John Brown

Other Events:

• Baptism: 28 Aug 1800, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church
• Name: 28 Aug 1800; Johannes Braun
• Misc: 30 May 1819, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of John Brown; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church

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• Name: Thomas Braun
• Census: 1800, Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; as Thomas Brown
• Misc: 19 Aug 1817, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Mary Ann Brown; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church

Thomas married Susannah Rebecca Harman about 1793. Susannah (daughter of Marcus Harman and Christina Leatherman) was born on 30 Apr 1775 in Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America; died on 14 Jun 1831 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was buried in Jun 1831 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Susanna Brown
• Name: Susanna Hermann
• Misc: 12 Jun 1814, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Catharine Brown; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church
• Misc: 19 Aug 1817, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Mary Ann Brown; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church

Notes:

Biography of Susannah Rebecca (Harman) Brown
AKA Susannah Rebecca Harman/Harmon
Near Foxville, Fredrick County, Maryland
Copyright 2012 by M. Alan Brown

...Susannah Rebecca (Harman) Brown was born April 30, 1775 in Fredrick County, Maryland the daughter of Marcus (Mark) Harman Jr. who was born about 1730 and whose ancestors were originally from Dresden, Germany, and Christina (Leatherman) Harman who was born around 1732, the two were married about 1755. Christina had previously been married to a Christian Gates (also spelled Getz/Goetz/Gotz) and they had two children Barbara Gates born in 1750 who married Peter Smith/Schmidt on December 29, 1795, she died two years later in 1797; and Jacob Gates born around 1753 who married Rosina or Roseanna. Jacob died August 17, 1842 and is buried in the Foxville Lutheran 4 cemetery and his wife Roseanna died September 2, 1845 and is also buried in the Foxville Lutheran 4 cemetery. Susannah was the sister of Christian Harman who was born May 18, 1771, he married Mary (Anna Maria) Morningstar in 1788 and he died April 18, 1843, Elizabeth Harman; Catherine Harman; and Christina/Christiana Harman was born in 1778 and who married Johan Henrich (Henry) Stempel/Stemple on March 9 or 11, 1798; and the stepsister of Barbara Gates and Jacob Gates. At the time of her birth she would have lived on her father's land being a 30 acre tract in the Catoctin Mountains called "Nolin Mountain or Nole in Mountain" or on a 36 acre tract of land her father purchased July 30, 1774 called "Jacob's Spring." Part of this property is located in what is now Cunningham Falls State Park. It is interesting to note that from the original Brown property, now part of the Brown Farm Environmental Study Area in Catoctin Mountain Park, you can walk on the Brown Farm Trail, cross Manahan Road, pick up the Catoctin Trail, cross Park Central Road and follow it down to Route 77, cross the road and continue straight down the hill to Cunningham Falls. Susannah's father Marcus was in the lumber business and he operated a sawmill on his land. He also had an orchard from which they distilled cider and brandy to sell. The sawmill was located on Big Hunting Creek at the fork of Catoctin Hollow road, then called Harman Hollow road, and route 77. This property was across Route 77 not far from where the Blue Blazes Whiskey Still was located. When her father Marcus died prior to October 11, 1797, he left Susannah 100 pounds current money and the remainder of the bonds and loose estate being shared with her mother and her natural sisters. Susannah's mother Christina also died in 1797 but it is unknown if she died before or after Marcus.
...Sometime around 1793 or 1794, Susannah married Thomas Brown Jr. and they resided on the old Brown Homestead off of Manahan Road, probably the tract of land called "Round Meadow," or the tract of land called "Stones Enough." Together Susannah Rebecca and Thomas Brown Jr. had ten children. Thomas Brown III, who was born 1795 and baptized October 11, 1795, he married Susan McAfee, (a native of Pennsylvania) in 1838 and they removed to Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio; Elizabeth Brown who was born in 1796 or 1797 married Daniel Hauver/Hauber born 1790 and died 1853 in Miami County, Ohio; Mary was born around 1797or1798 and married Christian Getz/Gates January 11, 1817 in Washington County, Maryland, he was born around 1787; Johannes (John) Brown who was born December 10, 1799 and baptized August 28, 1800, he died at the age of 21 years on October 25, 1821, and is buried next to Susan in the Brown Family Cemetery; Johann Georg (George) Brown was born March 19, 1803 and baptized April 14, 1803, he married Julian Ann Scott and they removed to Seneca County Ohio in 1835 and he died June 20, 1885, he and Julian are buried in Null cemetery, Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio; Catherina/Catherine who was born May 1, or May 5, 1805 and baptized July 28, 1805, she married Daniel McAfee June 7, 1826 in Washington County, Maryland, he was born February 24, 1803 in Maryland and he died in May 1, 1856 in Ohio, she died December 6, 1875 in Ohio; Susan/Susanna/Anna was born in 1806/7 and married John Barenheison which was most likely shortened to Barnes as there is no record of a Barenheison except for the estate record of Thomas Brown Jr., and other records state that Susan/Susanna or Anna married a Barnes, Sarah A. Brown was born August 20, 1812 and married William Martin July 31, 1831 in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, he died August 29, 1855 and she died May 26, 1864 both in Salt Lake City, Utah; William H. Brown who was born March 18, 1813 and married Catherine who was born November 7, 1813, and who died June 12, 1847 in Greencastle, Pennslyvania, he died March 27, 1886 in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; Christian Brown was born April 28, 1815 and baptized September 15, 1815, he removed to Seneca County, Ohio with his brother George in 1835 and he married Susannah Shaull July 12, 1840 in Seneca County, Ohio, Christian died July 2, 1847 in Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio but is buried in the Louden cemetery in Montpelier, Ohio;
...Susannah's husband, Thomas Brown Jr., worked in a tavern near Harman's Gap that was probably owned by his uncle William. After Susannah's brother Christian died in 1843 there was a long dispute over the Harman family land that lasted for 35 years called the Battle of Harman's Gap. This was recorded in 1970 in the Catoctin Enterprise under the heading THE SPIRIT OF CATOCTIN by Frank Mentzer, Superintendent, Catoctin Mountain Park. Susannah died June 14, 1831 and is buried in the Brown family cemetery next to her husband Thomas Brown Jr. In her will dated January 29, 1828, the only thing that she requested was that her black girl Teresa be set free. (Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 109546748)

