BROWN

Born EST 1744, Kilmarnock
Buried 7 Oct 1805, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Sc.
Birth of William Brown 1744 Banchory-Ternan, Kincardine

1779, 29 Oct Edinburgh Advertiser Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland_land sales 29 Oct 1779. Edinburgh, Scotland. Farm for let

1780, 14 July EdinburghAdvertiserEdinburghMidlothianScotland_land sales- 14 July 1780. Edinburgh, Scotland. sale of land

1801 Edinburgh Advertiser Scotland_Sale of Woods in Ayrshire. 10 Apr 1801. Edinburgh, Scotland

Elected 1803 Kilmarnock, Ayr County, Scotland. Magistrate, treasurer, Kilmarnock
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1783 Edinburgh Advertiser Edinburgh MidlothianScotland - injuryInjury
11 Apr 1783 - Nethertown, Caithness, Scotland. He & younger brother assaulted; brother dies - news story Friday 4-18-1783

News Story of Assault of William Brown & Death of Brother 1783
April 18, 1783. News Story of Assault of William Brown & Death of Brother 1783. Edinburgh Advertiser (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland)
Last week a most melancholy accident happened at Kilmarnock; Mr. William Brown, writer, and his brother, being at Ayr, and coming home late, the toll-man at Nethertown demanded toll, as he said it was after twelve. A scuffle ensued, when the toll-man and his step-son struck them in such an inhuman manner, that the younger brother is dead, and Mr. Brown in the utmost danger. Both toll-man and step-son were confined in Ayr jail on Saturday last.

Apr 1783 Death of Half-Brother Brown(1748-1783) Apr 1783 - Nethertown, Caithness, Scotland
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Alias Ann BROWN (EST 1769)
Born 10 Apr 1740, Arbuthnott, Kincardine, Sc.
Christened 20 Apr 1740, Arbuthnott, Kincardine, Sc.
Died 1775, Kilmarnock Ayrs, Sc.
OPR Birth. 10 April 1740 - Arbuthnott Kinkardine Scotland. Baptised 20th April
OPR Baptism: '20 April 1740 Alex.r Humter in Leyes had a child baptised called Anne'.

Mother is not listed on the OPR, but Arbuthnott is where Anne's father Alexander Hunter married her mother Magdalen Douglass in 1733

Alias Jean BROWN (EST 1774)
Born 8 Sep 1761, Ayr Ayrs Scotland IGI C11578-7
Christened 9 Sep 1761, Ayr Ayrs Scotland. IGI C11578-7
Died 6 Oct 1796, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
IGI - Jean Greg baptism 09 Sep 1761: AYR,AYR,SCOTLAND birth date: 08 Sep 1761 father's name: James Greg mother's name: Janet Henderson: C11578-7 Scotland-ODM

OPR AYR: 'Jean Greg lawful daughter to James Greg Dancing Master and Janet Henderson his spouse born 8th September 1761 and baptised 9th September'. This Jean is probably the Jean Gregg[P380] who married William Brown[P382] C.1779

OPR - 1791 Birth Ayr Ayrshire, Scotland. Jean Greg daughter: Law(Lawful) to James Greg, Dancing Master, and his spouse Janet Henderson, born Sep. 8th 1761, baptised 9th, by Mr William Dalrymple; witnesses were: Peter Millar and William Robison

We know that Jean's father was a Land Surveyer as stated on the birth record of her son William Wallace Brown. It is suggested by Matthew Greig[Gifnock] that Jean may have been daughter to James Greg[P437] and Janet Henderson[P438][F142-Ayr]. Likely in that two children to this marriage named James and Janet.
James was known as a Master of Manners and a Dance Master but Jeans father was also described as Land Surveyer on the birth record of her son William Wallace.
Jean had died by 1798 when a Petition raised on behalf of her daughter Janet DELLA Brown described Jean as the late spouse of William Brown

DEATH Kilmarnock Ayrshire Scotland. 6 Oct.1796. Death of Mrs Jean Gregg spouse to William Brown, writer in Kilmarnock in the 35th year of her age. Edinburgh Magazine for 1797