Son of John Brown, the martyr of Priesthill, and Isabel Wier (also written Isabell, Isobel Wier/Weir).
Priesthill was three miles from Muirkirk.
Excerpt from ANCESTRY AND DESCENDANTS OF JAMES M. BROWN (Fustis, Florida: 1902) by A. L. Brown, reprinted in THE BROWN FAMILY vol. 18, no. 1 (May 1989), p.20:
"JOHN BROWN, 2 (John 1), son of John Brown & ISABEL Wier, was b about 1684 at Priesthill,
Ayreshire, Scotland. At an early age he was taken by his mother to Ireland, where he grew to manhood, and where he lived until he attained the age of 35 years. In 1720, he, with his brother JAMES, together with their families and some friends, emigrated to America, and located in the Swatara region near the present site of Middletown, Dauphin Co, PA. Here he took up a large tract of land, upon which he lived until his death in 1740. The name of his wife, whom he married in Ireland, and who survived him a few years, is unknown. They had seven children, all sons, and all but two grew to man's estate. They were men of high moral character, and all were Elders in the Covenanter Church. The remains of JOHN Brown and his wife are interred in the grave yard at old Paxtang Church, a few miles east of Harrisburg, PA."
Old Paxtang Church is also known as Old Paxton Church.
His father is buried on Priesthill Farm, 3 miles from Muirkirk, and his grave is a shrine.
Isabel Wier Brown was buried in Northern Ireland, according to TEN TRIBES OF WIER IN AMERICA by Rev. William Swansea Wier.
Priesthill was three miles from Muirkirk.
Excerpt from ANCESTRY AND DESCENDANTS OF JAMES M. BROWN (Fustis, Florida: 1902) by A. L. Brown, reprinted in THE BROWN FAMILY vol. 18, no. 1 (May 1989), p.20:
"JOHN BROWN, 2 (John 1), son of John Brown & ISABEL Wier, was b about 1684 at Priesthill,
Ayreshire, Scotland. At an early age he was taken by his mother to Ireland, where he grew to manhood, and where he lived until he attained the age of 35 years. In 1720, he, with his brother JAMES, together with their families and some friends, emigrated to America, and located in the Swatara region near the present site of Middletown, Dauphin Co, PA. Here he took up a large tract of land, upon which he lived until his death in 1740. The name of his wife, whom he married in Ireland, and who survived him a few years, is unknown. They had seven children, all sons, and all but two grew to man's estate. They were men of high moral character, and all were Elders in the Covenanter Church. The remains of JOHN Brown and his wife are interred in the grave yard at old Paxtang Church, a few miles east of Harrisburg, PA."
Old Paxtang Church is also known as Old Paxton Church.
His father is buried on Priesthill Farm, 3 miles from Muirkirk, and his grave is a shrine.
Isabel Wier Brown was buried in Northern Ireland, according to TEN TRIBES OF WIER IN AMERICA by Rev. William Swansea Wier.
Son of John Brown, the martyr of Priesthill, and Isabel Wier (also written Isabell, Isobel Wier/Weir).
Priesthill was three miles from Muirkirk.
Excerpt from ANCESTRY AND DESCENDANTS OF JAMES M. BROWN (Fustis, Florida: 1902) by A. L. Brown, reprinted in THE BROWN FAMILY vol. 18, no. 1 (May 1989), p.20:
"JOHN BROWN, 2 (John 1), son of John Brown & ISABEL Wier, was b about 1684 at Priesthill,
Ayreshire, Scotland. At an early age he was taken by his mother to Ireland, where he grew to manhood, and where he lived until he attained the age of 35 years. In 1720, he, with his brother JAMES, together with their families and some friends, emigrated to America, and located in the Swatara region near the present site of Middletown, Dauphin Co, PA. Here he took up a large tract of land, upon which he lived until his death in 1740. The name of his wife, whom he married in Ireland, and who survived him a few years, is unknown. They had seven children, all sons, and all but two grew to man's estate. They were men of high moral character, and all were Elders in the Covenanter Church. The remains of JOHN Brown and his wife are interred in the grave yard at old Paxtang Church, a few miles east of Harrisburg, PA."
Old Paxtang Church is also known as Old Paxton Church.
His father is buried on Priesthill Farm, 3 miles from Muirkirk, and his grave is a shrine.
Isabel Wier Brown was buried in Northern Ireland, according to TEN TRIBES OF WIER IN AMERICA by Rev. William Swansea Wier.
Priesthill was three miles from Muirkirk.
Excerpt from ANCESTRY AND DESCENDANTS OF JAMES M. BROWN (Fustis, Florida: 1902) by A. L. Brown, reprinted in THE BROWN FAMILY vol. 18, no. 1 (May 1989), p.20:
"JOHN BROWN, 2 (John 1), son of John Brown & ISABEL Wier, was b about 1684 at Priesthill,
Ayreshire, Scotland. At an early age he was taken by his mother to Ireland, where he grew to manhood, and where he lived until he attained the age of 35 years. In 1720, he, with his brother JAMES, together with their families and some friends, emigrated to America, and located in the Swatara region near the present site of Middletown, Dauphin Co, PA. Here he took up a large tract of land, upon which he lived until his death in 1740. The name of his wife, whom he married in Ireland, and who survived him a few years, is unknown. They had seven children, all sons, and all but two grew to man's estate. They were men of high moral character, and all were Elders in the Covenanter Church. The remains of JOHN Brown and his wife are interred in the grave yard at old Paxtang Church, a few miles east of Harrisburg, PA."
Old Paxtang Church is also known as Old Paxton Church.
His father is buried on Priesthill Farm, 3 miles from Muirkirk, and his grave is a shrine.
Isabel Wier Brown was buried in Northern Ireland, according to TEN TRIBES OF WIER IN AMERICA by Rev. William Swansea Wier.
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