Muster Roll: Illinois Territory, 1813

A muster roll of a company of volunteer infantry,
commanded by Captain William Jones, ordered
into the service by his Excellency, Ninian
Edwards, Governor of the Illinois Territory,
May 9, 1813, to June 9th, 1813.

Sergeants:
Robert Brazel

Privates:
Valentine Brazel 
Richard Brazel
William Brazel 

Byrd Brazel, Wilkes Co., GA 1791

Georgia}
Wilkes County}
Pursuant To a warrant signed by Thomas Wooten David Cresswell and Henry Mounger Esquires, dated the 7th day of November 1791, I have admeasured and laid out to Byrd Brazel who Resides in this State 245 Acres of Land on the waters of Brier Creek having such form marks and Shapes as the above Platt Represents Certified the 9th of November 1791
By Robert Cresswell DS

NOTE: Elisha Fairliss & Isaias Hamblin CC. Plat shows adjacent land owners Burson, Widow Davis, Peter Hodo & illegible name.

Alabama Marriages 1819-1870

Adaline T Brazeal & John B Burns 11 Jun 1856 Tuscaloosa
Allen Brassell & Elizabeth Sanford 1 Jan 1829 Montgomery
Allen Brassel & Martha Sanford 27 Jun 1837 Macon
Allen Braxell & Mary Ann Morgan 21 Dec 1845 Lowndes
Andrew J Brasell & Martha C Dean 25 Oct 1855 Butler
Ann M Brasell & Benjamin S Meadows 28 Jan 1847 Montgomery
Araminta E Braswell & William Hill 28 Feb 1845 Marengo

Byrd Brazel & Martha Ott 12 Sep 1867 Clarke

Cynthia A Brazile & John W Adcock 3 Mar 1836 Greene

Daniel M Breazeale & Lucy Ann Avey 20 Dec 1859 Baldwin
David Brasseale & Hanna L Ratliff 5 Jan 1868 Blount

E J Brazell & Watson Mizell 4 Feb 1844 Calhoun
Elias Brasseal & Zion Miller 14 Nov 1866 Blount
Elijah Brazeal & Mary Ann Rogers 3 Jun 1834 Tuscaloosa
Elijah B Brazeale & Sarah Collins 19 Feb 1828 Greene
Eliza Brasseale & Nathaniel Graves 18 Aug 1853 Blount
Eliza Brassell & Hugh Scott 10 Oct 1838 Montgomery
Eliza L Brasill & James H Pratt 21 Dec 1854 Bibb
Elizabeth Brasseale & James Miller 2 Aug 1842 Blount
Elizabeth Brassell & Henry P Johnson 1 Jan 1839 Perry
Elizabeth Brazell & P A Kindrick 12 Mar 1859 Bibb
Elizabeth Brazile & Thomas J Walker 9 Jan 1836 Greene
Elizabeth C Brazeal & Robt McVay 30 Jul 1868 Lawrence
Elza B Braswell & Mahala Shows 25 Oct 1854 Butler
Emeline Brassell & Columbus D Pace 21 Oct 1851 Montgomery

Fanny J Brassill & Robert C Clark 25 Oct 1852 Montgomery
Fereba Brasseale & Jane Mayberry 24 Nov 1865 Blount
Frances Brassell & D P Coleman 13 Jan 1859 Montgomery
Frances Brazeal & Lewis Gilmore 11 May 1826 Greene

George Brasell & Elizabeth I Bayzer 9 Aug 1843 Montgomery
George Brazil & Catherine Rineau 23 Jan 1820 Lawrence

Hanna Brazeale & Samuel Adcock 23 Sep 1830 Greene
Harriet Brazeale & Hardy Nordin 6 Oct 1831 Greene
Henry Braxell & Amanda Kelley 29 Oct 1848 Lowndes
Hosea B Brazeal & Sarah Eliza Mayfield 10 Feb 1836 Tuscaloosa

