Richard Bracewell Sr (bef. 1652 - 1724)

Born before 1652 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Sampson (Unknown) Bracewell — married 16 Jan 1673 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

Descendants

Died 28 Jul 1724 after age 72 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

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Biography

Richard Bracewell Sr was a Virginia colonist.

Richard Braswell I, b. 1651, ,Isle of Wight, Virginia, d. 28 Jul 1724, ,Isle of Wight, Virginia.^[1]

The Will of Richard Bracewell/Braswell 1724 proves EIGHT CHILDREN (there were NINE children, but son William died by 1721 and thus is missing from Richard's Will in 1724) Richard names a Grand-daughter Susannah and she is suspected as a daughter to the D'cd son William (and wife Mary), but it's not proven.

Children

Richard and Sarah BRASWELL had the following children:

• Ann BRASWELL who married Matthew STRICKLAND
• Robert BRASWELL who married Sarah
• Valentine BRASWELL who married Jane POPE
• Richard BRASWELL, Jr. who married Eleanor
• Jacob BRASWELL who married Elizabeth RUFFIN
• John BRASWELL who married Alice A.
• William BRASWELL who married Mary
• Martha BRASWELL who married 1st William BROWNE & 2nd William MURPHY
• Jane BRASWELL who married Samuel WILLIAMS.

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. This being the last Will & Testament of RICHARD BRASWELL being Sick & Weak but in perfect Mind & Memory thanks be to God for it. FIRST I Give and Bequeath my Soul to Almighty God hoping to find Mercy. I Give my Body to the Earth therein to be Buried after a decent Christian manner and all my Worldly Goods as followeth after my Debts being paid.

1st. I Give unto my well beloved Son Richard Brasewell one shilling and no more.

2dly I Give unto my Son Robert Brasewell Ten Shillings worth of my Estate and no more at present.

3dly I give unto my Son Valentine Braswell Ten Shillings and no more at present.

4thly I Give unto my Son Jacob Ten Shillinggs worth and no more at present.

5thly I Give unto my Son John Braswell Ten Shillings worth and no more at present.

6thly I Give unto my Daughter Martha Murfy Ten Shillings worth and no more at present. (note: She married first William Browne, who died in NC by 1720)

7thly I Give unto my Daughter Ann Strickland Ten Shillings worth and no more at present. (note: wife of Matthew Strickland, Jr. of IOWC)

8thly I Give to my Daughter Jane Williams Ten Shillings worth and no more at present. (wife of Samuel Williams, Jr., who died in Edgecombe Co, circa 1749)

9thly I Give to my Grandaughter Susanah Braswell one Cow and Calf.

10thly & LASTLY I Give unto my loving Wife Sarah Braswell all the rest of my Estate to her and to her disposing appointing her my whole & sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament whereof I do hereunto set my Hand & Seal this 28 day of July 1724.

Richard (mark) Braswell (seal)

SIGNED SEALED & DELIVERED in presence of us

Edwd Powers senr Edw powers

Examd & truly Recorded

Teste. Jas. Ingles Cl Cur.^[2][3]

Sarah's Will

Sarah in her will dated 20 March 1733/34 – prob 26 May 1736 IoW VA mentions grandson and executor John Braswell; daughter Jane; grandson Benjamin Braswell; son and executor John Braswell; Mary daughter of John Braswell; William Braswell son of John Braswell; Sampson Braswell son of John Braswell and wit: Richard Blow Jr, Samuel Smith, and Samuel Willis.^{[4] [5]}

Will Extract and Deeds

Richard's will was dated 28 Jan. 1724/25 Isle of Wight Co., VA and witnessed by Edward POWERS Sr. and Edward POWERS Jr. He gave 10 sheep to each of his sons and daughters: Richard, Robert, Valentine, Jacob, John, Mariah MURPHY, Ann STRICKLAND, and Jane WILLIAMS. His granddaughter, Susannah BRASWELL received a cow and the rest of the estate was left to wife, Sarah. His executor was his wife, Sarah.^[6]

Richard identified himself as the son of Robert BRASWELL, "Clerk," in a deed of 9 Oct. 1674.

He and wife, Sarah, sold to Thomas GREEN 300 of the 400 acres he received by deed of gift from his father Jan. 16, 1660.

On Aug. 9, 1681, Richard and Sarah sold 2 acres to William WEST. They were in Nansemond Co. to acknowledge the deed which was witnessed by Arthur JONES, John PITT, and Thomas PITT.

1698-30 Oct Hugh Campbell - Land to Owen Burn shows Richard Braswell to be living on the Blackwater River in Isle of Wight: HUGH CAMPBELL of Norfolk County to OWEN BURN of Isle of Wight County, for 4000 pounds of tobacco, "one parcell of Land containing two hundred Acres of Land situate, lying, & being on ye main Blackwater in Isle of Wight County being part of an Escheat Patten for thirteen hundred & eleven Acres of Land granted to ye sd HUGH CAMPBELL bearing date ye 21st of Aprill 1695 begining upon blackwater running up into ye woods a mile upon RICHd BRASSELLS branch or on ye branch betwist ye sd HUGH CAMPBELL & ye sd RICHd BRASSELLs & so running such a breadth as will make two hundred Acres so running a mile back again to ye main swamp, & then to ye first station - - -" Signed September 19, 1698. Witnessed by J ELLIS and THOMAS GROSS, the latter of whom acknowledged the deed in open court on October 30, 1698. ^[7]

