Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Brown was born in 1767, in Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, her father, Abraham Braun, was 24 and her mother, Mary Hardemon, was 19. She married Conrad Fite on 14 February 1788, in Rowan, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 6 November 1853, in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Union Township, Randolph, North Carolina, United States.
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- Elizabeth Brown, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Elizabeth Brown Fite, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elizabeth Bronson, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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1767 · Tryon Palace
Built on August 26, 1767, the Tryon Palace became the capitol building for North Carolina. The building was named after William Tryon a British officer and colonial official.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
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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The Will of Abraham Brown
Quoted from: "THE ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF ABRAHAM (BRAUN) BROWN,THE MILLER", Compiled and Edited by John Burgess Fisher, Dorothy Brown Roller and Margaret Brown Anderson WILL OF ABRAHAM BROWN RE …
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