Family:John Brownfield and Prudence Gray (1)

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JOHN BROWNFIELD, JR. was born 1718 in Marple, Chester, PA. He married PRUDENCE GRAY Abt. 1741 in PA, daughter of WILLIAM GRAY and JANE. She was born 1727 in Westmoreland County, PA, and died 1769.

Notes for JOHN BROWNFIELD JR.:

John Jr. was taxed 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia in 1739 and 1740. Chester tax records are missing from 1741 to 1748 so John's whereabouts are uncertain until 1751. In September 1751 he was living six to eight miles northwest of Gettysburg. Arounf 1767 the family went west into Cumberland Valley. Here they were taxed in several townships. In 1769 John bought 300 acres about 12 miles southeast of Pittsburgh which he returned from over the mountains in 1772 to sell to a McKee. The land is now part of McKeesport.

In 1774 John settled with sons James, Daniel and Robert in Westmoreland County about one mile east of Mount Pleasant in what was part of old Bedford County. In 1778 it is recorded that he owned one horse and two cattle. In 1779 he owned 100 acres, three horses, three cattle and a negro servant. In 1780 he had 300 acres, four horses and two sows. He was also taxed here in 1783 and 1790. He may have gone to Kentucky with his son Robert around 1798. Of his seven sons, six served in the Rev. War and five reared families.

Children of JOHN JR. and PRUDENCE GRAY are:

i. JOHN BROWNFIELD III, b. 1742, Cumberland County, PA; d. 15 Sep 1788, Cumberland County, PA; m. ELIZABETH CLARK, 01 Dec 1766, Cumberland County, PA. Notes for JOHN BROWNFIELD III: John served in the Rev. War as a private of the Pennsylvania Line.

ii. WILLIAM BROWNFIELD, b. Abt. 1747; m. MARGARET BREYENS, 01 Jan 1769. Notes for WILLIAM BROWNFIELD: William served in the Rev. War. He and Margaret had six children.

iii. JOSEPH BROWNFIELD, b. Abt. 1749.

iv. JAMES BROWNFIELD, b. Aug 1751, Adams County, PA; d. 1829, Westmoreland County, PA; m. MARTHA TAYLOR, Abt. 1772. Notes for JAMES BROWNFIELD: James served in the Rev. War.

v. CHARLES BROWNFIELD, b. 09 May 1754, Adams County, PA; d. 27 Aug 1776, Long Island, NY. Notes for CHARLES BROWNFIELD: Charles died in the battle of Long Island in the Revolutionary War., the same as his younger brother Daniel.

vi. JEAN BROWNFIELD, b. Abt. 1755, Adams County, PA; d. 26 Sep 1760, Adams County, PA.

vii. DANIEL BROWNFIELD, b. 22 May 1757, Cumberland County, PA; d. 22 Aug 1776, Long Island, NY. Notes for DANIEL BROWNFIELD: Soldiers of the Revolutionary War from Westmoreland County. - A Brilliant Honor Roll. The following list of soldiers who enlisted from this county, is as nearly perfect and complete as the limited records enable us to make: p. 368 Roll of Captain Joseph Erwin's Company. This company was raised in Westmoreland County, joined the regiment at Marcus Hook, subsequently included in the Thirteenth Pennsylvania Regiment, then in the Second, and finally discharged at Valley Forge, January 1, 1778, by reason of expiration of term of enlistment. Engagements were Long Island, White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Quibbletown, Brandywine and Germantown. Privates - ... Brownfield, Daniel, missing since the battle, Aug. 27, 1776.

viii. ROBERT J. BROWNFIELD, b. 04 Jun 1760, Cumberland County, PA; d. 17 Jun 1841, Somers Township, Champaign, IL.

ix. ELIZABETH BROWNFIELD, b. Abt. 1761, Cumberland County, PA.

x. JONAS BROWNFIELD.

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John Brownfield (1718-1800) & Prudence Gray (1727-1769)

John Brownfield(1742-1788)

William Brownfield(1747-)

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