought to have entered US through New Jersey from England. Surnames: Brown Submitted by: J. Brown Origin of Brown, Meaning of Brown Origin: Samuel Brown, born 1830, married Mary Branham, 29 Jan 1854 - children Cora, Ida, Morton, Emma, William Jennie - died 1889 - Children all born in Indiana. More information needed! Surnames: Brown Submitted by: Linda Mullen Origin of Brown, Meaning of Brown Origin: miranda brown m john joshua beebe and i can't find either one although i have both of them on my gr'mother's bc, they are her parents. Surnames: brown Submitted by: connie Origin of Brown, Meaning of Brown Origin: I am looking for the parents and siblings of John Andrew Brown who was married to Margaret Kathleen Mooney and was living in Kelso, Lincoln County, Tennessee in 1881 when my grandmother was born. Any information on this Brown will be most helpful. Surnames: BROWN Submitted by: Dottie Rogers Stephenson Origin of Brown, Meaning of Brown Origin: I'm looking for ANY imfo on a William K. Posibly Kirk) Brown, born abt 1802 in MD. (Posibly Cecil Co.) and may have married a Rachael Kirk from same place. Believe they had 5 children, one being Elisha Kirk Brown, born in 1825 in MD. Surnames: Brown Submitted by: Gene Brown Origin of Brown, Meaning of Brown Origin: Collecting all references to this name and its variants: e.g. Brownell. Brownill, Brownhell. Brownhall, Brownall, Brawnell. Brounhill, Brownhile et cetera. NB: Brownbill and Brown-Hill are not variants of the Brownhill familiy and are not acceptable. Surnames: Brownell Submitted by: Frank Charles Brownhill Origin of Brown, Meaning of Brown Origin: Collecting all references to this name and its variants: e.g. Brownell. Brownill, Brownhell. Brownhall, Brownall, Brawnell. Brounhill, Brownhile et cetera. NB: Brownbill and Brown-Hill are not variants of the Brownhill familiy and are not acceptable. Surnames: Brownhill Submitted by: Frank Charles Brownhill Origin of Brown, Meaning of Brown Origin: Descendants of John & Janet BROWNLIE of Lanarkshire, Scotlamd, esp. descendants of their son George BROWNLIE (b. 1872) and his wife Catherine BOYES. Surnames: Brownlie Submitted by: Samantha Brownlie Origin of Brown, Meaning of Brown Origin: There are several different theories as to the origin of the Brownell name. One source indicates that it is locational in origin, meaning "dweller near a brown spring; or at the brown slope or corner." According to a second source the name was given to its first bearer because of his brunette or brownish complexion and was probably first adopted as a surname by the sons of one so called. Both these sources claim the name to be English in origin. A third source, however, states that the name Brownell is French in origin and in English means "dweller at Brown Hill." Surnames: Brownell Submitted by: patrick brownell 11/22/2009 1:07 PM Page 1 of 1

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