Nathan Brown was born at White Plains, N.Y. July 22, 1761. At the age of 14 he began to drill perparatory to joining the American Army and a 16 he entered the service in the Revolutionary War. His first battle was at Harlem Flats and his second one on the present site of Greenwood Cemetery. He was woulded but not seriously in some of the many battles in which he participated. Seven brothers served in the same army and his Capt. was an uncle. After the war he removed to south Hollow and afterwards to Buffalo N.Y. where he remained a short time and then removed to Pennsylvania April 1, 1838. Removed to Geneva Kane Co. Ill. Afterwards settled one mile southwest of Springville, Iowa May 17, 1839.
Died Nov. 25, 1842