Brief Life History of Edward
Edward Brown was born about 1694, in Gwaenysgor, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom as the son of Mr. Brown and Mrs. Brown. He married Ann Roberts on 2 January 1719, in Gwaenysgor, Flintshire, Wales. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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Sources (4)
- Edward Brown in entry for James Brown, "England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996"
- Edvardus Brown, "Wales, Flintshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"
- Edward Brown in entry for James Brown, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1694– Male
1699– Female
Children (1)
1720– Male
Parents and Siblings
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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