Thomas Brown

6 February 1800–before 1850 (Age 49)
Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of Thomas

When Thomas Brown was born on 6 February 1800, in Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Brown Jr., was 15 and his mother, Ann Curry, was 20. He married Rebecca Smothers on 27 November 1823, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Smith, Tennessee, United States in 1850. He died before 1850, in Tennessee, United States, at the age of 49.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Brown
1800–1850
Rebecca Smothers
1807–1877
Marriage: 27 November 1823
Nathan J Brown
1826–1880
Nancy Brown
1826–
Louisiana Brown
about 1833–
Mathias Brown
about 1833–
Archibald Brown
about 1836–
Andrew J Brown
1841–
John S Brown
1828–1877
Lydia Brown
1830–
Jane C Brown
about 1833–1880
James Brown
1835–1866
Martha Brown
1837–
William S Brown
1841–
Sarah C Brown
1849–1908

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 November 1823Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
    • Children

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (3)

    World Events (8)

    1803
    Age 3
    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
    1803 · The U.S doubles in size
    Age 3
    The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 19
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Dunn
    Brunson
    Browning
    Browne
    Burnett
    Erjavec
    Borron
    Broun

    Sources (7)

    • Thomas Brown, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Thomas Brown, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

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