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William Braswell 1707–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Nash, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Braswell

Mother: Mary M

Spouse(s): Margaret Hunt

Children(s): Jacob Sr.

William Braswell was born in 1707 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, the child of William Braswell And Mary M. In 1782, William Braswell resided in Nash, North Carolina, United States. William Braswell married Margaret Hunt, and had children including Jacob Braswell Sr. William Braswell passed away in 1785 in Nash, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Braswell was born in 1707 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, the child of William Braswell And Mary M.
  • In 1782, William Braswell resided in Nash, North Carolina, United States.
  • William Braswell married Margaret Hunt, and had children including Jacob Braswell Sr.
  • William Braswell passed away in 1785 in Nash, North Carolina, United States.

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William Braswell's Ancestors

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William Braswell
1707–1785
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Braswell
1680–1720
Isle, Virginia, United States
Mary M
1680–1722
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Richard Bracewell
1652–1702
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Susanna Burgess
1655–1732
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Braswell's Descendants

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William Braswell (1707–1785) m. Margaret Hunt (1709–1794)
  1. 1. Jacob (Braswell) Sr. 1738–1823 m. Mary 1740–1823
    1. 1. Lucretia Braswell 1768–1841 m. Robert Pittman 1771–1838
      1. 1. Caswell (Drake) Pittman 1810–1884 m. Susan Thompson 1816–1884
        1. 1. Ann (Eliza Judson) Pittman 1834–1909 m. John (H.) Treadwell 1825–1880
        2. 2. Laura (Cornelia) Pittman 1846–1929 m. Jack Hurst 1850–1929
        3. 3. Sarah (Armenda "Minnie") Pittman 1843–1928 m. Rufus (W.) Trotter 1846–1875 m. Harvey (J.) Sandel 1831–1890
        4. 4. Caswell (Napolean) Pittman 1848–1880 m. Ida (E.) Hughes 1850–
        5. 5. William (Edgar) Pittman 1852–1928 m. Annie (Kansas) Alexander 1877–1903
        6. 6. Henry (Augustus) Pittman 1855–1920
        7. 7. Robert (James) Pittman 1841–1917 m. Mary (Isadora) Loggins 1844–1919
      2. 2. Mary ("Polly") Pittman 1805–1889 m. John Bronte 1799–1854 m. Fowler Thompson 1802–1838
      3. 3. Senith Pittman 1808–1850 m. Laughlin McNeal 1808–
      4. 4. Susanna Pittman 1795– m. James Moore 1795–
      5. 5. Celia Pittman 1838–1838 m. William Townsend 1838–
    2. 2. William Braswell 1760–1844
    3. 3. Charity Braswell –1805

William Braswell's Timeline

3 Records

1707
1707
Birth of William Braswell in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1782
1782
Age 75
William Braswell resided here in Nash, North Carolina, United States
Nash, North Carolina, United States
1785
1785
Age 78
Death of William Braswell in Nash, North Carolina, United States
Nash, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1697; Birth city: Isle of Wight Co; Birth state: VA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1697; Birth city: Isle of Wight Co; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths

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