Brown, John, 1771-1850

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John Brown (Johannes Braun), 1771-1850, was one of the best educated clergymen of his time in western Virginia. Born near Bremen, Germany, he came to the United States in 1797, becoming the leading minister of the German Reformed Church in Virginia. Besides his "Treatise" (published by Laurenz Wartmann of Rockingham County), he translated excerpts from Jefferson on slavery, and was influential in the Rockingham County pauper school system, the forerunner of today's public school system in that county.

From the description of The Brown family collection, 1872-1919. (James Madison University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 17166787

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creatorOf Brown, John, 1771-1850. The Brown family collection, 1872-1919. James Madison University Libraries
creatorOf Braun, Harriet Augusta. Harriet Augusta Braun manuscript. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries
referencedIn Wust, Klaus, 1925-2003. Copies of articles in German on immigration, settlement, and folk customs [manuscript], 1966. University of Virginia. Library
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Virginia--Rockingham County
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Birth 1771

Death 1850

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