Jonesborough in Washington County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Jacob Brown

1736-1785

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 30, 2013

1. Jacob Brown Marker

Inscription.

Colonial and Revolutionary Service

A native of South Carolina; Founder of Brown’s Settlement on Nolachucky River, 1771; Merchant, Gunsmith and Blacksmith to the Cherokee Indians; purchased from those Indians two boundaries of land-a Veritable Principality-in 1775; was appointed Commissioner to make treaties with the Indians; Captain under Sevier in the Battle of King’s Mountain, 1780; Major under Sevier in the Revolution, 1781, and in the militia of the State of Franklin, 1785; ancestor of two Governors Brown of Georgia.

Erected 1938 by Tennessee Daughters of the American Colonists.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Colonists series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1771.

Location. 36° 17.652′ N, 82° 28.386′ W. Memorial is in Jonesborough, Tennessee, in Washington County. It is on East Main Street east of North Cherokee Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is affixed to the wall of the Washington County Court House and is located to the left of the entrance doors. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Jonesborough TN 37659, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jonesborough (here, next to this marker); State of Franklin (a few steps from this marker); Boone Trail Highway (a few steps from this marker); Major Jesse Walton (a few steps from this marker); Chester Inn (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Captain Christopher Taylor Home (about 400 feet away); Christopher Taylor House (about 400 feet away); First Abolition Publications (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesborough.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 30, 2013

2. Jacob Brown Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 2, 2025

3. Jacob Brown Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,049 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on May 10, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on August 11, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.