Elijah Brown

• Sex: M
• Born: May 12, 1740 in E. Nottingham, Chester County, PA
• Died: August 27, 1810
• Buried: in Friends Burying Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Notes: Elijah was Merchant. He resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1757. Elijah exiled to Virginia for the failure to take the Oath of Allegiance in 1776. He refused because he was a Quaker.

Father: James Brown, b. ca 1712

Mother: Miriam Churchman, b. October 25, 1710 in Chester County, PA

Family 1: Mary Armitt, d. July 18, 1825 in Philadelphia, PA -- daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Armitt

• Married: July 9, 1761 in Arch St. Meeting, Philadelphia, PA

1. James Brown, b. 1762 -- d. November 2, 1762
2. Armitt Brown, b. 1768 in Philadelphia, PA
3. Charles Brockden Brown, b. January 17, 1771
4. Joseph Brown
5. James Brown
6. Catherine Brown
7. Elizabeth Brown, b. 1775
8. Elijah Brown, b. 1776 -- d. 1859

Sources:

1. Marshall Genealogy Page by John Marshall