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Monday, May 12, 2008
Beal, John, Southampton Co., VA 1777
1777 - September 13, John Beal Will: To son Drury land adjoining Dr. Browne and Howell Whittington; son Burwell; son John; wife Liddia. Ex., Joseph Johnson. Wit: George Gurley, Thomas Edwards, Jacob Braswell. (Southampton Co., VA WB III Pg. 199) R. Feb 12, 1778
NOTE: Lydia's brother Benjamin Johnson Jr. witnessed the 1744 will of Richard Braswell who was named as child of Susannah Burgess Braswell & Richard Towle in Towle's 1692 will.
Jacob Braswell moved to Johnston County North Carolina shortly after he witnessed the above will and his descendants fall into the S/H DNA group.