Jesse Brown (1776-1847) Family Papers.
Scope and Contents
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).
Dates
- 1803-1952
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
6 boxes
General
Family records and other relevant materials from the Bibles (Elijah Brown Bible, Jesse Brown Family Bible, Enoch Brown Bible, and Hood Family Bible) have been copied and placed in the Brown and Hood Genealogical Files.
- Bibles Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Blount County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Blount County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brown, Elijah, 1817-1891 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Carter County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Churches Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- David Nimon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dearmond family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Deeds Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Enoch Dexter Brown Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- James E. Brown Sr Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jesse Brown (1776-1847) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Job Lewis Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jonathan M. Church Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Land grants Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Land transactions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Little River vicinity Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maryville (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maryville College (Maryville, Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- S .A. Rule Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sevier County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sharp, Alexander Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tompkins, William Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- W .R. Hood Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Washington County (Va.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- William Anderson Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- William Billue Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young's Mountain View Addition Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- [Nails / Nales] Creek Meeting House Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Jesse Brown (1776-1847) Family Papers.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
