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Thanks to Jason
The exact birth date of John Brownlow, son of James Brownlow, is unknown but it is possible to estimate his birth year. He is mentioned in his fathers will that was written June 4, 1740. It is believed that the children were named in the order of their birth. In the will John and his sister Jane are placed before James, who was born in 1737, and after William, who is known to have been born in 1727. There fore it is reasonable to assume he was born about 1730. He was born, presumably, in County Armagh, Ireland.
The exact year of his immigration to the Colonies is unknown but it was at least prior to 1761 when he was mentioned in the records of Cumberland County, North Carolina, as a merchant and tavern keeper. Sometime after he moved to North Carolina John married Sarah Council. They were the parents on one son, James. Sarah died and John remarried to Rebecca Evans. They were the parents of one daughter, Mary. These were the only children born to John Brownlow. On November 26, 1766, John was made a Justice of the Peace for Cumberland County.
In 1761 he was mentioned in the records of Cumberland County, North Carolina, as a merchant and tavern keeper. Sometime after he moved to North Carolina John married Sarah Council. They were the parents on one son, James. Sarah died and John remarried to Rebecca Evans. They were the parents of one daughter, Mary. These were the only children born to John Brownlow. On November 26, 1766, John was made a Justice of the Peace for Cumberland County.
On April 27, 1767, John Brownlow bought 100 acres in Craven County, South Carolina, where his brother William was moving to from Ireland in December of the same year. In November of 1770 John Brownlow was a Lieutenant in the Cumberland County, North Carolina, Militia. His last recorded land purchase occurred on July 11, 1772, when he bought 50 acres in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
The next record that mentions John Brownlow is an April of 1774 when Arthur Council was made guardian of James Brownlow, John's son. At this time Arthur Council and Rebecca Brownlow were granted letters of administration on the estate of John Brownlow, deceased. It was stated that his negroes be divided between his two children. his widow later married George Fletcher and he was made guardian of Mary Brownlow.
By 1790 George Fletcher had died and Rebecca had the following household:
Cumberland County, North Carolina
Rebecca Fletcher 0-1-2
1 male under 16 (unknown?)
1 female (Mary?)
1 female (Rebecca?)
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Rebecca Evans Brownlow Fletcher died Mary 19, 1824, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and left a will in which she names her grandchildren (Henry E. Purviance, Catharine Fitzharris, and Mary Browblow Tams) and great-grandchildren (Samuel Archibald Purviance, John Strong Purviance, Lawrence Emmet Fitzharris, and Catherine Eleanor Fitzharris). Her only child, Mary Brownlow Purviance, had died on January 23, 1801.
Children of John Brownlow and Sarah Council:
James Brownlow (1767-1814)
Children of John Brownlow and Rebecca Evans:
Mary Brownlow (1774-1801)
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More About JOHN BROWNLOW:
Occupation: Bet. 1763 - 1775, Merchant and Tavern Keeper
Associated Enslaved Persons
•George - Born c. 1754. He was bought from William Robards by John Brownlow in 1765. Given to son James Brownlow in 1775
•Nancy - Given to son James Brownlow in 1775
•Cloe - Given to daughter Mary Brownlow in 1775
•Young Cloe, daughter of Chole - Given to daughter Mary Brownlow in 1775
•Sall - Given to daughter Mary Brownlow in 1775
•Ben - Given to widow Rebecca Evans Brownlow in 1775
•unnamed - Cloe's oldest daughter; Given to widow Rebecca Evans Brownlow in 1775
1790 Federal Census, Cumberland County, North Carolia; Slaves of Rebecca Fletcher
•7 Slaves
1810 Federal Census, Cumberland County, North Carolia; Slaves of Rebecca Fletcher
•5 Slaves
1820 Federal Census, Cumberland County, North Carolia; Slaves of Rebecca Fletcher
•1 Male b.1806-1820
•1 Male b.1775-1794
•1 Female b.1806-1820
•1 Female b.1806-1820
•1 Female b.1794-1806
Slaves in the Will of Rebecca Evans Brownlow Fletcher
Written May 18, 1824, Proven June, 1824
•Tom to Samuel Archibald Purviance
•Louisa to Lawrence Emmett Fitzharris
•Besty to Mary Brownlow Tams if she moves to a slaveholding state
•Nanny to Catherine Eleanor Fitzharris
•Nelly to Henry E. Purviance
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Abt 1730 - 1774 (43 years)
