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NOTE: Some reports show that James married Martha's siter, Anne, first, and she died between 1800-1805. Then James married Martha.
Info from family:
A Marriage notice in Charleston Times, names Martha as "youngest daughter of the Rev. Wm. E. Graham, deceased."
Marriage notice in Charleston Times, names her as "youngest daughter of the Rev. Wm. E. Graham, deceased."
Marriage notice in Charleston Times, names her as "youngest daughter of the Rev. Wm. E. Graham, deceased."
NOTE: Some reports show that Anne married JAMES Mair (not John), and she died between 1800-1805. Then James married her sister, Martha.
Info from family:
A marriage notice in "The Charleston Times" names Anne as the dau. of W. E. Graham, deceased.
NOTE: Some reports show that Anne married JAMES Mair (not John), and she died between 1800-1805. Then James married her sister, Martha.
Info from family:
Her marriage notice in "The Charleston Times" names her as the dau. of W. E. Graham, deceased.
Info from family:
Robert was born in Scotland about 1774/5, and is believed to have come from came from a prosperous family in Paisley, Scotland. He arrived in South Carolina in the late 1790's and seemed to have no trouble establishing himself in the business and social worlds. His immigration records list him as a native of Glasgow, North Britain. He was admitted as a Denizen on 22 July 1800, and became a citzen on 29 Sep 1812 at the age of 37.He was a factor, and started in business at Beaufort with a Mr. Mair, (probably James). He and Catherine later moved to Charleston, eventually going into partnership with his son, Robert Ewing, and Robert Ewings's brother-in-law, James T. Welsman.
There is a William Brown listed with the family, in a Charleston Directory for 1831, who could be another son.
Note:
The LDS website has a number of places for his marriage; Beaufort; Charleston; Reddy or Reedy River, Craven; or Kershaw, all South Carolina, but Beaufort S.C. is given in the N.C. & S.C. Marriage records by Clemens, page 45.1850 Census: Charleston, South Carolina
Dwelling house:Family:Name: Age:Sex:Profession Value: Birthplace
Robert BROWN, 75, M, Factor, $10,000, Scotland
Catherine BROWN, 73, F, S.C.
James M BROWN, 47, M, Planter, S.C.
Robert E BROWN, 45, M, Factor, S.C.
J.M. Shackelford, 38, M, Merchant, S.C.
Martha Shackelford, 33, F
A birth date of 12 Apr 1782 is also given, but could be a baptism, or another Catherine. The original source is presently unknown.
Information from family:
A marriage notice in "The South Carolina Gazette" names Catherine as the dau. of the Rev. Wm. E. Graham. She is mentioned in her daughter, Martha's will, dated 24 Oct 1864.Note:
The LDS website has a number of places for her marriage; Beaufort; Charleston; Reddy or Reedy River, Craven; or Kershaw, all South Carolina, but Beaufort S.C. is given in the N.C. & S.C. Marriage records by Clemens, page 45.1850 Census: Charleston, South Carolina
Dwelling house:Family:Name: Age:Sex:Profession Value: Birthplace
Robert BROWN, 75, M, Factor, $10,000, Scotland
Catherine BROWN, 73, F, S.C.
James M BROWN, 47, M, Planter, S.C.
Robert E BROWN, 45, M, Factor, S.C.
J.M. Shackelford, 38, M, Merchant, S.C.
Martha Shackelford, 33, F
A "William Brown" is listed with the family, in a Charleston Directory for 1831, who appears to be this William.
Info from family member:
Little is known about James. Hi is listed in the Robert Brown household, on the 1850 Census, as a "Planter." It is thought that he never married.1850 Census: Charleston, South Carolina
Dwelling house:Family:Name: Age:Sex:Profession Value: Birthplace
Robert BROWN, 75, M, Factor, $10,000, Scotland
Catherine BROWN, 73, F, S.C.
James M BROWN, 47, M, Planter, S.C.
Robert E BROWN, 45, M, Factor, S.C.
J.M. Shackelford, 38, M, Merchant, S.C.
Martha Shackelford, 33, F
NOTE: Evidence is still required to prove that John is a son of Robert & Catherine, but it assumed he is named after his great grandfather, John Fripp. It is also not certain that he married before his marriage to Lucy Graybeard.
