History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois : "centennial record", Part 21

Author: Power, John Carroll, 1819-1894; Power, S. A. (Sarah A.), 1824-; Old Settlers' Society of Sangamon County (Ill.)
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : E.A. Wilson & Co.
Number of Pages: 824

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The Christian Church, organized May 15, 1820, the first in Sangamon county, built its first house of worship on Mr. Brittin's farm, near the present town of Cantrall.

BRITTON, BENJAMIN, was born June 2, 1797, in Virginia. When he was a youth his parents moved to Franklin county, Ohio. He was there married, in April, 1816, to Elizabeth Brunk. She was a sister to George Brunk,

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and was born Oct. 13, 1800, in Franklin county, Ohio. They had four children in Ohio, and moved to Indiana in 1824, and from there to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in Oct., 1825, in what is now Cotton Hill township, where they had seven children. Of all their eleven child- ren-

JOSEPH, born in Ohio, died in San- gamon county unmarried, at about fifty years of age.

REBECCA, born in Franklin county, Ohio, married in Sangamon county, to Nathaniel Duncan. Mr. D. died, and his widow married Joel Vandever, and resides in Pana. See his name.

James I. Dozier relates an anecdote illus- trative of life among the early settlers. He remembers that Benjamin Britton hired Nathaniel Duncan to haul a load of corn to Springfield, which would be a day's work for the team. The price agreed upon was $1.3712. Twenty bushels was all he could haul. Mr. Britton went along to do his own selling. Arriving there, with all his efforts, five cents per bushel was the highest price he could obtain. He sold the load, paid over the whole proceeds, $1.00, but how they settled the other thirty- seven and a half cents, he does not re- member. That was in 1836.

ELEANOR died, aged fourteen years. MARGARET, born in Franklin county, Ohio, married in Sangamon coun- ty to Oscar F. Matthew. See his name. HANNAH, born in Sangamon county, married Sterling Clack, moved to Nevada, Vernon county, Mo., where he died, leav- ing a widow and five children.

DAVID B., born and died in Sanga- mon county, aged 21 years.

ANDREW f., born in Sangamon county, married Sarah McDaniel, have four children, and reside near Princeton, Colusa county, Cal.

MARIA f. died at twelve years of age.

CAROLINE E., born June 6, 1834, in Sangamon county, married Geo. W. Spicer. See his name. He died, and she married Nathan Plummer, and resides in Cotton Hill township.

LORENZO D., born in Sangamon county, married Melissa Barfield. They had five children, and Mr. Britton died, Dec., 1872, leaving his widow and child- ren near Clarkesdale, Christian county, Illinois.

LOUISA, born in Sangamon county, married Philip Clark, and died in Mis- souri.

Mrs. Elizabeth Britton died August 18, 1854, and Benjamin Britton died Jan. 21, 1868, hoth in Sangamon county.

BRITT, JOHN P., was born July 4, 1804, in Greenbrier county, Va. He came to Sangamon county in 1832, and was married, Dec. 1, 1833, to Sarah B. Wilson, who was born Feb. 17, 1815, in Union county, Ky. They had five living children, namely :

ZERILDA A., born Oct. 15, 1835, in Springfield, was married, Jan. 17, 1859, in Princeton, Ill., to Francis A. Haines. Sce his name.

MARY f., born August 24, 1840, in Springfield, married Feb. 19, 1868, to John G. English. They have two children, GRACE and PEARL, and reside near Taylorville, Ill.

JOHN W., born Oct. 22, 1842, in Hancock county, was married, August 17, 1862, in Springfield, to Caroline Haines. She died, and he went to China. He re- turned to America, and was last heard from in California.

YULIA A., born Nov. 3, 1846, in Springfield, and resides with her mother.

SARAH H., born Jan. 21, 1849, in Springfield, was married March IS, 1868, in her native city, to John Branch Gilli- land, who was born Feb. 29, 1848, in Decatur, Ala. They have two living children, ALICE BELLE and MARY JOSEPHINE, and reside in Springfield. Mr. G. is a printer, and has been ten years employed in the Journal office. His father, Wm. A. Gilliland, is a printer in the Register office.

John P. Britt died July 7, 1852, in Springfield, and his widow married Wm. B. Yeamans, who died August 30, 1860, and she married, Jan. 19, 1863, to Larkin Bryan, who died in 1874, and Mrs. Sarah B. Bryan resides in Springfield.

