When Col John Brasher Jr was born in 1760, in Orange, North Carolina, British Colonial America, his father, John Brashier, was 24 and his mother, Jane Yandell, was 20. He married Nancy Jane Yandell Lipsec in 1786, in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died about 1847, in Fayette, Alabama, United States, at the age of 88.
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Built on August 26, 1767, the Tryon Palace became the capitol building for North Carolina. The building was named after William Tryon a British officer and colonial official.
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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.
English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a brewer, from Anglo-Norman French braceour, brasseour ‘brewer’ (from Late Latin braciare, a derivative of braces ‘malt’, of Gaulish origin).
English: variant of Brazier .
Variant of Brashear , a surname of French origin, cognate with 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesJohn Brasher (R1162), NC Line, appl 21 Jul 1834 Fayette City Al, aged 74, sol (soldier) was born 1760 in Orange City NC & enl (enlisted) there, after the was sol(soldier) lived in SC, KY & AL, sol (so …
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