I may have a "lost" Breon. Let me show what I have. 1st clue took me a *long* time since I've been futilely looking for a Brown connection late 1700s-early1800s Centre Co PA .

For whatever reason, the 1860 census enumerator took it upon himself to save this clue for me for over 140 years:

1860 > Indiana > CASS > WASHINGTON TWP
Series: M653 Roll: 247 Page: 570
Daniel BROWN 49 farmer 4000 900 Centre Co, PA
(next page)
Diana 22, Lemuel 21 farm hand, David 18 farm hand, Phebe A 16, Benjamin F 14, Frances M 13, these b Carroll Co IN
Albert G? 12, Martin V 9, Daniel 8, these b Cass Co IN

There's more. Valentine, apparently known familarly as "fully". Daniel may be son, or brother, of Valentine, ages on census vary a good bit, as you'll see. Daniel is definitely from Centre, and it would seem the name Valentine likely also. Some time in the 1820s Valentine left Centre Co for OH, perhaps with his mother or mother-in-law in tow:

1830 United States Federal Census > Ohio > Marion > Morven
Roll: 135 Page: 162
BROWN Vollentine ---221-------|-------1-----
2 m 15-20; 2 m 20-30; m 30-40; f under 60

1850 U.S. Census � Indiana � Cass � Washington
Roll: M432_137 p 461 13
Aug 1850 by Job B. Eldridge
house 72, 67
Daniel BROWN 35 farmer 800 PA
Julia Ann 28 NY
Sarah 14, Diana 12, Lemuel 11, David 9, Phebe Ann 8, Benjamin F 6, Francis M 4 male, Albert 2 all b. IN

1850 U.S. Census � Indiana � Carroll � All Townships
Roll: M432_137 Page: 358
4 Sep
BROWN Valentine 56 farmer PA
Maria 33 NY
John 17, George 15, William 12, Anna 10, Andrew 8, Phebe 7, all b OH
James 2, Manson 4/12 IN

Part of Carroll County was cut off, named Cass. By birth years of Valentine's children they arrived IN from Marion Co, OH mid-1830s.

These two "Browns" married sisters, maybe a 2nd wife for Valentine. Valentine married Maria/Mariah 1833 OH, Daniel married Julia Ann Sherman 1834 IN. To see more on my family, my gedcom's online at rootsweb/ancestry.com. - look for Daniel and Julia.

Daniel's my ggg-grandpa and nobody in living memory ever knew or told me it wasn't plain-brown. Ben F Brown served in the Civil War under Brown.