OWEN BOURN of Isle of Wight County & HANNAH his wife, to THOMAS MANDUE, JR for 2000 pounds of tobacco, "a certaine piece or parcell of Land Containing one hundred acres, situate on ye Maine Blackwater River in ye County aforesaid being ye one half of a Conveyance to me granted by Capt HUGH CAMPBELL for two hundred acres bearing Date Febry ye 19th 1698: Bounded thus (Vizt) begining In ye fork of A Branch Called RICHARD BRACEWELLs Branch; & soe up along ye Maine Branch to ye head line; & so along ye head Line South ye Breadth of ye two hundred Acres; & from thence to ye head of a Small Branch yt makes ye fork & soe to ye 1st Station. . . . " Signed February 28, 1701/02. Both BROWN and his wife signed by mark. Witnesses: JENKIN DORMAN and ROBERT BRACEWELL Acknowledged in open Cort held for ye Isle of Wight County ye 1st day of May 1702 by OWEN BOURN & HANNAH his wife . . . " ^[8]

Father's Land Grant

To all Cr.ns Whereas &c Now Know yee that I ... William Berkeley Knt Goverr &c give and grant unto Mr ROBERT BRACEWELL Eight hundred Acres of Land in ye upper parrish of Nansimond County, begining at a marked white oake, and so Runing West North West 320 pools to a mked pine Standing in a pocosson, and soe South South West 400 pools to a marked white oake and soe East South East 320 pools to a marked red oake and soe north north East 400 pools (on ye mile end of ?) his owne Land & JAMES LONGS Land to ye first Station the said Land being due by and for ye Transport of Sixteen prsons &c to have and to hold & yeilding and paying &c Provided &c Dated this 22nd day of April 1670. ^[9][10]Map

DNA Lineage of a Line of Descendants

1. Rev Robert Bracewell 1611-1668
2. Richard Braswell I 1652-1725
3. Richard Braswell II 1672-1758
4. Richard Braswell III 1704-1772
5. Richard Braswell IV 1730-1788
6. Richard Braswell V 1755-1839
7. Irvin Braswell 1790-1845
8. William Henry Braswell 1817-1907
9. John Wesley Braswell 1849-1907
10. Bedford Brown Braswell 1894-1978^[11]

Name: Richard Bracewell Sr. Given Name: Richard. Surname: Bracewell. Suffix: Sr. ^{[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]}

Born 1652 Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America. ^[12]

Died 1725 Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America. ^[12]

Residence 1600-1705 Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA. ^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/f/o/s/William-L-Foster-McFarlan-NC1/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0140.html
2. ↑ Isle of Wight County Record #2, THE GREAT BOOK, PAGE 174, as transcribed in Carey Bracewell (2011), p 43-44
3. ↑ From the collection of Carey Bracewell
4. ↑ Carey Bracewell (2011), p 45
5. ↑ "Virginia, Isle of Wight County Records, 1634-1951," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SG-8JZB?cc=2034267&wc=SJ7K-K6R%3A344503801%2C344563501 : 4 November 2014), Probate records > Wills and administrations bk II 1719-1760 > image 82 of 258; Isle of Wight County Courthouse, Isle of Wight.
6. ↑ 28 JAN 1724/25 Isle of Wight Co., VA, Will Book 2, p. 174
7. ↑ DEED BOOK 1, 1688-1704, PAGES 262 & 263
8. ↑ Ibid., PAGE 351
9. ↑ Isle of Wight Co., VA Will & Deed Book 1, Vol. 2, p. 81
10. ↑ VIRGINIA LAND GRANTS, VOLUME 6, PAGE 310 VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY, RICHMOND: LAND OFFICE RECORDS, MICROFILM REEL 6 (transcribed by Carey Braswell)
11. ↑ http://braswell-bracewell.blogspot.com/2010/09/james-braswell.html
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Source: S1056220838 Ancestry Record 60541 #158386039
13. ↑ Source: S1067245961 Ancestry Record 48426 #339485
14. ↑ Source: S1067246223 Ancestry Record 7836 #143786
15. ↑ Source: S1067246286 Ancestry Record 48444 #350069
16. ↑ Source: S1067246291 Ancestry Record 48055 #176614
17. ↑ Source: S1067246297 Ancestry Record 48236 #252765
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Source: S1067246318 Ancestry Record 25644 #602
19. ↑ Source: S1067245895 Ancestry Record 1624 #602138113

• https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9085/007645141_00478/589976?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/34536466/person/1968371
• Will: 1724 IsIe of Wright, VA names children, son William not named as he died before 1721
• Branches of the Branch and Allied Families. Ray Tapley; Copyright (c) 1996 by Ray Tapley; Greencrest Press, Atlanta, Georgia. pp 228-229
• various trees on Ancestry

See Also

• Source: S1056220838 "Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current"
  Find A Grave: Memorial #194476934
  Ancestry Record 60541 #158386039 (requires subscription, accessed 18 March 2024)
  Richard Bracewell Sr burial (died in 1725). Born in 1652.

• Source: S1067245895 London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 1624 Note: <i>Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812</i>. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. <p>Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation. The City of London gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB. Email - ask.lma@@cityoflondon.gov.uk. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action.</p>

• Source: S1067245961 Ancestor Lineages of Members Texas Society/National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century Record Collection 48426

• Source: S1067246223 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2004 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 7836 Note: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.

• Source: S1067246286 Virginia Will Records Judith McGhan Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1993 Baltimore Record Collection 48444

• Source: S1067246291 Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors, Vol. I Record Collection 48055

• Source: S1067246297 The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers, Vol. II Record Collection 48236

• Source: S1067246318 Seventeenth century Isle of Wight County, Virginia Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2004 Provo, UT Record Collection 25644 Note: Boddie, John Bennett,. <i>Seventeenth century Isle of Wight County, Virginia : a history of the county of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the seventeenth century, including abstracts of the county records</i>. Chicago: Chicago Law Print. Co., 1938.