The 1882 History of Warren County sketches seven separate Brown households and never says how one is related to another, so each is kept apart here. Asher and Mary (Ward) Brown, members of the Society of Friends, came from New Jersey in 1804, entered 500 acres in Clear Creek Township, and paid for the land by driving hogs over the mountains to Philadelphia. Joseph A. Brown came in 1800 and also settled on Clear Creek; his son James C. Brown served in the Civil War and in 1881 became manager of the Franklin Pottery Company. John Brown, the eldest of fifteen children, settled in Turtle Creek Township in 1812, and Asa Brown came from New Jersey at a very early day; their sons Nathan M. and David Brown farmed in the county. Other sketches follow Martin Brown, a largely self-taught farmer near Lebanon whose parents came from Essex County, New York; John E. Brown, a Lebanon hardware merchant and grandson of a Joseph Brown; and J. Appleton Brown, a horticulturist who ran a cider mill east of Lebanon. Every fact below is cited to the 1882 History of Warren County, Ohio.
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Pioneers from New Jersey; members of the Society of Friends
Farmer; member of the Society of Friends
BENJAMIN BROWN (deceased) was born in Gloucester Co., N. J., April 1798; was a son of Asher and Mary (Ward) Brown, natives of New Jersey. 3 grandparents, Samuel and Ann Brown, whose ancestors were natives of land, emigrated to America at an early period, prior to the Revolu- V lary war, and lived and died in New Jersey. Asher Brown was born, raised married in New Jersey, where he lived till, in 1804, he, with his family, grated to Ohio and located in Warren County, being one of the early piers. He first took up his above in a log cabin, which had been occupied as 'isting-place for hogs during nights; it had no floor and no doors. They, river, soon split out puncheons and laid a floor and made other improvelts, so as in that day they called it quite a comfortable home. Mr. Brown rtly after his arrival, entered 500 acres of land in Clear Creek Township, upvhich he located and resided the balance of his life. To pay for his land, Mr. *wn bought a large lot of hogs and drove them over the mountains to Philaphia and sold them, by which he realized quite a large profit. He experied the real hardships of pioneer life, such as the rising generations know ing of, only as they hear of them or read of them from the pages of history. 3y were parents of twelve children; three now survive — John, Asher and an. Mr. Brown was an earnest and consistent member of the Society of ends — distinguished for his love and liberality to the poor and needy and ill mankind. He died March 4, 1832, aged 71 years 5 months and 21 days, (ljamin, our subject, was 6 years of age when brought to Ohio and located Warren County, where he was raised and grew to manhood, accustomed to cabin life, with all the attendant hardships of pioneer life; was married j. 7, 1821, to Sarah, daughter of Benjamin and Mercy Chapman, whose antral history is fully given in the sketch of Charles F. Chapman. By this jon they had five children — Esther married Sidwell Taylor, by whom she one child — Anna C., born Feb. 20, 1860; Charles F., deceased; Mary; ljamin and Sarah (twins) and Benjamin, now deceased. Mr. Brown, after marriage, located upon a part of the large tract of land which his father ered from the Government, and opened out a farm right from the woods, here he resided until 1836, when he bought and located upon the place ire his daughters, Mary and Sarah, still reside, and here he died Sept. 22, 3, aged 75 years and 5 months; his wife died Jan. 26, 1873, aged 73 years. Brown was a member of the Society of Friends — a man whose whole life characterized by honesty, integrity and kindness; whose religion was pracil, endeavoring to practice all and more than he professed: kind and generous, firm and unyielding, clinging close to principles, and his acute sense of it was just and right, and as such was a worthy example for the rising mentions.
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Manager of the Franklin Pottery Company
JAMES C. BROWN, manager of the Franklin Pottery Company. Frankl is the son of Joseph A. and Margaret Brown, and was born in Franklin Township June 7, 1840; his father was one of the early pioneers of this county having come here in 1800 and settled on Clear Creek, where his grandfather had entered a full section of land; he was reared on a farm. April 16, 18( at the first call of the President for troops, he enlisted in Company F.
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Farmer near Lebanon
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Farmer
DAVID BROWN (deceased), was born in Warren County, Ohio, Aug. 23, 1809, and was a son of Asa Brown, who came from New Jersey and settled in Warren Co., in a very early day, where they lived until their death. David was brought up a farmer, an occupation he followed during his life. Sept. 22, 1830, he was married to Mary, daughter of William L. and Ephenetas Foster. They were also from New Jersey, and settled in Warren Co., about 1801. They lived and died here. William L.
I Foster had fourteen children, four of whom are living, viz., John S., Ephenetas Hampsoo, Charlotte Huston and Mary Brown. The deceased are William, George, Ralph, Ellen, Nancy, Margaret, Nancy, Catherine, Catherine and Rhoda. After Mr. Brown was married, he lived on rented land for some years, but he eventually purchased 89 acres of land, where his widow now resides; he started in life without any capital, and by his hard work, in which he was nobly assisted by his estimable wife, succeeded, after years of toil, in making a good home; he was a man beloved by all, and his death was regretted by a host of warm and personal friends. By his death his wife lost a kind husband and his children an affectionate father, whose memory will ever cling to them as an indulgent and loving parent; he died Aug. 25, 1881. To him were born eight children, four living, viz., Ephenetas Dunham, Jefferson H., Sarah A. Perrine and Mary Keever. The deceased are William, David, William and Eura E. Hutchinson. William, the eldest son, was killed by a horse, at the age of 11 years. William, the 2d, died from lockjaw, caused by a harrow tooth wound in the foot, aged 11 years. Eura E. also died from the same cause, aged 26 years.
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Farmer near Lebanon
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