Absalom Brown (c1778-aft1860)



Absalom Brown (sometimes spelled Absolom or Absolem or Absolum) was born about 1778 in Pendleton District, South Carolina. He later moved to the Collins River Valley, Warren County, Tennessee, where "Brown Mountain" is named for him. In Hubbards Cave (a Tennessee State Natural Area, now owned by the Nature Conservancy) located on the side of Brown Mountain, an inscription reads: "Absalom Brown 1809." A family reunion is held every year in Beersheba Springs, Tennessee.

Parents

 * 1) Father:  Uncertain (some believe it was John Brown, son of Revolutionary Soldier Maj. Peter Brown from Edinburgh, Scotland.)
 * 2) Mother:  Unknown

Spouse

 * 1) Based upon the inscription on his oldest son Thomas's tombstone, Absalom's first wife was Mary Green, the daughter of Abednego Green. According to family tradition, her name was Mary Jane Green; and, after her death, Absalom married her sister Joyce Green, who was the mother of his younger children. The 1850 Tennessee Census shows only a female listed as "Jone" b. 1805 in his household.

Children

 * 1) Russell Brown b. 9/16/1801
 * 2) Thomas Brown b. 12/27/1802
 * 3) Green Brown b. 1804
 * 4) Missouri Brown b. 1808
 * 5) Mary Margaret Brown b. 1811
 * 6) William Sanford Brown b. 11/17/1820
 * 7) Permelia Parry Brown b. 1821
 * 8) Absalom Billoat Brown, Jr. b. 9/3/1822