J D Bragell & M J Mizell 20 Jan 1870 Etowah
J F Brazell & S R Fitts 2 Jul 1860 Bibb
J L Brasseale & Ruthia Fowler 30 Sep 1860 Blount
Jabez Brassell & Eleanor Perry 21 Dec 1835 Perry
Jabez Brazell & Angeline Bearden 19 Apr 1858 Perry
Jacob Brassell & Arretta Brassell 22 Mar 1827 Montgomery
Jacob Braswell & Juda Nowlen 13 Apr 1837 Marengo
James Braswell & Mary Ann Jolly 7 Sep 1845 Macon
James Brazile & Elizabeth Cooper 20 Feb 1824 Greene
James Brazile & Elizabeth Harris 6 Nov 1834 Blount
James E D Braswell & Mary H Holloway 11 Nov 1858 Macon
James K Breaziale & Sarah Ann Soles 20 Dec 1855 Lowndes
Jane Brazeel & Garrison Jones 11 Jun 1869 Blount
Joel M Brazeal & Permelia Pumphrey 12 Apr 1831 Tuscaloosa
John Brazel & Melinda Jane Ireland 9 Apr 1848 Lawrence
John A Bragil & Sarah Godby 12 Nov 1854 Lawrence
John E Brasell & Lavinia M Browning 4 Oct 1866 Lowndes
John H Braziel & Martha A Pitts 14 Dec 1858 Chambers
John M Brassle & Rhoda Ann Witt 20 Apr 1854 DeKalb
Joseph Brassell & Mary Taylor 3 Dec 1852 Barbour
Josephine Braswell & Wm H Hinson 18 Apr 1867 Butler
July Ann Brazelle Braswell & Berry Briscoe 24 Dec 1868 Jackson

K Brazell & Nancy Jancan 14 Oct 1836 Henry
K S Braziel & Jane Brothers 21 Jun 1868 Etowah
Kendrick Brassell & Amanda Lovett 9 Dec 1869 Butler

Laura Brassell & J W Henderson 16 Aug 1860 Montgomery
Laurina Brazell & Asa H Edwards 7 Apr 1857 Chambers
Lavisa Brazil & Daniel L. Williams 16 Nov 1819 Montgomery
Leannah Brazile & Richard Yarborough 6 Apr 1824 Greene
Lieuteriza Brasille & James M Townsend 2 Nov 1840 Montgomery
Licutinza Brasille & James M Townsend 4 Nov 1840 Montgomery
Lucinda Braziel & Sam Shettlesworth 3 Jan 1848 Tuscaloosa
Lucinda Brazzell & Ludwell F Taylor 14 Jul 1832 Montgomery
Lucy R Breazeal & John Johnson 22 Jun 1826 Greene
Lydia A Brassell & Uriah G W Powell 6 Oct 1853 Montgomery
Lynthia Brazell & E W Lewley 11 Aug 1867 Etowah

M B Brazells & Almira S Mizell 3 Apr 1842 Calhoun
Malachi Brazell & Nancy Patterson 25 Nov 1847 Calhoun
Malinda Brasell & John Herring 18 Nov 1841 Montgomery
Malinda J Brassell & Greenbury Whatley 3 Oct 1852 Talladega
Malissa Brazeel & William Roberts 9 Jul 1870 Jackson
Martha Brasseale & William Burgess 15 Feb 1868 Blount
Martha Braswell & Francis M Etheridge 22 Jan 1846 Marengo
Martha E Braswell & Miles B Smith 22 Mar 1855 Talladga
Martha J Brazelle & Ely Hulsey 2 Sep 1869 Etowah
Mary Brassell & David F Melton 24 Oct 1848 Montgomery
Mary Brazel & Joseph Snead 23 Jan 1856 Barbour
Mary Brazile & John B Meadors 3 Apr 1824 Greene
Mary A Braswell & William F Tucker 25 Feb 1850 Marengo
Mary Ann Breazealle & Oliver J Hall 1 Mar 1838 Tuscaloosa
Mary Ann Brazell & John Brown 4 Aug 1868 Clarke
Mrs. Mary Ann Brazell & John Brown 4 Aug 1868 Clarke
Mary E Braswell & William E Winn 3 May 1857 Macon

