John Brown, Jr. b. 12 Sep 1757 Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA d. 29 Aug 1837 Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA: JHBL Genealogy

1757 - 1837 (79 years)

Name	John Brown [1]
Suffix	Jr.
Born	12 Sep 1757	Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Gender	Male
Died	29 Aug 1837	Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
Person ID	I509	mytree
Last Modified	20 Jul 2022

Father	John Brown, b. 1728, Londonderry, Northern Ireland , d. 24 Mar 1803, Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA (Age 75 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Margaret Preston, b. 1728, Ireland , d. 1802, Kentucky, USA (Age 74 years)
Relationship	natural
Married	Between 1745 and 1776 [2, 3]
Notes	Rev. John Brown, a graduate of Princeton College, was extensively known in Virginia and Kentucky as a Presbyterian minister of piety and talent. He was pastor of New Providence Church.
Family ID	F339	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Margaretta Mason, b. Abt 1772, New York, New York, New York, USA , d. 28 May 1838, Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA (Age ~ 66 years)

Married 21 Feb 1799 Queens, Queens, New York, USA

Children

+	1. Mason Brown, b. 10 Nov 1799, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 27 Jan 1867, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA (Age 67 years) [natural]
+	2. Orlando Brown, b. Sep 1803, d. 26 Jul 1867 (Age ~ 63 years) [natural]

Last Modified 20 Jul 2022

Family ID F347 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 12 Sep 1757 - Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
	Married - 21 Feb 1799 - Queens, Queens, New York, USA
	Died - 29 Aug 1837 - Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA

Notes

He was a student at Princeton College when that institution was broken up by the British. He afterward completed his studies at William and Mary College, and for several years practiced law. He was a member of the Virginia Legislature from the District of Kentucky. After Kentucky became a state, he was three times elected a Senator in Congress and continued as a member of the Senate until 1805.

He was a warm personal friend of Thomas Jefferson.