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John Brashears 1702 – 1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 FEB 1702/03

Birth Location: Queen Anne Knolls, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 8 OCT 1774

Death Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Father: Benjamin Brashears

Mother: Mary Jones

Spouse(s): Mary Dowell

Children(s):

The story of John Brashears began in 1702 in Queen Anne Knolls, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. In 1766, John Brashears resided in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA. In 1771, John Brashears established residence. John Brashears married Mary Dowell. John Brashears passed away in 1774 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Brashears began in 1702 in Queen Anne Knolls, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1766, John Brashears resided in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1771, John Brashears established residence.
  • John Brashears married Mary Dowell.
  • John Brashears passed away in 1774 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Brashears's Ancestors

Self
John Brashears
1702 – 1774
Birth Place: Queen Anne Knolls, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Benjamin Brashears
1666 – 1742
MD
Mary Jones
1667 – 1742
Queen Anne, Talbot, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Robert Brashear
1646 – 1712
Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, British Colonial America
Elizabeth (Florence) Fowke
1650 – 1685
Va
William Jones
1655 – 1702
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Dorothy Cager
1642 –
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Jones
1633 – 1710
Joanna Osgood
1644 – 1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Brashears's Timeline

4 Records

1702
19 FEB 1702/03
Birth of John Brashears in Queen Anne Knolls, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Queen Anne Knolls, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
1766
1766
Age 64
John Brashears resided here in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
1771
10 AUG 1771
Age 69
John Brashears resided here
None
1774
8 OCT 1774
Age 72
Death of John Brashears in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 FEB 1702/03
    Event Place: Queen Anne Knolls, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [3] FamilySearch FamilyTree, A Brashear(s) Family History, Vol. 1, The First 200 Years of Brashear(s) in America, by Charles Brashear and Shirley Brasher McCoy, pp. 96, 135
    [4] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Apr 01 15:19:23 UTC 2025), Entry for John Brashear.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 SEP 1888
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Titl

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1771
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1774
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Ancestry.com. Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., 196943557
    [3] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [4] FamilySearch FamilyTree, A Brashear(s) Family History, Vol. 1, The First 200 Years of Brashear(s) in America, by Charles Brashear and Shirley Brasher McCoy, pp. 96, 135
    [5] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Apr 01 15:19:23 UTC 2025), Entry for John Brashear.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Titl

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

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