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Sir William (Asa) Brittain 1676–1733 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1676

Birth Location: Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1733

Death Location: Moores Creek, North Carolina or Virginia

Father: William Britten

Mother: Sarah Warren

Spouse(s): Hanna Holford

Children(s): James Quaker

The story of Sir William (Asa) Brittain began in 1676 in Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Sir William (Asa) Brittain married Hanna Ascha Holford, and had children including James Asa Brittain Sr Quaker. Sir William (Asa) Brittain passed away in 1733 in Moores Creek, North Carolina or Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William (Asa) Brittain began in 1676 in Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir William (Asa) Brittain married Hanna Ascha Holford, and had children including James Asa Brittain Sr Quaker.
  • Sir William (Asa) Brittain passed away in 1733 in Moores Creek, North Carolina or Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Britten
1650–1687
Birth Location: St. Andrew, Holborn, London, London, England, United Kingdom
WB
Sarah Warren
1647–
Birth Location: Odell, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
SW

Spouses(s)

Hanna Holford
1683–1716
Birth Location: Wales
HH

Children(s)

James Quaker
1705–1776
Birth Location: Wales, Isle, England
JQ

Sir Brittain's Ancestors

Self
Sir Brittain
1676–1733
Birth Place: Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Britten
1650–1687
St. Andrew, Holborn, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Warren
1647–
Odell, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Brittain) II
1620–1708
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Anna (Maria) Bull
1623–1676
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Robert Warren
1615–1658
Rame, Cornwall, England, UK
Great-Grandparents
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1583–1622
Elizabeth Retchford
1592–1635
William Bull
1600–1622
Jane Petchet
1600–1623
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Brittain
1558–1636
Margery Newton
1560–1610
John Retchford
1570–

Sir Brittain's Descendants

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Sir (William (Asa)) Brittain (1676–1733) m. Hanna (Ascha) Holford (1683–1716)
  1. 1. James (Asa Brittain Sr.,) Quaker 1705–1776 m. Mary (Isabel) Witty 1703–1779
    1. 1. Joseph (B) Brittian 1723–1774 m. Mary (Engelina Jemima) Elrod 1727–1788
      1. 1. Phebe 1771–1857 m. John Poteet 1745–1807
        1. 1. William (Samuel) Poteet 1790–1849 m. Sarah Cooper 1796–1830 m. Elizabeth HUGHES 1816–1885 m. Mary (Matilda) Deal 1804–1918
        2. 2. Pleasant POTEET 1791–1849
        3. 3. Elrod Poteet 1790–1858
        4. 4. Elizabeth Poteet 1802–1879
        5. 5. Mary Poteet 1807–
        6. 6. james Poteet 1838–
        7. 7. Phoebe Poteet 1836–
        8. 8. Ruth Poteet 1792–
        9. 9. Elizabeth Poteat 1802–1879
        10. 10. Marcus\Mark Poteet 1799–1875 m. Mary ("Polly") Carswell 1802–1860 m. Mary 1805–1860
        11. 11. John Poteet 1793–1858 m. Susannah (Brittain Poteet) Reid 1796–1877
    2. 2. Samuel Brittain 1742–1836
    3. 3. Benjamin Brittain 1728–1773
    4. 4. Daniel Brittain 1740–1800
    5. 5. Enoch Brittain 1736–
    6. 6. Hanna (Achea) Brittain 1727–
    7. 7. James (Leonard) Brittain 1755–1832
    8. 8. James Brittain 1732–1810
    9. 9. James Brittain 1740–1810
    10. 10. Lyddall Brittain 1749–
    11. 11. Mary Brittain 1744–
    12. 12. Nathaniel Brittain 1740–1776
    13. 13. Robert Brittain 1746–1824
    14. 14. William Brittain 1739–1794
    15. 15. Daniel Britton 1745–1823
    16. 16. Joseph Britton 1723–1774
    17. 17. Joseph Britton 1748–1810

Sir Brittain's Timeline

2 Records

1676
1676
Birth of Sir William (Asa) Brittain in Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1733
1733
Age 57
Death of Sir William (Asa) Brittain in Moores Creek, North Carolina or Virginia
Moores Creek, North Carolina or Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Moores Creek, North Carolina or Virginia
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