His Three years in Europe ... 1852: p. ix (b. "as nearly as he can tell" in the autumn of 1814)

Whelchel, L.H. My chains fell off, c1984: CIP t.p. (William Wells Brown) introd. (1813-1884)

nuc86-74510: His Three years in Europe ... [MI] 1852 (hdg. on LrI rept.: Brown, William Wells, b. 1815; usage: W. Wells Brown)

My Southern home, 2000: t.p. (Wm. Wells Brown, M.D.)

Farrison, W.E. William Wells Brown, 1969: p. 7, etc. (conflicting dates of birth from different sources including his daughter Josephine who, in her biography, gave his date of birth as 15th March, 1815; Brown himself gave the date as autumn 1814 and this is corroborated by the only documentary source not derived from Brown himself, the deed of emancipation from his last owner who stated on April 24, 1854, that Brown was in his fortieth year; most probably the year of his birth was 1814)

Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history, 1996 (Brown, William Wells, c. 1814-1884)

Oxford Companion to African American literature, 1997 (Brown, William Wells; 1814-1884)

African American writers, 2000 (Brown, William Wells; ?/1814?-11/6/1884)