Person:Robert Brownfield (2)

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Robert J. Brownfield
b.4 Jun 1760 Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
d.17 Jun 1841 Champaign, Illinois, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Est 1741
  1. John Brownfield, III1742 - 1788
  2. William BrownfieldEst 1747 -
  3. Joseph Brownfield1749 - 1814
  4. James Brownfield1751 - 1829
  5. Charles Brownfield1754 - 1776
  6. Jean BrownfieldEst 1755 - 1760
  7. Daniel Brownfield1757 - 1776
  8. Robert J. Brownfield1760 - 1841
  9. Elizabeth Brownfield1761 - 1765
  10. Jonas BrownfieldAft 1761 -
Spouse and Children
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m. Est 1782
  1. James BrownfieldEst 1784 - 1835
  2. John Robert Brownfield1785 - 1863
  3. Mary Elizabeth BrownfieldEst 1790 - Est 1830
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Facts and Events
Name Robert J. Brownfield
Gender Male
Birth[1] 4 Jun 1760 Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence[2] Bet 1770 and 1780 Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage Est 1782 Pennsylvania, United Statesto Susan Nancy Ramsey
Residence? 1800 Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Death[1] 17 Jun 1841 Champaign, Illinois, United StatesSomer Township
Burial[3][5] Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, United StatesReinholdt Cemetery (Nr Yearsley Cem, Urbana, Champaign Co IL 58)
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hunt, Royce Miller. Descendants of Robert Brownfield
    [1].

    ROBERT J. BROWNFIELD was born 04 Jun 1760 in Cumberland County, PA, and died 17 Jun 1841 in Somers Township, Champaign, IL. He married SUSAN NANCY RAMSEY Abt. 1782 in PA. She died Abt. 1812 in Harrison County, KY.

    Notes for ROBERT J. BROWNFIELD:
    Robert served as a war supply wagon train guard during the Revolutionary War, in the
    Pennsylvania Rangers. He and other Revolutionary War veterans that were early settlers of Illinois in the Danville-Champaign area and died in Illinois are commemorated in the court yard of the Federal Courthouse at Danville. Robert's name is engraved on a paving stone. His grave near the "Big Grove" in the Rhinehart Cemetery has been lost [Rinehart Cemetary in Effingham County, Illinois, which is south of the Champaign-Danville area?].

    Children of ROBERT BROWNFIELD and SUSAN RAMSEY are:

    i. JAMES BROWNFIELD, b. Abt. 1784, Washington County, PA; d. 07 Oct 1835, Champaign County, IL; m. MARY ANN CONOWAY, 03 Mar 1808, Pendleton County, KY; b. 09 Apr 1785; d. 02 Apr 1842, Champaign County, IL.

    ii. JOHN BROWNFIELD, b. 07 Oct 1785, Washington County, PA; d. 12 Jul 1863, Somers Township, Champaign, IL.

    iii. MARY ELIZABETH BROWNFIELD, b. Abt. 1794; d. Abt. 1830, Short Creek, Campbell, KY; m. GREENSBERRY BERKSHIRE SR., 14 Feb 1811, Harrison County, KY; b. 1763; d. Abt. Nov 1813, Harrison County, KY.

  2. ↑ DAR
    [2].

    Daughters of the American Revolution has a record documenting his service in the Revolutionary War:

    BROWNFIELD, ROBERT
    Ancestor #: A016019
    Service: PENNSYLVANIA
    Rank: SOLDIER
    Birth: 6-4-1760 PENNSYLVANIA
    Death: 6-17-1841 CHAMPAIGN CO ILLINOIS
    Service Description:
    1) CAPT.CAMPBELL'S CO. OF RANGERS SERVING
    2) TO GUARD BAGGAGE
    Residence
    1) County: WASHINGTON CO. - State: PENNSYLVANIA

  3. ↑ Robert J. Brownfield at Find a Grave
    [3].

    Robert J. Brownfield

    Birth: Jun. 4, 1760 Pennsylvania, USA
    Death: Jun. 17, 1841 Champaign County,Illinois, USA

    He served in the Westmoreland county Militia. He removed to Kentucky, and from there, in 1833, to Champaign county, Somer township, Illinois, where he died June 17, 1841.

    Burial:
    Rinehart Cemetery Champaign County, Illinois, USA

    Created by: charles mcdonald
    Record added: Sep 04, 2009
    Find A Grave Memorial# 41540346


    Husband to Nancy Ramsey. Father to: John, James, Anna, and Mary Brownfield. He came to Champaign Co. IL with his two sons James and John in circa 1832.
    - Audrey Staples
    Added: Mar. 17, 2011

  4.   Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots--about Robert Brownfield.

    Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots about Robert Brownfield
    Name: Robert Brownfield
    Cemetery: Reinholdt Cem
    Location: Nr Yearsley Cem, Urbana, Champaign Co IL 58
    Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.1, p. Serial: 12259; Volume: 4

    Source Information:
    Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
    Original data: Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Vol. 1-4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.
    Description:
    Collection of abstracts of Revolutionary War patriot graves found between 1900-87

  5. ↑ Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Vol. 1-4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.

    Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots about Robert Brownfield
    Name: Robert Brownfield
    Cemetery: Reinholdt Cem
    Location: Nr Yearsley Cem, Urbana, Champaign Co IL 58
    Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.1, p.
    Serial: 12259;
    Volume: 4

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