Much of the information on these pages was contributed by Michelle Taunton - direct descendent of Elizabeth Cotton, daughter of John Cotton II and Susannah Smith)
Family of Samuel Brown and ? Johnson
| NAME | BIRTH | LOCATION | DEATH | LOCATION | MARRIAGE | LOCATION | SPOUSE |
| Samuel Brown | Abt. 1743 | April 1813 | Nelson County, Kentucky | Abt. 1768 | 1)? Johnson 2) Elizabeth ? |
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| John L. Brown | 17 October 1769 | 11 December 1836 | Nelson County, Kentucky | 30 April 1789 | Nelson County, Kentucky | Jemima Cotton | |
| Johnson (aka Johnston) Brown | 2 October 1771 | Virginia | 10 October 1869 | buried Farm Grave, Milton Towhship, Jefferson County, Indiana | 1) 24 January 1792 2) 6 January 1795 3) 18 August 1824 |
1) Nelson County, Kentucky 2) Nelson County, Kentucky 3) Ripley County, Indiana |
1) Annie Zanes
3) Kessiah Risk McClelland |
| James Brown | Abt. 1775 | 22 December 1796 | Nelson County, Kentucky | Margaret Coleman | |||
| Richard Brown | Abt. 1778 | 22 August 1803 | Nelson county, Kentucky | Nancy Hughes | |||
| Elizabeth Brown | 2 October 1811 | Nelson County, Kentucky | Willis S. Mills | ||||
| Nathaniel Brown | |||||||
| Nancy Brown | Peter Dewit | ||||||
| Sary Brown | |||||||
| Isabella Brown |
Family of Johnson Brown and Mary Jane Cotton (marriage 2)
| NAME | BIRTH | LOCATION | DEATH | LOCATION | MARRIAGE | LOCATION | SPOUSE |
| Johnson (aka Johnston) Brown | 2 October 1771 or 30 September 1772 | Nelson County, Kentucky | 10 October 1869 | buried Family Grave, Milton Towhship, Jefferson County, Indiana | 1) 24 January 1792 2) 6 March 1795 3) 1824 |
1) Nelson County, Kentucky 2) Nelson County, Kentucky 3) Ripley County, Indiana |
1) Annie Zanes
3) Kessiah Risk McClelland |
| Samuel Brown | Abt. 1796 | Nelson County, Kentucky | 25 March 1885 | Jefferson County, Indiana | 2 May 1825 | Switzerland County, Indiana | Melinda Hafford |
| Nancy Brown | Abt. 1800 | Nelson County, Kentucky | Before November 1831 | Switzerland County, Indiana | 10 January 1826 | Switzerland County, Indiana | Jonathan Adams Gerrard |
| Joseph C. Brown | 29 August 1802 | Nelson County, Kentucky | 16 October 1891 | VeVay Cemetery, VeVay, Switzerland County, Indiana | 16 February 1825 | Switzerland County, Indiana | Ellen Hawkins |
| Ralph Brown | 29 September 1803 | Nelson County, Kentucky | 14 February 1899 | VeVay Cemetery, VeVay, Switzerland County, Indiana | 5 November 1832 | Switzerland County, Indiana | Sarah McClelland |
| Sarah (Sally) Jane Brown | 17 January 1807 | Nelson County, Kentucky | 30 October 1891 | Switzerland County, Indiana | 3 November 1831 | Switzerland County, Indiana | Jonathan Adams Gerrard |
| Isabella Brown | 15 February 1813 | Indiana Territory (became Switzerland County, Indiana) | 1903 | Jefferson County, Indiana | 14 January 1832 | Switzerland County, Indiana | Jacob Miller |
| Elizabeth Brown | 1817 | Switzerland County, Indiana | Abt. 1870 | Switzerland County, Indiana | 30 April 1838 | Switzerland County, Indiana | Christian Wiseman |