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Note: Matthew came to Charleston, South Carolina, on the ship "Britannia" , John Byrom, Captain, out of Newry, Ireland. This ship arrived in port on July 25, 1761, and Matthew was 12 years old. He and family were Protestants. Jane, a Protestant, sailed from Newry, Ireland, on the ship, "Bounty", arriving in Charleston, South Carolina April 27, 1767.
enumerated 1790 US census Laurens Dist, SC pg 439 as 1 wm <16, 2 wm >16, 4 wf
enumerated 1800 US census Laurens Dist, SC pg 224 as 1 wm >10, 1 wm 10-16, 1 wm 16-26, 1 wm 26-45, 1 wf >10, 1 wf 10-16, 1 wf 26-45
enumerated 1820 US census Crosby, Hamilton Co, OH pg 63 as 1 wm 16-18, 1 wm 16-26, 1 wm <45, 1 wf 10-16, 1 wf <45
enumerated 1830 US census Union, Shelby Co, IN pg 389 as 1 wm 70-80, 1 wf 70-80
from Shelby Co, IN website
Matthew Brown, Indiana Revolutionary War Soldiers site
Matthew Brown, a native of Ireland, was born in the year 1753, but emigrated to Ohio from South Carolina, and settled, in 1803, on the farm now owned by John Baughman, in Harrison. He was a farmer by occupation, a Democrat in politics. His wife was Jane Jones, a native of South Carolina. She had eight children: Nancy, married to Samuel Harlan, and living in Indiana; David, married to Susan Glidwell [should be Glidewell-RW], and also in Indiana; Katie, the wife of George Harlan, and living in Iowa; Robert, married to Katie Cotton, also in Indiana; Samuel, married to Betsy Atherton, and living in Indiana; Sarah, the wife of Thomas Goulding [should be Golding], of Indiana; Betsy, married to Isaac Ferris [should be Phares-RW], and residing in Hamilton County; and John, married to Sarah Herm [should be Herrin-RW], of the same county.
History of Hamilton County, Ohio, by Ford, in 1881, p 315.
Submitted by Richard Weightman
Mathew Brown, father of Isaac Phares' first wife, was born in Ireland and emigrated to South Carolina with his parents, when he was ten years old, and had nine brothers. He became a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and died in 1839, aged eighty-six years. His wife, Jane Jones, of Welsh descent, died in 1841, aged eighty-nine years. Eight of the children: David, Robert, Samuel, John, Catherine, Nancy, Elizabeth and Sarah, came to Ohio in 1803, and settled in Hamilton County.
History of Shelby County, Indiana, Edward Chadwick, 1909, Bowen & Bowen Co, Indianapolis, IN, p 400
This record made by A.(lbert) B.(yron) Brown, August 14, 1937, tracing the descendents of Matthew Brown and wife, on my Father's side, and my Mother's side. Charles Sells Brown is a brother of my Mother, Mary (Molly) Brown. Matthew Brown, who was my great-great-grandfather on both my Father's and Mother's sides, finally settled in Union Tp., Shelby Co., Indiana, early in 1800- I think in 1822. He settled on Little Blue River about 2 1/2 miles N. West of Manilla, near where the Manilla and Marion road crosses the Little Blue River where Carey Hester now lives.
He built and operated a grist mill on a small creek that empties into Little Blue River just above where the road crosses the river (iron bridge now). This mill stood about 1/4 mile East of where this creek empties into Blue River. No doubt some of the timbers of this mill are still buried in this Creek as I saw them many times years ago, when they were almost hidden by gravel. The race for this mill ran along the foot of the hill South of the Creek and traces are still visible.
Many quaint stories are told about him. It is said that when a man went to his mill to buy corn, his first question was- have you the money to pay cash for it? If the man said yes, he was told to go to another mill. "You can buy anywhere for cash- I sell to men who can't pay cash and need corn".
It is also said that in eating at his table, he insisted that "fat" and "lean" go together when eating meat.
He was a just man (if a bit queer or eccentric), These traits of character were handed down through the generations. Both of my great-grandfathers and both of my grandfathers possessed high traits of character - far above the average - all highly respected and honorable. My father, Landy Brown, was the best man I ever knew - a firm believer in Almighty God and his Son, Jesus Christ - a meek and humble man who lived his religion instead of merely talking it - just, kindly, temperate in all things - slow to anger - quick to forgive -
looked always for the best in all men. He possessed a mind - acute - well ordered and well balanced - a wonderful memory to the last. We are all proud to have had him for a Father. May God rest his soul.
My Mother - Mary Brown - was a splendid woman in all that that word implies - a faithful wife, a devoted mother, a true Christian. Always ready to sacrifice for her family - a broad-minded, strong-minded woman. She devoted several of the best years of her life ministering to her Father, John H.(errin) Brown, after the death of her Mother, denying herself the pleasures that could have been hers, to care for a lonely old Father and make his last days as pleasant as possible. A real daughter, wife, mother and grandmother. I am sure of her reward. I am proud of my ancestry.
