Richard S. BRASHEAR^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1754 - 1822  (68 years)

• Name	Richard S. BRASHEAR
  Birth	1754	Prince George's County, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  _UID	6F904DC512BE4AB6BBA1EEA1307FE0F04BC8
  Death	1822	Mississippi
  Person ID	I112680645	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	Capt. Benjamin BRASHEAR,   b. 19 Sep 1727, Prince George's County, Maryland d. 3 Oct 1809, Russum, Claiborne County, Mississippi (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Catherine Lucy BELT,   b. 18 Mar 1730, Prince George's County, Maryland d. 1773 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	1750  [3, 4]
  	_STATMARRIED
  Family ID	F50573477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Choctaw Woman   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Jesse BRASHEAR,   b. 1825, Ft Tombigbee, Mississippi Territory d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F50573465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Ann BROCUS,   b. Abt 1762   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1782	Fort Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illnois   [3, 4]
  	_STATMARRIED
  Children	1. Lucy BRASHEAR   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Margaret BRASHEAR   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Celeste BRASHEAR,   b. Abt 1781   d. 1798 (Age ~ 17 years)
  Family ID	F50573497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Commandant at Fort Patrick Henry in the Illinios Country on 20 Mar 177?. He was at Cahokia on 31, May 1780. He occupied Ft Confederation in 1799 from www.wvculture.org/history/indland.html In 1778, George Rogers Clark temporarily broke the British-Indian alliance with victories in the Illinois territory at Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes, Colonials rejected an attempt by Wyandots and some Shawnee to negotiate a peace in 1779. Although the main British army surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, on Oct 19, 1781, occasional clashes occurred on the frontier. The bloodiest Revolutionary War battle in western Virginia Began on Sept 10, 1782. Wyandot, Dellawar and British forces attacked FT Henry. The most dramatic story associated with this siege of Ft Henry is the daring run of Elizabeth Zane, who allegedly carried gunpowder to the fort amidst heavy gunfire. The settlers, held the fort, and after three days the Indians and their British allies gave up. Soon thereafter, the British ordered a halt to all attacks on the Frontier" Richard and his brother, Tobias, married sisters who were the daughters of William Brocus. Richard was discharged from the Army in Louisville, KY in 1781 and married Ann Brocus that same year. He was 27. He was granted 4000 acres for his military service: 1000 acres at the mouth of ObyanCreek on 8-3-1782, 1000 acres on the Virginia and Carolina state line on8-6-1784, 1000 acres on the Cumberland River on 8-10-1784 and 1000 acres on Mayfield Creek on 8-12-1784. Richard & Tobias were with Gen. George Rogers

  
  

• Sources

  [S1106] Linda Jo Payne-Gatch, Linda Jo Payne-Gatch. [S1107] GEDCOM File : PAMELA~1.ged. [S376] GEDCOM File : 319998~1.ged. [S377] GEDCOM File : Pamela.ged.