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Descendants of Edmund Bracewell

Generation No. 4

5. ROBERT⁴ BRACEWELL (RICHARD³, ROBERT², EDMUND¹) was born Abt. 1611 in St. Andrew Parish, Holborn, London, England, and died March 14, 1667/68 in Isle of Wight County, Va.. He married REBECCA.

Notes for ROBERT BRACEWELL:
According to Website at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westxan/np51.htm#iin2499

Henry # 1. He is considered the father of American Braswells and all the various spellings. His family were successfull brokers in woolens, making him born into wealth and privilege. Educated at Oxford, he was a staunch Royalist. He emigrated to the New World soon after the Puritans beheaded Charles I. He was a member of the ruling class in Virginia, and was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1653. Will Prove Date: May 1, 1668.

More About ROBERT BRACEWELL:
Fact 1: Father of American Braswells

More About REBECCA:
Fact 1: First Name May Have Been "Ann"

Children of ROBERT BRACEWELL and REBECCA are:

JANE⁵ BRACEWELL, b. Abt. 1645, Isle of Wight County, Va.; d. August 14, 1713, Isle of Wight County, Va.; m. (1) ROBERT STOKES, Abt. 1667, Isle of Wight County, Va.; d. Abt. 1677; m. (2) ROBERT ELEY, Abt. 1678, Isle of Wight County, Va.; d. Abt. 1680, Isle of Wight County, Va.; m. (3) JOHN ROBERTS, Abt. 1680, Isle of Wight County, Va..

Notes for JANE BRACEWELL:
According to Website at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westxan/np52.htm#iin2510

Jane was considered very attractive, a good wife, and became very wealthy as one of the largest owners of land and other real property.

Notes for ROBERT STOKES:
According to Website at:

He and his brother- in-law, William West, were captured jan 16, 1677 by the British following Bacon's Rebellion. William escaped, but Robert was hanged.

More About ROBERT STOKES:
Fact 1: Hanged Following Bacon's Rebellion

More About ROBERT STOKES and JANE BRACEWELL:
Marriage: Abt. 1667, Isle of Wight County, Va.

More About ROBERT ELEY and JANE BRACEWELL:
Marriage: Abt. 1678, Isle of Wight County, Va.

More About JOHN ROBERTS and JANE BRACEWELL:
Marriage: Abt. 1680, Isle of Wight County, Va.

ii.

REBECCA BRACEWELL, b. Abt. 1648, Isle of Wight County, Va.; d. Abt. 1700, Isle of Wight County, Va.; m. WILLIAM WEST.

Notes for WILLIAM WEST:
He and his brother- in-law, Robert Stokes, were captured Jan 16,1677 by the British following Bacon's Rebellion. William escaped and was later pardoned.

More About WILLIAM WEST:
Fact 1: Escaped Bacon's Rebellion

iii.

ROBERT BRACEWELL, b. Abt. 1650, Isle of Wight County, Va.; d. Aft. 1702, Isle of Wight County, Va.; m. SUSANNAH BURGESS; d. Bef. 1732.

Notes for ROBERT BRACEWELL:
According to Website at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westxan/np52.htm#iin2508

On 27 March 1696 Robert Bracewell, Jr. appointed his wife Susannah to act as his attorney. Whether this was due to his failing health or for business reasons is not known (Deed Book 1, pg. 627). In SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA FAMILIES by Boddie, Robert appointed his "loving wife as his attorney and left the country". The last time Robert's name appears in the Isle of Wight records is 9 April 1702, when he witnessed a deed for Owen Bourn (Deed Book 1, pg. 351). No will has been found that was recorded, nor record of his death. Susannah may have learned of her husband's death at some point prior to 22 October 1714 and made her Will to protect their children James, William, Richard, and Ann (Bracewell) Riggs.
There are varying opinions on the marriage of Robert. One being that his marriage was arranged, possibly against his desire. In any event, the marriage failed, possibly never consummated. He sold his patrimony in Isle of Wight County as soon as he came of age and left the county, never to return. 'His' Braswell children are considered to have been fathered by Richard Towle by some.

6.	iv.		RICHARD BRACEWELL, b. 1651, Isle of Wight County, Va.; d. July 28, 1734, Isle of Wight County, Va..
	v.		ANN BRACEWELL, b. Abt. 1653, Isle of Wight County, Va.; d. Bef. 1683, Isle of Wight County, Va.; m. JAMES BAGNAL, Abt. 1667, Virginia.

More About JAMES BAGNAL and ANN BRACEWELL:
Marriage: Abt. 1667, Virginia

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