A. B. Brown- Aug. 16, 1937 Family group sheets for Matthew and his children have been moved.
According to the book Some Descendants of Mathew and Jane Jones Brown:
Mathew and Jane are buried in Blue River Batptist Church Cemetery along with many other Browns, Phares, Goldings, Gunnings, and Linvilles. Mathew is spelled with one t and it is also spelled that way on his tombstone. There is a Rev. War marker on his gravesite--probably added since this bio was written. Mathew came to this country with his mother and siblings, the father already being deceased. Jill Knitl
Just in case anyone is doing this family, Mathew Brown b.ca 1763 Ireland, who is named in the Brown Biography above, had a son David just as stated in the bio; however it says he was married to "unknown"--the unknown woman in this case is one of my branches named Susan Glidewell b.1782, daughter of William Glidewell b.1760 VA and Susannah (surname unknown thought to be Fountaine)--both William and Susannah Glidewell are written about in a bible as being buried at Little Blue Cemetery like many of the Browns although no headstone can be read that marks their exact location. Also, Susan Glidewell's sister Elizabeth married a Brown -- Thomas Brown, and they married in 1800 Laurens Co. SC before the whole group moved to the Hamilton Co. OH/Franklin Co.IN area between 1807-1810. I am not sure how Thomas is related but I just know that he is supposed to be a cousin to the above David. Diane Fitzgibbons. The Glidewell page.
Pension Application
On this fifth day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court Shelby Circuit Court now sitting. Matthew Brown a Resident of Union Township in the County of Shelby and State aforesaid aged Seventy Nine years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 8, 1833. And says that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein Stated:
I enlisted on the 29th day of June 1776, under Captain Benjamine Kilgore, a captain of Rangers & Spyes, for three months, at the time of my Enlistment I lived in the State of South Carolina. In what was then called the ninty sixth district, I served three months under Captain Kilgore. I then immediately Enlisted for a term of Three months under Captain Thomas Mc Crary we were stationed at Ellisons Fort on Dearborn Creek, I served the full time of three months under Captain Thomas Mc Crary {until the} Fourteenth day of March 1779. I again Enlisted for the term of Three months under Captain Benjamine Kilgore
(the same Capt that I first enlisted under) we were stationed at Killets Block house on Rayburns Creek the full term of three months under Captain Benjamin Kilgore and was dismissed on the fifth day of June 1779. At the time of my first Enlistment, Captain Benj Kilgores Company was under the Command of Colonel James Williams a Militia Colo & Major Jonithan Downs, our Company officers were Captain Kilgore and Lieutenat David,.{Lt,} David about the time or within ______ a few days of the time that General Lee
Arrived at Charleston and took the Command of the troops, a British fleet Crossed the Bar at Sullivans Island & the Indians and Tories made an attact on the frontiers of South Carolina and Killed and scalped thirty odd persons, in a few days after our Company repaired to the Plase and Bured the Dead two or three weeks after we were about thirty miles in the Indian Country from Lindys Fort, we met a Tory he informed us that the Indians and Tories about six hundred strong, were then on their way to take Lindleys Fort, we Repaired immediatly to the Fort as soon as possible to inform them of their danger and
assist in the defense of the plase, we arrived at the Fort the Same Evening, we found many if the troops {int**p**ated}incapacitated?, and not Expecting an attact, one {L***is ***eaul}L*** personel? attempeted to shoot Lieutenant {Mc} David for bringing them such words, the Commandant Major Jonithan Downs ordered the {Ruan} to be stoped {&} the Companies that were around the Fort to come in at this Eriliest moment Colonel Beard arrived with three hundred troops on their way from a plase called the Dutch Forks to join the Expedition against the Indians Commanded General Williamson, about midnight the Indians and Tories Surrounded the Fort the alarm was given by the Sentry and the men fired out of the Fort, and shot down two Tories at the Fort door. We found a plenty of
blood but no Indians found we got about ten stands of Indians Colours our men made a sally from the fort the Indians & Tories retreated in great haste, in the morning we pursued the Enemy. Our Lines were about half a mile wide we took Eight or ten of the Enemy prisoners they were painted like the Indians but were Tories, - we followed the trail about three miles to a small field and found about thirty Horses Saddles, Saddle bags, and Blankets, amongst them we found Colonel Lindlys Saddle and Saddle Bags and in his Saddle Bag we found his Commission (Colonel Lindly was soon after this taken Prisoner and Hung) about an acre of ground all Scattered over with Bags of parched Corn meal, the Indians had taken a prisoner killed him and took from him {two} Scalps the next day our Company of Scout{ies} took Eight of ten tories at their homes, still painted like Indians. I continued as horseman or ranger until my first three months were out and then Enlisted for three months more as above stated under Capt Thomas McCrary, we were stationed on the frontiers at Ellisons Fort, and I continued there performing the duty of a Private Soldier for the full term of three months, nothing of consequence took place during this term of service, during my third and last three months service, our Company and Capt Kilgores Company, were stationed at Killets Block house some twelve miles from Ellisons Fort, about the first of June 1779 a day or two before my time was out, the Indians Killed a man about two miles from the Block house, scalped him & left a war tomahawk sticking in his back and a war club laying at his head. I can not recollect of any other circumstances of consequence that took place during my last three months service excepting our Captain
forged orders and drew the pay for the Company, and Cheated us out of it. The Capt was imprisoned for near two years for Cheating his men.1. I was born in the year 1752 in Wexford County Ireland
2. I have no Record of my age ----
3. I was living in Ninty sixth district of South Carolina when called into service and lived there until 1803 when I emigrated to the State of Ohio in Hamilton County, and lived there until April 1826 when I Came here to the County of Shelby(Indiana) where I now live.
4. Colo James Williams Major Downs & Col Beard,
5. I never received any discharge, we were dismissed but not discharged.I do not know of any person in this County who has a personal knowledge of my service neither have I any documentary evidence to prove the {service}.
He hereby relenquishes Every claim whatever to a pension or anuity except the present, and states that his name is not on the Register roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to and Subsribed, at day and year aforesaid Sworn to and Subsribed, at day and year aforesaid
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid
Sylvan B. Morris, Clerk S.C.C. (Shelby Co. Court)
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