Thornsbury Bailey Brown

13 May 1829–22 May 1861 (Age 32)
Preston, Virginia, United States

The Life of Thornsbury Bailey

When Thornsbury Bailey Brown was born on 13 May 1829, in Preston, Virginia, United States, his father, George Brown, was 39 and his mother, Sarah F Bartlett, was 38. He married Nancy Anna Miller on 31 December 1850, in Calhoun, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 22 May 1861, in Taylor Magisterial District, Orange, Virginia, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Nat, Mason, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thornsbury Bailey Brown
1829–1861
Nancy Anna Miller
1827–1869
Marriage: 31 December 1850
Mary Ellen Brown
1851–1911
Margaret Virginia Brown
1854–1935
George French Brown
1856–1908
Robert K. Brown
1858–
J Harvey Brown
1860–1936
Benjamin Basil Brown
1861–1940

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
31 December 1850
Calhoun, Virginia, United States
children

(6)

    Mary Ellen Brown

    Female1851–1911Female

    Margaret Virginia Brown

    Female1854–1935Female

    George French Brown

    Male1856–1908Male

    Robert K. Brown

    Male1858–Male

    J Harvey Brown

    Male1860–1936Male

+1 More Child

Parents and Siblings

    George Brown

    Male1789–1862Male

    Sarah F Bartlett

    Female1790–1856Female

siblings

(10)

+5 More Children

World Events (6)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 1

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail

Age 1

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

Age 15

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

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 English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname. Brun- was also a 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. As an American family name, it has absorbed numerous surnames from other languages with the same meaning.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • T B Brown, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Thornberry D Brown in household of George Brown, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Bail Brown in entry for Bail F Brown, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

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