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     Catherine Hunt was born in 1710 at Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA.¹ She married Philomen Gittings “Philip” Prather, son of Col. Thomas MacKay Prather II and Martha Sprigg, on 17 February 1725 at Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA,
; His 1st of 3 wives.¹
Catherine Hunt died in 1736 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.¹
Catherine Hunt was buried in 1736 at Burial details unknown ;
From Find a Grave:
Catherine Hunt Prather
      ; per FaG: "Margery Hunt, sister or cousin of his first wife Catherine Hunt."²

     Zadock Brashears was born in 1739.¹
Zadock Brashears was buried after 2 March 1785 at Brashears Farm Cemetery, Christian Co., Kentucky, USA;
From Find a Grave:
Zadock Brashears
Zadock Brashears died after 2 March 1785 at Christian Co., Kentucky, USA.¹

     Isaiah Brashears was buried at Brashears Farm Cemetery, Christian Co., Kentucky, USA.¹
Isaiah Brashears died at Christian Co., Kentucky, USA.¹ He was born in 1745 at Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA;
From Find a Grave:
Isaiah Brashears

     Benjamin Brashears was born in 1754 at Granville Co., North Carolina, USA.¹
Benjamin Brashears was buried in 1809 at Brashears Farm Cemetery, Christian Co., Kentucky, USA;
From Find a Grave:
Benjamin Brashears
Birth     1754, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Death     1809 (aged 54–55)
Burial     Brashears Farm Cemetery, Christian County, Kentucky, USA
BIRTH 1754 • Vol. 7; p.7
b. bef 1755 (age 45+), 1800 Census, Spartanburg Co, SC, p.l77, with wife 45+, 1 fem 10-16, 1 fem 0-10.
     On 11 Feb 1791, Benjamin Bratcher, of Spartanburg Co, SC, bought, for £50 Sterling, 100 acres on East side of branch of Richland Creek, part of a grant to Thomas Hatteway, from John Conner and wife, Winifred, of Franklin Co, GA.
     Borders: conditional line with William Wood, "across the ridge to head of Fawn Br.," Clemmons, and Jesse Remes. (Spartanburg Deeds, Book C, p.89; recorded 5 Feb 1793)
Died before 1810.
Not able to find him on 1810 Census in South Carolina area.
     NOTE: It is not known the exact birth and death DATES [I did not say 'BIRTH/DEATH PLACE'; the meaning of place and date are totally different] of Benjamin Brashears. I'm adding his name to Find A Grave to refute the misinformation that is on the Internet.
Family Members
Parents
     Bazil Brashears 1714–1785
     Ann Nancy Belt Brashears 1714 – unknown
Siblings
     Robert Brashears 1734–1810
     Middleton Brashears 1735–1780
     Henrietta Brashear Mayfield, Prather 1736 – unknown
     Zadock Brashears 1739 – unknown
     William Gowan Brashears Sr 1741 – unknown
     Isaiah Brashears 1745 – unknown
     Jeremiah Brashears Sr 1751–1835
     Benjamin Brashears 1754–1809
     Keziah Brashears Tucker 1756 – unknown
     Rachel Brashears Belt 1759–1785
Created by: Gone Exhumin'
Added: Oct 19, 2017
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 184420407.¹
Benjamin Brashears died in 1809 at Christian Co., Kentucky, USA.¹

     Keziah Brashears was born in 1756 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹ She married John Tucker on 31 August 1772 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA.¹

Keziah Brashears was buried after 31 August 1772 at Brashears Farm Cemetery, Christian Co., Kentucky, USA;
From Find a Grave:
Keziah Brashears Tucker

     Rachel Brashears was born in 1759 at Granville Co., North Carolina, USA.¹ She married Osborne Sprigg Belt, son of Joseph Belt Jr. and Anne Sprigg, circa 1780
; FaG Memorial says "...had [Rachel] been married 5 years at the time of death in 1785."¹
Rachel Brashears was buried in 1785 at Burial details unknown ;
From Find a Grave:
Rachel Brashears Belt
Rachel Brashears died in 1785.¹

