Re: [Bann Valley] Brown of Trinaltinagh, Garvagh

[Lunney Family <family@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for replies; these put flesh on the bones as it were! I know a  
little about John Brown's importance and career, because I researched  
and wrote a short biography of him for the forthcoming Dictionary of  
Irish Biography, but at that time I didn't think he was  related.  
However, I am now trying to fit my gt gt gt gf into the Browns of  
Trinaltinagh;  John Brown is said to have been the sixth son; the  
list in the Visitation lists him as the 5th son, but there is space  
for  a missing son, and my Robert's birthdate fits ok. Another  
brother of Johns.  William, was a militia officer and I think my  
Robert may have been in either the militia or the army, which is an  
interesting link. (At least to be honest, i can't find it in  my  
notes, but I am sure I heard from someone or read somewhere that he  
was a captain, before he came home to manage the farm at Bovagh for  
the Beresfords)

I may be related to Hamilton Brown Wilson through the Wilsons as  
well- I haven't sorted them out either. Thanks for the note re the  
townland of his birth; I hadn't got that. Fasti I think just says  
Garvagh.

All interesting! Thanks to all

Linde

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