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John Thomas Brackett 1775 – 1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Rutherford North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1845

Death Location: Old Brackett Town, McDowell, NC, USA

Father: Benjamin Brackett

Mother: Nancy Adkins

Spouse(s): Margaret Merrill

Children(s): Morgan Bracket

In 1775, John Thomas Brackett entered the world in Rutherford North Carolina, United States, born to Benjamin Brackett and Nancy Ann Adkins. John Thomas Brackett married Margaret Bettie Merrill, and had children including Morgan Bracket. John Thomas Brackett passed away in 1845 in Old Brackett Town, McDowell, NC, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1775, John Thomas Brackett entered the world in Rutherford North Carolina, United States, born to Benjamin Brackett and Nancy Ann Adkins.
  • John Thomas Brackett married Margaret Bettie Merrill, and had children including Morgan Bracket.
  • John Thomas Brackett passed away in 1845 in Old Brackett Town, McDowell, NC, USA.

Immediate Family

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John Brackett's Ancestors

Self
John Brackett
1775 – 1845
Birth Place: Rutherford North Carolina, United States
Parents
Benjamin Brackett
1737 – 1807
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Nancy (Ann) Adkins
1746 – 1815
Henrico, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
THOMAS (Brackett) DAR
1718 – 1772
, Amelia, Virginia, USA
Judith Ludwell-BRA-+
1722 – 1791
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Brackett
1700 – 1759
Elizabeth Pickerin
1700 – 1762
Philip Ludwell
1672 – 1726
Philip Ludwell
1678 – 1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col Council
1635 – 1711

John Brackett's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Brackett (1775 – 1845) m. Margaret (Bettie) Merrill (1775 – 02 Jul 1845)
  1. 1. Morgan Bracket (1800 – 1865) m. Elizabeth Mayfield (abt 1790 – 1850+) m. Mary (Amanda Polly) Walker (1804 – Feb 1880)

John Brackett's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of John Thomas Brackett in Rutherford North Carolina, United States
Rutherford North Carolina, United States
1845
1845
Age 70
Death of John Thomas Brackett in Old Brackett Town, McDowell, NC, USA
Old Brackett Town, McDowell, NC, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Rutherford North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Old Brackett Town, McDowell, NC, USA

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