Nancy Brazeal & Benjamin E. Reynolds 8 Oct 1836 Tuscaloosa
Newton Brasswell & Sarah Henry 19 Feb 1863 Blount

Olive Brassell & Thomas Dean 14 Mar 1828 Montgomery
Oliver H Brazell & Martha Fitts 7 Dec 1855 Bibb

Perniana Brazzeal & Coleman Allen 26 Mar 1849 Jefferson
Perniana Brazzel & Colman Allen 20 Mar 1849 Jefferson
Perniana Brazzell & Colman Allen 20 Mar 1827 Jefferson
Polly Brassell & William Lathem 31 Mar 1831 Blount
Polly Brassil & Thomas Taylor 19 Jan 1829 Montgomery

Rachel Emeline Brazeal & Asa Guin 28 Feb 1842 Tuscaloosa
Rebecca Braswell & David I Shannon 29 Dec 1846 Marengo
Robert C Brassell & Hannah McNeil 29 May 1845 Montgomery

S E Brazil & Robert Pickle 23 Sep 1866 Fayette
Sallie Brasswell & Isaac Ferguson 17 Jan 1870 Butler
Sarah Brasill & John Gilleland 30 Dec 1819 Madison
Sarah C Brassell & William C Todd 9 Dec 1848 Montgomery
Sarah G Brassell & William C Todd 12 Dec 1848 Montgomery
Semilda E Braswell & James Ethridge 14 Oct 1844 Marengo
Serepta E Brazeal & Jacob McElroy 4 Jul 1857 Tuscaloosa

Temperance Brassil & W W Bell 3 Mar 1853 Barbour

Vardamond J Brazeale & Margaret West 28 May 1836 Tuscaloosa

W B Braswell & Mary Glass 22 Jan 1850 Marengo
W H Brasseal & Sena Debtor 2 Oct 1866 Blount
Wm J Brazeal & Margaret A Aldred 26 Aug 1868 DeKalb
Wm N Brazell & Sarah J Cunningham 17 Jan 1869 Etowah
William Bracewell & Nancy Trawick 16 Dec 1869 Henry
William Brasseal & Wilberth Jones 20 May 1858 Blount
William Brasseale & Mary Waggoner 25 Sep 1859 Blount
William Braswell & Martha Brown 15 Aug 1824 Marengo
William Braswell & Martha Brown 25 Aug 1824 Marengo
William Brazel & Frances Coker 6 Dec 1846 Autauga

Byrd Brazil Rev War Info

BYRD BRAZIL

The data which follow are found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 31571, based upon service of Byrd Brasil in the Revolutionary War.

Byrd Brazil (as he signed his name) was born in North Carolina; the date and exact place of his birth, and the names of his parents are not shown. He enlisted May 5, 1775, at which time he resided in Chatham County, North Carolina, served in Captain William Brinkley's company, 3r North Carolina regiment, marched to Charleston, South Carolina, where he remained about three months, thence to Savannah, thence to Osabow Island, thence to Halifax, North Carolina, thence to Belle Haven on the Potomac, thence to General Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge, at which place the army was reduced and Captain Brinkley returned to North Carolina and Byrd Brazil was placed in Captain Phil Taylor's company, from which company, still at Valley Forge, he was transferred to Captain Benjamin Williams' company, marched to Monmouth under Colonel Morgan, reached there after the battle, was discharged in October 1778, near New York, from Captain Benjamin Williams' company, Colonel John Patten's 2d North Carolina Battalion, and marched south under Major Colonel Davidson. Byrd Brazil was allowed pension on his application executed January 7, 1833, at which time he resided in Hancock County, Georgia. He was aged then sixty-nine years. Grave not found. Revolutionary War Pension Files, Series: M805 Roll: 116

Source

Byrd William & Elizabeth Braswell

1764 – Byrd William Braswell born in North Carolina – gave age as "about sixty-nine years" on his January 7, 1833, RW pension application


