TRUE BURIAL SITE FOR SAMUEL BROWN AND WIFE
On April 14, 2007, Mary Brown had her grave marked by the Copiah Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution as the wife of Revolutionary War Patriot, Samuel Brown.
The Central Mississippi Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Mississippi Society of the Children of the American Revolution, and the Order of the First Families of Mississippi also participated. At that time, each of the four organizations was represented by a Samuel and Mary Brown descendant serving as an officer in their respective society.
Recently, the NSDAR closed the Samuel Brown line for membership eligibility into the society. The reason was conflicting data on 2 Samuel Browns in Georgia with no proof as to which one had documented Revolutionary War service. After much research, it was discovered that the Samuel Brown who was married to Mary Mooney had taken his family and died in Ohio; therefore they could not be the family in Simpson County, Mississippi. A revolutionary war pension application was discovered that documented that Samuel Brown of Simpson County was a witness for a pensioner (Briggs). Samuel was identified as the husband of the pensioner's sister, Mary. This is the evidence used to document the maiden name of Samuel Brown's wife as Briggs.
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This place is noted for having been the scene of a heartless and bloody tragedy. Samuel & Mary Brown, both of whom were very old (90-100) and were generally thought to have a considerable amount of money.
One night (Sept. 10, 1837) three negroes all of who bore the name Henry, and a woman by the name of Rose, murdered the old man and his wife for their money, and killed two or three negroes who knew of the killing, to prevent them from testfying against them.
A man by the name of Andrew Miller (a white man) was charged with having instigated the murder and was alleged to have received the greater part of the money. He was prosecuted for the crime. Three of the negroes, two of the Henrys and the colored woman Rose were convicted of the murder and hanged by William J. Toler, who was then Sheriff, near the place where T.J. Peacock lived.
A change of venue was obtained in Miller's case, to Hinds Co. He died in jail before there was any final disposition of the case.
On April 14, 2007, Mary Brown had her grave marked by the Copiah Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution as the wife of Revolutionary War Patriot, Samuel Brown.
The Central Mississippi Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Mississippi Society of the Children of the American Revolution, and the Order of the First Families of Mississippi also participated. At that time, each of the four organizations was represented by a Samuel and Mary Brown descendant serving as an officer in their respective society.
Recently, the NSDAR closed the Samuel Brown line for membership eligibility into the society. The reason was conflicting data on 2 Samuel Browns in Georgia with no proof as to which one had documented Revolutionary War service. After much research, it was discovered that the Samuel Brown who was married to Mary Mooney had taken his family and died in Ohio; therefore they could not be the family in Simpson County, Mississippi. A revolutionary war pension application was discovered that documented that Samuel Brown of Simpson County was a witness for a pensioner (Briggs). Samuel was identified as the husband of the pensioner's sister, Mary. This is the evidence used to document the maiden name of Samuel Brown's wife as Briggs.
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This place is noted for having been the scene of a heartless and bloody tragedy. Samuel & Mary Brown, both of whom were very old (90-100) and were generally thought to have a considerable amount of money.
One night (Sept. 10, 1837) three negroes all of who bore the name Henry, and a woman by the name of Rose, murdered the old man and his wife for their money, and killed two or three negroes who knew of the killing, to prevent them from testfying against them.
A man by the name of Andrew Miller (a white man) was charged with having instigated the murder and was alleged to have received the greater part of the money. He was prosecuted for the crime. Three of the negroes, two of the Henrys and the colored woman Rose were convicted of the murder and hanged by William J. Toler, who was then Sheriff, near the place where T.J. Peacock lived.
A change of venue was obtained in Miller's case, to Hinds Co. He died in jail before there was any final disposition of the case.
TRUE BURIAL SITE FOR SAMUEL BROWN AND WIFE
On April 14, 2007, Mary Brown had her grave marked by the Copiah Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution as the wife of Revolutionary War Patriot, Samuel Brown.
The Central Mississippi Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Mississippi Society of the Children of the American Revolution, and the Order of the First Families of Mississippi also participated. At that time, each of the four organizations was represented by a Samuel and Mary Brown descendant serving as an officer in their respective society.
Recently, the NSDAR closed the Samuel Brown line for membership eligibility into the society. The reason was conflicting data on 2 Samuel Browns in Georgia with no proof as to which one had documented Revolutionary War service. After much research, it was discovered that the Samuel Brown who was married to Mary Mooney had taken his family and died in Ohio; therefore they could not be the family in Simpson County, Mississippi. A revolutionary war pension application was discovered that documented that Samuel Brown of Simpson County was a witness for a pensioner (Briggs). Samuel was identified as the husband of the pensioner's sister, Mary. This is the evidence used to document the maiden name of Samuel Brown's wife as Briggs.
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This place is noted for having been the scene of a heartless and bloody tragedy. Samuel & Mary Brown, both of whom were very old (90-100) and were generally thought to have a considerable amount of money.
One night (Sept. 10, 1837) three negroes all of who bore the name Henry, and a woman by the name of Rose, murdered the old man and his wife for their money, and killed two or three negroes who knew of the killing, to prevent them from testfying against them.
A man by the name of Andrew Miller (a white man) was charged with having instigated the murder and was alleged to have received the greater part of the money. He was prosecuted for the crime. Three of the negroes, two of the Henrys and the colored woman Rose were convicted of the murder and hanged by William J. Toler, who was then Sheriff, near the place where T.J. Peacock lived.
A change of venue was obtained in Miller's case, to Hinds Co. He died in jail before there was any final disposition of the case.
On April 14, 2007, Mary Brown had her grave marked by the Copiah Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution as the wife of Revolutionary War Patriot, Samuel Brown.
The Central Mississippi Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Mississippi Society of the Children of the American Revolution, and the Order of the First Families of Mississippi also participated. At that time, each of the four organizations was represented by a Samuel and Mary Brown descendant serving as an officer in their respective society.
Recently, the NSDAR closed the Samuel Brown line for membership eligibility into the society. The reason was conflicting data on 2 Samuel Browns in Georgia with no proof as to which one had documented Revolutionary War service. After much research, it was discovered that the Samuel Brown who was married to Mary Mooney had taken his family and died in Ohio; therefore they could not be the family in Simpson County, Mississippi. A revolutionary war pension application was discovered that documented that Samuel Brown of Simpson County was a witness for a pensioner (Briggs). Samuel was identified as the husband of the pensioner's sister, Mary. This is the evidence used to document the maiden name of Samuel Brown's wife as Briggs.
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This place is noted for having been the scene of a heartless and bloody tragedy. Samuel & Mary Brown, both of whom were very old (90-100) and were generally thought to have a considerable amount of money.
One night (Sept. 10, 1837) three negroes all of who bore the name Henry, and a woman by the name of Rose, murdered the old man and his wife for their money, and killed two or three negroes who knew of the killing, to prevent them from testfying against them.
A man by the name of Andrew Miller (a white man) was charged with having instigated the murder and was alleged to have received the greater part of the money. He was prosecuted for the crime. Three of the negroes, two of the Henrys and the colored woman Rose were convicted of the murder and hanged by William J. Toler, who was then Sheriff, near the place where T.J. Peacock lived.
A change of venue was obtained in Miller's case, to Hinds Co. He died in jail before there was any final disposition of the case.
Inscription
Samuel Brown and Wife
Murdered 1837 - Aged 80 years
Erected by their Descendants 1937
Gravesite Details
True burial site of Samuel Brown and Wife