Obadiah and William Britt, brothers to John P., came to Sangamon county, and a few years later moved to Bureau county, Ill. Mrs. Jemima Britt, mother of the three brothers, came with them to Sanga- mon county, and went with two of them to Bureau county, where she lost her life by falling from a wagon and the wheels passing over her.

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BROADWELL, JOSIAH, was born July 14, 1795, in Morris county, N. J. His father, Simeon Broadwell, was a brother to Moses Broadwell, represented in this book. A cousin to Moses and Simeon - Baxter Broadwell - was the father of Judge Norman M. Broadwell, of Springfield, a sketch of whom may be found in connection with the name of his father-in-law, Washington Iles. Josiah Broadwell went to Dayton, O., in 1815, and married near the city May 31, 1827, to Priscilla Custid. She died, leaving one child. Mr. B. married the second time in Dayton, Jan. 13, 1835, to Ann Comfort Custer. She died June 5, 1836, without children. Josiah Broadwell came to San- gamon county about 1840, bringing his only son-

OLIVER, who remained two or three years in Sangamon county, went to Iowa, married there to Rachel Pearson. They had six children, and he died May 12, 1873, at Pleasant Hill, Saline county, Neb. His widow and children reside there.

Josiah Broadwell was married in Sanga- mon county, Oct. 25, 1842, to Mrs. Rachel L. Moore, whose maiden name was Mc- Carty. They had five children, two of whom died young-

CYRUS F., born March 16, 1846, in Sangamon county. He was married Sept. 1, 1867, in Denver, Col., to Ella Goff, who was born Oct. 18, 1850, in St. Louis, Mo. They have four children. GEORGE W., born June 13, 1868, in Sangamon county; RACHEL A., born Aug. 25, 1870; DELIA E., born April 9, 1872-the two latter in Missouri-and CLINTON, born Feb. 24, 1874, near Guide Rock, Webster county, Neb., where the family now re- side.

GEORGE and JOSIAH, Jun., live with their parents.

Josiah Broadwell and wife reside four miles west of Springfield.

BROADWELL, MOSES, was born Nov. 14, 1764, near Elizabeth- town, N. J. Jane Broadwell was born Feb. 6, 1767, in the same neighborhood, and was Moses' second cousin. They were there married Nov. 5, 1788, and soon after moved to Hamilton county, O., to a fort situated where Columbia now stands, five miles above Cincinnati. In ISo4 they moved to Clermont county, O. They had twelve children in Ohio, three of whom

died young. They moved in a keel boat from Cincinnati to St. Louis in the spring of 1819, and the next spring came up the Illinois river on a steamboat, said to have been the first that ever ascended the latter stream. They landed at Beardstown in June, 1820, and came to Sangamon county in the latter part of June or early in July of that year, settling on the south side of Richland creek, about one mile east of where Pleasant Plains now stands. Of their nine children-

MARY, born April 27, 1791, in New Jersey, was married Dec. 19, 1807, to Henry S. Sweet, a native of New York. They had one child, and all the family died.

DAVID, born June 11, 1794, in Ohio, was married to Mrs. Mary A. Drake. She died in Menard county, Ill., and he died May 18, 1858, in Iowa.

SARAH, born Feb. 16, 1796, in Ohio, was married in Sangamon county, in 1837, to David Van Eaton. They had no fami- ly, and she is now a widow, residing with her niece, Mrs. A. B. Irwin.

FOHN B., born Sept. 27, 1797, in Hamilton county, O., was married March 29, 1817, in same county, to Betsy Pratt. They had one child at that place, and moved with his father to St. Louis, where one child was born, and from there to Sangamon county, arriving in Dec., IS19, on the south side of Richland creek, one mile east of where Pleasant Plains now stands, where one child was born. Of their three children, JANE S., born Dec. 19, 1817, in Clermont county, O., married in Sangamon county to John S. Seaman. They had six living children. JONATHAN went to New Orleans in 1857 with a drove of horses. He sold out, and expected to leave for home in a few days, but his friends never heard of him afterwards. DANIEL married in Indiana, moved to Iowa, and died May 28, 1871, in Michi- gan, while on his way to Mineral Springs for his health. WILLIAM enlisted at Springfield, in 1861, in what became the IIth Mo. Inf., for three years. Both his lower limbs were broken by a falling tree, while he was lying sick in tent; one limb was amputated. He went to Iowa, mar- ried, had one child, and his wife died. He resides near Jefferson, Green county, Ia. ISAAC was a sergeant in the 64th Ill. Inf. Served three years, re-enlisted as a veter-

