William Braswell (abt. 1693 - abt. 1785)

Born about 1693 in Isle of Wight, Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1785 at about age 92 in Nash, North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

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Research notes

The signature on the Last Will and Testament has the middle inital C. Please see the facimile of the original attached to the profile. The suffix Jr or ll is not part of his name as such. It is something we have done to distinguish him from his father. In light of the Will, I have simply removed the B that was set as the middle initial and left it blank. It is however a C

Contention for further research: See image 3, a snip of the will of William Braswell Jr (III) with his father, William Braswell Sr's (II) signature as a witness. Compare with the William "C" Braswell signature and you will see that there is no "C". He made a partial cursive L and then in another stroke of pen completed the B. - Ann Braswell

What you are viewing is not a letter but a mark as in 'his mark'.

Biography

William Braswell JR is married to Margaret (LNU). William Braswell Jr's Father William Braswell SR is married to Mary (LNU, Wilson is possible not proven) and William Braswell SR is D'cd by 1721 where Mary his widow remarried to Moses Ginn. The document below is William Braswell JR

Name

Name: William /Braswell/^[1]

Will

1785 - WILLIAM BRASWELL'S WILL

In the Name of God Amen I William BRASWELL, Sen. of Nash County in the State of North Carolina being weak in body and in a low state of health but of a Disposing mind and memory Thanks be God for the same but remembering the mortality of my body do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament. Principally and first of all I bequeath my soul to God that gave it and my body to be buried at the discretion of my Executors and as Touching my worldly Estate I give in manner and terms as followeth:

Item, I give and bequeath to my loving wife Margaret BRASWELL one feather bed and furniture also all the money she has by her also all the linings and woolings with awosling wheel and cards to be at her own dispose.

Item, I give to my son Jacob BRASWELL one dollar sterling to him and his heirs forever.

Item, I give to my son Arthur BRASWELL a negro wench named Mott and her increase to him and his heirs forever.

Item, I give to my daughter Patience WEST one dollar sterling to her and her heirs forever.

Item, I give to my daughter Dorcas HOOKS one dollar sterling to her and her heirs forever.

Item, I give to my daughter Pattey BRIDGERS one dollar sterling to her and her heirs forever.

Item, I give to my son Samuel BRASWELL one negro man Jack with all the rest of my estate undisposed of to which he is to take care of his mother and not let her suffer during her life.

Item, I do constitute and appoint my son Samuel BRASWELL and John CHITTY, Sen. my whole and sole executors of this my Last Will and Testament and do hereby pronounce and publish the same in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this fourth day of March 1785.

William BRASWELL (Seal)

Wash (West?) DANIEL

Micajah BRASWELL

Jacob WARRENTON. (Warburton?)

NOTE: Son William predeceased his father. See 1778 William Braswell's Will. Son David died in South Carolina in 1782.^[2]

Note

Note:  !BIBLIOGRAPHY-BIRTH-DEATH-SIBLINGS-SPOUSE-PARENTAGE-CHILDREN: "Following the Braswells West" by Dr. Roy Bennett Braswell; on-line version by Joyce Ann Braswell, published Oct 1990

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S14 Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=47395530&pid=1049
2. ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/braswellgenealogy/1785---william-braswell-s-will

• 1718 - June 7, John SMITH of Chowan Prect. and Judith, his wife, to Philip BROWN (residence not given), 7 June 1718, 40 pounds, 640 acres on Chinkapin Creek, joining John SMITH, flatt swamp and the creek. Wit.: William BRASSWELL, Margaret BRASSWELL (M, her mark). Reg. 25 Aug. 1719. (Chowan Co., NC Deed Book B #1 Pg. 709)

• From the book "Colonial Berite NC, Deed Books A-H 1720-1757" by Mary Bettie Bell. page 68. original to be found in Bertie Deed Book C page 109. William Bracewell to John Bonde, Merchant, Feb 26, 1728/29 50 pds. for 630 acres on the NS Meherrin River, land where my Father lived, Patent granted Aug. 10, 1720. Wit: JAMES BRYANT, Sarah Drake. Recorded May 14, 1729, Robert Forster C/C.

• Source: S-2091851085 Repository: #R-2142489842 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=28006477&pid=216
• Repository: R-2142489842 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:

North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 Name: James Bryant State: NC County: Northampton County Year: 1744 Database: NC Early Census Index

• Source: S-2091990494 Repository: #R-2142489842 Title: Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Note: APID: 1,5771::0
• Source: S-2091993331 Repository: #R-2142489842 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Note: APID: 1,4725::0

• Braswell Genealogy. 1785 William Braswell's will. Accessed 20 Sep 2020.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Braswell-267 created through the import of paf910.ged on Sep 16, 2011 by Theresa Reynolds. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Theresa and others.

• WikiTree profile Braswell-465 created through the import of Williams Family Tree(1).ged on May 30, 2012 by Chris Harter. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Chris and others.