Brief Life History of David
David Brown was born on 21 April 1713, in Scotland, United Kingdom as the son of David Broun and Margaret Smellom. He married Christian Melvil on 27 April 1734. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- David Brown, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- David Brown in entry for Margaret Brown, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- David Brown in entry for Isobell Brown, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Spouse and Children
1713– Male
1717– Female
Children (2)
1735– Female
1736– Female
Parents and Siblings
1691– Male
– Female
Siblings (5)
1705– Female
1707– Female
1709– Male
1713– Male
1716– Female
World Events (3)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 89
1811 · The Tron Riot
Age 98
1815
Age 102
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish: generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brūn or Old French brun. This word is occasionally found in Old French, Middle English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname (Middle English personal name Brun, Broun, ancient Germanic Bruno, Old English Brūn, or possibly Old Norse Brúnn or Brúni). Brun- was also an ancient Germanic name-forming element. Some instances of Old English Brūn as a personal name may therefore be short forms of compound names such as Brūngar, Brūnwine, etc. As a Scottish and Irish name, it sometimes represents a translation of Gaelic Donn (see below). Brown (including in the senses below) is the fourth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below).
Irish and Scottish: adopted for Ó Duinn (see Dunn ) or for any of the many Irish and Scottish Gaelic names containing the element donn ‘brown-haired’ (also meaning ‘chieftain’), for example Donahue .
Irish: phonetic Anglicization of Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh; see Breheny .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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