Nancy M Brown DOZIER - The maiden name of Nancy Brown

Catherine:

I've removed the Dozier link; the FindAGrave memorial also indicates that the information is speculative.

It looks like there are a number of 'speculative' or mis-merged children added to this family (those currently without the "MP" flag set) ... could you check on the known children of Nancy & Benjamin?

(verifying the spouses (daughter- & son- "in-laws") and grandchildren would then be the next "step".

Cintha is a new daughter. The family bible transcript probably from Elbert Brown's bible is posted on Benjamin Brown's page. While there are some date differences from that one and Dozier Thornton Brown''s version they were both likely done from memory by the brothers for their own bibles. Copy of a transcription is in the documents done by my g aunt a granddaughter of Elbert Brown. It was the family Bible in the house of the direct descendant (a Bailey) still living in the house and on the property. That is in the Geni profile.

In Elberton some one actually had markers put up in cemeteries to pedal their own version of names etc. You can see the pictures of the stones one is the DAR stone on the family graveyard property. That property is on a road named Benjamin Brown. My g Aunt and grandmother participated in that DAR service. The other modern stone is at Van's Church cemetery where Elbert Brown's 2nd wife is buried. Elbert and Benjamin Brown are not buried at Van's church. I descend from the second wife of Elbert Brown (Mary McCurry).

In Elbert Brown's overview there is the statement:
"Elbert Brown like his father Benjamin Brown did not use a middle name. Elbert Jackson Brown was from another local Brown family. They are frequently confused as they married McCurry sisters."
Just for cross-reference, that seems to refer to this Elbert Jackson Brown.

Thanks Dan, I'll send each of the new children given to Benjamin Brown recently. Is it possible to prevent the addition of children in the future.

James Turner Brown Not believed to be a son of this Benjamin Brown. No evidence offered for the assertion and does not appear in the family records or will.

Melinda Winifred Coker

Mary M. Davis Another new undocumented daughter.

Payton M. Brown Another undocumented son

Winnie Temperance Lee another undocumented daughter.

Elizabeth Brown I think Elizabeth Brown never married and was unfortunately merged into an Elizabeth Brown with the last name of Brown. I think they need to be unmarked. Elizabeth's birth and death are listed in the family bibles but I don't believe that there was a married name listed.

Excuse error above. Merged into an Elizabeth Brown with the married name of Shockley.

Also should have said unmerged. But spell correct messed that up.

Thanks, Dan. I know the Benjamin Brown family must be a continuing headache for you. I have no idea why people have been trying to mess this up over the last few years. I get emails from cousins who continue to have connections in Elbert County and wonder what is going on. Why someone would erect a memorial at Van's Creek to perpetuate fabrications.

FYI All:
There were (at least) two different Benjamin Brown males born nearby (different counties) in Virginia ... and both married a Nancy from Virginia. One pair went to Georgia, and the other to Kentucky. The two Nancy's are also oft confused!

Based on what I've "teased out", these are the two couples:
Benjamin Brown, of VA & GA and Nancy Brown
vs.
Benjamin Brown, of VA & KY and Nancy M. Brown

Catherine has been verifying the children of the first couple, and those relationships are now 'locked'.

I don't have much verification of the children of the second couple. I will note that it is a very common error of the latter Nancy (wife of Benjamin Brown, of VA & KY ) to be shown as dying in Georgia with the same date as the 'other' Nancy -- when she most likely died in either Kentucky (or possibly Arkansas, where some of the probable children went).