Saturday, January 30, 2010

Jacob Braswell & Celia Bryant

1798 – May 23, Jacob Brazelle married Celia Bryan in Liberty County, Georgia.

1799 – August 15, Liberty County, Georgia. Jacob Brazell having in proper form applied to me for permanent letters of administration on the estate of Matthew Brient, late of said county, this is to cite all and singular the creditors and next of kin of said deceased, to be and appear in my office within the time prescribed by law and show cause, if any they can, why letters of administration should not be granted. Witness my hand and official signature (signed) Nathaniel Bacon, Ordinary. (Legal Notice, newspaper clipping, GA Gazette)

1799 – December 31, Liberty County, Georgia. Jacob Brazell, having in proper form applied to me for permanent letters of administration on the estate of Matthew Brient, late of said County, this is to cite all and singular the creditors and next of kin of said deceased to be and appear at my office within the time prescribed by law, and show cause, if any they can, why letters of administration should not be granted. Witness my hand an official signature (signed) Nathaniel Bacon, Ordinary. (Newspaper Clippings, Georgia Gazette - The Columbia Museum
and Savannah Advertiser)

1802 – Liberty County, Georgia. Jacob Brazell, Admr., estate of Martin (sic) Bryan, deceased, applies for dismission, March 14, 1802

1802 – Liberty County. Jacob Brazell, Administrator of Matthew Bryan, decc’d, advertised for sale of tract of land in Liberty County “lying on the mouth of Little Canoochee River to be sold 1st Tuesday in May 1802 (from The Columbia Museum and Savannah Advertiser newspaper)

1802 - Jacob Brazell; Liberty; 200 acres on Beards Creek (Georgia Archives)

1802 - Liberty County. Jacob Brazell, Administrator of Matthew Bryan, decc’d, advertised for sale of tract of land in Liberty County “lying on the mouth of Little Canoochee River to be sold 1st Tuesday in May 1802 (from The Columbia Museum and Savannah Advertiser newspaper)

1805 - Murdock McDuffie - tax list, Montgomery County, Georgia

1810 - Murdock McDuffie - tax list, Telfair County, Georgia

1813 - Liberty County Georgia. First Division, Fourth Collection Distr., Issue of 20 April 1813 included Jacob Brasell.

1815 - Lost or mislaid the following notes of hand, to wit: one given by Jacob Braswell to Jacob Summerlin, for $250, dated in December, 1815...One given by Jacob Summerlin to myself for $60, due the same time as the above note. All persons therefore are forewarned from
trading for said notes...(Signed) Mark Pridgin. (Telfair Co., GA) NOTE: Source unknown, appears to be from a newspaper article.

1820 - US Census, Telfair Co., GA, Murdoc McDuffie

1822 - Georgia, Irwin County, Whereas Murdock M’Duffie applies to me for letters of administration on the estate of Jacob Braswell, late of the county deceased.

1822 - At March term, 1822, letters of administration were granted to Murdock McDuffie on estate of Jacob Braswell and Robert Willis, John Sutton, James Wall, Anguish Nicklson, Daniel McDuffie were appointed appraisers. (History of Irwin County, GA on USGenWeb)

1822 - Abigail McDuffie and John C. Love Administrators of Murdock McDuffie dated March 2, 1822, Amount $30,000. Securities Nathaniel R. Mitchell, John Sutton and John Wilcox (Irwin Co., GA)

1823 - January 6, John C. Love and Abigail McDuffie, Admistrators of Jacob Braswell, dec’d, January 6, 1823, Amount $30,000. Securities Ashley Cathron and John Sutton, Jr. (Irwin Co., GA)

1823 - March 6, Abigail McDuffie and John C. Love, Administrators of Murdock McDuffie dated March 6, 1823, amount $50,000. Securities Charles McKinnon and Ludd Mobley (Irwin Co., GA)

1823 - April 15 issue. Notice - All persons indebted to the estate of Joseph (sic) Brazell, (NOTE: This should no doubt be Jacob Brazell – see above records.) late of Irwin County, dec’d, will please settle up (signed) Abigail McDuffie, Administrator, John C. Love, Adm’r de bonis non. (Irwin Co., GA)

1850 - Abbigale McDuffe, age 76 on the Irwin County, Georgia Census and claimed North Carolina as her place of birth.

1860 - Abigail McDuffie, age 87 on the Irwin County, Georgia Census, and claimed North Carolina as her place of birth. She was born 1774 and died 1873 according to information on a monument in Mount Zion Cemetery. If she is the daughter of Jacob Braswell, he was born about 21 years before Abigail, making his estimated birth year 1753, give or take a little. The monument gives her name as Abigail Currie McDuffie.