Family notes:
John studied medicine in Charleston, SC, and possibly in Edinburgh, according to family lore. He first married about 1829, but his wife and young daughter had died by 1836, when he signed a contract with the U. S. Army as an army physician.He was sent to several posts before being sent to Fort Cass, Tennessee to assist with the Cherokee removal to Oklahoma. Many of his descendants believe that he came to Oklahoma with the Seminoles on their trek from Florida, but no proof has yet been found.
John's second marriage, in the 1840's, was to a young Seminole girl, but it is unclear how they met. One story is that he fell in love with her while treating her sister, whose eyes were frozen in a blizzard. His Charlestonian family did not approve of the relationship and had no further contact with him.
He named his wife Lucy Graybeard and they settled in the Cherokee Nation near Park Hill, Oklahoma. John could not make a living there in private practice, so he continued to sign yearly contracts with the army, working out of nearby Fort Gibson. He would accompany the troops on their expeditions to look for sites to build new forts. He wrote periodic reports to the Secretary of War, and several of these still exist.
During the Civil War, John sided with the Union. His son, John, Jr., fought with the Confederacy, serving in the Seminole Infantry led by his father-in-law, John Jumper. After the war, he retired from the army and moved his family to the Seminole Nation at Greenhead Prairie, Pottawatomie county, Oklahoma. He died there in 1867 during a Cholera epidemic, not from Cholera, but of exhaustion from treating the sick.
John & Lucy had 4 sons & 3 daughters. The Brown family has been called "the Royal Family of the Oklahoma Seminoles" because of the influence they had in the tribe. Dr. Brown had strictly supervised his children's education, so they were quite literate for the time and place.
For further information about the Seminole Nation, see: www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org
Possible first marriage:
The following notice appeared in the Augusta, GA Chronicle on March 18, 1829, but it is not yet proven to be John Fripp Brown."At Genalta, Burke county on Thursday the 12th inst. by the Rev. Hugh Smith, Mr. John F. Brown, of Charleston, to Mary Lavinia Potter, second daughter of the late Washinton Potter, Esq. of Charleston, S. C."
Mary died in Burke Co. in Oct. 1831. John had a daughter, Clara, who was born during this time period. She d. in Charleston in 1836 at age six.
A Dr John F. Brown arrived in Jackson, Madison County, TN, about 1823, (probably from N or S Carolina), and had a son John Brown, who became a prominent lawyer. Jackson is about half way between the Carolina's and Oklahoma.
However, he appears to be John Fore Brown, who married Margaret Frere Sewell. This John died in 1830.
See HERE and HEREfor details.
Mary Lavinia Potter (See Notes)
The following notice appeared in the Augusta, GA Chronicle on March 18, 1829, but it is not yet proven to be John Fripp Brown.
"At Genalta, Burke county on Thursday the 12th inst. by the Rev. Hugh Smith, Mr. John F. Brown, of Charleston, to Mary Lavinia Potter, second daughter of the late Washinton Potter, Esq. of Charleston, S. C."
Mary died in Burke Co. in Oct. 1831. John had a daughter, Clara, who was born during this time period. She d. in Charleston in 1836 at age six.
NOTE: Evidence is still required to prove that John is a son of Robert & Catherine, but it assumed he is named after his great grandfather, John Fripp. It is also not certain that he married before his marriage to Lucy Graybeard.
Family notes:
John studied medicine in Charleston, SC, and possibly in Edinburgh, according to family lore. He first married about 1829, but his wife and young daughter had died by 1836, when he signed a contract with the U. S. Army as an army physician.He was sent to several posts before being sent to Fort Cass, Tennessee to assist with the Cherokee removal to Oklahoma. Many of his descendants believe that he came to Oklahoma with the Seminoles on their trek from Florida, but no proof has yet been found.
John's second marriage, in the 1840's, was to a young Seminole girl, but it is unclear how they met. One story is that he fell in love with her while treating her sister, whose eyes were frozen in a blizzard. His Charlestonian family did not approve of the relationship and had no further contact with him.
He named his wife Lucy Graybeard and they settled in the Cherokee Nation near Park Hill, Oklahoma. John could not make a living there in private practice, so he continued to sign yearly contracts with the army, working out of nearby Fort Gibson. He would accompany the troops on their expeditions to look for sites to build new forts. He wrote periodic reports to the Secretary of War, and several of these still exist.
During the Civil War, John sided with the Union. His son, John, Jr., fought with the Confederacy, serving in the Seminole Infantry led by his father-in-law, John Jumper. After the war, he retired from the army and moved his family to the Seminole Nation at Greenhead Prairie, Pottawatomie county, Oklahoma. He died there in 1867 during a Cholera epidemic, not from Cholera, but of exhaustion from treating the sick.