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an, served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged, and resides near Jefferson, Iowa. CHARLES Was a Union soldier in two Illinois regiments; served out his enlistments with honor, and resides near Fredonia, Kan. CALISTA married Charles R. Pratt, and resides near Fredonia. John Seaman died in 1850, and his widow married Alexander B. Irwin. See his name. CINTHELIA, born Oct. 17, 1819, in St. Louis, was mar- ried in Sangamon county, Ill., to Alexan- der B. Irwin. See his name. DANIEL P., born Sept. 17, IS21, in Sangamon county, was married to Irene Holcomb. They had six children born in Sangamon coun- tv. EMMA C. married in Springfield to Benjamin Trumbull, and resides in Em- poria, Kan. ALONZO was married March 6, 1874, in Bloomington, Ill., to Clara Furrow, and resides in Denver, Col. WILLIS married in Springfield to Sophro- nia Burge, and resides in Emporia, Kan. CHARLES resides near Pleasant Plains. HERBERT and ETTA reside with their father. Daniel P. Broadwell moved to Topeka, Kan., thence to Emporia, Kan., where Mrs. B. died, Dec. 25, 1869. Mr. B. married Mrs. Mary Kingston, and re- sides near Emporia. Mrs. Betsy Broad- well died Sept. 30, 1823, and John B. Broadwell was married March 10, 1825, to Elizabeth King, sister of John and Jeremiah King. They had six children. WILLIAM married Cynthia McMurphy, and died, leaving a widow and three children in Sangamon county. They re- side in California. MOSES J., born March 6, 1827, was married in Iowa to Mary A. Cann, in Sept., 1862. They re- side in Denver, Col. MARTHA mar- ried William Macon, and died in Califor- nia. HARRIET marricd A. Poppeno, and died, leaving three children in Sanga- mon county. FRANCIS M., born May 15, 1836, in Sangamon county, was mar- ried in Davis county, Iowa, to Sarah Allen, moved to Denver, Col., and died there. HENRY C. is on the Pacific coast. Mrs. Elizabeth Broadwell died July 23, 1840, in Sangamon county, and John B. Broadwell resides partly near Fredonia, Kan., and with his daughter, Mrs. Irwin, in Sangamon county.

WILLIAM, born April 27, 1799, in Hamilton county, O., was married in San- gamon county, Dec. 15, 1821, to Margaret

Stevenson. They had one son, WIL- LIAM B., born Jan. 3, 1825, in Sanga- mon county. He laid out the town of Broadwell, in Logan county. He was married, and resides in Hutchinson, Reno county, Kan. William Broadwell was killed at Old Sangamo, in Sangamon county, Ill., Nov. 22, 1824, while assisting in raising a barn. His widow married Richard Latham. See his name.

CHARLES, born Dec. 3, 1800, in Hamilton county, O., was married Jan. 9, 1825, in Sangamon county, to Ellen Car- man, daughter of Jacob Carman. They had eight children, JACOB, SILAS, RACHEL, HELEN, ADELIA, MAR- GARET and MARY A. The latter married A. P. Brereton, and resides in Pekin. Charles Broadwell moved to Pekin, and died in 1854. His widow re- sides therc.

JEFFERSON, born Junc 9, 1805, in Clermont county, O., died Dec. 10, 1830, in Sangamon county.

CINTHIA, born Nov. 2, 1807, in Clermont county, was married, May 21, IS26, in Sangamon county, to William Carson. See his name.

EUCLID, born Oct. 7, 1809, in Cler- mont county, O., was married in Sanga- mon county Dec. 12, 1833, to Laura Far- rington. They had eight children, some died young, and the family moved to Iowa. LOUISA, born Aug. 27, 1836, was mar- ried Feb. 21, 1861, in Van Buren county, Iowa, to D. S. Jamison, who was born Aug. 25, 1822, in Westmoreland county, Pa. They have four children, ELSWORTH, CORA, SHERMAN and BOB. They reside at Keosauqua, Van Buren county, Iowa. ROSALINE, born March 1, 1839, was married Feb. 16, 1860, to Rev. J. W. Roe. They had six children, ALLEN, CLARA, WILLIAM, LAURA, CHARLES and JOHN. Mrs. Rosaline Roe died July 30, 1874, at Malvern, Mills county, Iowa. MARIA, born Sept. 21, 1841, married Aug. 3, 1863, to Ephriam Farrington. They have two children, ELSIE and EVA, and reside at Belle Plain, Sumner county, Kan. CHARLES, born April 28, 1846, died Oct. 1, 1875, in Denver, Col. MIL- LIARD F., born Aug. 16, 1850, resides at Niles, Van Buren county, Iowa. EL- LA, born Aug. 5, 1853, in Macon county, Ill., was married March 31, 1872, to Dr. C. L. Crooks. They had two children,

