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Surnames: Cavendish, Brown
Classification: Query
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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 (but not proven yet), 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 (my GGG Grandfather born 1812) 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 chil!
dren 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
16" day of May 1882. Hon. William H. Cavendish and the father of Lord Cavendish were
brothers
From article written by M.W. Zimmerman 12/6/1883