Martha Patsy Brown

Brief Life History of Martha Patsy

When Martha Patsy Brown was born on 24 September 1794, in Yadkin, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, her father, James Brown Sr, was 37 and her mother, Mary Williams, was 33. She married Mathew Howard on 6 June 1814, in Nicholas, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 6 April 1871, in Contra Costa, California, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Contra Costa, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Boss
1798–1873
Martha Patsy Brown
1794–1871
Marriage: 25 November 1821
Alexander Boss
1822–1903
Calvin Boss
1826–1866
Alfred Boss
1826–1871
David Boss
1827–1864

Sources (27)

  • Martha Boss in household of David Boss, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Dotsey Brown, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Geneanet Community Trees Index

World Events (8)

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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.

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