There is some confusion about the Isaac H. Brown born 1806 in TN and an Isaac H. Brown born 1804 in (probably PA). Both had wives named Mary. That is as far as similarities actually run.
There is no evidence that the Isaac H. Brown of Tennessee and then Texas Co., Missouri, father to a large group of children with classical and historic names, was named Isaac Hairie Brown. All census records found simply read H. Only one line suggested the "Hairie" but later long after the date and possibly in response to some careless research then at work.
One individual - who had contacted me at the time - was an adopted woman interested in only growing a tree - any tree - if the names seemed right. As a result, a lot of trees are a bit tangled because people took those connections and ran with them.
As to the Isaac H. Brown of my family line - - -
All census records of Isaac H. Brown of Missouri also reflect his birth year consistently as 1806 or abt 1806 and the place as Tennessee.
Further, DNA work completed by several descendants of this large Tennessee-Missouri based group of Brown's indicates no connections to the Pennsylvania group.
Therefore, it may be clear to say that the man buried in Northumberland Co., Pa (FAG page at Isaac Hairie Brown (1804-1883) - Find A Grave Memorial) is NOT the Isaac H. Brown of Missouri (see his FAG page here Isaac H. Brown (1806-1892) - Find A Grave Memorial)
A family legend, thought initially to refer to the Missouri Isaac Brown and now thought to be a generation or so back, must also be included. There are no tales of ties back to Pennsylvania - only to Scotland and into the forests of possibly Va, NC or the like.
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