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4. | Bernis Brown was born on 15 Aug 1752 (son of Benjamin Brown and Sarah Dabney); died on 30 Oct 1814; was buried in Brown Family Cemetery, Albemarle County, VA. Notes:
One of the early Methodist preachers in County of Albemarle, entering the ministry some years before the close of the eighteenth century. He was a signer of the Albemarle Declaration of Independence April 2, 1779. He married Henrietta Rodes, a daughter of John Rodes and Sarah Harris his wife. He died in 1815. [History and Genealogies, W.H. Miller, 1907]
He was a Justice of Albemarle Co. (VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY ANDBIOGRAPHY, Vol. 7 (1900)p. 84)
Bernis Brown was a guard for the British Prisoners during the Revolution.(see Papers of Thomas Jefferson Vol. II, pages 32/33, by Julian P. Boyd.)
Bernis married Henrietta Rodes on 17 Nov 1779. Henrietta (daughter of John Rodes and Sarah Harris) was born on 26 May 1761; died on 1 Jun 1846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Sarah Dabney was born on 16 Nov 1724 in Bearcastle, King William County, VA (daughter of Cornelius Dabney and Sarah Jennings); died on 5 Mar 1815 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA. Children:
- Barzillai Brown was born in 1747; died on 4 Jan 1829 in Shelby County, KY.
- Benajah Brown was born in 1748; died in 1814.
- Brightberry Brown was born on 13 Feb 1762 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA; died on 26 Jan 1846 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA.
- 4. Bernis Brown was born on 15 Aug 1752; died on 30 Oct 1814; was buried in Brown Family Cemetery, Albemarle County, VA.
- Bezaleel Brown was born on 29 Jul 1754; died on 4 Jan 1829.
- Lucretia Brown was born in 1746.
- Bernard Brown was born on 28 Jan 1749/50 in at foot of Buck's Elbow Mtn near White Hall, Albemarle County, VA; died on 26 Feb 1800 in Browns Cove, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA.
- Dabney Brown was born on 18 Jun 1751; died on 22 Jun 1773.
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10. | John Rodes was born on 6 Nov 1729 in Louisa County, VA; died on 16 Jul 1810 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Rodes Family Cemetery near White Hall, Albemarle County, VA. Notes:
He was an executor of the will of his father-in-law, Robert Harris. Their descendents are the Rodes family of Giles Co., TN.
John married Sarah Harris on 9 Sep 1754. Sarah (daughter of Robert Harris and Mourning Glenn) was born on 24 May 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 31 Jan 1803 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Sarah Harris was born on 24 May 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA (daughter of Robert Harris and Mourning Glenn); died on 31 Jan 1803 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA. Notes:
Married May 24, 1756 to John Rodes, who was born in Albemarle Co., VA on Nov. 16, 1729, and was an executor of the will of his father-in-law(Major Robert Harris).
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