Wallace - Person Sheet
Wallace - Person Sheet
NameBROWN, Dr. Gustavus 
Birth Date10 Apr 1689
Birth PlaceDalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
OccupationPhysician
Death DateMar 1762 Age: 72
Death PlaceCharles County, Maryland
FlagsImmigrant
FatherBROWN, Gustavus (~1645-~1689)
MotherMITCHELSON, Jane (~1670-~1689)
Misc. Notes
Gustavus Brown, M.D. was born in Dalkeith, Scotland on April 10, 1689, son of Reverend Richard Brown and Jane Mitchelson of Dalkeith, Scotland. Gustavus was Laird of Mainside and House Byers, Roxburg, Scotland. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh.
At age 19, he served as a surgeon on a royal ship that came to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. In May, 1708, while he was on shore in Maryland, a severe storm forced the ship out to sea without him. He was left in there with nothing but the clothes he wore.
He stayed, practiced medicine, and married Frances Fowke, born February 2, 1691, the daughter of Colonel Gerard Fowke and Sarah Burdett of Charles County, Maryland. Gustavus took Frances home to Scotland to live, as he had much property there, but Frances persuaded him to go back to Maryland.
They lived at "Rich Hill" near Port Tobacco in Charles County. Dr. Brown became prominent in local affairs. In 1723, he was appointed as one of the seven trustees to fill vacancies for school teachers. In 1728, he was appointed as a commissioner to regulate the parishes of St. Mary's and Charles Counties. He was Assistant Judge of Charles County Court in 1755. He was also a vestryman in the Port Tobacco Parish.
Gustavus and Frances Fowke Brown had 12 children, including Richard born December 7, 1725. She died on November 8, 1744, age 54, and was buried at "Dipple" on the Potomac River, Stafford County. These facts were engraved on her tombstone.
Dr. Brown married second, Margaret (Black) Boyd, widow of an Irish merchant of Port Tobacco. With her, he had two more children.
Dr. Gustavus Brown died of stroke at "Rich Hill" in April, 1762. His will, dated December 9, 1755, mentions that he had several sons and nine daughters. His daughter Sarah was married to Rev. John Scott, from whom Francis Scott Key, author of 'THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER" was descended.
At age 19, he served as a surgeon on a royal ship that came to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. In May, 1708, while he was on shore in Maryland, a severe storm forced the ship out to sea without him. He was left in there with nothing but the clothes he wore.
He stayed, practiced medicine, and married Frances Fowke, born February 2, 1691, the daughter of Colonel Gerard Fowke and Sarah Burdett of Charles County, Maryland. Gustavus took Frances home to Scotland to live, as he had much property there, but Frances persuaded him to go back to Maryland.
They lived at "Rich Hill" near Port Tobacco in Charles County. Dr. Brown became prominent in local affairs. In 1723, he was appointed as one of the seven trustees to fill vacancies for school teachers. In 1728, he was appointed as a commissioner to regulate the parishes of St. Mary's and Charles Counties. He was Assistant Judge of Charles County Court in 1755. He was also a vestryman in the Port Tobacco Parish.
Gustavus and Frances Fowke Brown had 12 children, including Richard born December 7, 1725. She died on November 8, 1744, age 54, and was buried at "Dipple" on the Potomac River, Stafford County. These facts were engraved on her tombstone.
Dr. Brown married second, Margaret (Black) Boyd, widow of an Irish merchant of Port Tobacco. With her, he had two more children.
Dr. Gustavus Brown died of stroke at "Rich Hill" in April, 1762. His will, dated December 9, 1755, mentions that he had several sons and nine daughters. His daughter Sarah was married to Rev. John Scott, from whom Francis Scott Key, author of 'THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER" was descended.
Spouses
Birth Date2 Feb 1691
Birth PlaceRich Hill, Charles County, Maryland
Death Date8 Nov 1744 Age: 53
Death PlaceCharles County, Maryland
FatherFOWKE, Gerard (1662-1734)
MotherBURDETT, Sarah (~1665-1747)
Marr Date1710
Birth Date10 Apr 1689
Birth PlacePort Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland
Death Dateabt 1804 Age: 114
Death PlaceVirginia
Marr Date1746
Marr PlaceMaryland
ChildrenGustavus Richard (1748-1804)