This is taken from an article written by M.W. Zimmerman and published in the
Greenbrier Independent 12/6/1883
One of the Brown settlements and centers was on Culverson's Creek at the head
of Fort Donnally valley. It was made by "OLD TOMMIE BROWN" (Thomas Brown,
born in Virginia about 1783 and married to Sarah Cavendish 1804, Greenbrier
VA) of Botetourt County VA, whose father came from Ireland with the Honorable
William Hunter Cavendish who represented Greenbrier several times in the
Virginia Assembly. "OLD TOMMIE" located the farm now owned by his son, Robert
A. Brown -- where eight of his nine children were born. His son William, who
died in Missouri, was born in Botetourt Co.. Garland another son, is living
near the site of the Donally Fort. Hunter died recently in Nicolas County.
Virginia married Wm McFerrin. Tinsley lived and died on Little Sewell
Mountain. Margaret married Oregon Bobbitt. Rebecca lived until a ripe old age
but died unmarried And Nancy is the second wife of Capt. James Cox of
Lewisburg The mother of these children was a daughter of Hon. William H.
Cavendish and through her, his family of Browns are connected with Lord
Cavendish who was assassinated in Peonix Park at Dublin Ireland on the 16th
day of May 1882. Hon. William H. Cavendish and the father of Lord Cavendish
were brothers
Karen Kessler Cottrill
WV Kessler/Kesler Family Historian
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I am descended through daughter Sarah who married "Old Tommie" Thomas Brown
They had son Tinsley Brown, married Virginia Jane Osborne aka "Jennie Brown".
Their daughter Martha Ann "Mattie" married William "Willie" Clarke
Smith and
their second son Willard Clinton Smith was my grandfather.
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