Thanks to those who contributed records

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Friday, January 29, 2010

Misc. Georgia Deeds



1812 -
May 12, Robert Braswell, Admr. of Benjamin Kimball estate, applies for leave to sell land. (Randolph Co., GA)

1815
- Lost or mislaid the following notes of hand, to wit: one given by Jacob Braswell to Jacob Summerlin, for $250, dated in December, 1815...One given by Jacob Summerlin to myself for $60, due the same time as the above note. All persons therefore are forewarned from trading for said notes...(Signed) Mark Pridgin. (Telfair Co., GA) NOTE: Source unknown, appears to be from a newspaper article.

1817 - February 3, Deed of negro slaves. Sterling Stokes, grantor to Robert Brazill, grantee. For in consideration of $800.00 for slaves India and her two children Hariot and Dick. Signed by Sterling Stokes. Witnessed by John Davis. Recorded by Isaac Bailey on 7 December 1836. (Camden Co., GA M 491)

1843 - February 6, Deed of negro slaves. Sarah Taylor, guardian, grantor to Robert P. Durden, administrator of the estate of Wiley Brazill, grantee. For slaves Frank and Joe, slaves excepted from division of estate. Signed by Sarah Taylor. Witnessed by A. V. Colvin and R. P. Burton. Recorded by G. Percival Cohen on 15 February 1843. (Camden Co., GA N 441)


To be continued

Monday, January 25, 2010

Darrell, Abraham & James Brassell, Jefferson Co., GA, 1843

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Jefferson County}

Know all men by these Presents that we Abraham Brassell and James Brassell & James McKigney are held and firmly bound unto the Honorable the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County Court of said County sitting for Ordinary purposes and their successors in office in the Just and full sum of fifteen Hundred dollars for the payment of which sum, to the said Justices as aforesaid and their Successors we bind ourselves our heirs, executors, and administrators, in the whole, and for the whole sum jointly and severally and firmly by these presents. Sealed with our Seals, and dated this Fourth day of Septr_ Eighteen hundred and Forty Three The Condition of the above obligation is such That if the above bound Abraham Brassel Administrator of the Estate real and personal of Darrell Brassel late of this county, deceased do make a true and perfect inventory of all the Estate both real and personal of said deceased which have, or shall come to the hands possession, or knowledge of the said Abraham Brassel or unto the hands or possesion of any other person or persons for him and the same so made do exhibit into the said Court of ordinary when he shall be thereunto required and such Estates do well and truly administer according to law and do make a just and true account of his Actings and doings therein when he shall be thereunto required by the Court of Ordinary for said County and all the rest of the said Estate, which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said Administration the same being first allowed by the Court shall deliver and pay to such person or persons respectively, as are entittled to the same by law and if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and Testament was made by the said deceased and the same be proved before the Court and the Executors obtain a certificate of the probate thereof and the said Abraham Brassel do in such case if required render and deliver up the said Letters of administration then this obligation to be void Else to remain in full force

Abraham Brassell {LS}
James Brassell {LS}
James McKigney {LS}
Attest}
Ebenezer Bothwell Clerk C.O}
Recorded Septr 8th 1843


Contributed by KBD

NOTE: Darrell, Abraham & James are believed to be brothers and sons of Henry Braswell who came to Jefferson County, Georgia from Kershaw County, South Carolina about 1826.

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Saturday, January 16, 2010

John Brazill of Guilford Co., NC

1811 – March 26, JOHN BRAZILL (BRASIL), enlisted as a Private in U.S. Rifles, in Norfolk, VA, by Capt. Forsyth or Capt. Morgan. He was 19 years old, 6’0” tall, hazel eyes, dark hair, fair complexion, Farmer, born Manville, Guilford Co., NC. -- J.R. Capt. Abraham A. J. Nassias’ Co., Augusta, Dec. 31/13 & Jany 31/14, Absent on command at Fort Hawkins, Milledgeville, GA, since Dec 5/13 – Capt. Wm. Smyth’s Co. Book 1811 to 1815, Present Aug 10/14 & Jany 13/15 - D.R. Lt. S. V. Hamilton’s Co. Feby 16 & D.R. March 2 & May 1815. Present – Present June 4/15 – D.R. & J.R. Capt. Thos. Ramsey’s Co. Dec 31/15 Present – J.R. Feby 29 & S.A.M.R. June 2/16 transferred to Capt. Birdsall’s Co. Feby 21/16 – J.R. Capt. Benj. Birdsall’s Co.Feb 29/16 Present – joined & pro. Corpl Feby 20/16 – J.R. April 30 & S.A.M.R. June 20/16. Discharged at Bellefontaine March 25, 1816 term expired. (The Registers of Enlistments in the United States Army 1796-1914).

NOTE: John was born about 1792 and appears to be the son of Jacob in Guilford who appears to have 5 sons and 3 daughters in 1800.