Other Events:

• Name: Thomas Brown

Thomas married Hannah Pittenger about 1766 in Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America. Hannah (daughter of Daniel Pittenger and Elizabeth Amy Biggs) was born about 1736 in Somerset County, New Jersey, British Colonial America; died in Oct 1794 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was buried in Oct 1794 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:

Mentioned in the will of Daniel Pittenger as daughter Hannah Brown.

Other Events:

• Misc: 21 May 1792, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Johann Georg Hermann; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church

Marcus married Christina Leatherman about 1755 in Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America. Christina (daughter of Johan Peter Leatherman and Living) was born in 1732; died about 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: 1735, Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America

Other Events:

• Baptism: 8 Jan 1709, Monmouth County, New Jersey, British Colonial America; Address:
  Dutch Reformed Church
• Property: 1745; purchased Royenton Plains from Henry Munday
• Property: 30 Mar 1745; leased Lot # 3 of Monocacy Manor
• Will: 24 May 1794, Frederick County, Maryland, United States
• Probate: 3 Feb 1796, Frederick County, Maryland, United States

Notes:

Property:

—Lot # 3 was next to his father-in-law John Biggs. The Monocacy Manor consisted of 8,983 acres, a large land grant issued to Daniel Dulaney. In March of 1732 the proprietor of the Provence of Maryland desired to attract settlers to the Northern and the Western areas of his territory. Any person having a family to come to the land within three years of the proclamation and actually settle on the land could have two hundred acres without payment for 3 years. After 3 years the settler had to pay to the proprietor four shillings sterling for every hundred acres.
—The colonies induced the French and Indian War which began in 1755. All settlements of the western parts of Frederick County eventually came under attack. They were killed, tortured and buried out by the French and Iroquois Indians.

