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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Joseph Braswell of IOW Co., VA.
1692 - 9ber 5, RICHARD TOWLE Will: Leg: my three youngest children of SUSANNA BRASWELL, RICHARD, William and Elizabeth Braswell. Ex., "loving friend" John Riggs. D. 5th of 9ber 1692. R. Feb 9 1692. Wit: Thomas Moore, Robert Horner, Sarah Wakefield. (IOW Co., VA W & DB 2 Pg 323)
1714 - October 22, SUSANNAH BRASWELL Will: Leg: son RICHARD, son William, granddaughter Elizabeth Braswell, daughter Ann, grandson John Riggs, son James. Trustee Richard Jones & Richard Jordan. Wit: William Allen, Richd Jones, Richd Jordan. (IOW Co., VA WB 3 P 304)
1744 - April 21, Will of RICHARD BRASWELL: Sons WILLIAM & JOSEPH my executors, daughter ELIZABETH, son JOHN. Loving wife. R. August 26, 1745. Wit: BENJAMIN JOHNSON Jr., JOSEPH WOODWARD, ARTHUR EDWARDS. (IOW CO VA WB IV P. 541)
1746 - March 12, JOSEPH BRASSWELL & wife SARAH & WILLIAM BRASWELL & wife SARAH to RICHARD VICK for 19 pds 100 acres part of a patent granted to EDWD GOODSON & MATTHEW RUSHIN 16 Jun 1714...Nottoway Swamp....THOMAS CRAFFORD's line. Wit: JOHN DARDEN, W. BIDGOOD, MATHEW GRIFFIN. JOSEPH BRASSWELL (mark & seal) WILLIAM BRASSWELL (mark & seal) (IOW Co., VA DB 7, 1744-1747, PART 2, Pg 445-448)
1747 - May 14, ANN VAUGHN, Adm. of RICHARD BLOW, sued WILLIAM & JOSEPH BRASWELL, executors of RICHARD BRASWELL, deceased, for 1 pound, 17 shillings, 1 pence. She won and collected. (IOW Co., VA Order Book, 1746-1752)
1750 - June 8, OLIVE DAVIS, plaintiff, vs JOSEPH BRASWELL. Case for Slander. Verdict: dismissed parties agreed. (IOW Co., VA Order Book 1746-1752)
1752 - November 9, RICHARD VICK to ALBRIDGTON JONES 6 acres adj. sd. Jones' mill and Nottoway Swamp on the north side of the Bridge Road (part of 100 acres sold to sd. VICK by WILLIAM BRASWELL and JOSEPH BRASWELL), S: RICHARD (R) VICK, W: ROBERT (signed) RICKS, JESSE (signed) BROWNE, and PHILLIP (P) BRANTLEY (Southampton Co., VA DB 1 Pg 412-414)
1757 - June 21, The following persons are Vagrants...
JOSEPH BRASWELL (Isle of Wight Co., VA D.B.9 P. 510 1752-1758)
Updated December 31 2008