Brief Life History of Lewis
When Lewis Bratton was born on 2 November 1801, in Bath, Virginia, United States, his father, Captain James B. Bratton, was 55 and his mother, Rebecca Hogshead, was 44. He married Martha Baker Dunlap about 1836, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 14 May 1838, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Bratton Cemetery, Bath, Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Legacy NFS Source: James Lewis Bratton - Individual or family possessions: birth: about 1795; Bath, Virginia, United States
- Lewis Bratton, "Find A Grave Index"
- Suvis Bratton in entry for John W Bratton, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
Spouse and Children
1801–1838 Male
1801–1878 Female
Children (2)
1836–1918 Male
1838–1914 Female
Parents and Siblings
1746–1828 Male
1757–1834 Female
Siblings (11)
1772–1837 Female
1776–1833 Male
1778–1855 Male
1779–1834 Female
1782–1862 Male
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World Events (8)
1803
Age 2
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
Age 2
1812
Age 11
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places called Bratten (in Shropshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire) or from Bratton Clovelly or Bratton Fleming in Devon. The Shropshire and Somerset places are named with Old English brōc ‘brook’ + tūn ‘settlement’. The Wiltshire and Devon names are from Old English brǣc ‘newly cultivated ground’ + tūn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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