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BROWNS VINEYARD (Cont) Margaret M, Gibbens Hancock Cty, Historical Society Page 2 Frederick and Anna prospered in theri Wine and Bread making and in a Wine Cellar on the property he had at one time an inventory of a thousand dollars. The Scuppemog Champagne Wine and Brown's Vineyard prospered until the time of prohibition and Frederick and Anna had to close their Vineyard, There was no longer the visiting vacationers who came to this beautiful grape vineyard and drinking of wine, eating the bread, dancing or picknicking, Frederick and Anna had to close Brown *s Vineyard, It is told that Frederick buried his wine on the grounds of the Vineyard but year later it was learned by the Federal Authorities and they came and dug up the wine and broke all the bottles that remained at Brown's Vineyard, FAMILY GENEALOGY FREDERICK AND ANN BROWN (BRAUN) CHILDREN: EMMA (Saunders) WILLIAM FREDERICK, ESMERALDA (Von Droskowski) ALBERT FELIX Named in will Hancock County Court House B8 79 PROPERTY DISCRIPTION: F, W, Boown and Anna Brown W. D, 321; Hancock County Court/ House Beginning N.W. corner of S, W, lA of S, W. lA of Sec, No. 31; T. 8 Range lit W, running So, between. Section 33-3k to post U80 feet from point of departure running east 321 ifeet to a point from which 1;80 feet N, W, give a line running West 2X8 feet to the place of beginning. Being part of the S, W„ 1/k of Sec, 3k which was entered at the Land Office in Agusta Ms, by Jacob Rolf and for which Patent #8569 issued 15 day of March 1851;«. Conveyed by Giacoma Monty by deed dated June 1st 185? recorded Book C, P 55-56. Book F - 321; Part S, W. quarter of the S. W, quarter of Section 3k conveyed by Lorenzo Corte deed of Mar 11, 1867 Book C, P, 291-292 —-- live stock, mule, cows, hogs, farming utensels and household furniture fro Anna Braune sole use, W. D, B 6-U51 A, A, Me Cue Buella Me Cue n. W. half of N. E. quarter Sec. 3k Township 8 So. R, W. Beginning S, W, comer of N. W, 1/1; of N, E. lAl (quarter) of Section 3k Township 8 of S, of R, ll; w thence run 77 degrees W, 3 chains, 72 links to a post then No, lU degrees thirty W. along the land of Magnolia Fayara's land 20 chains, 33 links to Section between section 27 and 3k thence east at 90 feet the center of Nicholson avenue in all 1386 chains to a post on the section line at the N, W, corner of Voleney Fayards land thence south 1373 chains to a post at the S. W. comer of N, E, one half Sec. 3h west at U55 feet the center of Nicholson avenue 30 feet wide running North 1;5 degrees west in all twenty chains to the beginning in all 1;2 and Ul/100 ths acres less four and seventy six \ one hundreths acres, the avenue and being in the N, W. 1A of the N.W. 1A \ of the N. E0 lA of N. one fourth of Section 3U» Acquired by A, A. Me Cue 1 from Merton C, Conaut deed dated li; of Aug. 1912 recorded June 15, 1900
Browns Vineyard HCHS-Compiled-1977-(2)