1776 – May 5, Enlisted at Chatham County, NC for 2 ½ years


1777 - June 23, William Brinkley of Halifax Co. to Abraham Brinkley. 20 pounds proclamation money. 550 acres which had been a Granville Grant to sd William Brinkley, on both sides of Fishing Creek, joining Bar Swamp, William Gilbert, William Brinkley. Wit: William Pullen, Robert Cleves (X), Byrd Brazell (X). Feb Ct. 1778. CC: Ben McCulloch [1773 - 595-(640)]


1778 – October, discharged


1778 – November 20, John Wommack entered 386 acres on the south side of Cape Fear, crossing Fall Creek, adjacent the County line. Henry Brazile and Byrd Brazile chain carriers. File #125 dtd 20 Nov 1778, grant #124 issued 20 Aug 1779, surveyed 1 Feb 1779. Recorded in Book 30, p. 124 Chatham Co., NC (List 2/24/2000 from Carey Bracewell who received it from Glenda)


1779 – February 20, Henry Brazwell entered 100 acres on the waters of Bush Creek, Cumberland Co., NC, joining Bird William Brazwell's line and the Chatham County line.


1784 – May 24, Byrd Braswell, N.C. Private, 228 acres, GA (Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants)


1785 – Bird Braswell, 400 acres in Wilkes Co., GA (Book HHH, page 603)


1787 - July 1, Byrd Braswell of Richmond County to Wm. W. Nunnelee of Wilkes County, 400 acres on Beaverdam Creek original grant 1785 to said Braswell . Warren Philpot, John Bryan, Test. (Wilkes Co., GA DB DD 1788-1789 Pg 155)


1787 - December 12, Wm. Womack Nunnelee to Walter Nunelee 400 acres on Beaverdam Creek for L5 original grant 1785 to Byrd Braswell. Chas. Cosby, Wm. H. Tait, Test. (Wilkes Co., GA DB DD 1788-1789 Pg 114)


1790 – Wilkes Co. Tax – Capt. Fretwell’s District 058 Byrd Brazell – 0 0 1458 acres


1790 - March 18, Isaac Ball to Edmond Cody 200 acres bounded on all sides by vacant land. Thos. McMath, Byrd Brazil, John Sallis, Test. (Wilkes Co., GA. DB G.G Pg 150)


1790 – March 22, Byrd Brazil and Elizabeth, his wife, to Isaac Ball, all of Wilkes County, for 300 pounds, 1220 acres in Wilkes County in fee simple (signed) Byrd Brazil, Elizabeth“X” Brazil. Wit: J. M. Perryman, George “X” ----. Plat: Isaac Ball 1220 acres, adj. Selfridge, John Appling, vacant, Richd. Call, David Hillhouse. Warren Co., GA: proved by Harmon Perriman who saw Bird Brazel and Elizabeth, his wife, sign. 9 November 1796 (signed) Harmon Perryman. Wit: George Weatherby, J.P. Regd. 14 April 1800 (p. 128, Elbert County Deed book F, 1799-1800)


1790 – October 8, Bird Braswell of Chatham County, NC sold 100 acres adjacent to Joseph Yarborough's land near the Cumberland Co. line to William Parham. Witnesses: John Wommack, Nicholas Harden (Copy of deed from Carey Bracewell)


1791 - Bird Brazell, 245 acres on Briar Creek in Wilkes County. (Virtual Vault)


1805 - Ordered that whereas there has been formerly appraisers appointed to appraise the estate of Michael Dickson and they have refused to serve, it is hereby ordered that Thomas Dickson, Ticey Thomas, Bird Braswell and Jacob Duckworth or any three of them be and they are hereby appointed to appraise on oath the personal estate of Michael Dickson, dec’d. Wm. Raybun, Jno Crowder, Stephen Evans. Attest: MYLES GREENE, Clk (Hancock County Georgia Court Records, Court of Ordinary, 1799-1817)

Ordered that William Dickson be and he is hereby appointed Administrator on the estate both real and personal of Isaac Newton late of said county, deceased, on giving bond in the sum of $1400 with Cuury Dickson and Byrd Brazil as securities to the same. (Hancock County Georgia Court Records, Court of Ordinary 1817-1837)



