Descendants of Benjamin Brown

Submitted by Janet Chapman
Generation No. 1

1. BENJAMIN1 BROWN1 was born 17581, and died 1853 in Fayette Co GA.

More About BENJAMIN BROWN:
Burial: Brown Family Cemetery, Fayette Co GA
Military service: Revolutionary War

Children of BENJAMIN BROWN are:
2. i. DEMPSEY2 BROWN, b. 25 Dec 1800, SC; d. 07 Jul 1873, Fayette Co GA.
3. ii. SAMUEL BENJAMIN BROWN, b. 1793, Wake Co NC; d. 13 May 1868, Madison Co GA.

Generation No. 2

2. DEMPSEY2 BROWN (BENJAMIN1) was born 25 Dec 1800 in SC, and died 07 Jul 1873 in Fayette Co GA. He
married MARTHA RAINES. She was born 1788 in Virginia, and died 1887 in Fayette Co GA.

More About DEMPSEY BROWN:
Burial: Brown Family Cemetery, Fayette Co GA

Children of DEMPSEY BROWN and MARTHA RAINES are:
4. i. JAMES ANDERSON3 BROWN, b. 26 Jan 1824, GA; d. 17 Oct 1916, GA.
ii. WILLIAM MIDDLETON BROWN, b. Nov 1821, GA; d. GA.
iii. SARAH BROWN, b. 08 Nov 1826, GA; d. 02 Sep 1865, GA.

3. SAMUEL BENJAMIN2 BROWN (BENJAMIN1) was born 1793 in Wake Co NC, and died 13 May 1868 in
Madison Co GA. He married PARTHAMISSA STEWART. She was born 1803, and died 1885.

Children of SAMUEL BROWN and PARTHAMISSA STEWART are:
i. WILLIAM ANDREEW JACKSON3 BROWN, b. 1825; d. 1909.
ii. ANDERSON MIDDLETON "ANSE" BROWN, b. 1827; d. 1904.
iii. SARAH A. F. BROWN, b. 1834.
iv. MARY JANE BROWN, b. 1837.
v. GEROGE C. BROWN, b. 1838; d. 1882.
vi. HENRY HARRISON BROWN, b. 1840; d. 1931.

Generation No. 3

4. JAMES ANDERSON3 BROWN (DEMPSEY2, BENJAMIN1)1 was born 26 Jan 1824 in GA, and died 17 Oct 1916
in GA1. He married NANCY "ANNIE" VINEYARD. She was born 1834, and died 1908.

More About JAMES ANDERSON BROWN:
Burial: Brown Family Cemetery, Fayette Co GA
Military: 01 May 1862, Georgia2
Military service: CSA
Residence: 1910, Shake Rag, Fayette, Georgia3

Children of JAMES BROWN and NANCY VINEYARD are:
5. i. JAMES DEMPSEY4 BROWN, b. 09 Oct 1853, GA; d. 02 May 1922, Fayette County GA.
ii. MARTHA ELLEN BROWN, b. 04 Mar 1852, GA; d. 07 Sep 1933.
iii. JOHN BROWN, b. 1856, GA.
iv. WILLIAM CRAWFORD BROWN, b. 1858, GA.
v. JOSEPH BROWN, b. 1859, GA.
vi. ELIJAH DAWSON BROWN, b. 1860, GA.
vii. EDWARD D. BROWN, b. 1861, GA.
viii. PERMELIA BROWN, b. 1863, GA.
ix. FANNY SARAH BROWN, b. 1864, GA.
x. GILBERT BROWN, b. 1866, GA.
xi. LUTHAR BROWN, b. 1868, GA.
xii. NANCY BROWN, b. 1870, GA.
xiii. MITTIE BROWN, b. 1872, GA.
xiv. EUGENIA BROWN, b. 1876, GA; d. 1924.

Generation No. 4

5. JAMES DEMPSEY4 BROWN (JAMES ANDERSON3, DEMPSEY2, BENJAMIN1) was born 09 Oct 1853 in GA, and
died 02 May 1922 in Fayette County GA. He married MARY MOLLIE LASSITER 30 Nov 1875. She was born
27 Feb 1852 in GA, and died 14 Apr 1918 in Fayette Co GA.

