Leonard Brown

Abt 1826 - 1905  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Leonard Brown
  Birth	Abt 17 Nov 1826	Granville, Washington County, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Bought Property	13 Dec 1855	Granville, Washington County, New York, USA   [3]
  	the Jonathan Brown farm from his father, Charles Brown,
  Bought Property	28 Mar 1898	Granville, Washington County, New York, USA   [4]
  	the former Stephen Martin farm consisting of about 140 acres at a forclosure sale
  Sold Property	2 Jan 1900	Granville, Washington County, New York, USA   [4]
  	the former Stephen Martin farm consisting of 140 acres to Lucy Talmon for $1,400.
  Will	9 Sep 1904	Granville, Washington County, New York, USA   [5]
  	disposing of his estate
  	This will represents the final disposal of his grandfather's, Jonathan Brown's, farm in Washington County, New York. As Leonard had no direct descendants, he directed that, if none of his nieces or nephews named in his will had an interest in acquiring the property, it could then be sold at auction and the proceeds distributed. The executor of the will complied with this direction by eventually selling the said property in 1907. The full text of this will is posted on Larry and Jane's Family Tree website at http://www.wilsonld.com/genealogy.com.
  Burial	1905	Hartford, Washington County, New York, USA, Morningside Cemetery
  Death	21 Nov 1905	Granville, Washington County, New York, USA
  Sold Property	1 Feb 1907	Granville, Washington County, New York, USA   [6]
  	the former Jonathan Brown farm, consisting of about 140 acres, to George C. Smith of Pittsburgh, PA, for $3,500.
  _PPEXCLUDE	noneI
  _UID	B9C24B4ED7B84CAE9B662C020EBB832F4762
  Person ID	I82	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Charles Brown,   b. 10 Dec 1790, , , Rhode Island, USA d. 13 Jul 1870, New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Sarah Newton,   b. 11 Sep 1789, , , Vermont, USA d. 2 Mar 1848, Altona, Clinton County, New York, USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1814	, , Vermont, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Almira Pratt,   b. Mar 1832, , Warren County, New York, USA d. 23 Mar 1903, Granville, Washington County, New York, USA (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1851  [8]
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 17 Nov 1826 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Bought Property - the Jonathan Brown farm from his father, Charles Brown, - 13 Dec 1855 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Bought Property - the former Stephen Martin farm consisting of about 140 acres at a forclosure sale - 28 Mar 1898 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Sold Property - the former Stephen Martin farm consisting of 140 acres to Lucy Talmon for $1,400. - 2 Jan 1900 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Will - disposing of his estate - 9 Sep 1904 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Burial - 1905 - Hartford, Washington County, New York, USA, Morningside Cemetery Death - 21 Nov 1905 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA Sold Property - the former Jonathan Brown farm, consisting of about 140 acres, to George C. Smith of Pittsburgh, PA, for $3,500. - 1 Feb 1907 - Granville, Washington County, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Leonard visited his nephew, Mayor L.L. Brown of Winona, in October of 1903, according to an article in the Winona Republican-Herald on 22 Oct 1903, p. 1.

  
  

• Sources

  [S458] Alice Robinson's Date Book. [S37] Smith, Francine. [S224] Washington County, New York, Land Records, 12 Aug 2006, Liber 36, page 499 (Reliability: 3). [S224] Washington County, New York, Land Records, 26 Aug 2006, liber 126, p. 85 (Reliability: 3). [S488] Washington County, New York, Archives, 28 Aug 2006, Wills, 1904-1908 (Book 5) 1906, page 607, roll# 1305, blip B-0008 (Reliability: 3). [S224] Washington County, New York, Land Records, 26 Aug 2006, liber 172, p. 13. (Reliability: 3). [S10] Patrick Wilson Family Treemaker File (received 9/28/99). [S12] 1900 Federal Census.