Married Mary Bell about 1794 in South Carolina.
John Brown was born in Worcester County; it seems to be a confusion with a different John Brown, son of Levi Brown, born in Worcester.
John Brown of Anderson was the son of another John Brown, a successful merchant from England. The family had a home near Baltimore, but it is likely they spent a good deal of their time in England, especially during the Revolutionary War, as the elder John Brown was a Loyalist.
The younger John Brown ran away from home because of disagreements with his stepmother. He settled in South Carolina where he was an instant success as a planter and mill owner. He had a wagon train that carried goods to and from Charleston.
I have been unable to find information on a prominent Baltimore merchant by the name of John Brown, so I wonder if our John Brown changed his name when he ran away from Maryland.
John Brown was born in Worcester County; it seems to be a confusion with a different John Brown, son of Levi Brown, born in Worcester.
John Brown of Anderson was the son of another John Brown, a successful merchant from England. The family had a home near Baltimore, but it is likely they spent a good deal of their time in England, especially during the Revolutionary War, as the elder John Brown was a Loyalist.
The younger John Brown ran away from home because of disagreements with his stepmother. He settled in South Carolina where he was an instant success as a planter and mill owner. He had a wagon train that carried goods to and from Charleston.
I have been unable to find information on a prominent Baltimore merchant by the name of John Brown, so I wonder if our John Brown changed his name when he ran away from Maryland.
Married Mary Bell about 1794 in South Carolina.
John Brown was born in Worcester County; it seems to be a confusion with a different John Brown, son of Levi Brown, born in Worcester.
John Brown of Anderson was the son of another John Brown, a successful merchant from England. The family had a home near Baltimore, but it is likely they spent a good deal of their time in England, especially during the Revolutionary War, as the elder John Brown was a Loyalist.
The younger John Brown ran away from home because of disagreements with his stepmother. He settled in South Carolina where he was an instant success as a planter and mill owner. He had a wagon train that carried goods to and from Charleston.
I have been unable to find information on a prominent Baltimore merchant by the name of John Brown, so I wonder if our John Brown changed his name when he ran away from Maryland.
John Brown was born in Worcester County; it seems to be a confusion with a different John Brown, son of Levi Brown, born in Worcester.
John Brown of Anderson was the son of another John Brown, a successful merchant from England. The family had a home near Baltimore, but it is likely they spent a good deal of their time in England, especially during the Revolutionary War, as the elder John Brown was a Loyalist.
The younger John Brown ran away from home because of disagreements with his stepmother. He settled in South Carolina where he was an instant success as a planter and mill owner. He had a wagon train that carried goods to and from Charleston.
I have been unable to find information on a prominent Baltimore merchant by the name of John Brown, so I wonder if our John Brown changed his name when he ran away from Maryland.
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