William? Brown
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Name William? Brown Born UNKNOWN Tandragee, County Armagh, Ireland 
Gender Male Died UNKNOWN America Person ID I21082 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father Robert Brown, b. 1812, Armagh, Northern Ireland , d. 18 Apr 1893, Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland (Age 81 years) Relationship natural Mother Ruth Smith, b. 1812, in or near Tandragee, County Armagh, Ulster, Ireland , d. 20 Jun 1902, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland (Age 90 years) Relationship natural Married 1 Jan 1839 Tartaraghan, County Armagh, Ulster, Ireland Family ID F558 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - The only evidence for William's existence is Ruth Brown's will where she refers to her sons, John and William James, residing "in America" at the time of her death. In UK culture, the term "America" was used as a generic to refer to the continent, not specifically the USA. Ruth's son John is also named as residing "in America" yet he resided in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. So she is using the term to refer to North America, not the USA.
In the absence of any other evidence for William's existence, and given that Robert and Ruth had a daughter Rachel Brown, who married a William Brown, it seems more likely that Ruth used the term "son" generally to refer to her son and her son-in-law.
- The only evidence for William's existence is Ruth Brown's will where she refers to her sons, John and William James, residing "in America" at the time of her death. In UK culture, the term "America" was used as a generic to refer to the continent, not specifically the USA. Ruth's son John is also named as residing "in America" yet he resided in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. So she is using the term to refer to North America, not the USA.