Alexander Brevard (1755 - 1829)

Born Apr 1755 in Rowan County, North Carolina

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Died 1 Nov 1829 at age 74 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Colonel Alexander Brevard served with North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Alexander Brevard is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A014067.

Alexander Brevard was born in Apr 1755 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He died on Nov 1, 1829 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.^[1]

Alexander Brevard, Revolutionary War officer, planter, and iron entrepreneur, was a native of Iredell County but spent most of his adult life in Lincoln County.

By 1775, Alexander Brevard had acquired the rudiments of education and was prepared to devote his energies to service against the king.

Early in the war he participated in the Snow Camp expedition against South Carolina Tories. He returned home in March 1776 but was soon called to go to Cross Creek to quell a rising among Scottish Tories.

Subsequently, he joined the Continental Line as ensign in the Fourth North Carolina Regiment; in December 1776 he was promoted to First Lieutenant.

He fought in several battles in the North, most notably at Brandywine and Germantown in the abortive defense of Philadelphia. He went into winter quarters at Valley Forge, but with his health so endangered by the rigors of campaigning that he was ordered home by General Washington himself.

In 1779, Brevard became a captain in the North Carolina Militia; he joined the southern army of Horatio Gates in the campaign of 1780. He acted as quartermaster at the Camden fiasco, where, anticipating defeat, he tried unsuccessfully to save the wagons and supplies in his charge. After a change in commanders in which Nathanael Greene replaced Gates, events in the Carolinas moved rapidly to a conclusion. Brevard served throughout the campaign, undergoing the fiercest fighting at the Battle of Eutaw Springs.^[2]

Revolutionary Service

Service: North Carolina Rank(s): Colonel Birth: 4- -1755 Rowan County North Carolina. Death: 11-1-1829. Lincoln County North Carolina^[3] Was a Lieutenant.  A Captain on 10/20/1780.  1781, a Captain under Lt. Col. John Baptiste Ashe (1st NC Regiment).  2/6/1782, in 3rd NC Regiment.  From Lincoln County, NC.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ #DAR, #DAR, #C1790, #C1800, #C820
2. ↑ #Lazenby
3. ↑ #DAR; (Pension payment says 4 Sep 1829. Service Source: NCDAR, Roster of North Carolina soldiers in the American Revolution, P 29. Service Description: 1) Also Captain, 1LT; 1st & 4th North Carolina Regiments, Militia.
4. ↑ #Lewis, #DAR

• Source: "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-94M : accessed 20 August 2017), Alexr Brevard, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 386, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-Y4Q : accessed 30 December 2017), Alexander Brevard, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 852, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLX-DX7 : accessed 30 December 2017), Alexander Brevard, East of the South Fork of the Catawba River, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 386, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 83; FHL microfilm 162,799.
• Source: "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-P4H7 : accessed 20 August 2017), Alexr Brevard, 04 Sep 1829; citing North Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 10; FHL microfilm 1,319,390. Death: 4 Sep 1829
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Nov 19, 2017), "Record of Alexander Brevard", Ancestor # A014067.
• "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6X-5LD : 20 November 2015), Alexander Brevard, 1829; citing Lincoln
• J.D. Lewis, 4th NC Regiment
• Lazenby, Mary Elinor. Catawba Frontier 1775-1781 p18, 26, 39, 40, 44. 91, 92. Washington, D.C 1950.
• See also Space:Iredell County Revolutionary Soldiers for a comprehensive list of Iredell Revolutionary War Veterans.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Brevard-3 created through the import of davidson ftm file 2011-07-26.ged on Jul 26, 2011 by Jeffrey Davidson.