Jesse Brown (1776-1847) Family Papers.

Family papers of Jesse Brown (1776-1847) of Washington County, Va., and Carter County, Tenn., and descendants, especially Jesse Brown's son Elijah Brown (1817-1891) of Blount County, Tenn., as well as his family and descendants. The gift includes four Bibles, three having family records (Jesse Brown, Enoch Dexter Brown, and W. R. Hood-S. A. Rule). The collection includes a handmade record book on Jesse Brown's family, as well as land transaction documents regarding tracts in the following areas: Blount County, Tenn. (including Districts No. 7, 9, 12, and 19); District No. 10, Sevier County, Tenn.; Carter County, Tenn.; and Washington County, Va. The collection also includes correspondence; receipts, promissory notes, contracts, and other documents; photographs and prints; newspaper clippings; genealogical notes; and church-related and miscellaneous items. Note that the basic arrangement of the collection is chronological within the groupings. Exceptions occur with oversized documents, which are stored in a separate box (Box 3).