Richard Braswell V (1755 - 1839)

Born Jul 1755 in North Carolina

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Died 20 Aug 1839 at age 84 in Anson Co., North Carolina

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Biography

Richard Braswell V served with North Carolina during the American Revolution.

He can be referred to as Richard V since he is # 5 in a direct line of Richard Braswells per DNA and Family Records who descend from Rev Robert Bracwell.

DNA Richard Bracewell V & sons

He was born in 1755 and died in 1839.

Military Service: Patriot in American Revolution. He did his service as a resident of Wayne County, North Carolina starting 1780. His Pension Application W4888 made October 11, 1832 in Anson County, North Carolina. Pension Application

Richard was an American Revolutionary War veteran. Richard is listed in the DAR Patriot Index - Centennial Edition.

He was born in July 1755 in Wayne County, North Carolina and was drafted there. In 1812 he moved to Anson County, North Carolina. His widow, Penelope Blow, applied for pension July 25, 1840 in Anson County, North Carolina. Pension Application He died August 20, 1839. Penelope died August 30, 1846.

His remains are actually just down the road from Red Hill in an unmarked grave on what was Braswell Family Farm cemetery which is unkept and over grown. Now there is a Memorial Marker @ Redhill Church. ^[1]

Children listed in his pension records were:

1. Richard, Jr., died 27 Oct 1781
2. Delaney, died 14 May 1782
3. Elizabeth,
4. Burel or Burwell,
5. Urvin,
6. Benjamin Blow,
7. Pattey, died 19 Sep 1797
8. Bryant,
9. Cullen.

Sources

• Pension Application
• WikiTree profile Braswell-290 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.

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #28536699