Nicholas
Brett
Born about in Foulsham, Norfolk, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Susannah Bridge
— married
14 Aug 1712 in Cawston, Norfolk, England
Descendants 
Died [date unknown]
in England
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Biography
Nicholas Brett, b. about 1700, lived in Foulsham and was church clerk at nearby Themelthorpe.
Nicholas married Susan Bridge by licence at Cawston on 14 August 1712. He was of the parish of Sparham.[1]
His daughter, Susannah Brett, b. 1721, m. Daniel Gill of Norwich, England, and this couple had several children including Daniel Gill b. Oct. 1, 1756, and James Gill b. June 06, 1758, and Lawrence b. 1761 (same first name as a brother also named Lawrence who d. young). The oldest son, Daniel, b. 1756, signed up for the British Army in Rhode Island in 1777 and served in the British Army during the American Revolutionary War (54th Regiment of Foot). After the war was over in 1783, he went to Canada with his unit. Daniel deserted with a comrade in 1787 and came to the United States.
Sources
- ↑ Cawston : St Agnes : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58182d1ae93790eb7f4f2462 : viewed 18 Feb 2021) marriage Nicholas Brett to Susan Bridge 24 Aug 1712
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Susan (Brett) Herod
Susan (Brett) Herod
I hope you can find more about the children and fill in the American lines- very interesting!
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