* Jacob Braswell & Nancy Cotten

JACOB BRASWELL FAMILY BIBLE RECORD
From the collection of Hugh b. Johnston, Jr., Wilson, NC.

Jacob Braswell, s. of William and Anna Braswell, b. in Edgecombe Co., Mar. 7, 1763, d. July 25, 1837. Served in Revolutionary War under Lt. William Hall, Capt. Edward Clinch, Lt. Col. Joseph Clinch in Col. Thomas Eaton's Regiment. He m. July 9, 1789, Nancy Cotten, b. Dec. 3, 1772, and living at the time of the 1850 Census.

Children
Elizabeth b. Dec. 22, 1791
Micajah b. July 26, 1793
Jacob, Jr., b. Dec 6, 1795
Priscilla Mason Braswell b. Nov. 18. 1797
Sally b. Mr. 6, 1800
Wilie b. Nov. 27, 1801
Peggy b. Nov. 1, 1803
Tempy b. Aug. 14, 1805
Alexander Cotten Braswell b. Oct. 3, 1807
Nancy Mariah b. Sept. 29, 1810
Micajah Thomas Cotten Braswell b. Oct. 12, 1811
Rhoda b. Nov. 20, 1813

From Foy Braswell's Library