1. James Brown [3546] [3546] was born in Jun 1740 in Fifeshire, Scotland, died on 14 Mar 1821 in Bethel, Fairfield District, SC at age 80, and was buried in Molly Alston Cemetery, Fairfield County, SC.

General Notes: Will of James Brown filed in Fairfield County September 18, 1815 and
probated April 2, 1821.
Estate Papers of James Brown from Fairfiled County
Tombstone records and pictures of James & Janets tombstone
Fairfield County Marriages 1775-1879 Implied in Probate records lists
daughters Jane, Margaret, Mary & Nancy
Copy of 1790 & 1800 Census Records
Copy of Fairfield county 1792 Tax returns
Information from the book Scotch-Irish Migration to SC & passenger list
of The Lord Dunluce 1772.

James Brown was born in Fifeshire, Scotland in June of 1740. He died in
Fairfield County, South Carolina on March 14, 1821. This information was
obtained from the Fairfield Cemetery books and also from a visit to the
old abandoned Molly Alston Cemetery in Fairfield County. Buried next to
James is the grave of his wife Janet. She was born December 6, 1748 in
Scotland, and died in Fairfield County May 30, 1830. We have been
researching the parents of James and Janet but have not located any
paperwork as to their identity. The large flat tombstones of James and
Janet are broken in several pieces and have deteriorated over the years
in a cemetery that has been forgotten over time. It is very sad that the
memories of the Brown family, and the Alston family, who were some of the
original immigrants to Fairfield, have now been covered with vines and
debris in a cemetery that does not even have a sign marking where our
ancestors are buried.

From the research that has been found on James Brown, we believe that he
was one of the passengers on the voyage with the Reverend William Martin
in 1772 that sailed to South Carolina from Ireland. Many Scots left
their homeland to go to Ireland due to the religious persecutions they
faced. There were five shiploads of settlers that came to America on this
voyage. The passenger manifest of the ship Lord Dunluce lists James
Brown as one of the passengers. The ship sailed from the port of Larne,
Ireland on October 4, 1772 and arrived in Charleston, SC on December 20,
1772. (Ref: Scotch-Irish Migration to South Carolina, 1772).

Each head of household was given 100 acres of land. Other members were
given 50 acres each. On January 6, 1773, James was given 350 acres of
land in what was then part Newberry County. This 350 acres suggests that
James being given 100 acres and his wife Janet given 50 acres that there
were four other members of the household. These other family members we
presume were their children. It was not unusual for these land grants to
be traded among the new settlers. Many wanted to be closer to other
family members. James also owned land in Fairfield and Kershaw
Counties, which he left to his children in his will

From his estate papers filed in Fairfield County, James was very
prosperous. He owned several acres of land, many head of livestock,
slaves, and a large amount of household goods. The lands that he left to
his children were referred to as "plantations".

James and Janet Brown's family consisted of eight children. The identity
of the children we found mentioned in his will. One son named John, and
his wife Jane, had fourteen children. These were listed in his will when
John died in 1842. Jane died before this time. She is mentioned in his
will as deceased. Their son was John Washington Brown who was born in
1815, and migrated to Paulding County, Georgia with his wife Susan and
their children.

BROWN FAMILY CREST:
Midmar, Aberdeenshire; Fordell, Perthshire; Finmount, Fifeshire;
Greenknowe,
Sterling. Adam Brown who fell at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298,
grandfather
of Sir John Brown, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire, 1328.
Heraldic Description:
Arms: Sable, a chevron between three fleur-de-lis or.
Crest: A demi lion proper holding in its dexter paw a fleur-de-lis or.
Motto: Floreat majestas.
Translation:
(Argent: Silver, Semee of martlets gules: Covered with small
Martins(birds) in parallel lines, Gules: in red, Chevron: Distinguished
mark usually indicating rank with stripes meeting at an angle, Azure:
Blue, Crescent: moon shaped in the first quarter)

James married Jennett Jane Boyd [3547] [MRIN: 1208], daughter of William Boyd [3548] and Jane [3549], in Ireland. Jennett was born on 6 Dec 1748 in Ireland, died on 30 May 1830 in Fairfield County, SC at age 81, and was buried in Molly Alston Cemetery, Fairfield County, SC. Another name for Jennett was Janet.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 2 M    i. John Brown [106] [106] was born about 1765 in Ireland and died about 1842 in Chester District, South Carolina about age 77.

Generation No. 2

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