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Zaza Dowell Brasher 1772 – 1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1772

Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina

Death Date: 24 Feb 1823

Death Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Captain Brashear

Mother: Jemima Nelson-Brashear

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Adkinson

Children(s): Mary Brashear,Rankin

The story of Zaza Dowell Brasher began in 1772 in Rockingham, North Carolina. Zaza Dowell Brasher married Elizabeth Adkinson, and had children including Mary Brashear,Rankin. Zaza Dowell Brasher passed away in 1823 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Zaza Dowell Brasher began in 1772 in Rockingham, North Carolina.
  • Zaza Dowell Brasher married Elizabeth Adkinson, and had children including Mary Brashear,Rankin.
  • Zaza Dowell Brasher passed away in 1823 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Brashear
1745 – 1818
Birth Location: Calvert County, Maryland, USA
CB
Jemima Nelson-Brashear
1747 – 1826
Birth Location: Calvert County, MD
JN

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Adkinson
1756 – 1798
Birth Location: Dunkirk, Calvert, Maryland, USA
EA

Children(s)

Mary Brashear,Rankin
1776 – 1810
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
MB

Zaza Brasher's Ancestors

Self
Zaza Brasher
1772 – 1823
Birth Place: Rockingham, North Carolina
Parents
Captain Asa Dowell Brashear
1745 – 1818
Calvert County, Maryland, USA
Jemima Nelson-Brashear
1747 – 1826
Calvert County, MD
Grandparents
Robert (Cager) Brashear
1704 – 1782
Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
William (“Henry” Nelson) 📌
1718 – 1785
Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, VA
Lady (Jane Jean Goodwin) (Nelson)
1723 – 1799
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Anne Jones
1675 – 1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William GGF)
1645 – 1705
Dorothy GGM)
1642 – 1702

Zaza Brasher's Descendants

1.
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Zaza (Dowell) Brasher (1772 – 24 Feb 1823) m. Elizabeth Adkinson (1756 – 1798)
  1. 1. Mary Brashear,Rankin (1776 – 1810) m. James (Ray) Rankin (1768 – Circa 1810)
    1. 1. James Rankin (18 Jul 1809 – 5 Jan 1871) m. Mary (Jane) Alley (2 Aug 1825 – 1 Mar 1880)
      1. 1. William (Milton) Rankin (28 Aug 1842 – 14 May 1897)
        1. 1. Minnie (Belle) Rankin (2 October 1879 – 24 January 1952) m. John (M) Bentley (May 1877 – 26 October 1962)

Zaza Brasher's Timeline

2 Records

1772
1772
Birth of Zaza Dowell Brasher in Rockingham, North Carolina
Rockingham, North Carolina
1823
24 Feb 1823
Age 51
Death of Zaza Dowell Brasher in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1823
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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