More About JAMES DEMPSEY BROWN:
Burial: Brown Family Cemetery, Fayette Co GA
Residence: 1920, Shake Rag, Fayette, Georgia4

Children of JAMES BROWN and MARY LASSITER are:
6. i. MATTIE LOU5 BROWN, b. 19 Jan 1885, Fayette Co GA; d. 02 Sep 1973, Meriwether Co GA.
ii. JAMES OSCAR BROWN, b. May 1879, Fayette Co GA; d. 02 Oct 1962, Fayette Co GA.
iii. LIZZIE BROWN, b. Apr 1882, Fayette Co GA.
iv. JANIE BROWN, b. 1884, Fayette Co GA.
v. HENRY BROWN, b. Jul 1888, Fayette Co GA; d. 30 Jan 1946, Fayette Co GA.
vi. GEORGE OLIVER BROWN, b. Aug 1893, Fayette Co GA; d. 01 Nov 1960, Coweta Co GA.
vii. HOYT BROWN, b. 21 Apr 1915, Fayette Co GA; d. 09 Jun 1917.

Generation No. 5

6. MATTIE LOU5 BROWN (JAMES DEMPSEY4, JAMES ANDERSON3, DEMPSEY2, BENJAMIN1) was born 19 Jan
1885 in Fayette Co GA, and died 02 Sep 1973 in Meriwether Co GA. She married LUCKIE PIERCE CHAPMAN
30 Nov 1902, son of JAMES CHAPMAN and CORDELIA ADAMS. He was born 28 Aug 1881 in Georgia, and
died 11 Dec 1915 in Caddo, LA.

More About MATTIE LOU BROWN:
Burial: Coweta Co, GA, Senoia City Cemetery

More About LUCKIE PIERCE CHAPMAN:
Burial: Shreveport, LA

Children of MATTIE BROWN and LUCKIE CHAPMAN are:
7. i. WAYMON ALTON6 CHAPMAN, b. 13 May 1903, Fayette Co GA; d. 07 Jan 1987, Fulton Co GA.
ii. WINNIE CHAPMAN, b. 19 Feb 1905, GA; d. 21 Oct 1994, NC.
iii. MARY RUBY CHAPMAN, b. 16 Aug 1907, Fayette Co GA; d. 26 Jul 1942, Mecklenburg Co NC.

Generation No. 6

7. WAYMON ALTON6 CHAPMAN (MATTIE LOU5 BROWN, JAMES DEMPSEY4, JAMES ANDERSON3, DEMPSEY2,
BENJAMIN1) was born 13 May 1903 in Fayette Co GA, and died 07 Jan 1987 in Fulton Co GA. He married
FRANCES IOLA THAYER. She was born 24 Jun 1907, and died 23 May 1994 in Fulton Co GA.

More About WAYMON ALTON CHAPMAN:
Burial: Coweta Co GA
Residence: Fulton5
Social Security Number: 252-12-81316
SSN issued: Georgia6
Vital: 15 Jan 19877

Children of WAYMON CHAPMAN and FRANCES THAYER are:
i. JOSEPH GRADY7 CHAPMAN, b. 09 Oct 1944, Fulton County GA.
ii. TOMMY CHAPMAN, b. 1936; d. 1936.
iii. MARY RUBY CHAPMAN, b. May 1935, Fulton Co GA.

Endnotes

1. National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2006, Online publication - National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
[database on-line . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - National Cemetery
Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator..
2. Historical Data Systems, comp., Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 1999, Online publication - Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Soldiers [database on-
line . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems
of Kingston, MA form the <a
href="/handler/domainrd.ashx?domain=SearchDomain&url=/search/dbextra.aspx&dbid=3737">following list of
works</a>. Copyright 1997-2000 Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35 Duxbury.
3. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006, Online
publication - Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624,
1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details
on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a
href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/">NARA</a>. Shake Rag, Fayette,
Georgia, ED , roll , part , page .
4. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010, Online
publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States,
1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29.
National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web
page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>. Note:
Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). Shake Rag, Fayette, Georgia, ED , roll , page , image .
5. Ancestry.com, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001, Online
publication - Ancestry.com. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 [database on-line . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations
Inc, 2001.Original data - State of Georgia. Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998. Georgia, USA:
Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, 1998.
6. Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010, Online
publication - Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social
Security Administration.
7. Ancestry.com, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001, Online
publication - Ancestry.com. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 [database on-line . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations
Inc, 2001.Original data - State of Georgia. Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998. Georgia, USA:
Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, 1998.

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