The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30

| Thomas, daughter Of Edward Thomas.
| (Mr.sThomas, / believe, was an English
munD Dr. Robert Broun left several
daughters, but only one son (ny father.
Three Of his DAUGHTERS MRS. Novel;, Mrs.
Lord and Mrs. Iiuger, left children
My father. Archibald Brout1, left three
sons and three daughters, His sons
Robert, John y. and my<clf. Robert left
three sons. of whom two died unmarried.
The eldest, John =. Broun,4 married and
lhns two sons and several daughters.
He (my nephew, John r. Broun, Is q
planter, and at this time resides IN
Lowndes county In this State. My BROTH
Of John died unmarried. have four
sons and five daughters. Three OF my
sons are married and have families. Two
OF my sisters married. (Mrs. Sinklcr and
Mrs. Lesesne). The fox1ner left 9 FAM
ill.,. The lattor lives and has q family.
OF thea grandchil1reni2o OF DIR. Broun, four
onlyfnrc now living. i;ss4 They are Mr.. AL
fred Huger, the postmaster at Charles
ton, and his brother DR.. Benjamin
Huger and my. siscr (Mrs. Lesesne) and
myself. am the youngest. but not very
young. ] am sixty-two years OF age
There are now In South Carolina nuns
Der OF descendants Of DR.. Broun. though
IN that State none bear his name,
My grandfather having died when my
father was only five years OF age, and
the latter having died when was only
two years OF age,I have been able to
earn very little OF the family
| + do not even know the names Of my
grandfather's PARENTS or In what part
Of Scotland they resided DR. Robert
Broun died on 25th November, 1867. and
! lit is indeed extraordinary that q reln-
tlonshlp between your family i',ny !, and my
own should be accidentally discovered
after a lapse OF one hundred years.
have seen the tombstone Of DR.. Broun
The following Is a copy OF tho inscrlp-
ton: Sacred to the memory Of
Robert Broun. who departed this Ire
November 25th, 1857, aged 4s years"
nv comparing these dates with the age
of your grandfather or the time when
he was known to have come to the United
states our Impression as to our relation
ship may become confirmed.
feel anxious to know Of my ances-
tors, and should feel obliged for any In
formation you may have 1t IN your power
Ito furnish me with You perhaps know
something of the parents OF pr. Broun,
where they resided, and II there are any
survivors in Scotland bearing the name.
You will pardon me writing so much
OF myself. II could not otherwise an
| swer your * inquires-and feeling such
Interest in the subject, ] concluded that
1.-THE little details ! have given concerning
| the family here would be equally inter-
cstlng 10 you.
| 1t happens that retained n duplicate
| OF my letter to Mr.. William Leroy
Broun-a copy is enclosed.
I'll shall anxiously expect from you {.
reply, and shall be happy to see you II
ever ybu visit this part Of the country.
remain, dear sir,
Very respectfully yours.
| a5F .i.s Il ARC H'D tBROU ~
/ lived the greater part OF my lie IN
/ South Carolina. and had friends IN every
part of the State, yet never heard Of
any family spelling their name Broun
oxcont orr own. A. h.
Mobile, July q. lS5a.
Thomas L. Broun, ESQ, KanaW VIA 9. ~ ~
Va:
Dear slr,-I have now the pleasure te
acknowledge receipt Of your favor OF etl
Instant the contents of which are very
interesting. There can be mo- DOUBT th li
nv grandfather Robert Bro,ln, was the
IDENTICAL Dr.. Robert Broun, VINO was
brother of your grandfather, William
Broun.
There never has been In So
Ca. any other family than oul
own spelling their names as We
do-with a u instead Of a w. q
You mention that your grandfather dlet
when his daughter, Mrs. Showers, was
very Young, amt that she was siXty-tlVt
in 1s4S. 1t Is, therefore, probablo- that nc
died seventy to seventy-five years ago
/ My grandfather died one hundred years
ago, aged forty-three years. should
like to know who was the Oldest brother
William or Robert, and the ago OF WI.
liam at the time OF his death, My OWL
name. Archibald, Is not common In this
country, but is very common In Scotland
DO. YOU know any Of your relatives In
Scotland by the name of Archibald?
| shall hope to hear from you as soon
MS you can have recourse to the family
records in Eastern Virginia, In the
meantime. believe mo, Dear Sir,
Very truly yours,
ARCHIBALD BROUN,
Tho original of the foregoing letters
| 10 mo arc now In my possession and
have been since first written In 1855, and
! mailed to me from Mobile. Ala, by
! Archibald Broun-my kinsman,
Tho original letter to my brother Le
roy, written III 1852, by Archibald Broun
is now and has been in my possession
for half u century,
Before the State OF Virginia wns divided
| In June, 1853 during the Civil War;, TN
postonlce at Charleston, Kanawlla coun
ty, was called "Kanawhn Courthouse"
For many years efforts have been made
from time to time by different members
OF the Broun family OF Virginia and ct
South Carolina to procure data showing
their ancestors and descendants Lately
records In South Carolina have been pro-
cured showing Tint Robert Broun ard
William Broun came together from Scot
! land ia Virginia about l74O, That Robert
Droun settled on his plantation, near
| Goose Creek Church, sixteen miles from
Charleston, and William Broun settled
in Lancaster county, VA and that Robert
Droun married Elizabeth Thomas, daush-
ter OF Edward Thomas, in South Carolina,
| and had issue as follows
Cd Elizabeth (2) Mary, CD Margaret,
| "a Archibald. 90 Ann, 90 Jane. % DO
| hanna
Robert Brouns will was probated IN
1888. lIa died IN 1857, Ills daughter,
Margaret Broun, married John Lord
March "a, 1861. His daughter, Ann
! Bpun. married Captan James Cushck,
May q, ira. subsequently John lllse'
married Ann Cusack, the widow Of John
Cusack and daughter Of Or, Robert