FIFTH GENERATION

18. Elijah Woodworth Brown died on 20 Sep 1835 in Mer Rouge, LA. He was born 1788 (0r 1784) in Adams, MS. A-200 Estate of Elijah W. Brown

Petition of Sarah KINNISON, alias Brown shows that Elijah W. Brown died on the 19th or 20th of September last (1835) leaving heirs: Mary, wife of Richard Compton; Sophia Priscilla Bruce (Jones ); Sarah (James Davenport); David ; Isaac; Elijah - Minor; Washington - Minor; James Monroe - Minor;
J.M. Faulk, Attorney

25 February 1839 - a resident of the State of Mississippi. Widow, Sarah
Children: David W., Elijah W., Sarah Davenport (wife of James Davenport) Washington, Sophia (Jones)Brice, Mary R. (k?) (Richard Compton), Isaac L., James Monroe.

He was married to Sarah (Sallie) Kinnison on 9 Feb 1808 in Adams, MS.

19. Sarah (Sallie) Kinnison was born in 1788 in Opelouses District, LA. She died on 3 Jun 1844 in Mer Rouge, LA. Children were:

i. Sarah Brown was born in 1806 in Adams, Mississippi. She died in Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.
ii. Polly Mary Brown was born in 1808 in Morehouse Parish, LA.
iii. Sophia Priscilla Bruce Brown was born in 1810 in Adams, Mississippi.
iv. David M. Brown was born on 29 Apr 1812 in Adams, Mississippi.
v. Isaac Lawrence Brown was born in 1814 in Adams, Mississippi.
vi. Elijah W. Brown was born in 1816 in Adams, Mississippi.
vii. Washington F. "Wash" Brown was born in May 1818 in Adams, Mississippi. He died on 23 Apr 1872 in Mer Rouge, Louisiana.

I am a descendant of Elijah and Sarah Kennison Brown. Their son, Wash F. Brown, married Eliza Davenport and after her death, reared a family with a black woman, Melinda Jones--I descend from their union. Melinda and Wash's children were born circa 1860- until 1870, and their relationship apparently lasted until his death in 1872. For some reason his death is published far and wide as 1862--however he was alive and well on the census of 1870.

I would love to have any information you might have on Elijah's date/place of birth, parents and sibs---I've never seen anything that proves any of those people or events. Was Sally Kennison born at the Opeleusas Poste or in the Franklin, Ms. area? How long were the Kennisons in that St. Landry area--I've located baptismal records indiciating that they were indeed in that area for a period of time.

Of course I'm hoping that you have documents that mentions slaves att. to the Browns, Kennisons and Guices. I believe, but have not proved, that Melinda Jones and Dorvice Jones were slaves att to the Browns---and Dorvice, born in Mississippi, may have migrated to Mer Rouge with them. As you must know African Amreican research is difficult at best---and we live to find wills, sucessions, donations, conveyance records and personal papers that mention our enslaved ancestors!

Thanks,

shirley Whitmore (shirleyroot2@yahoo.com) 4/9/2001


viii. James Monroe Brown was born in 1820 in Adams, Mississippi.
9 ix. Mary Kennison Brown.