Sovereign H. Brown (1785-1855) was my Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather. He married Mary Bell (1796-1821), the daughter of John and Martha Jane Bell, in Harrison County, KY on 10 Jan 1814. He was a farmer in Highland County, Ohio. They had four children: Henry, Albert, Edwin and Jane. Jane was my Great, Great, Great Grandmother. She married Lewis Beeson.
Sovereign was a Sergeant in the War of 1812. He was in Capt. G. W. Barrere's Company (Calvary). The company served from 30 Apr 1812 to 6 May 1813. He was taken prisoner by the British during Hull's surrender in Detroit. His payroll records show his pay was $8.00 a month.
Sovereign's wife Mary Polly Bell died on 24 Apr 1821 at the age of 24 years, 8 months, and 21 days. She is buried at the Ebenezer Cemetery, White Oak Township, Highland County, Ohio. Sovereign married Sarah Morris on 5 Oct 1821. They had two children: James and Sarah Ann. Sovereign moved to Iowa in 1844. He died on 20 May 1855 at the age of 69 years, 6 months, and 18 days and is buried in the Timberlake Cemetery, Atalissa, Muscatine County, Iowa. His second wife Sarah died on 27 Mar 1855 at the age of 68 years, 6 months, and 25 days. She is also buried at Timberlake Cemetery.
Sovereign H. Brown's headstone in Timberlake Cemetery, Atalissa, Muscatine County, Iowa.
Mary (Bell) Brown's headstone in Ebenezer Cemetery, White Oak Township, Highland County, Ohio.
Sarah (Morris) Brown's headstone in Timberlake Cemetery, Atalissa, Muscatine County, Iowa.