Hello,
I am a descendant of Jean (Brownlee) Allison (1735-1818), a sister of James Brownlee. I am a member of the SAR through Jean's husband, John Allison (he had patriotic service).
I have researched the Archibald Brownlee families in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire County, Scotland. There were at least 4 Archibald Brownlee families living at the same time around Strathaven. None of these Archibald Brownlee men were recorded as having a son named James Brownlee, from the Avondale Parish birth records. The recorder of these early records did not state the name of the mother for these children.
The birth date of January 4, 1745 for James Brownlee was from pages 47 and 1080 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago) 1893.
What is happening with James Brownlee?
The only Archibald Brownlee family near Torfoot Farm and Strathaven, which matches the research done by U. S. Brownlee family descendants from the 1890's (which was included in the above Washington County history), is:
Archibald Brownlee – Maltster/Maltman in Strathaven, Lanarkshire County, Scotland.
Children:
Archibald, b. 14 January 1742 (Strathaven, Lanarkshire County, Scotland)
Janet (twin), b. 7 July 1743 (Strathaven, Lanarkshire County, Scotland)
Margaret (twin), b. 7 July 1743 (Strathaven, Lanarkshire County, Scotland)
William, b. 15 September 1745 (Strathaven, Lanarkshire County, Scotland)
John (twin), b. 29 July 1750 (Strathaven, Lanarkshire County, Scotland)
Thomas (twin), b. 29 July 1750 (Strathaven, Lanarkshire County, Scotland)
My ancestor Jean (Brownlee) Allison appears to have been this person:
Archibald Brownlee – Side, Lanarkshire County, Scotland
Child:
Jean, b. 23 July 1735 (Side, Lanarkshire County, Scotland)
Much of the early Archibald Brownlee family history from the 1890's, does not match or fit into the actual birth records of Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire County, Scotland. Do you have any thoughts?