Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Brown was born in 1735, in Maryland, British Colonial America, her father, Joshua Brown, was 37 and her mother, Margaret Chew, was 37. She had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with John Frost. She died in 1814, in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, at the age of 79.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Jane Brown on WikiTree
- International Genealogical Index (IGI) entry for Jane Brown
- Legacy NFS Source: Jane Brown -
Spouse and Children
1737–1808 Male
1735–1814 Female
Children (6)
1757–1831 Male
1758– Male
1764– Female
1766–1832 Female
1769–1823 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1698–1774 Male
1698– Female
Siblings (8)
1715– Male
1720– Female
1723– Female
1724–1768 Male
1726–1753 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 41
1776
Age 41
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 65
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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