Benjamin Brown
Married Melissa Miller, from New Jersey, in 1828, with Mrs. R. G. Kendall.
Under date of December 31, 1792 he writes: "At the Battle of Baltimore my uncle Uriah Prosser had forbidden his son, Samuel to come; but when the action began he saw Sam in the front rank and pulled him back to exchange places. In a few minutes the uncle fell dead. Your mother's family lived twice in Philadelphia; first in Drinker's Lane and second in Coomb's Alley. Your mother's first child, a female, was still-born in Philadelphia prior to migration to Ohio. Her first home in Cheviot was the (later) 'Day' residence, the Tait. In a short time James Richardson's, middle of block, was bought and your parents at once occupied." He has a list of the first pledged abolitionists, Liberty Roll, but only three voted at the next election; B. Brown, Jonathan Ogden, R.G. Kendall. Shortly after, those who first failed rallied and all voted the Liberty Ticket. Children: Edwin Forrest, married Alice Torry; Martha, married Davis; Elizabeth, married Martin; Francis, married William P. (page 12) Biddle, and Florence, (Bird). B. Brown died at Cheviot August 17, 1896. Mrs. Brown died in California, March, 1903. Edwin was a pioneer near Beloit, Kansas, and resides on his U. S. homestead an independent farmer.
Pioneer Annals of Greene Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
By: Reese P. Kendall, MD, SanJose, California, Published: 1905
Printed by: George F. Degelman, Printer, San Jose, Cal.