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William Hampton Braswell 1726–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 November 1726

Birth Location: Bertie County, British America, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 30 November 1778

Death Location: Nash County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Jr

Mother: Margaret Hunt

Spouse(s): Martha Brown

Children(s): Rhoda Powell

William Hampton Braswell was born in 1726 in Bertie County, British America, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Jacob Braswell Brazzel Jr And Margaret Eliza Jane Hunt. William Hampton Braswell married Martha Brown, and had children including Demsey Braswell, Judah Hunt, Luerecy William, Mourning Braswell, Priscilla Enum, Rhoda Braswell Powell, Robin Braswell. William Hampton Braswell passed away in 1778 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Hampton Braswell was born in 1726 in Bertie County, British America, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Jacob Braswell Brazzel Jr And Margaret Eliza Jane Hunt.
  • William Hampton Braswell married Martha Brown, and had children including Demsey Braswell, Judah Hunt, Luerecy William, Mourning Braswell, Priscilla Enum, Rhoda Braswell Powell, Robin Braswell.
  • William Hampton Braswell passed away in 1778 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Braswell's Ancestors

Self
William Braswell
1726–1778
Birth Place: Bertie County, British America, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Jacob Braswell\Brazzel Jr
1707–1785
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Margaret (Eliza Jane) Hunt
1709–1794
Isle of Wight, VA, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Braswell) I
1680–1720
Isle of Wight Co, VA
Mary (Millicent) Woods
1670–1722
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Margaret Moore
1690–1750
Kernersville, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Wood
1641–1719
Anna Sackett
1667–1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dorothy Tully
1616–1678

William Braswell's Descendants

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William (Hampton) Braswell (15 November 1726–30 November 1778) m. Martha Brown (1728–1780)
  1. 1. Rhoda (Braswell) Powell 1760–1812 m. Jesse Powell 1753–1802 m. Thomas Beckwith 1752–
    1. 1. Martha (Ellen) Powell 1780–1865
      1. 1. Samuel Varner 1814–1848 m. Amy (Ann) Johnson 1822–1870
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth "Sallie") Varner 1848–1919 m. William Bell 1848–
        2. 2. Nancy (Elizabeth) Varner 1839–1915
        3. 3. Joseph Varner 1844–
        4. 4. Lucinda (Ann) Varner 1849–1900 m. Allen (J.) Perkins 1850–1891
        5. 5. Elizabeth Varner 1853–
    2. 2. Rhoda Powell 1789–1846
    3. 3. Allen Powell 1789–1818
    4. 4. Dempsey Powell 1786–1860
    5. 5. Jesse Powell 1787–1821
    6. 6. John Powell 1792–
    7. 7. Nathan Powell 1800–

William Braswell's Timeline

4 Records

1726
15 November 1726
Birth of William Hampton Braswell in Bertie County, British America, North Carolina, USA
Bertie County, British America, North Carolina, USA
1778
30 November 1778
Age 52
Death of William Hampton Braswell in Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
1778
30 Nov 1778
Age 52
William Hampton Braswell - Probate in Nash, North Carolina, USA
Nash, North Carolina, USA
1779
1779
Age 53
William Hampton Braswell - Probate in Nash, North Carolina, USA
Nash, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 November 1726
    Event Place: Bertie County, British America, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nash County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 November 1778
    Event Place: Nash County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1778
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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