David Brigham1

b. 1705
Family
Father*David Brigham2,1 b. 12 Apr 1678, d. 26 Jun 1750
Mother*Deborah __?__2,1 d. 11 Oct 1708
Birth*1705David Brigham was born in 1705 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1 
Death* and died before his brother David was born in 1708.1 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Marlborough Births, Volume 1, page 38. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  2. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 54, Mary Leonard, pages 55-56. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).

David Brigham Jr.1

b. 30 September 1708, d. 29 November 1741
Family
Father*David Brigham1 b. 12 Apr 1678, d. 26 Jun 1750
Mother*Deborah __?__1 d. 11 Oct 1708
Birth*30 September 1708David Brigham Jr. was born on 30 September 1708 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
Death*29 November 1741He died on 29 November 1741 in Westborough, Middlesex County, at age 33.3 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 54, Mary Leonard, pages 55-56. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Marlborough Births, Volume 1, page 38. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Westborough Deaths, Volume 1, page 231.

Deborah Brigham1

b. 17 September 1714
Family
Father*David Brigham1,2 b. 12 Apr 1678, d. 26 Jun 1750
Mother*Mary Leonard1,2 b. c 1680, d. 1 Dec 1748
Birth*17 September 1714Deborah Brigham was born on 17 September 1714 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
(Daughter) Land Records14 November 1742Deborah's father, on 14 November 1742, stating he was a yeoman of Marlborough, gave land to each of his younger children, excepting Jonas who would receive his gift a few years later, and to a grandson whose father John Brigham had received his gift of land earlier. His daughter Deborah received a gift of land.1 
(Daughter) Will14 June 1748Deborah's father wrote his will on 14 June 1748 naming his wife Mary, sons Jonas, John, Silas, Levi and Asa, daughter Deborah Brigham and stepson Edward Newton. Jonas was named Executor and the will was proved on 22 August 1750.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 54, Mary Leonard, pages 55-56. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Marlborough Births, Volume 1, page 37. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S1221] W. I. Tyler Brigham, The History of the Brigham Family : a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: The Grafton Press, 1907), pages 86-87 and 105. Hereinafter cited as History of the Brigham Family : Descendants of Thomas.
  4. [S1223] Massachusetts Probate Court (Worcester County), Massachusetts, Worcester County, probate files, 1731-1881. Digital images of originals housed at the Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, Massachusetts: Case# 7264, David Brigham, image numbers 409-420 of 1281 from Case no 7240-7325, Brigham, Benajah-Brigham, Helen A, 1731-1881, film# 100053059; originally available on 523 microfilms and fiche, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Worcester County, probate files, 1731-1881.

Jemima Brigham1

b. 24 August 1712, d. before 14 March 1737
Family
Father*David Brigham1,2 b. 12 Apr 1678, d. 26 Jun 1750
Mother*Mary Leonard1,2 b. c 1680, d. 1 Dec 1748
Birth*24 August 1712Jemima Brigham was born on 24 August 1712 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*6 February 1732/33She married, as his first wife, David Maynard on 6 February 1732/33 in Westborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3 
Death*before 14 March 1737She probably died without issue before 14 March 1737 when it is believed her husband married again. She was not mentioned in her father's will in 1748.1,3 

Family

 David Maynard

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 54, Mary Leonard, pages 55-56. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Marlborough Births, Volume 1, page 40. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Westborough Marriages, Volume 1, page 181.

John Brigham1

b. 22 April 1704, d. 20 July 1767
Family
Father*David Brigham1,2,3 b. 12 Apr 1678, d. 26 Jun 1750
Mother*Deborah __?__1,2,3 d. 11 Oct 1708
Birth*22 April 1704John Brigham was born on 22 April 1704 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Relocation*He moved to Shrewsbury, Middlesex County.3 
Marriage*He married Susannah __?__.3 
(Eldest Son) Land Records14 November 1742John had received a gift of land from his father previously when his father, on 14 November 1742, stating he was a yeoman of Marlborough, gave land to each of his younger children, excepting Jonas who would receive his gift a few years later. He also gave a gift of land on that same date to his grandson, John's son John Brigham.1 
(Son) Will14 June 1748John's father wrote his will on 14 June 1748 stating he was a yeoman of Westborough and naming his wife Mary, sons Jonas, John, Silas, Levi and Asa, daughter Deborah Brigham and stepson Edward Newton. Jonas was named Executor and the will was proved on 22 August 1750.3,4 
(Husband) Death12 February 1761John became a widower when Susannah (__?__) Brigham died on 12 February 1761.3,5 
Death*20 July 1767He died on or after 20 July 1767 in Shrewsbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 63.6 

