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Martha Rebecca Brown 1730 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1730

Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Death Date: aft 1782

Death Location: Nash County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Braswell\Brazzel

Mother: Margaret Hunt

Spouse(s): William Braswell

Children(s): Priscilla Braswell

Martha Rebecca Brown Braswell was born in 1730 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, the child of William Jacob Braswell\Brazzel and Margaret Bunting Hunt. Martha Rebecca Brown Braswell married William Hampton Braswell, and had children including Priscilla Braswell. Martha Rebecca Brown Braswell passed away in 1782 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Rebecca Brown Braswell was born in 1730 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, the child of William Jacob Braswell\Brazzel and Margaret Bunting Hunt.
  • Martha Rebecca Brown Braswell married William Hampton Braswell, and had children including Priscilla Braswell.
  • Martha Rebecca Brown Braswell passed away in 1782 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Braswell\Brazzel
1707 – 1785
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
WB
Margaret Hunt
1709 – 1794
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
MH

Spouses(s)

William Braswell
1726 – 1779
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina
WB

Children(s)

Priscilla Braswell
1761 – 1806
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
PB

Martha Brown's Ancestors

Self
Martha Brown
1730 – 1782
Birth Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Parents
William Jacob Braswell\Brazzel
1707 – 1785
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Bunting) Hunt
1709 – 1794
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Braswell
1680 – 1720
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Mary (M) Quinn
1685 – 1722
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Brown's Descendants

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Martha (Rebecca) Brown (22 Jul 1730 – aft 1782) m. William (Hampton) Braswell (15 Nov 1726 – bef Jan 1779)
  1. 1. Priscilla Braswell (1761 – 1806) m. Joseph (W) Exum (31 Dec 1748 – 31 Oct 1793)
    1. 1. William (Peter) Exum (1784 – 1858) m. MARTHA COTTRELL (1775 – 1830) m. Eliza Marshall (15 Nov 1807 – 21 Jan 1876) m. Sarah (E) Jackson (1783 – 1835)
      1. 1. Kinchen (Drake) Exum (18 August 1821 – Abt 1898) m. Elizabeth Allen (1821 – 9 Jun 1909)
        1. 1. Amanda (Catherine) Manners (19 January 1850 – 18 February 1939) m. Alexander Manners (12 October 1838 – 25 November 1893)

Martha Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1730
22 Jul 1730
Birth of Martha Rebecca Brown Braswell in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
1782
aft 1782
Age 52
Death of Martha Rebecca Brown Braswell in Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Nash County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1730
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1782
    Event Place: Nash County, North Carolina, USA
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