Richard Braswell

1653 - 1724  (71 years)

• Name	Richard Braswell
  Born	1653	Isle Of Wright County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Jul 1724	Isle Of Wright County, Virginia
  Notes	RICHARD and SARAH had 8 children. RICHARD's will was probated in Isle of Wight Co., VA on 28 Jan/Jul 1725, and witnessed by EDWARD POWERS, SR., and EDWARDS POWERS, JR. He gave 10 sheep to each of his sons and daughters: RICHARD, ROBERT, VALENTINE, JACOB, JOHN, MARIAH/MARY MURPHY, ANN STRICKLAND and JAMES WILLIAMS. His grandaughter, SUSSANAH BRASWELL received a cow. He left his estate to SARAH, except for 10 shillings to each of his surviving children. He signed a petition in October 1677 to pardon his brother-in-law, WILLIAM WEST in Bacon's Rebellion: "...a rebel absconding who took up arms against the Indians by whom his father had been most barbarously murdered, was taken prisoner and carried aboard ship, from hense to prison was was condemned to death, but made his escape and has not yet been found. We pray for his life and the restitution of his estate to his wife and children." (Boddie, John B., "Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia."). Shortly after 1700, most of RICHARD's family drifted southward into North Carolina, in search of fresh lands for tobacco cultivation. They settled along Albermarle Sound and the lower Tar River valley (now Edgecombe and Nash counties) where some of them also took up the naval stores industry, producing turpentine, itch and spars for the Royal Navy. RICHARD was still in Nansemond Co., VA in 1704. 9 Feb 1694: RICHARD, along with his brother-in-law, WILLIAM WEST, were witnesses for JAMES & ELIZABETH CORLEY for their assignment of their Blackwater patent to THOMAS KIRBY. RICHARD signed with his usual reverse capital "R". (Deed Book 1, 1688-1704, p. 1030) RICHARD identifies himself as the son of ROBERT BRACEWELL, CLERK (Reverend) in a deed of 9 Oct. 1674, in where he and his wife, SARAH sold to THOMAS GREEN 300 of the 400 acres he received by deed of gift from his father on 16 Jan 1660. On 9 Aug 1681, RICHARD and SARAH sold 2 acres to WILLIAM WEST. They were in Nansemond Co., VA to acknowledge the deed which was witnessed by ARTHUR JONES, JOHN PITT and THOMAS PITT. RICHARD (R) BRACEWELL & SARAH (+) his wife WHEREAS my ffather ROBERT BRACEWELL Clerk did in his life tyme by deed of Guift dated the 16th of January 1660 give unto me RICHARD BRACEWELL his Sonne, one pcell of Land conteining about 400 acres, being pte of a Tract of Land conteining 1600 Acres lyeing in the Isle of Wight County granted unto Lt Col JOHN UPTON by patten dated the 16th of Novr 1638 & by the sd UPTON sold to WM UNDERWOOD & be severall more Conveyances upon Record derived to my ffather ROBERT BRACEWELL & from him to me his Sonne, of which four hundred Acres I the sd RICHARD & SARAH my wife have by deed dated the 7th of ffebry 1673 Sould unto THOMAS GREEN two hundred Acres lyeing on the ffreshett between Mr IZARDs & THOMAS POOLEs Land, And have alsoe by another deed sould unto WM WEST One hundred Acres lyeing on the other side of the Runn adjoyning to another tract of Land lately belonging to my sd ffather ROBERT BRACEWELL. Now in consideration of 3000 pounds of good Merchantable tob * cask paid by sd THOMAS GREEN....100 acres of Land more adjoyning to that hundred acres sould WM WEST being all the remaining part of the prementioned 400 Acres sold by the aforesd Lt Col JOHN UPTON which said woo Acres now by us sold is in the tenure or Occupation of ANTHONY OGIER or his assigned dureing his life. Dated: 9th day of Xber (December) 1674 Recorded: Janry 9, 1674 Witnesses: MICHAEL BLAND, GEORGE (O) MAY (Isle of Wight Co., VA Will & Deed Book 1, Vol. 1, p. 325)
  Person ID	I5614	myfamilytree
  Last Modified	6 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Rev Robert Braswell,   b. 13 Oct 1611, St. Andrew Holburn, London, England ,   d. 1 Mar 1668, Isle Of Wright County, Virginia  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Izard,   b. Abt 1615, London, England ,   d. Bef 15 Feb 1668  (Age 53 years)
  Married	1642	Isle Of Wright County, Virginia
  Family ID	F3850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Valentine Sampson,   b. 1652, Isle Of Wright County, Virginia ,   d. 1734, Isle Of Wright County, Virginia  (Age 82 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1672
  Children	1. Ann Braswell,   b. 1674, Isle Of Wright County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Robert Braswell,   b. 1677, Virginia ,   d. 14 Sep 1736, Bertie County, North Carolina  (Age 59 years) + 3. Richard Braswell,   b. 1679, Isle Of Wright County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 1758, Bertie County, North Carolina  (Age 78 years)   4. Valentine Braswell,   b. 1679,   d. 1728  (Age 49 years)   5. William Braswell,   b. 1680, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Martha Mariah Braswell,   b. 1681,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Jacob Braswell,   b. 1681,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Jane Braswell,   b. 1681, Virginia ,   d. 14 Aug 1713, Isle Of Wright County, Virginia  (Age 32 years)   9. John Braswell,   b. 1683,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F3840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 1653 - Isle Of Wright County, Virginia Died - 28 Jul 1724 - Isle Of Wright County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth