Husband: Ezekiel BROWN
Birthdate: abt 1765
Birthplace: Va.
Death date: 1863
Place of death: Chipley (was Pine Mountain), Harris, Ga.
Burial: Bethlehem Bap.same)
Father: William Brown
Mother: Sara "Sally" (Long?)

Marriage date: 15 Dec 1803
Marriage place: Greene,Ga.

Wife: Elizabeth MERRITT
Birthdate: Abt 1783
Birthplace:
Death date: Aft 1860
Place of death: Harris Co. Ga.
Burial:
Father: William Merritt
Mother: Nancy

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: William Merritt Brown
Birthdate: 1805 Greene Co. Ga.
Spouses' names: [1] Amanda E. Gray [2] Mrs. Anne E. Rawls
Marriage date: [1] 15 Jul 1824 Greene Co. Ga.
Death date: 29 Apr. 1780

Child No. 2: Ezekiel Brown
Birthdate: 1806 Greene Co. Ga.
Spouses' names: Emily Greene-his 1st cousin
Marriage date: 1 Dec 1825 Greene Co. Ga.
Death date:

Child No. 3: Adeline Brown
Birthdate: 31 Dec 1813 Greene Co. Ga.
Spouses' names: Richard William Armour a cousin
Marriage date: 15 Jul 1829 Harris Co. Ga.
Death date: 2 Jan. 1873 Coffee Co. Al.

Child No. 4: Catherine Mary Emiline Brown
Birthdate: 1816 Greene Co. Ga.
Spouses' names: Georgious W.E. "George" Bedell Tavern Keeper
Marriage date: 4 Sep 1831 Harris Co. Ga.
Death date: 21 Jul 1835 Columbus, Muscoogee, Ga.

Child No. 5: John Franklin Brown Gunsmith
Birthdate: 1818 Greene Co. Ga.
Spouses' names: Mary Elizabeth Edwards
Marriage date: 15 Dec 1840 Taliaferro Co. Ga.
Death date:

Child No. 6: Reuben Brown
Birthdate: Greene Co. Ga.
Spouses' names:
Marriage date:
Death date:

Child No. 7: James Monroe Brown
Birthdate: 24 Jan 1822 Greene Co. Ga.
Spouses' names: Rebecca Hodo
Marriage date: 26 Oct. 1848, Harris Co. Ga.
Death date: 11 Sep. 1906 Woodville, Marshall, Ok

Child No. 8: Bluford W. Brown
Birthdate: Aft. 1822 Greene Co. Ga.
Death date:
Spouses' names: Sarah Ann Wall or Hall
Marriage date: 18 Mar 1847 Meriwether Co. Ga
 
