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BROWN, BENJAMIN – Descendants of

DESCENDANTS OF BENJAMIN BROWN

This is a partial chart of the BROWN FAMILY of CAMDEN COUNTY, N.C.

 Benjamin Brown, b. abt. 1760; d.? marr.? Sons:

1. James Brown, b. abt 1790 Camden County, N.C.     

2. Joseph Brown, b. March 19, 1793 Camden County, N.C.

1. James Brown, b. abt 1790, marr. Nancy ? lived in the Lakeside Area of Lambs Rd. Camden Co. d. ? Children:

    i. William, b. 1814/15 marr. Nancy Jones          

3. ii. Jerimiah M. (Jerry),b. abt 1817 marr. Susan Spencer           

   iii. Patsy B., b.? marr. James Sawyer         

4.iv.Tully B., b. 1826, marr. Margaret Owens

2.Joseph Brown, b. March 19, 1793, d. Oct. 20, 1948. Marr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Cartwright, dau of Robert and Keziah Cartwright. She was born August 9, 1785/95? . She died Nov. 20, 1847. Lakeside Area, Camden, N.C.   Children:

i. Lathan ? Laban ? ,b. Dec.6, 1817            

ii. Mary , b. Sept. 3, 1819            

iii. Chloe, b. June. 12, 1822          

5.   iv. Melissa C., b. Sept. 29,1825             

v. Elizabeth Cartwright, b. Nov. 11, 1828. Marr. 1st Zero Hamilton , lawyer from New York, on July 7, 1849. Marr. 2nd Zebedee Williams on April 4, 1871.

3. Jerimiah (Jerry) Brown (James, Benjamin)  b.? d.? marr. Susan Spence. She was born 1817 and d. 1902. Camden, N.C.. She marr.2nd David Starboard.     Children:

i. Henry Brown, b. 1837,mar. Lavina Bright.?.             

ii. Polly Brown, b. 1840,marr.1st ? Cartwright;2nd John Starboard.             

iii. James Brown, b. 1842             

iv. John T. Brown, b. 1844              

v. Jerimiah Brown, b 1848 d. 1896

4. Tully (Tullie)Brown (James, Benjamin);b.1826,died 1881. marr. Margaret Owens. She was b. 1828,in Currituck, N.C. and d. 1881 Camden. Both are buried in the Old Brown Cemetery, Lakeside.     Children:

i. Mary Etta Brown. b. 1847 d. 1899, marr. James Bray . 

ii. Henry B. 1847, d. 1883

iii. James Wilson Brown ,b. Mar. 1,1849; d. 1915,marr. Sarah Jane Sawyer, dau of Lemuel and Lucinda Morgan Sawyer. She was b. Aug. 25, 1849,d.1938             

iv. Benjamin F. b.1852,d.1893              

v. Joseph T. b. 1856,d. 1922              

vi. Tully Brown Jr. b. 1861              

vii. Jordan Brown b. 1863              

viii. William E. (Willie) b.1868             

ix. H.L. b. 1871, died 1903

5.Melissa C. Brown (Joseph, Benjamin). Sept 29, 1825, d. May 30, 1853. marr. 1st Coston Sawyer ? abt 1845. marr.2nd Mark Roberts Gregory on May 13, 1847. She died May 28, 1853. Buried in the Old Brown Family Cemetery, Lakeside.          

Child 1st marr.- Mary E. Sawyer b. 1846,d.1865       

Children 2nd Marr.                   

i. Sarepta Ann Gregory, b. Nov. 19, 1848,Belcross, Camden, N.C. d. April 17, 1893, Elizabeth City, N.C. marr. Nov. 19, 1872 George Dana Boardman Prichard, son of Isaac Lamb & Elizabeth Berry Prichard.                   

ii. Celus Lester Gregory, b. Oct 10, 1850, d. Jun 22, 1870                   

iii. Melissa Brown Gregory, b. May 16, 1853. d. May 29, 1853.

Contributed by  D. G. Owens

1920 Census listing for JOHN BERRY

1920 Federal Census ED #13

Camden, North Carolina Sheet 14A

Courthouse Township Enumeration Date: 3-2-1920

Berry, John H M-W-42 Farmer

Sydney (Arnold) W F-W-41

Mary L. daug F-W-18

John G. son M-W-16

Ida V. daug F-W-9

1930 Federal Census ED #53 District 12

Baltimore, Maryland Sheet 21B

419 Belmont & North Point Blvd. Enumeration Date: 5-3-1930

Contributed by Shelley Arnold

 

WRIGHT, CORNELIUS

Camden County, N.C. Deed book “Y”, page 311

State of N. Carolina, Camden County

Agreeable to an order of the worshipful court of the county aforesaid, to we the undersigned directed at June term 1845. We the undersigned commissioners after having been duly sworn have proceeded to divide the lands of Cornelius Wright dec’d between his heirs as follows.

No. 6 we lot of- to Augustus Moor, C.R.Berry’s executor, commencing at Samuel A. Gordons line thence S26 ½ E3 chs & 80 links, S85W51 ch & 60 links thence N32W5 ch & 10 links thence No67E11 ch & 25 links thence S30E5 ch, thence N83E7 ½ ch thence N 87 ½ E32 ch & 53 links to the first station containing 20 acres.

