Brown Genealogy - Randolph Co., NC

Marty and Karla Grant

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Welcome to my Brown genealogy pages. I am interested in the Brown families primarily of central and western North Carolina.

Brown was the 4^th most common surname in the United States in 2000 and the same in 2010.

My most recent Brown ancestor is my six times great grandmother, Mary Brown, born 1758. She married Edward Carter in 1781 in Randolph Co., NC. They lived in Randolph until sometime in the 1790s when they moved to Burke Co., NC, then ca 1804 to Buncombe Co., NC where they remained until the 1830s. Then they moved to Rabun Co., GA where both died, she in 1833, he in 1838. Mary is a child of:

Joseph Brown, born ca 1740 (rough guess). Many genealogies incorrectly list Mary Brown Carter as a child of Daniel Brown and Grace Thompson. They did have a daughter named Mary, but it wasn’t the same person. The reason for the mixup is that Edward Carter’s brother John Carter married Jane Brown, a proven child of Daniel and Grace. Apparently an earlier researcher assumed Mary and Jane had to be sisters. They were not. In fact, it seems to me that Jane was Mary’s aunt, with Joseph being the oldest son of Daniel. Joseph Brown is found in Randolph Co., NC records from the 1770s through his death in 1815. He was married more than once, his first wife (Mary’s mother) isn’t yet known. His last wife was Rachel who survived him, was still living in 1825, remarried by then and living in Indiana.

Joseph Brown is a son of Daniel Brown, the same one mentioned above, though from a prior marriage, meaning Grace Thompson isn’t Joseph’s mother.

Daniel Brown is a son of Henry Brown who died 1757 in Augusta Co., VA. Henry was twice married, his first wife’s name is unknown. His second was Esther. Daniel is from the first marriage.

Revised: February 10, 2025

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