Richard Brack

Brief Life History of Richard

When Richard Brack was born in 1733, in Onslow, North Carolina, United States, his father, George Furg Brack, was 46 and his mother, Gean Griffin, was 25. He married Elizabeth Murriell in 1759, in Onslow, North Carolina, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1781. He died in 1795, in Burke, Georgia, United States, at the age of 62.

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Richard Brack
1733–1795
Elizabeth Murriell
1741–1813
Marriage: 1759
Sarah Brack
1760–
Harden Brack
1768–
John Brack
1780–
Richard Brack Jr.
1782–
Harden Brack
Benjamin Brack
1763–1827
Elizabeth Brack
1765–1817
Eleazer Brack Sr.
1767–1832

Sources (1)

  • Richard Brack, "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782"

World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1777

Historical Boundaries: 1777: Burke, Georgia, United States

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

German: metonymic occupational name for a master of hunting dogs or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a hunting dog, Middle High German bracke.

North German: topographic name from Middle Low German brake ‘brushwood’, also ‘breach point in the dyke’, or a habitational name from any of the places called Braack and Brake in northern Germany.

Swiss German: nickname for a slow or clumsy person.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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