Thomas Levi Brasher Jr. (1731 - abt. 1789)

Born 18 Jun 1731 in Baltimore County, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Lindsey) Brasher — married about 17 May 1770 in Greenville

Descendants

Died about 1789 at about age 57 in Greenville County, South Carolina

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Biography

When Thomas Levi Brasher was born on June 18, 1731, in Baltimore County, Maryland, his father, Thomas Brasher, was 24 and his mother, Sarah Constance, was 30. ^[1]

Siblings/Self

Birth

William........} born Nov'r the 18th 1727.

Elizabeth Brashier } born May the 15th 1729

.......................................and Died May the 18th 1730

Thomas.............................. born June the 18th 1731."

{Sons & Daughter of

of Thomas Brashier

and Sarah his

wife."} ^[2]

He married Sarah Lindsey on May 17, 1770 ^[3], in North Carolina. They had ten children in 15 years. Thomas L Brazier may have been married twice. There is quite a gap between the first two children and the last five. Since the first group of children claimed Cherokee ancestry long before it was profitable to do so we think he may have married, 1. a Cherokee maiden. ^[4]

On 23 Oct 1782, Thomas Brazier received NC Land Grant #596, 300 acres on the N fork of Terrell's Creek in Chatham Co., joining Joseph Gillan, and Requiring a fee of 50 shillings per 100 acres. The Chatham Co Survey Certificate for this grant was dated 18 Nov 1779.

When he arrived in the Greenville area about 1785, Thomas L Brazier bought for F110 a 500 acre parcel of land lying on both sides of Cripple Creek of Reedy River near the head of said Creek being part of a tract originally granted to James White (also spelled ight and Whight). ^[5]

He died in 1789 in Greenville County, South Carolina, at the age of 58.

Sources

1. ↑ Charles Brashear A "Brazier/Brasher Saga", P36
2. ↑ St. George's Parish Register image 1065/ page 253
3. ↑ "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900" Source number: 13653.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY
   • Thomas Brasher, Gender Male, Birth Place MD, Birth Year 1731
   • Spouse Name Sarah Custace
4. ↑ "In his will and the 1790 Census his widow's name is Sarah: we think from circumstances that she is Sarah Lindsey. Several family sheets in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City claim her name was Sarah Custace but we have found no documentation and note that his mother's name was Sarah Constance; perhaps Custace is a copist's error."
5. ↑ Greenville Co SC deeds Bk A p148 dated 18 Feb 1788; Wits Kerner Hutson and Thomas Brasher, probably a nephew since Thomas L's son Thomas III signed deeds with an O in that period.

• "South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980," database online. Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Vol Apt 0008 File 589 - Apt 0010 File 009 (http://www.greenvillecounty.org/apps/Historical%5FRecords%5FSearch/Default.aspx?RecLoc=%5cProbate+Court%5cEstate+Records#ViewerAnchor). Apt 8, File 577, Images 2172-2178. Will dated 6 Apr 1790. Note: will transcript is mislabeled 'File 579.'
• "Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759," database online. Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. Ancestry.com.
  • 'Husband Thomas Brasher.
  • Wife @I7145@.
  • Child: Thomas Levi Brasher.
  • Marriage 13 OCT 1726. Baltimore, Maryland, United States.