     Osborne Sprigg Belt was born in 1760.¹ He married Rachel Brashears, daughter of Bazil/Basil Brashears and Ann Nancy Belt, circa 1780
; FaG Memorial says "...had [Rachel] been married 5 years at the time of death in 1785."¹
Osborne Sprigg Belt died in 1816 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     John Brashears Sr. was born on 21 September 1702 at Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA.^1,2 He married Ruth Walker, daughter of Charles Walker and Rebecca Isaac, on 13 August 1723.¹

John Brashears Sr. was buried in 1768 at Burial details unknown ;
Per Find a Grave:
John Brashear
John Brashears Sr. died in 1768.²

     Wiliam "Junior" Brashears married Priscilla Prather.¹
Wiliam "Junior" Brashears was born in 1709/10 at Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA; One FaG memorial says b. 1710 Queen Anne's Parish, Prince geo Co., while the other memotiral says b. 1709 Calvert co., MD.^1,2
Wiliam "Junior" Brashears was buried in 1766 at Burial details unknown ;
Per Find a Grave:
William Brashear
Wiliam "Junior" Brashears died in 1766 at Frederick Co., Maryland, USA.²

     John Turner Jr. was born in 1696/97 at All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA.¹ He married Elizabeth Brashears, daughter of Samuel Brashears Sr. and Ann Jones, on 1 July 1713 at Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA.¹

John Turner Jr. died in November 1738.¹

     Dorcas Turner married Joseph Walker
; Her 1st of 2 husbands.¹ Dorcas Turner was born on 1 May 1735 at Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA.¹ She married William Goe II in 1754
; Her 2nd of 2 husbands.²
Dorcas Turner died on 4 August 1824 at Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 89.¹
Dorcas Turner was buried after 4 August 1824 at Goe Family Cemetery, Fayette City, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Per Find a Grave:
Dorcas Turner Goe

     Joseph Walker married Dorcas Turner, daughter of John Turner Jr. and Elizabeth Brashears,
; Her 1st of 2 husbands.¹
Joseph Walker died before 1754; His wife remarried in 1754.¹

     William Goe II was born on 4 August 1729 at Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA.¹ He married Dorcas Turner, daughter of John Turner Jr. and Elizabeth Brashears, in 1754
; Her 2nd of 2 husbands.¹
William Goe II died on 27 February 1824 at Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 94.¹
William Goe II was buried after 27 February 1824 at Goe Family Cemetery, Fayette City, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Per Find a Grave:
William Goe II

     Charity Brashears was born in 1757 at Guilford, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹ She married Moses Land Sr. on 2 December 1783 at Rockingham Co., North Carolina, USA.²

Charity Brashears was buried in May 1834 at Burial details unknown ;
from Find A Grave:
Charity Brashears Land
Charity Brashears died in May 1834 at Belleville, St. Clair Co., Illinois, USA.¹
     Charity Brashears was also known as Charity Brashear.¹

     Moses Land Sr. was born in 1762 at Halifax Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Charity Brashears, daughter of Robert Cager Brashears and Charity Dowell, on 2 December 1783 at Rockingham Co., North Carolina, USA.¹

Moses Land Sr. died on 16 October 1847 at St. Clair Co., Illinois, USA.¹
Moses Land Sr. was buried after 16 October 1847 at Mascoutah City Cemetery, Mascoutah, St. Clair Co., Illinois, USA;
from Find A Grave:
Moses Land VVeteran
     Moses Land Sr. began military service at Revolutionary War, Virginia, USA, Private, Virginia.
See attached Rev War marker and certificate from FaG memorial.¹

     Thomas Brown Sr. was born on 15 May 1709 at Queen Anne Knolls, Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA.¹ He married Ann Brashears, daughter of Samuel Brashears Sr. and Ann Jones, on 20 February 1731/32 at Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA.¹