John & Lucy had 4 sons & 3 daughters. The Brown family has been called "the Royal Family of the Oklahoma Seminoles" because of the influence they had in the tribe. Dr. Brown had strictly supervised his children's education, so they were quite literate for the time and place.
For further information about the Seminole Nation, see: www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org
Possible first marriage:
The following notice appeared in the Augusta, GA Chronicle on March 18, 1829, but it is not yet proven to be John Fripp Brown."At Genalta, Burke county on Thursday the 12th inst. by the Rev. Hugh Smith, Mr. John F. Brown, of Charleston, to Mary Lavinia Potter, second daughter of the late Washinton Potter, Esq. of Charleston, S. C."
Mary died in Burke Co. in Oct. 1831. John had a daughter, Clara, who was born during this time period. She d. in Charleston in 1836 at age six.
A Dr John F. Brown arrived in Jackson, Madison County, TN, about 1823, (probably from N or S Carolina), and had a son John Brown, who became a prominent lawyer. Jackson is about half way between the Carolina's and Oklahoma.
However, he appears to be John Fore Brown, who married Margaret Frere Sewell. This John died in 1830.
See HERE and HEREfor details.
Lucy was a Seminole Indian from the royal Tiger clan, and was named Kunu Hut’kve (White Skunk). She was later given the name Lucy Graybeard by her husband, Dr John Fripp Brown. Her names has also been shown in some places as Lucy Redbeard.
It is claimed that Lucy's sister became a patient of Dr John Fripp Brown, after her eyes were frozen in a blizzard, Near Fort Gibson. During the time of her treatment, fell in love Lucy, when she was half his age.
A website showing details of all Seminole chiefs, and other information, can be found here, and a picture of Lucy can be found here
Family notes:
Governor John Frippo Brown, Jr., was for many years, chief of the Oklahoma Seminoles, and probably the ablest leader the tribe has ever had.After his first wife, Lizzie, died of Tuberculosis, John Frippo, Jr. married another 2 or 3 times - reports vary on the amount.
One daughter-in-law, Golda Brown, wrote a booklet about him, but refers to him as John Franklin Brown throughout the book. The reason is unknown.
More recently, in 2006, the 93 year old Pulitzer Prize winner, Vance H. Trimble, chose John and his sister, Alice, as the subject for his 13th biography, titled: “Alice & J.F.B.: The 100-year Saga of Two Seminole Chiefs”. The book is the result of years of research, based on family diaries and documents, government records and many interviews.
The book claims he had 17 children, resulting from his 3 marriages. After the Civil War he settled in Wewoka and Sasakwa and became a wealthy merchant, entrepreneur and rancher. He was appointed principal chief of the Oklahoma Seminoles in 1885, and, apart from a two year gap, he retained the office until his death in Oct 1919.
His sister, Alice, succeeded him in 1922, at the age of 72, but lost her position, temporarily, after refusing to sign away Indian land. She was later reappointed after the three following substitutes also refused to sign away the land. She remained involved in tribal affairs until her death in 1935.
A website showing details of all Seminole chiefs, and other information, can be found here
Photos of his grave can be seen here
For further information about the Seminole Nation, see: www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org
Details of Andrew and Mamie can be found here
Details of Andrew and Mamie can be found here
George died when his youngest child was 3 years old.
Alice and her husband, George Rollins Davis, built a prosperous trading post and ranch at Arbeka on the North Canadian River, but they divorced after she discovered her husband’s affair with the ranch cook.
In 1922, she succeeded her brother, John F. Brown, as principal chief of the Oklahoma Seminole indians. He had previously held the post for 32 years. She lost her position, temporarily, after refusing to sign away Indian land, but was reappointed after the three following substitutes also refused to sign away the land. She remained involved in tribal affairs until her death in 1935.
Their six daughters all married and enjoyed a good life, but all four sons led a troubled life, and one was hung for horse theft.
In 2006, the 93 year old Pulitzer Prize winner, Vance H. Trimble, chose John and Alice, as the subject for his 13th biography, titled: “Alice & J.F.B.: The 100-year Saga of Two Seminole Chiefs”. The book is the result of years of research, based on family diaries and documents, government records and many interviews.
A brief biography of her life can be found here
A website showing details of all Seminole chiefs, and other information, can be found here