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From: "Ann Braswell" <>
Subject: Re: [BRASWELL] Strickland/Taylor/Braswell/Cain
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 18:43:25 -0700


All of these records, combined with the paper trail of Lolan Braswell
and the DNA seem to confirm that Elijah Braswell is a descendant of
James Braswell whose children are Joseph, James, Benjamin, Simon,
Sarah Cain & Olive Stinson.

[23 Jan 1796]
HALIFAX County, File No. 614 - CARTER WOMMACK - 34 acres. Entry No. 26
- dated 23 Jan. 1796 - 50 acres for David Hodges, adj. James Hodges,
LEMUEL HOGAN, Lemuel Hodges and David Hodges.Entered 26 Nov. 1795.
Assigned by David Hodges to James Hodges, 22 March 1796, and assigned
by James Hodges to Carter Wommack, 15 Feb. 1797. Grant No. 395 - 34
acres on west side of Deep Creek, adj. himself. Surveyed for Carter
Wommack 11 Sept. 1797. Chain carriers: James Alsobrook, HOWELL
ALSOBROOK. Grant issued 18 Dec. 1800. Recorded in Book 112, page 203.

[12 Nov 1796] Thomas Channell to ROBERT BIGGS both of HALIFAX Co. 100
silver dollars. (blank) acres, joining THOMAS DREW, Bee Tree Branch,
sd ROBERT BIGS, LEMUEL HOGUN, BENJAMIN BRASWELL. Thos Channel Wit:
WILLIAM ATKINSON, James Myhand, Nov Ct. 1796. L. Long. CCt. 46-(42)

[6 Aug 1800] ROBT BIGGS of HALIFAX Co. to LEMUEL HOGAN of same. $375.
65 acres, joining THOMAS DAVIS, Little Swamp, DREW, LEMUEL HOGUN; also
40 acres which SOLOMON DREW [conveyed] to AMERIAH BIGGS, joining
THOMAS DREW, Bee Tree Branch, ROBT BIGGS, SAMUEL HOGUN, BENJAMIN
BRASWELL; also 12 acres which was from THOMAS TAYLOR to ROBT BIGGS,
joining BRALEY, Little Swamp, BRADLEY. ROBERT BIGGS. Wit: JAMES HOGUN,
WILLIAM HOGUN. Aug Ct. 1800 L. Long CCt. 746-(623)

[18 May 1806] THOMAS DREW Will: sons Joshua Drew & Solomon Drew; daus
Ann Bryan & Mary Bryan; SARAH CAIN'S grandson JAMES CAIN, son of WM
CAIN 150 ac: WILLIAM CAIN son of SARAH CAIN: Ezekier Hopkins 150 ac in
Martin Co., my 4 children. Wit. DREW BRACEWELL, Thomas Johnes. Exrs
Charles King, Micajah Hopgood. HALIFAX will # 622 P. 525 Feb Ct 1812

Will # 995 pg. 680 CARTER WOMMACK 3 Oct. 1822 Nov. Ct. 1822 lend wife
Catherine Wommack land and plantation whereon I now live, beds,
furniture etc. during her life or widowhood daughter Mary Wommack bed
and furniture etc. lend my sister Patsey Wommack land joining Robert
Cockran decd. my 2 sons Jourdan Wommack and William Wommack my
Champion tract to cultivate the ensuing year and after 1823 it to be
rented out untill my youngest child (name not given) is 21 residue of
my estate after wife's death to go to my children Wit: Kinchen Harris,
Thomas Harris, ELIJAH BRAZWELL X his mark
Extrs: my sons Jourdan and William.


ELIJAH BRASWELL. Estate Records of Edgecombe Co., NC,
1820-1850, Volume 2; by Joseph W. Watson; page 36. Inventory taken
December of 1835. February Court 1836. Account of Sale by WILLIAM
BIGGS, administrator, 18
December 1835. Lucy Braswell bought most of the items, February Court
1836. Account curret with the administrator in which a year's
allowance was paid to the widow. Audit and settlement of account by
commissioners meeting at Ann
Parker's, 7 April 1838, May Court 1838.

to be continued...

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