Adams County, Ohio Descendancies
Descendants of Samuel Brownlee
FIRST GENERATION
1. Samuel BROWNLEE was born about 1786 in Ireland. He died on 24 May 1883 in
Adams Co. OH. Samuel Brownlee was a descendant of Thomas the 2nd Laird of Torfoot
in Lanarkshire Scotland, through his son (unnamed) that fled to Ireland in late
1600s. Samuel stowed away in a hogshead with supplies of food and water on a ship
bound for America. After some period of time, when he felt that the ship would be
well to sea, he broke out of the hogshead. Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, the
ship was becalmed for an extended peiod of time so that supplies began to run low,
then a heavy adverse wind came up and drove them back towards land. It was
growing dark as they approached the harbor & under the cover of darkness, they
slipped in, restocked the ship, & sailed again before daylight and so made their
way to America without further incident. He went first to Washington Co. PA and
then to OH.
[Samuel Brownlee had more children that are not listed here, one other daughter
(I think) born before 1830 and two other sons, one being a son Samuel and one
being my great-great-great-grandfather, David Brownlee, born in 1822. I have not
yet found any birth records of David, and I would welcome ANY advice on how I can
do that. He was Samuel's first-born.]
Nancy HANEY died on 28 Feb 1875 in Adams Co. OH.
Samuel BROWNLEE and Nancy HANEY had the following children:
+2 i. Mary Jane BROWNLEE.
+3 ii. Elizabeth BROWNLEE.
+4 iii. William Francis BROWNLEE.
+5 iv. Robert BROWNLEE.
SECOND GENERATION
2. Mary Jane BROWNLEE was born on 29 Nov 1837 in Jefferson Twp., Adams County,
OH. She died on 4 Jan 1906 in Adams Co. OH.
MARRIAGE RECORDS OF ADAMS CO., OH, 1834-1910, Vol II.
She was married to John Blair MARKIN (son of Andrew MARKIN and Elizabeth BLAIR) on
28 Dec 1859. John Blair MARKIN was born on 16 Aug 1836 in Brown County, OH. He
died on 15 Jun 1913 in Adams Co. OH. . He served in the Civil War, Co.
_____ 173 Reg. Ohio Vol. Infantry.
Mary Jane BROWNLEE and John Blair MARKIN had the following children:
+6 i. Mary Florence MARKIN.
+7 ii. Emma E. MARKIN.
+8 iii. John W. MARKIN.
+9 iv. Nancy Clara MARKIN.
+10 v. Araminta May MARKIN.
3. Elizabeth BROWNLEE was born on 15 Feb 1829 in Jefferson Twp., Adams County,
OH. She died on 14 Dec 1899 in Meigs Twp, Adams County, OH. She was buried in
White Oak Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Adams County, OH.
John MACFARLAND was born on 19 Jan 1826. He died on 23 Nov 1896. He was buried
in White Oak Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Adams County, OH. . He served in the Union
Army in the Civil War.
Elizabeth BROWNLEE and John MACFARLAND had the following children:
11 i. Andrew MACFARLAND died infant. He was buried in White Oak Cemetery,
Jefferson Twp., Adams County, OH.
+12 ii. Amanda J. MACFARLAND.
+13 iii. Louella Am MACFARLAND.
+14 iv. Quincy MACFARLAND.
4. William Francis BROWNLEE was born on 7 Feb 1833 in Jefferson Twp., Adams
County, OH. He died on 13 Jul 1903 in Meigs Twp, Adams County, OH. He was buried
in Scrub Ridge Cemetery.
He was married to Elizabeth JONES (daughter of Mathew JONES and Sarah THOROMAN) on
4 May 1858. Elizabeth JONES was born 25 Sep 1829 (prob. 1839). (age 20 in 1860)
William Francis BROWNLEE and Elizabeth JONES had the following children:
15 i. Martha A. BROWNLEE was born about 1859 in Meigs Twp, Adams County, OH.
+16 ii. Jackson Meigs BROWNLEE.
17 iii. John BROWNLEE.
+18 iv. James Roscoe BROWNLEE.
+19 v. Flora BROWNLEE.
5. Robert BROWNLEE was born about 1826 in Adams Co. OH. He died on 13 Jul 1865
in Nashville, TN (Civil War). He was buried in City Cemetery, Nashville, TN. .
Robert served in the Union Army during the Civil War and died in the Army Hospital
in Nashville, TN. He enlisted on 28 Sep 1864 at Manchester in Adams Co. OH in Co.
I, 182nd Ohio Vol. Infantry. Eyes brown, hair brown, complexion dary, height 5'
10". Mustered in at Cincinnati, OH, discharged 7 July 1865 at Nashville, died of
typhoid fever.
He was married to Ann FORSYTHE on 26 Dec 1850. Ann FORSYTHE was born on 24 May
1835. She died on 28 Mar 1899 in Adams Co. OH. She was buried in Brush Creek
Cemetery. Received a $8/mo. widow's pension. Pension transferred 14 Aug 1869 to
Thomas Haines as guardian.
Robert BROWNLEE and Ann FORSYTHE had the following children:
20 i. Amanda J. BROWNLEE was born on 10 Sep 1852.
21 ii. Sarah B. BROWNLEE was born on 5 Feb 1854.
22 iii. Samuel J. BROWNLEE was born on 26 Oct 1855.
23 iv. John W. BROWNLEE was born on 14 Sep 1857.
24 v. David C. BROWNLEE was born on 28 Jan 1860.
25 vi. Nester S. BROWNLEE was born on 8 Jan 1861.
26 vii. George W. BROWNLEE was born on 25 Oct 1863.
27 viii. Robert S. BROWNLEE was born on 20 May 1865.