Thomas Brown Sr. was buried in 1741 at Burial details unknown ;
Per Find a Grave:
Thomas Brown Sr.
Birth     15 May 1709, Queen Anne Knolls, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Death     1741 (aged 31–32), Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Burial     Buried or Lost at Sea. Specifically: Burial Details Unknown
Thomas [Sr] Browne, b.15 May 1709, PGCo, s/o Joseph Browne and Ann Isaac.
Married 20 Feb 1732 to Ann Brashear, d/o Samuel Brashears Sr and Ann Jones.
Based on 1778, if it was Thomas Sr, he would have been 70 [too old to march and fight?]. Furthermore, he did not serve in Rev. War. See his entire estate notes below.
Assuming it was Thomas Jr, he would have been 40.
DAR NOTE: Thomas Brown Sr
DAR line 40233: "Thomas Brown served in the militia of Prince George Co, MD; where in 1709 he was born." Elsewhere it is referred to as the Committee of Safety. The death date given in these records is the death date of his son, Thomas Brown Jr.
ANOTHER DAR NOTE: [Mrs. Elsie Mills Taggart]
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Thomas Brown and Ann Brashear, his wife, m. 1731.
Thomas Brown served, 1775, as a member of the Committee of Safety of Pittsburgh, Pa. He was born, 1709, in Queen Anne Parish, Md.
*North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Ruth Brashear Daughters of the American Revolution*
Brown, Joseph, Prince George's County, 12th Sept., 1738; 1st Sept., 1740.
Joseph Brown 26.98 Page £21.2.5 Oct 23 1740 Aug 6 1741
Joseph Brown 18.258 A Page £21.2.5 £15.15.7 Aug 6 1741
1739-1743 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber Y, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Page 695.
     Dec 8, 1742 from Thomas Brown of PG, planter, to John Hepburn of PG, Gentleman, high Sheriff thereof. By virtue of an Act of Assembly entitled an Act for the Relief of Thomas Brown, a languishing prisoner in Page Gaol, it is, amongst other things, enacted, that if Thomas Brown delivers up and surrenders to the Page Sheriff, in the presence of two JPs, all his estate and transfers to sd Sheriff, for the use of the creditors of sd Thomas Brown [no then clause follows], now this deed witnesses that the sd Thomas Brown, in compliance with the tenor of the sd Act, transfers to sd John Hepburn, the several goods, chattels, and credits in the schedule hereunto annexed. John Hepburn may sue for and recover the afd Thomas Brown's goods, chattels, and credits. Signed - Thomas (T his mark) Brown. Wit - Geo: Parker*, Jo Belt Jr*. Schedule referred to in the deed: 1 field corn, 5 hogs, 5 cider casks, 4 tubs, 2 bushels beans, I bed and bed clothes, 2 dishes, 2 basins, 2 plates, 14 spoons, 1 quart tankard, 1 half-pint pot, 1 table, I chest, 1 box, 2 horse collars and 1 pair traces, 2 horse bells, 1 iron pestle, I pair hand irons, 1 pair tongs, 1 ladle, 1 flesh fork, 1 frying pan, I pale & piggin, I well bucket, 1 stock lock, I padlock, 5 books, 1 gun powder hom and shot bag, 5 iron hooks, and 1 candlestick, 1 razor and hone, I punch bowl and 2 bottles, I old man's saddle. Recorded Dec 8, 1742.
Gravesite Details     There may be exfoliated, sunken, buried, field stones, as grave markers, for these early Dutch/English congregation of colonists. The majority of the deceased were buried in unmarked graves.
Family Members
Spouse
     Ann Brashear Browne 1707–1772 (m. 1732)
Children
     Bazil Browne Sr 1732–1807
     Ignatius Browne 1734 – unknown
     Mary Browne 1736 – unknown
     LTC Thomas Brown Jr 1738–1797
     Anne Browne 1739 – unknown
     Ruth Browne Brashears 1739 – unknown
Created by: Gone Exhumin'
Added: Nov 7, 2023
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 261311779.¹
Thomas Brown Sr. died in 1741 at Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA.¹