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Dorcas Braswell 1620 – 1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: aft 1663

Death Location: Nansemond, Virginia Colony (USA)

Father: Richard Braswell

Mother: Lettice Hartley

Spouse(s): Sir Hooks

Children(s): Anne GGM)

In 1620, Dorcas Braswell entered the world in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, born to Richard Braswell and Lettice Hartley. Dorcas Braswell married Sir William Hooks, and had children including Anne Oliffe Hooks (6th GGM). Dorcas Braswell passed away in 1663 in Nansemond, Virginia Colony (USA).

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Biography

  • In 1620, Dorcas Braswell entered the world in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, born to Richard Braswell and Lettice Hartley.
  • Dorcas Braswell married Sir William Hooks, and had children including Anne Oliffe Hooks (6th GGM).
  • Dorcas Braswell passed away in 1663 in Nansemond, Virginia Colony (USA).

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Braswell
1588 – 1641
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
RB
Lettice Hartley
1572 – 1613
Birth Location: York, Yorkshire, England
LH

Spouses(s)

Sir Hooks
1622 – 1682
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United
SH

Children(s)

Anne GGM)
1663 – 1711
Birth Location: Kent, England
AG

Dorcas Braswell's Ancestors

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Dorcas Braswell
1620 – 1663
Birth Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Richard Braswell
1588 – 1641
London, Middlesex, England
Lettice Hartley
1572 – 1613
York, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Jane (Elizabeth) Roberts
1551 – 1591
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Robert (Henry) Hartley
1550 – 1615
Shropshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Hartley) Wilkinson
1550 – 1609
Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Roxbury
1526 – 1585
Jane Overton
1530 – 1604
Roger Hartley
1525 – 1604
Genet Sutcliffe
1530 – 1551
Lady Conyers
1525 – 1609
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Braswell's Descendants

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Dorcas Braswell (1620 – aft 1663) m. Sir (William) Hooks (1622 – Bef. 20 Apr 1682)
  1. 1. Anne (Oliffe Hooks (6th) GGM) (1663 – 1711) m. Samuel (Eldredge) II (1666 – 1709)
    1. 1. Samuel Eldridge (1708 – 18 Mar 1778)
      1. 1. *Samuel Eldridge (26 Oct 1744 – 1840)
      2. 2. Selah (Mildred "Millie") Eldridge (1753 – Oct 1826)
        1. 1. Benjamin (Sims) Thornton (Abt. 1775 – 14 Nov 1848)
        2. 2. Eldridge Thornton (1793 – 29 Aug 1849)
        3. 3. Joseph Thornton (1795 – 1870)
        4. 4. Bershaby Thornton (27 Apr 1795 – 14 Aug 1879)
        5. 5. barsheba Stevens (abt 1801 – )
        6. 6. Amelia Thornton (1804 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Thornton (1811 – 28 AUG 1900)
      3. 3. Anna (Elizabeth) Eldredge (1757 – 1795 or 1779?)

Dorcas Braswell's Timeline

2 Records

1620
1620
Birth of Dorcas Braswell in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1663
aft 1663
Age 43
Death of Dorcas Braswell in Nansemond, Virginia Colony (USA)
Nansemond, Virginia Colony (USA)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1663
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia Colony (USA)
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