Will:

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF DANIEL PITTINGER
(Edited for easier reading)

—In the Name of God Amen I Daniel Pittenger of Frederick County and State of Maryland being week in Body but in perfect memory and understanding considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby to be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence. Do therefore make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and from following. That is to say first and Principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors herein after named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid.
— I Devise and bequeath as follows--- Inprimis all the Land I died possessed of I give and bequeath to my four sons John, Daniel, William and Benjamin to be laid off into four Equal Shares or parts in the following manner--- One fourth part to be laid off for my son John so as to Include the Plantation or farm together with the buildings and improvements thereon which my son John now lives which I give and bequeath to my said son John during his natural life, and at his decease to my grandson William, son of John in fee simple hereby directing that when my grandson William shall or may receive or obtain the said Land he shall pay unto his Sister Elizabeth my granddaughter the Sum of Fifty Pounds current money.
— Item - I give and bequeath to my son Daniel one of the fourth part of the Land I died possessed of in fee simple to laid off so as to include the farm together with the buildings and improvements on which my said son Daniel now lives.
— Item - I give and bequeath to my two Sons William and Benjamin the remaining two fourths of the lands I die possessed of in fee simple to be laid off so as to Include the farm together with the buildings and improvements on which they the said William and Benjamin now lives hereby positively directing and enjoying that they neither he one nor the other shall assign transfer sell or in any manner dispose of his share or part without the consent and approbation of the other.
—Item - I will desire and direct that my executors shall out of my estate pay or cause to be paid to my daughter Elizabeth Devose as soon as possible after my decease the sum of twenty pounds but if she dies before me or before the payment is made to her then, in that case the sum of twenty pounds to be equally Divided among my four sons John, Daniel, William and Benjamin their representatives.
—Item - I give and bequeath to my grandsons John Brown and Joseph Brown and to my granddaughter Catharine Brown the sum of twenty pounds current money to be equally divided among the three and my granddaughter Elizabeth Olar the sum of twenty pounds current money and my granddaughter Mary Albaugh the sum of fifteen pounds each to be paid them by my executors each as they may arrive of age.
—Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Brown the Sum of twenty pounds current money to paid to her or her representatives as soon as may be after my Decease.
—Item - I will and direct in order to raise the money hereby devised and bequeathed to my two daughters Elizabeth and Hannah to my Grandsons John Brown & Joseph Brown to my granddaughters Catherine Brown, Elisabeth Olar and Mary Albaugh that each of my sons John, Daniel, William & Benjamin shall each of them pay an equal part or proportion of the money required to discharge the said legacies and thereby Burthen the lands I die possessed of for the payment thereof.
—Item - All the residue of my estate real and personal I desire and bequeath to be equally divided among my four sons John, Daniel, William and Benjamin. And Lastly I do hereby constitute & appoint my sons Daniel, William and Benjamin to be my Joint executors of this my last Will and Testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last Will and Testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty fourth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety four.
Daniel (his x Mark) Pittinger

Signed sealed published and
declared by the said Daniel Pittinger the above named testator as and for his Last Will and Testament in presence of us who at his request & in his presence have subscribed our names as witness hereto.
Jno. Carmack, Henry Crise
John Plumer

Daniel married Elizabeth Amy Biggs in 1732/3 in Somerset County, Colony of New Jersey, British Colonial America. Elizabeth (daughter of John Biggs and Eva Lambertse) was born before 6 Dec 1713 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York Colony, British Colonial America; died in Mar 1794 in Detour, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was buried in Mar 1794 in Rocky Ridge, Federick County, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 6 Dec 1713, Kingston, Ulster County, New York Colony, British Colonial America
• Beneficiary: 24 Feb 1760; in the will of her father, John Biggs, as Elizabeth Pitinger

Notes:

Mentioned in the will of John Biggs as daughter Elizabeth Pitinger.

Detour is currently in Carroll County which was created in 1837 from parts of Baltimore and Frederick Counties.

Elisabeth, the elder of John Biggs Sr., married Daniel Pittinger in New Jersey, and they also came to Maryland. Pittinger purchased "Royenton Plains" from Henry Munday in 1745 and also leased Lot No. 3 on "Monocacy Manor" directly north of John Biggs' lot. Another daughter, Henrietta Biggs, married John Beatty, Jr., a son of Susanna Beatty, and after his death Jacob Barton.

Marcus married Anna Catharina Kümmell. Anna was born on 6 Jun 1704 in Oberauerbach, Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; was christened on 6 Jun 1704 in Oberauerbach, Contwig, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died on 21 Nov 1791 in Oberauerbach, Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Hans Peter Leatherman

Johan married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]