Jacob Brown (1736-1785)

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Jacob Brown ‡
Birth:	11 December 1736 Union County, South Carolina, United States
Death:	28 June 1785 Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, United States
Remains:	9999 Jacob Brown Cemetery, Washington County, Tennessee, United States
Father:	Gabriel Brown (c1710-1786)
Mother:	Mary Keen (1710-1736)
Skills:	blacksmith, gunsmith, trader
Spouse / partner:	Ruth Gordon (1740-1810)
Wedding:	14 August 1760 South Carolina, United States
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Biography

Jacob Brown was born 11 December 1736 in Union County, South Carolina, United States to Gabriel Brown (c1710-1786) and Mary Keen (1710-1736) and died 28 June 1785 Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of unspecified causes. He married Ruth Gordon (1740-1810) 14 August 1760 in South Carolina, United States.

He fought at Battle of Kings Mountain as a captain.

Children

Offspring of Jacob Brown and Ruth Gordon (1740-1810)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Jacob Brown (1761-1838)
Benjamin Brown (1765-1816)
Thomas Brown (c1765-1829)
John Gordon Brown (1767-aft1830)

Plaque

Jacob Brown1736-1785 A native of South Carolina, founder of Brown's Settlement on Nolichucky River, 1771, merchant, gunsmith and blacksmith to the Cherokee Indians; purchased from those indians two boundaries of land - a veritable principality - in 1775; was appointed Commissioner to make treaties with the Indians. Captain under Sevier in the Battle of King's Mountain, 1780; Major under Sevier in the Revolution, 1781, and in the Militia of the State of Franklin, 1785; ancestor of two Governors Brown of Georgia. Placed by
The Tennessee Daughters of the American Colonists,
March 8, 1938.

Jacob Brown's plaque is located to the left of the front door of the old courthouse, Main St, in Jonesborough Tennessee.

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Maj Jacob Brown, Sr at Find A Grave Jacob Brown (LD5Y-LDS) at FamilySearch Family Tree