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CLARK and BESSIE, and reside at Cantril, Van Buren county, Iowa. Euclid Broad- well died Feb. 12, 1874, at Niles, and his widow resides there.

Moses Broadwell is said to have built the first brick house in Sangamon county. He died April 10, 1827, and his widow died March 8, 1836, both in Sangamon county, Ill., where they settled in 1820.

BROOKS, REV. JOHN F., was born Dec. 3, 1801, in Oneida county, N. Y. His parents were of New Eng- land origin, but emigrated to New York in 1792, when the whole region was a forest, with here and there a small settle- ment. Mr. Brooks graduated at Hamil- ton College, in that county, in 1828, and afterwards studied three years in the theo- logical department of Yale college, New Haven, Conn. Be was ordained to the gospel ministry by Oneida Presbytery, in the autumn of 1831, and was married soon after to a daughter of Rev. Joel Bradley. They immediately left for Illinois, under a commission from the American Home Missionary Society. They traveled by canal, lake and stage to Pittsburg, thence by steamboat, down the Ohio river to New Albany, Ind. Any route to Illinois by way of Chicago, in those days, was not to be thought of, as that place was just emerging from the condition of an Indian trading station. At New Albany Rev. Mr. Brooks purchased a horse and " Dearborn," as it was then called, which was a one horse wagon with stationary cover. In this they continued their jour- ney, crossing the Wahash river at Vin- cennes. After passing a skirt of timber on the west side, they entered the first prairie of Illinois, in the midst of a furious storm. They were far from any house, with only the carriage as a protection, and that in danger of being upset by the gale. They weathered the storm, however, by turning the back of their carriage to it, hut the prairie was covered with water, and they could only disern the path by observing where the grass did not rise above the water. They sought a house to dry their garments, and that night ar- rived at Lawrenceville, where Rev. Mr. B. preached his first sermon in Illinois, the next day being Sabbath. About three days after they arrived at Vandalia, the State capital, having been five weeks on the way from the vicinity of Utica, N. Y.

After visiting several towns and villages, Rev. Mr. Brooks located for the winter at Collinsville, in the southern part of Madison county, preaching, alternately, there and at Belleville. In the spring of 1832 he moved to the latter place, where he continued five years, preaching there, and at several other points in St. Clair and Monroe counties.

About the second year of his residence at Belleville, he and his wife opened a school, which increased so rapidly they employed an assistant. They taught all grades, from A, B, C, to the classics and higher mathematics. Several attended that school, who afterwards entered the halls of legislation, and other departments of public life. In 1837 Mr. Brooks was chosen principal of a Teachers' Seminary, which benevolent individuals were en- deavoring to establish in Waverly, Mor- gan county. He taught there with suc- cess, but the general embarrassment of the country, caused by the financial disasters of 1837, compelled a relinquishment of that enterprise. During the time he was teaching he endeavored to preach one ser- mon every Sabbath, but the double labor induced bronchial affection, from which he has never fully recovered. In 1840 Mr. B. was called to Springfield to take charge of an academy for both sexes, though in different apartments, to be taught in a new brick edifice erected for that purpose on the west side of Fifth street, between Monroe and Market. Here he continued his labors, with the aid of two assistants, for two years and a half. Many persons now prominent in business or in domestic life, received a portion of their education there. After this he labored for two years under direction of Presbytery supplying vacant churches in this and adjoining counties. His health was now much impaired, and designing light labor, he opened a school for young ladies in a small room near his own house. The applications soon outran the size of the room, which he enlarged, and his wife again assisted him. His school in- creased, his health improved, and he pur- chased the property on the corner of Fifth and Edwards streets, re-arranging the two-story trame building internally to suit the purposes of a school. This he opened as a Female Seminary, the Autumn of 1849, with three assistants, and Mrs.

