Col John Brasher Jr

Brief Life History of Col John

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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Family Time Line

Col John Brasher Jr
1760–1847
Nancy Jane Yandell Lipsec
1769–
Marriage: 1786
Elizabeth Brashier
1786–1835
Lawrence Brasher
1788–1875
John Thompson Brasher
1804–
Isabell Brasher
1809–
Ben Brasher
1810–
Hokai Brashier
1811–
James Brasher
1790–1860
Margaret Brasher
1795–1856
Keziah Brasher
1797–1870

Sources (2)

  • John Brasher in entry for Fleming Thompson and Keziah Brasher, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Alabama, Revolutionary War Residents, 1776-1783

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World Events (8)

1767 · Tryon Palace

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.

1776

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

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

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.

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Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files

John 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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