Brief Life History of Nicholas
Nicholas Brown was born on 17 February 1762, in Maryland, United States. He married Mary Stocksdale on 19 December 1798, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died in 1820, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, United States.
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- Nicholas Brown, "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970"
- Nicholas Brown, "Find A Grave Index"
- Nicholas Brown, "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970"
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Maryland is the 7th state.
1781
In 1781, Maryland donated land to be used for part of Washington, D. C.
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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