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Brooks in charge of the primary depart- ment, held in the room he previously occupied. In addition to the usual course, Mr. Brooks added drawing, painting and music; two pianos were introduced, and this is believed to have been the first effort at teaching music in the schools of Spring- field. This Seminary prospered for four years, when Mrs. Brooks' health failed, and it became necessary to close the insti- tution. Since her death in 1860, Rev. Mr. Brooks has devoted a large part of his time to hearing classes, and giving private lessons.

He was one of seven young men who banded together, while in their theologi- · cal course in New Haven, for the estab- ment of a college in this State. Illinois College, at Jacksonville is the result of their exertions. Mr. Brooks has been one of its trustees from the first.

He relates, as an illustration of the change of times in attending Presbytery in the State since he entered it, that a clergyman in those days must have his horse and saddle as certainly as his Bible and hymn book. The settlements were remote from each other, and a ride of three or four days to a meeting of Pres- bytery was a common experience. Once, in attending such a meeting, Mr. Brooks traveled in an easterly direction from Bell- ville, for two or three days, and found a sparse settlement, mostly of log cabins. They had erected a frame church building and roofed it, without siding or floor, with only a few rough boards for seats. The Pres- bytery opened its sessions, several sermons were preached, the sacrament administered, but rain came on before that body ad- journed, and they moved to a private house, with only one room and a small side appartment. At meal time Presby- tery adjourned, that the table might be spread, and after evening service, six or seven members lodged in the same room, on beds spread on the floor. People, in sustaining religious worship under such circumstances made as great sacrifices, according to their means as those who build their $50,000 churches do now. At this meeting Mr. Brooks was entertained at a cabin where the only light admitted was through an open door, or one or two sheets of oiled paper, in place of glass windows. He met a man, however, in that settlement, from his native town, in

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New York, and he had two glass win- dows, but his neighbors thought him ex- travagant, and somewhat aristocratic to indulge in such a luxury. Rev. Mr. Brooks resides west side of Fifth, between Edwards and Cook streets, Springfield, Illinois.

BROWNELL, JOHN, was born Aug. 14, 1Soo, in Rhode Island. During his infancy his parents moved to Seneca county, N. Y. He came west with the family of William Seely. Mr. B. and the other members of his family came by water to Shawneetown, and from there in wagons, arriving in what is now Ball township, July 5, 1819. John Brownell was married to Nancy Pulliam, in 1821. Of their eleven children born in Sangamon county, two died in infancy. Of the nine living-

WILLIAM, born Dec. 10, 1822, in Sangamon county, was married Jan. 20, 1848, to Elizabeth Bridges. They had four living children, and Mrs. B. died, Feb. 17, 1869. Mr. Brownell was mar- ried in Sangamon county, Dec. 29, 1869, to Sarah E. Vaughan, who was born Mar. 3, 1840, in Kentucky. They had two children. Of the children by his first marriage, MARGARET J., born Nov. 24, 1848, in Sangamon county, was mar- ried Nov. 3, 1866, to John M. Sutton, who was born July 29, 1845, in Michigan. They have three living children, WILLIAM N., DELI.A M. and BURTIE E. J. M. Sut- ton resides in Auburn. JOHN W., MI- RANDA I. and COLUMBUS V., and by the second marriage, ORAH V. and EDWARD, reside with their father. William Brownell and family reside in Auburn.

WILSON K., born Jan. IS, 1825, in Sangamon county, was married May 17, 1855, to Sarah Murphy, a native of Maine. They had two children, ELIZA and SARAH, and Mrs. B. died, Feb., IS59. Wilson K. married Polly A. Lawson. They had four children, who all died. Mrs. Polly Brownell died, and Wilson K. resides in Ball township.

GEORGE W., born July 16, 1827, was married Jan. 20, 1848, in Sangamon county, to Miranda Bridges. They had ten children. MARY ISABEL, born Nov. 5, 1848, was married May 26, 1864, to Henry Willard, who was born in Mis- souri in 1841. They had two children,

