Robert Samuel Brashear (1731 - 1816)

Born 20 Aug 1731 in Brashear Meadows, Prince George's County, Colony of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Phoebe (Nicks) Brashear — married 2 Nov 1754 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1816 at age 84 in Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

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Robert Samuel Brashear was born on 20 August 1731 at Prince Georges County, Maryland. . He left Maryland with his father when he was 11 years old in 1753 and settled on the Reedy fork of the Haw River and Buffalo Creek in North Carolina, and founded a Brashear colony in present day Guilford County.

He married Phoebe Nicks, daughter of John Nicks and Margaret Edwards, circa 1754. Robert Samuel Brashear died circa 1815 at Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee.

1760 - He was issued a patent for 381 acres "North of South Buffalo" in Orange County, North Carolina. When he was 15 he moved with his family to Fairfax County, Virginia. He obtained land warrant for a survey of 300 acres tract on which he was then living, located on "the north side of the Holeston River & on the north branch of Reddy Creek" in what is now Sullivan County, Tennessee.

In about 1779 he and some of his sons moved west into what is now Sullivan County, Tennessee and built a large house near Timberlake branch of Reedy Creek, north of the Holeston River and not far from present day Kingsport, this house stood on the shoulder of a hill some 200 yards above the Wilderness Road to Kentucky. Travelers stopped often to visit. Isaac and his brother, Samuel, apparently stayed on this land with their families while Robert Samuel, their brother Philip and the younger children went to the Pendleton District of South Carolina.

1785 - He was in South Carolina. He received a patent for 402 acres on the Saluda River in Ninety-Six district, South Carolina.

1793- He moved with his sons Phillip and Isaac and some of his sons-in-law to the banks of the Clinch River in present day Roane County, Tennessee. They were on the west bank where Cherokee Indian Title was not extinguished until 1808. There, Robert Samuel Brashear built a house of squared yellow poplar logs in sugar Grove Valley. The holdings were on a creek called Brashears Creek, which empties unto the Clinch River at Brashears Island. Edwards tore down the last remnants of the old block house and built their own on the site. Robert Samuel Brashears was buried behind this house, as was his wife Phoebe Hicks

First known white settlers of Roane County, Tennessee, In 1794 Robert Samuel Brashears is registered with First Families of Tennessee. Listed as a First Families of Tennessee ancestor, file #6006 Last Will & Testament of Robert Samuel Brashears: 1785 - received a patent for 402 acres of land on Saluda River in South Carolina

1800 - He moved to Roane County, Tennessee where he secured a farm on which he died fifteen years later. On his death he left a considerable estate.

Brashear, Robert's wife and a number of others including the Ladd grandparents of Senator Howard Baker.

Robert Samuel Brashear and Phoebe Nicks

FIRST KNOWN WHITE SETTLERS OF ROANE COUNTY, TENNESSEE.

Robert Samuel Brashear is registered with First Families of Tennessee^[1]

The Brashear families are of French origin and have been researched extensively on a national scale. The Brashear family's contribution to Roane County may be restricted mainly to ROBERT SAMUEL BRASHEAR and his clan who settled in Sugar Grove Valley in 1794. His story is of importance because he, his sons and sons-in-law, were the first to actually settle in present-day Roane County according to documentary proof thus far produced.

On 11 August 1794, ROBERT SAMUEL BRASHEAR, "of Hawkins County, Tennessee" registered a deed from Reed and Swagerty for 640 acres on Poplar Creek and Clinch River, in a section of Knox County that would later become Roane County. (Knox Co. Deeds Book c, pg 15). Witnesses to the deed were PHILLIP BRASHEAR (son), ROBERT GILLILAND (son-in-law) and ELIAS ROBERTS

Child of Robert Samuel Brashear and Phoebe Nicks

Isaac Brashear+ b. 23 October 1760, d. c 25 July 1833

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Charlie Brashear (SDSU) Author of "Two Brashear Families": Death Date 15 January 1816

Robert Samuel Brashear actually died late in 1815. This date above is when Basil, his youngest son and executor, opened probate. In one of the papers in the estate file, Basil mentions that his father died "last year."

Robert Samuel Brashears,--the "Rolling Stone" (Back #92) b. 20 August 1731 in Maryland; m. Phoebe Nicks, Lived in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Had thousands of descendants, including most of the Brashears of Eastern Kentucky, the Brashear, Brashears, Brashers, and Brasher families of Tennessee, some in Missouri, some in Texas, and just about everywhere!

He left Maryland, the colony of his birth, when he was eleven years old, and moved with his father to Fairfax County, Virginia, circa 1742. He left there, at the age of fifteen, and went with the family to the Colony of North Carolina, circa 1746-50, where, in 1760, he received Granville Grant #171 for 381 acres on Buffalo Creek, in present-day Guilford County, North Carolina.

Web site - http://www.roanetn.com/families.htm : On 11 August 1794, ROBERT SAMUEL BRASHEAR, "of Hawkins County, Tennessee" registered a deed from Reed and Swagerty for 640 acres on Poplar Creek and Clinch River, in a section of Knox County that would later become Roane County. (Knox Co. Deeds Book c, pg 15). Witnesses to the deed were PHILLIP BRASHEAR (son), ROBERT GILLILAND (son-in-law) and ELIAS ROBERTS (son in law). The land was on the west side of the Clinch river, where Cherokee title was not "extinguished" until 1806.