No. 5- To Jabez Wright, thence S26 1/2E1 ½ ch, thence S87E7 ½ ch, thence S55E1 ½ ch thence S85W59 ch thence N32W3 ch & 60 links thence N85E57 ch& 60 links to the first station containing seventeen acres.

No. 4- To Levi Wright, S55E1 ch 60 links thence S6W1 ch 70 links thence S85W58 ch & 30 links thence N32W3 ch 30 links thence N85E59 ch to the first station containing seventeen acres.

Lot No. 3- To Edmund Mitchell in right of his wife, thence S6W3 ch 20 links thence S85W55 ch & 80 links, N32W3 ch 70 links thence N85E58 ch & 38 links to the first station containing seventeen acres.

Lot No. 2- To Jakey Wright, S6W4 ch thence S85W54 ch thence N16W6 ch thence N85E55 ch 80 links to the first station containing twenty one acres.

Lot No. 1- To William Jones & wife, thence S6W4 ch & 20 links thence S85W52 ½ ch thence N16W4 ch 20 links thence N85W54 ch to the first station containing twenty two acres.

And that Lot No. 2 Jakey Wright pay over to Lot 5 Jabez three dollars.

Lot No. 3 & 4 pay over to Lot 5 Jabez Wright six dollars each.

Given under our hands and seals June 2nd, 1848 Test J. W. Burfoot

J.G. Hughes, seal

J.W. Burfoot, seal

Jacob (his mark) Cox, seal

Contributed by: Harry Schoettle

 

WRIGHT, BENJAMIN

Camden County, N.C. Deed book “V”, page 322 Division of Land 1839

Indenture to ? ? 9th Court of Pleas & Quarter session we the undersign commissioners being duly summoned was sworn by the ? ? person, have proceeded this 19th day of March 1839 to divide the lands of Benjamin Wright dec’d among his lawful heirs in manner following.

Lot 1- To Luke Stephens and wife Mary, bounded as follows beginning at a gax post at the angle of the road thence N35 E21 chs 40L thence N75 W23 chs 30L along a big ditch thence S4 W19 chs 40L rt on road thence binding the road to the first station containing 35 1/2 acres of cleared land also another piece of wood land lying in the neck beginning at a ? x maple thence S 50 E 16 chs 20L to Robert ? heirs line thence along said line to Pete Sigmours and others line thence along their line S80 E24 chains thence NE to the first station containing 10 ½ acres, being in full for their part of the lands of said dec’d.

Lot 2- To Burfoot Wright, bounded as follows, beginning at a gax post at lot 1, thence N35 E21 chs 40L thence binding Devotion Perkins heirs line to Ransom Porters line thence binding said Porters line to the road thence along the road to first station containing 28 ½ acres also another piece beginning at a gax post near Gamaliel W. Wrights house thence S34 W31 chs 20L from post thence S61 E31 1/2 chs to a cherry tree at the road thence N31 E70 chs 20L thence N61 W13 chs 60L to first station containing 11 acres also a piece of wood land on the road binding ? ? ?- No.1 thence S80 E 16 chs 20L to Robert ? heirs line thence binding said Brochetts heirs line to a beach thence N66 W5 chs 20L to ? ? thence S10 W12 chs 40L to first station containing 10 ½ acres, being in full for his part of the lands of said dec’d.

Lot 3- To Gamaliel Wright, bounded as follows, beginning at a cherry tree at the edge of the road at lot 2 thence ? to Gamaliel W. Wrights line, thence along said line to Lemuel B. Brochetts & William S. Berry heirs line thence binding said line to a corner beach thence binding Ransom Porters line to Isaac Garretts heirs line thence binding said line to the road thence along the road to the first station cherry tree containing 54 acres, being in full for his part of the lands of said dec’d.

Given under our hands and seals:

William Bartlette, seal

Peter Sigmour, seal

Abrm. Feeber, seal

T.B. Berry, seal

Bailey Barcas, seal

Contributed by: Harry Schoettle

MCCOY, LYDIA – (no dates given)

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. LYDIA MCCOY WERE HELD FRIDAY  AFTERNOON AT 3 O’CLOCK FROM THE HOME IN BELCROSS. REV. JOHN LINK OFFICIATED.  ”SOME TIME WE’LL UNDERSTAND,” ASLEEP IN JESUS,” AND ”ABIDEWITH ME.” WERE SUNG BY MRS.T. S. ROBINSON, MRS. RUTH BROWN.MRS.GEORGE UPTON, MRS.R. L. BRAY, MISS SARAH TARKINGTON, AND MRS.FRANK SAWYER. THEY ALSO SANG ;;SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER;”. AT THE GRAVE. FLOWERS GIRLS WERE;MESDAMES TOM GREGORY,WINFRED CREEKMORE, PERCY SANDERLIN,HOWARD BERRY, EARL BARTLETT,MARION WATKINS,TOM WILLIAMS AND F. LAMB. PALLBEARERS WERE ; NELSON WILLIAMS , JOE PERKINS,HENRY BROWN, RAY JACOBS, JOE WILLIAMS, CLYDE MOORE AND BEN MCCOY.  BURIAL WAS MADE IN  THE FAMILY BURYING GROUND.

Contributed by: Linda Mansfield