Hon. William Brown

1. William Brown married Mary Rhodes James at St James, Jamaica, 02/02/1778. The pair had eight children: Juliana Boyd (formerly Patterson, née Brown), 1778-1832 (q.v.); Mary Kerr (wife of William Rhodes James IV (q.v.)), 1783-1815; Eliza Jane, 1786-1813; Rhodes James, 1789-1810; Henry Wisdom, unknown-1796; William John, 1790-unknown; Thomas James, 1790-1823 (q.v.); Ann Robina (wife of William Augustus Dickson (q.v.)), 1798-1842.

2. William Brown acquired Kew Sugar Plantation c. 1799. He became Hon. William Brown c. 1811. He died at Kew 06/12/1816 and was buried the following day.

William Brown senior is almost certainly the same man.

We are grateful to David Barker for his assistance in compiling this entry.

1. Caribbean, Select Marriages, 1591-1905. Jamaica, Select Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920 (for four of these baptisms only). Registers and Wills, Descendants of Richard James part 2, in Jamaican Family Search [online].
2. Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online], Hanover, Baptisms, marriages, burials 1725-1839, image 80 of 128. Will of Thomas James Brown: England and Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1364-1858, Probate 12/11/1823.