Hugh Alexander Brown

Brief Life History of Hugh Alexander

When Hugh Alexander Brown was born in 1797, in Pendleton, South Carolina, United States, his father, Joseph Brown, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Coleman, was 15. He married Gracey Ann King before 1827, in Franklin, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Pike, Mississippi, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1860, in Mississippi, United States, at the age of 63.

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Family Time Line

Hugh Alexander Brown
1797–1860
Gracey Ann King
1807–1860
Marriage: before 1827
William T. Brown
1827–1867
Robert Marshall Brown
1829–1918
Mary Vashti Brown
1835–1895
Cynthia A. “Duck” Brown
1830–1899
Lorena Brown
1833–1924
Martha Jane Brown
1835–1925
Serenah Lorena Brown
1836–1924
Sally Brown
1837–
Sarah Brown
1841–
Hugh Alexander Brown Jr.
1844–

Sources (3)

  • Hugh Brown, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Hugh Alexander Brown - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Hugh Brown
  • Hugh Brown, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1798 · Mississippi is Organized as an American Territory

The �Mississippi territory existed from April 7, 1798, to December 10, 1817, when the western half became the state of Mississippi and the eastern half became Alabama Territory. The territory was given up by Spain through the Treaty of Madrid.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1817

Mississippi is the 20th state.

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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