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IDA A. and GEORGETTA. Mr. W. died, and she married May 20, IS69, to Calvin Mc- Clure, who was born in Ohio Feb. 10, IS29. They had one child, GERTRUDE. Mr. McClure died March 15, IS73, and Mrs. MeC. married James McCulley, who was born Aug. IS, IS48, in Sangamon county. They have one child, ISAAC F., and reside in Chatham township. JOHN I., born June 7, IS50, was married Aug. 27, IS73, to Susanna Graves, who was born Feb. 14, 1849, in Macoupin county. They have one child, CLARENCE II., and reside near Taylorville, Ill. WILLIAM W., born Aug. 2, IS52. BEBECCA E., born Jan. 15, IS55, in Sangamon county, was mar- ried Nov. 13, 1872, to James Hurst. They have one living child, WILLIAM. MELISSA M., born Jan. 25, 1856, mar- ried Nov. 20, IS73, to Isaac Bowls, who was born in Ohio, in Dce., 1852. JOSEPH S., NANCY J., GEORGE H., VIOLA M. and CHARLES E .; the latter died in infancy. All the other un- married children reside with their parents, near Taylorville, Christian county, Ill.

MARY 4., born Dec. 12, IS29, was married March 13, IS49, to Pleasant Kent, who was born in Ohio. They had twelve children, seven living. One child, ELIZA, married William Miller. They have two children, and reside in Woodside town- ship, Sangamon county.

IRRILDA f., born June 26, 1832, in Sangamon county, was married Feb. 22, IS53, in same county, to L. T. Porterfield, who was born May 16, 1833. They had eight children; two died young. Of the other six, JOHN H., MARIA M., AMANDA J., FRANCIS L., MARY L. and HATTIE J. L. T. Porterfield died April 26, 1869. His widow and children reside in Auburn, Sangamon county, Ill.

ELIZABETH M., born Dec. 9, IS35, in Sangamon county, was married July 29, IS56, in same county, to Milton Pike, who was born June 5, 1823. Sce his name. They had eight children; one died in infancy. ALICE and LILLIE, twins, born June 5, IS57; Lillie died June 13, 1867, and Alice died April 9, IS72. MARY M., EDDIE F., HATTIE T., FREDDIE B. and MINNIE A. Mr. Pike and family reside in Auburn, Sanga- mon county, Ill.

MARIA L., born July 24, IS3S, was married June 2, 1857, in Sangamon coun- ty, to Joseph C. Campbell, who was born in Wayne county, Ill. He enlisted Sept. 6, 1861, in Co. I, 29th Reg. Ill. Vol. Inf., died Sept. 15, IS64. His widow married James Rape, and they reside near Taylor- ville, Ill.

FRANKLIN, born Aug. 23, IS43, married Sarah Reed. They had four children; two died young. They reside in Ball township.

FRANCIS M., born April 3, 1846, in Sangamon county, was married Sept. 4, 1871, in Macoupin county, to Emma Brooks, who was born Jan. 28, 1844, in Kent county, Delaware. They reside in Auburn.

Mrs. Nancy Brownell died Aug. 2S, IS56, and John Brownell was married March 29, 1860, to Mrs. Maria L. Watts, whose maiden name was Allen. They reside in Ball township, on land entered by Mr. Brownell in 1822.

BROWN, WILLIAM, was born April 19, 1779, in Frederick county, Virginia. The family have a record reaching back through his father, James Brown, born April 19, 1742, O. S., in Spotsylvania county, Va., to his father, James Brown, born April 29, 170S, O. S., in Middlesex county, Va., whose parents emigrated from England. James Brown, the father of the subject of this sketch, emigrated from Virginia to Bourbon county, Ky., in 1784. William Brown was married in 1Sos, in Fayette county, Ky., to Harriet B. Warfield, who was born March 3, 17SS. They had ten child- ren; one died in infancy; all born at the family residence except the eldest, who was born at the Warfield homestead, near Bryan's Station, Fayette county, Ky. William Brown was a successful lawyer, and for several years before leaving Ken- tucky, his home was a country seat, over- looking the town of Cynthiana, and the valley of the Licking. He led a company of volunteers from Kentucky, in the war of 1S12, in which he won the title of Col- onel. He represented 'Harrison county in the Legislature of Kentucky, and later represented his district in Congress. He, in company with his son-in-law, James D. Smith, explored the central region of Illi- nois, and in 1832 made large purchases of land in and around Island Grove, in San-

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History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois : "centennial record", Part 21

Author: Power, John Carroll, 1819-1894; Power, S. A. (Sarah A.), 1824-; Old Settlers' Society of Sangamon County (Ill.) Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : E.A. Wilson & Co. Number of Pages: 824

Author: Power, John Carroll, 1819-1894; Power, S. A. (Sarah A.), 1824-; Old Settlers' Society of Sangamon County (Ill.)
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : E.A. Wilson & Co.
Number of Pages: 824