Richard BRASWELL
Cleo Ross Wilcox has a Mary Wolf as wife of Richard Braswell father of John Braswell.
Laura Brazil, (1869-1953 was a storehouse of family lore. She said that her great-great grandfather,Richard Brazil married a Miss Jemima White and that Richard's mothers maiden name was Snow, thus making the two names together, "Snow White" If this legend be true than Obedience Braswell was born Obedience Snow. (Notes from Carey Bracewell
Ordinance information I.G.I 1993 edition Batch #F791514 Sheet #5, Call #1260602
Ordinance information I.G.I 1993 edition Batch #F791514 Sheet #5, Call #1260602
Ordinance information I.G.I 1993 edition Batch #F791514 Sheet #5, Call #1260602
James was murdered by the Harpe Brothers in Knox, in what is now Morgan Co., Tennessee Ordinance information I.G.I 1993 edition Batch #F791514 Sheet #5, Call #1260602
Ordinance information I.G.I 1993 edition Batch #F791514 Sheet #5, Call #1260602 1790 Census Greenville, South Carolina list: Val with wife and daughter 1830 Census Madison, Illinois list: Val. His wife in 40, 3 girls and 1 boy ages 5-15 He was 83 at the time of death. His estate was small, but interesting. The bulk of his descendants in illinois were left behind in Fayette Co.
Ordinance information I.G.I 1993 edition Batch #F791514 Sheet #5, Call #1260602
Ordinance information I.G.I 1993 edition, Call #1760800
Ordinance information I.G.I 1993 edition Batch #F791514 Sheet #5, Call #1260602 Family information as researched by Hildon B. Braswell.
Ordinance information I.G.I 1993 edition Batch #F791514 Sheet #5, Call #1260602
Ordinance information I.G.I 1993 edition Batch #F791514 Sheet #5, Call #1260602
Ordinance information I.G.I 1993 edition Batch #F791514 Sheet #5, Call #1260602
He married Obedience Abt 1749 at North Carolina . Obedience was born at Abt 1733 .
They were the parents of 11
children:
George Braswell
born Abt 1750.
Elizabeth Braswell
born Abt 1757.
Richard Braswell
born Abt 1759.
James Braswell
born Abt 1760.
Valentine Braswell
born 1 Aug 1761.
Obedience Braswell
born Abt 1763.
William Byrd Braswell
born Abt 1766.
John Braswell
born 1769.
Sarah Braswell
born Abt 1770.
Patience Braswell
born Abt 1772.
Robert Braswell
born 17 Sep 1773.
Richard Braswell died 16 Apr 1799 at Greenville, South Carolina .
Obedience died 28 Oct 1805 .