Record #:

2030

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Lincoln County's Sam Brown was a notorious robber and opponent of the American Revolution who, with his sister Charity, terrorized counties along the Yadkin River and in South Carolina. He was killed in 1780 by an outraged citizen.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 12, May 1994, p17, 19-20, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; Brown, Sam; Lincoln County--History