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Bedford B Brown

From the state marker

“U.S. Senator, 1829-1840; legislator; and staunch Unionist. Lived at "Rose Hill," located here.”

State historical marker: G-8: Bedford Brown

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Peyton H. Brown and Elizabeth B. Iseley family

Brown, Leslie · 2004

Leslie Brown's family history of Peyton H. Brown and Elizabeth B. Iseley and their descendants, dated 2004, including the Brown family, Bedford B. Brown, and family branches in Orange and Alamance counties. A resource for family historians working on Brown and Iseley lines in the two counties.

Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Cardinal record: Brown, Bedford B.

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