Mary Parkins, born: 6 9mo 1777; Frederick Co. VA; died: 5 6mo 1839; Frederick Co. VA; buried: Hollingsworth, Parkins, Henrys Cem., Frederick Co. VA;

Mary, married: 1 5mo 1799; David Brown Jr., born: 1 1mo 1774; Frederick Co. VA; died: 23 8mo 1834; Frederick Co. VA; buried: Hollingsworth, Parkins, Henrys Cem., Frederick Co. VA; Son of David Brown and Sarah Hite;

David Jr. is a descendant of Cretien DuBois who begins the DuBois Family section of my records through this line: David Brown Jr. -> Sarah Hite -> Sarah Eltinge (who m. Col. Jno. Hite (son of Joist Hite)) -> Rebecca Van Meter -> Sarah DuBois -> Louis DuBois -> Cretien DuBois.

See biography about Joist Hite under Joseph Parkins.

According to Hinshaw's Quaker records, David along with some of his brothers and sisters were recieved into Hopewell MM at the request of their mother and consent of their father on 1 2mo 1779. According to Hinshaw's records a Mary Brown was "recieved by request" into Hopewell MM on 6 4mo 1837.

All chn. of above were born in Frederick Co. Va.

Issue: Brown

• Louisa, born: 16 4mo 1800; died: 23 4mo 1870; Waterford, VA;
• Benjamin Franklin, born: 19 4mo 1802; died: 29 6mo 1859; New Orleans, LA;
• Eliza N., born: 12 3mo 1804; died: 6 6mo 1881; Loudoun Co. VA;
• Emanuel P., born: 23 9mo 1806; died: 9 8mo 1853; Loudoun Co. VA;
• Isaac Newton, born: 15 3mo 1809; died: 1860; Did not marry.
• Sarah Maria, born: 12 2mo 1812;
• David Hiram, born: 12 6mo 1814; died: 17 4mo 1882; Baltimore, MD; Did not marry.
• Samuel Cornelius, born: 10 10mo 1820; died: 1858; Bourbon Co. KY; According to Hinshaw's Quaker records his parents renewed a formal request that he be recieved a member of Hopewell MM on 2 7mo 1834. The request was later denied on 6 5mo 1835. Did not marry.

Source info: Steer Genealogy, p. 4 & 11; Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. VI (Hopewell MM) p. 372, 373, 448, #1(371); Hopewell Friends History, p. 449, 450, 466, #1(355 (marriage cert.)); To Talk Is Treason (see all biog. info.), p. #1(10, 11, 12, 16,33, 36); 2200 Grave Inscriptions, p. 58; Rich. Ed. Griffith papers found in Handley Library Archives; Settlement and Some First Families in Back Creek Valley, p. 306.