In 1794 Roane County, their nearest neighbor would have been the troops at Fort South West Point five miles away. Certain soldiers from South West Point came courting, and Robert S. acquired at least one son-in-law in 1797, DANIEL MASON, and probably in 1801, NATHANIEL MASON. The nearest neighbor to the northeast would have been THOMAS FROST, SR., the first known settler in Anderson County.

ROBERT SAMUEL BRASHEAR died in 1815 (estate probated 15 January 1816) at the age of 84, near present-day Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee, and was buried almost in the back yard of his home there, where his grave is still clearly marked (and was buried beside his beloved Phoebe in the Brashear Graveyard). He left both a Will and a Bible, which name his children, however there is some confusion about one child. His will names "my daughter ELIZABETH SATTERFIELD" but mentions no MARGARET. His Bible lists MARGARET as born 17 May 1758, but does not mention an ELIZABETH. Some researchers believe this daughter was named MARGARET ELIZABETH and had married JEREMIAH SATTERFIELD and was living in Giles County in 1815. Or, perhaps the Margaret born 1758 was deceased by 1816. His old home place in 1989 was owned by Mrs. Elmer Edwards.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: Roots of Roane County, Tennessee 1792-, by Snyder E. Roberts, 198

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lorenfamily&id=I396
• https://familysearch.org/tree-data/pdf/family-group/LRK6-XKS/spouse/DEFAULT?locale=en
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK5-FYKN
• Source: S542 Title: ronulrich.com Abbreviation: ronulrich.com Publication: http://www.ronulrich.com Italicized: Yes Paranthetical: Yes; Data: Text: Husband: Robert Samuel Brashears, Born 20 August 1731 at Brashear Meadows, Prince George's County, Maryland, Married ABT 1754 at Buffalo Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, North Carolina, Died 15 January 1819 at Roane County, Tennessee; CONT: Father: Robert C. (?Cager) Brashears; CONT: Mother: Charity Dowell; CONT: Other Spouses: CONT NOTES: Wife: Phoebe Nicks; Born 8 June 1738 at Talbot County, Maryland, Died 15 January 1811 at Guilford County, North Carolina; CONT: Father: John Nicks; CONT: Mother: Margaret Quinton Edwards;

CHILDREN OF ROBERT AND PHOEBE:

1. Phillip Brashear Born 17 December 1755 at Orange County, North Carolina, Married: ? at: ?  : Died BEF December 1811 at Roane County, Tennessee;  : Spouses: Ann Unknown;
2. Margaret Brashear, Born: 27 May 1758 at:  : Married: ? at: ? , Died BEF 1766 at: ? Spouses: ?
3. Isaac Brashear, Born 23 October 1760 at Orange, Guilford County, North Carolina, Married on 22 November 1784 at Decatur County, Tennessee, Died 25 July 1833 at Perry/Decatur County, Tennessee;  : Spouses: Elizabeth Unknown;
4. Samuel Brashear, Capt., Born on 6 August 1763 at Guilford County, North Carolina, Married 25 February 1786 at Sullivan County, North Carolina, Died 25 December 1826 at Sullivan County, North Carolina;  : Spouses: Margaret Eakin;
5. Margaret "Peggy" Brashear, Born 14 December 1766 at North Carolina, Married 12 August 1783 at Guilford County, North Carolina, Died: ? at: ?  : Spouses: Alexander W. Mahan, Sr.;
6. Phoebe Brashear, Born 8 July 1768 at: ? Married on 9 July 1801 at Knox County, Tennessee, Died: ABT 1834 at: ?  : Spouses: 1. Nathaniel Mason 2. Stephen Rice;
7. Rebeccah Brashear Born 9 January 1771 at Guilford County, North Carolina, Married on 11 December 1788 at Pendleton County, South Carolina, Died 12 July 1857 at Roane County, Tennessee;  : Spouses: Elias Roberts;
8. Nancy Brashear, Born 11 May 1773 at Guilford County, North Carolina, Married 11 December 1788 at Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, Died 12 July 1830 at Roane County, Tennessee; Spouses: Zaccheus Roberts;
9. Mary (Polly) Brashear, Born 13 March 1776 at South Carolina, Married ABT 1792 at: Sullivan County, Tennessee, Died BEF 1819 at Roane County, Tennessee; Spouses: 1. Robert Gilliland 2. Daniel Mason;
10. lizabeth Brashear, Born BET 1778-1779 at Sullivan County, North Carolina, Married ABT 1794 at Hardin County, Tennessee Died ABT 1816 at Giles, Maury County, Tennessee; Spouses: Jeremiah Satterfield;
11. Basil Brashear, Born 8 May 1781 at Sullivan County, Tennessee, Married 3 August 1800 at Knox County, Tennessee, Died 10 August 1826 at Roane County, Tennessee  : Spouses: Margaret "Peggy" Horton;

Notes: Information provided by Family Bible of Ann Brashear Ball

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Brashears-24 created through the import of a20y4f_871495rae7f33g0ez2447w.ged on Jun 24, 2011 by Lori Cleveland. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lori and others.
• WikiTree profile Brashears-28 created through the import of 4595a.GED on Jan 6, 2012 by Michael Lechner. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael and others.
• WikiTree profile Brashears-35 created through the import of DE Lewis Family Tree.ged on Mar 4, 2012 by David Lewis. See the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Becky (Lawson) Gouge.
• Citation: A Brashear(S) Family History, Vol. I, The First 200 Years of Brashear(s) in America, by Charles Brashear and Shirley Brasher McCoy, Published 31 August 1998, p. 210

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• https://tngenweb.org/hendersontn//families/donahue/brasher.html