CHARLES BROWNFIELD, b. Abt. 1717, Scotland; d. Abt. 1787, Louisville or Larue County, KY; m. ELIZABETH BIRD, Abt. 1730, New Castle County, DE; b. 15 Sep 1718, New Castle County, DE; d. Abt. 1783, Fayette County, PA.
Notes for CHARLES BROWNFIELD: Charles came to America with his parents and settled first in Chester County, PA. Sometime after 1739 and his fathers death in 1739, he moved to a farm near Winchester, VA. They sold that farm in 1769 and moved to Smithfield [it was named for him and a Mr. Smith later], Fayette County, PA. They owned land there in 1783. During this year, he moved with four of his sons, William, Edward, Richard and Empson, to that part of KY known as Nelson County, now Larue Cty. With his four sons, he aquired extensive holdings along Nolinn Creek between Baffalo and Hodgenville. The remaining sons stayed in PA; they were Thomas, Benjamin and Robert. All of Charles' sons fought in the Revolutionary War, except Empson. Burial of Charles is at Phillips Fort, Hodgenville, KY.
