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George Braxton Jr. (abt. 1705 - aft. 1749)

George Braxton Jr. [uncertain]
Born about in King William, Virginiamap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married about 16 Jan 1732 in virginiamap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died after after about age 44 in King and Queen, Virginiamap
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Biography

George Braxton was born in 1705 at Newington plantation, King and Queen County, Virginia.[1] He was a son of George Braxton and Elizabeth Paulin.

Family

George married Mary Carter.[2] Children:

  1. George Braxton
  2. Carter Braxton b 1736

Mary died just seven days after giving birth to Carter Braxton, on September 17, 1736.[2]

Death and Legacy

George died after the writing of his will, which was written on the 13th day of September 1749.[3]

Slaves

George Braxton owned many slaves which is made clear from his will. A full accounting needs to be done.

  • London (Braxton) Claiborne was mentioned in his will and was sent as a servant to George and Carter while they attended the College of William and Mary.

Research Note

Wikidata has a death date of 1761.

Sources

  1. ↑ Carter, Stephen "Stephen Carters John Carter Research", Posted by John Size on July 31, 2004, Web accessed July 28, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence "Carter Braxton", December 11, 2011, Web accessed July 29, 2014
  3. ↑ Source: The William and Mary Quarterly , Jul., 1939, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul., 1939), pp. 318-324
  • Ball, Rosalie Noland. The Family Tree of Col. Leven Powell’s Line of the Powells of Virginia. Manchester, Virginia: Privately Published, 1938, p 59.
  • Advertisement in The Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Virginia), Monday, 08 Sept 1738, page 4. Database and Images at Newspapers.com [1]. Advertisement placed by George Braxton Jr. of King and Queen County, for the recovery of runaways Windsor and Abraham.




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Pocock-248 Gina (Pocock) Jarvi
As a member of the US Black Heritage Project, I have added categories and a list of the slaves owned by George Braxton on this profile with categories using the standards of the US Black Heritage Exchange Program. This helps us connect enslaved ancestors to their descendants. See US Black Heritage: Heritage Exchange Program for more information.
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