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Facts and Events
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's:
- Vol. 2 - John Galbreath vs. Brown's Heirs--O. S. 163; N. S. 58--Bill, November, 1805. In 1779 orator with George and William Brown were joint purchasers of a tract near and a lot in Lexington. Before all the purchase money was paid. George conveyed to William (George's son). William has departed from Virginia and never returned. George had died, and it is believed William is also dead. William's heirs and representatives are, viz: John Wilkinson and his wife, Peggy; William Long and his wife Mary (late Peggy and Mary Brown), and daughters of William, and sons George and William. Answer states that William departed in 1784. Answer sworn to in Blount County, Tennessee, by John and Margaret Wilkinson and William and Mary Long, 17th March, 1808. Andrew Kennedy deposes, 1810: George Brown gave all his property to his daughter, Margaret, who afterwards married Hugh Hays (Keyes). John Calbreath was son-in-law of George Brown. Thomas McClellan deposes, 1808, in 1795, (Sepr.) to Kentucky and returned to Fincastle in 1800 or 1801 and soon afterwards heard of George Brown's death. Galbreath is McClellan's father-in-law. James Galbreath was John's brother and traded in indigo to Carolina, and died in Pennsylvania. Hugh Keyes and his wife remained together only a short time. They were married about 1793. James Wardlow moved to Kentucky. Margaret Keys is sister of Andrew Kennedy's wife's father, and is sister of Galbreath's wife. William Galbreath deposes in Rockbridge, 30th April, 1808: James Galbreath died in Pengua, below Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Mathew Hanna came to Rockbridge in 1782. William Hillis had a son-in-law named William Young. Hillis had come to Lexington about 1795. Margaret Keys is about to move out of the State, March, 1805. John Wilkinson deposes, 1808, that he was informed by his wife, Margaret, sister to George and William, that George Brown left this State in 1800 or 1801, and after residing some short time in Tennessee, he went to Kentucky and entered the military service of U. S. and went to Mississippi Territory, where he was reported to be in 1802, since which time nothing has been heard of him. George (?) was at time of leaving 21 years, or upwards, old. As to William Brown, he being 17 or 18 years old, left Lexington in November, 1801, and has never been since heard of except once, about three or four years ago it was reported he was seen in Philadelphia. Power of attorney by George Brown of Rockbridge to his daughter, Margaret Miles (alias Brown), to collect all moneys due in Pennsylvania (Cumberland County), dated 6th April, 1790.
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