 
Documentation:
* 1781 24 Oct. Wilmington, NC Muster Capt. John Leggett's Co. Royal NC Regiment 61-days pay also Dec. Pvt. Ezekiel Brown NC LOYALISTS pg. 392;
* 1800-1816 Book F. Pages 5, 174, 175 Ezekiel was Ex. of Father William Dec'd.
* 1804 Dec 1P 398 BB-97 deed David McMurray of Greene Co. to Ezekiel Brown of same for $650 136 acres in Greene. Witnesses Wm. Brown, Alexander McDaniel
* 1807 Jul. 29 Vol V No 21 Savannah Evening Ledger pg. 160 Greene Co. History, Rice & Williams
Greensboro Citizens headed by Jonas Fouche held a meeting at which they demanded that the President of the US take action resenting the action that the British Squadron had attacked a US Frigate. Wyley Gresham, a student of the Univ. of Ga. made the principal speech. Others took part in this meeting were Matthew Wells, Col. George Foster, Maj. Joseph Houghton, Maj. Ezekiel Brown, Dr. Wm. Strain, Ezekiel Park and Redmon Thornton.
* 1809 Ga. Baldwin Co. Whereas Blount Catoe has made known to me his wife to travel through the Creek Nation of Indians to the Miss. Country
William Sanford to His Ex. the Gove.
same sheet-To His Ex. the Gov
Sir Major Ezekial Brown & William Merritt of Greene having a wish to travel.
etc. ..I with pleasure recomment them to you as good and honest and resp. citizens of this County Sterling Cato
Reverse side of same document
Recc. in favor of Blount Cato:
Ezekiel Brown and Wm. Merritt Greene Co. Passport Granted Sept 26 Ex. Dept Web. Sep 27, 1809 On the recc. of a number of resp. inhav. of Montgomery ordered that passports through the Creek Nation be prepared for Major Ezekiel Brown, William Merritt and Blount Cato which were presented and signed Butt L. Cato
(Capt. Butt L. Cato married Bethiah Brewer Apr. 16, 1837 Hancock Co. Dtr. of John Brewer Jr. Dec. and Mary "Polly: Mitchell Harwell) From Cato Home page on Web.
* 1832-4 Columbus Ga. Newspaper Clippings Columbus Enquirer Vol. I by Elizabeth Kilbourne..Sheriff levied on property of Hoel Lane (crop of corn and cotton on Major Ezekiel Brown's farm) In favor of Rene Fitzpatrick.
* 1832 Apr. Hamilton, Harris Co. Ga. List of Letters-- Ezekiel Brown Columbus Ga. Newspaper Clippings-Columbus Inquirer Vol. I
* 1832 Grand Jury Harris Co. Ga.
* 1832 Jul. 28 Sat. Columbus Enquierer Harris Co. Ga.
July 4th toast (apparently a yearly thing) at the home of Major
John Mitchell's mill
Maj. Ezekiel Brown
Ezekiel Brown Jr.
R. W. Armor
Thomas J. Bedell
Joseph R Bedell
* 1833 Jan. List of Letters
Major E Brown G W E Bedell Ezekiel Brown Jr.
Miss Fanny Brown Asa Cox James Z. Dismuke
* Born a 1766-69 according to Census Records..but.Buried as a Rev.Soldier with marker. Birth date does not check out. Listed in Savannah Paper giving Greene Co. Speech, with rank, and in travels thru Miss. Territory. Find 1812 name-no records. Find Rev. name-no records. Son William M. in Harris court records took over Fathers estate,with permission of court and other children living in Ga. Because Father was "imbosile".
* Wilkinson Co. Ga. records..Ezekiel living Wilkinson Got Greene. 1805 Land Lottery Ezekiel B-one draw Blank..(Single) Reuben P B 2 draws Prize #1 Blank #2 (Married with wife and or child) 1807 William Brown Wilkinson Sara Brown Wilkinson.)
* Ezekiel Brown Land Lottery 19 May 1827 Greene Co Ga Fiche 6019971 Day 64
* Lived in Woodhams Dist and Drew 19-01-01 Lee Co Ga.
* Census Harris Co Ga 1830 5-10 1 15-20 1 30-40 1 50-60 1 f 5-10 1 10-15 1 15-20 1 30-40 1
* Military Commission 24 Jun 1806 Major of 25th Bttn of Militia
* Teliaferro Co. Ga Pg 118 Deed Book A. Admins. of Wm Merritt dec'd..Lemuel Green and Ezekiel Brown to Thomas Asbury Text. Wm. W, D Weaver; Thomas Grant: P H Green I P 3/12 1828.
* In Ga Journal Vol 3 page 212 Greenesborough levied upon property of Wm FitzPatrick to satisfy sundray fi fas in favor or Daniel Mercer vs Wm. FitzPatrick and Augustin Greene..Ellis Clement's interest in 150 acres of land adj. Ezekiel Brown.
* Ezekiel Sr's military service: Buried w/Rev. Marker?
* William Merritt Brown was Murdered, Poisioned as head of a Convention to Settle problems of the war. Americus, Sumter,Ga.