The Family Group of William Brown.
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by Justin Sanders.
The
earliest known ancestors of our Brown line were William and Ann Brown
of Bristol Parish, Henrico County, Virginia. Although records
pertaining to this couple are few in number and span only a
sixteen-year period, those that have been located suffice to offer a
basic understanding of their family group.
The
earliest record found thus far shows William and Ann were residing in
Henrico County by 1721, the year in which their youngest known son,
John, was born. A single-line entry in the birth registry of the
Bristol Parish Vestry Book, states: “John, s/o William & Anne
Brown, b. Aug. 30, 1721.” 1
Henrico
County was the second settlement of the Virginia Colony, established
in 1611 a short distance upriver from Jamestown. In 1721 the county
and Bristol Parish encompassed a vast area that was later subdivided
into several jurisdictions. Unless an earlier deed is found, it is
impossible to say for certain where William’s family was then
located. Within a few years of that date, however, a pair of land
records hone William’s whereabouts into a small pocket in
present-day Chesterfield County.
1
Births from Bristol Parish of Henrico, Prince George and
Dinwiddie, in Bristol Parish Vestry Book, p. 5.
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