1820 – September 4, Ordered that Benjamin Wilson, Byrd Brazil, John Potter, John Cheely, Jared Carter or any three of them be and they are hereby appointed as Commissioners to lay off and assign to Nancy Eubanks, widow of Thomas Eubanks, dec’d, her dower of the tract of land whereon the sd dec’d resided at the time of his death on Dry Creek in Hancock County and return their proceedings to this Court (Hancock Court Records, Court of Ordinary, 1817-1837)



1820 - US Census Capt Brantley's District, Hancock Co. GA Byrd Brazil


1823 – October 18, Hancock Co., GA, Byrd W. Brazil and Nancy Minton apply for Letters of Administration on the estate of Jesse Minton, late of said county, deceased…..given under my hand this 18th October 1823 (signed) James H. Jones, C. C. O.


1830 - US Census Hancock Co. GA Bird Brazel


1837 - September 5, The Southern Recorder, "In Hancock County at the home of Bird Braswell on 23rd ult., Mrs. Angelina Longhren in her 23rd year; she was Mr. Braswell's grandaughter. Member Baptist church 5 years. Married only a short time before her death to Daniel Longhren who is left to mourn her demise." (James Allen)


1840 - US Census District 114, Hancock Co. GA Bird Brasel


1844 – August 21, Bird W. Brazill of Hancock County, Georgia wrote his will naming six children: daughters – Lamentation Loring, Nancy Minton, Martha Minton - sons Alsey, Mansfield, William - granddaughter Martha Ann Elizabeth Dickinson Loring Executors: William Rachels & Henry Rogers.


Documented Corrections Welcome

Thanks to all who contribute records

Updated November 15, 2009

William & Elizabeth Bracewell 1772

1772 - April 22, Citation granted to Elizabeth Beaswall to administer on the Estate and Effects of William Beaswall her husband as nearest of kin To be read in St. Matthews Parish & returned Certified Granted 22d Apr. 1772.

1772 - May 29, Dedimus To William Thompson or William Tucker to qualify Elizabeth Beaswell admor of the Estate & Effects of William Beaswell late St. Matthews parish Berkley County 29 May 1772.

1772 - July 21, July 21 day 1772 A Return of the Appraisment of the Goods & Chattels of William Bracewell decd William Kelly, Gersham Kelly, John Grossett

Contributed by KBD

William, Dinah & Betsey Braswell, Edgefield Co., SC

1811 - November 26, James Mathews and Dinah Mathews to Edmond Lamar, Deed, $850, 187.5 acres being part of 300 acres originally granted to William Breazeal on 12 December 1768 who died intestate and his only legal surviving heirs were Betsey Breazeal wife of Willis Breazeal and Dinah Mathews wife of above named James Mathews who after their fathers decease divised said land by agreement without administering on his estate. The tract now transfered is the dividend of Dinah Mathews, on Loyds Creek of Stephens Creek of Savannah River adjacent Charles Hammond, Samuel Dagnal. Wit: James Hunter, A. Hunter. Signed: James Mathews, Dinah (X) Mathews. Justice Charles Hammond certifies release of dower rights by Dinah Mathews wife of James Mathews, March 19, 1812. Signed: Dinah (X) Mathews. Rec: January 15 1817. (Edgefield Co., SC DB 33 Pg 268)

NOTE: At this point James Mathews & William Braswell are believed to be from Chatham Co., NC and Betsey's husband is believed to be from the Breazeale family.

Thomas Lamar, Granville Dist. SC 1775

Thomas Lamar Will: Wife: Eleanor executrix Son: Thomas, land called Bell Mount next lands "Run" by Thomas Smith Daus: Mary Roberts, Sarah Brezel, Martha Rodger Gemimah (probably daughter Jemima), Ruth, Eleanor, Ann and Elizabeth - Land purchased of Benjamin Tutt
Wit: Thomas LAMAR, Basil LAMAR

Died: 21 July 1775
Proved: nd
Recorded: nd

Source: Abstracts of Wills of State of SC 1760-1784, Vol. III, Caroline T. Moore, 1969
Will Book VV, 1776-1784, page 196

NOTE: Sarah Lamar married William Braswell, who is believed to be from Chatham Co., NC.