Family

 Susannah __?__ b. 1708, d. 12 Feb 1761
Child 1.John Brigham1,3 b. 25 Jul 1739

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 54, Mary Leonard, pages 55-56. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Marlborough Births, Volume 1, page 40. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S1221] W. I. Tyler Brigham, The History of the Brigham Family : a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: The Grafton Press, 1907), pages 86-87 and 105. Hereinafter cited as History of the Brigham Family : Descendants of Thomas.
  4. [S1223] Massachusetts Probate Court (Worcester County), Massachusetts, Worcester County, probate files, 1731-1881. Digital images of originals housed at the Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, Massachusetts: Case# 7264, David Brigham, image numbers 409-420 of 1281 from Case no 7240-7325, Brigham, Benajah-Brigham, Helen A, 1731-1881, film# 100053059; originally available on 523 microfilms and fiche, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Worcester County, probate files, 1731-1881.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Shrewsbury Deaths, Volume 1, page 246.
  6. [S1221] W. I. Tyler Brigham, History of the Brigham Family : Descendants of Thomas, pages 86-87 and 105, unclear however as to whether he died or wrote his will on that date.

John Brigham1

b. 25 July 1739
Family
Father*John Brigham1,2 b. 22 Apr 1704, d. 20 Jul 1767
Mother*Susannah __?__2 b. 1708, d. 12 Feb 1761
Birth*25 July 1739John Brigham was born on 25 July 1739 in Shrewsbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,2 
(Grandson) Land Records14 November 1742John's grandfather David Brigham, on 14 November 1742, stating he was a yeoman of Marlborough, gave land to each of his younger children, excepting Jonas who would receive his gift a few years later, and to his grandson John Brigham whose father John Brigham had received his gift of land earlier. Young John received land that had once belonged to his great-grandfather Thomas Brigham.1 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 54, Mary Leonard, pages 55-56. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S1221] W. I. Tyler Brigham, The History of the Brigham Family : a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: The Grafton Press, 1907), pages 86-87 and 105. Hereinafter cited as History of the Brigham Family : Descendants of Thomas.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Shrewsbury Births, Volume 1, page 21. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Jonas Brigham1

b. 25 February 1718
Family
Father*David Brigham1,2 b. 12 Apr 1678, d. 26 Jun 1750
Mother*Mary Leonard1 b. c 1680, d. 1 Dec 1748
Birth*25 February 1718Jonas Brigham was born on 25 February 1718 in Westborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),3 
Baptism1719 and was baptized in 1719 in Marlborough.2 
(4th Son) Land Records14 November 1742Jonas would receive a gift of land from his father at a later date than when his father, on 14 November 1742, stating he was a yeoman of Marlborough, gave land to each of his younger children, excepting Jonas. His father also gave a gift of land on that same date to his grandson, John Brigham, son of Jonas's eldest brother John Brigham, who had received his gift of land earlier.1 
(Son) Land Records27 May 1743Jonas's father gave Jonas one half of his homestead, including dwellings in Westborough on 27 May 1743.4,5 
(Son) FireHis parent's house, with much of its contents, was burned during their old age and, after the fire, Jonas supplied them with much of their needs.6 
(Executor) Will14 June 1748Jonas's father wrote his will on 14 June 1748 stating he was a yeoman of Westborough and naming Jonas his sole Executor. The will ratified deeds of farms and land which he had previously given to all of his surviving children, and bequeathed to Mary, his dearly beloved wife, the west lower room in his house, as much room in the west chamber and cellar as she might desire, and the use of all in-door movables which, after her death, those that were properly his, were to be equally divided among his children and his stepson Edward Newton. He clarified his meaning by stating that after the burning of their house their son Jonas had purchased for them many items needed for housekeeping, and after his mother's death, on the strength of his word, were to be first returned to him. Jonas had promised to provide for his mother during her lifetime, and his father's will bequeathed to Jonas, in addition to the portion of his farm his father had previously deeded to him and the items to be divided among all the children, a 14 acre town right, so called, originally belonging in Marlborough and being of the right of Benjamin Rice, a descendant of his 2nd great-grandfather Edmund Rice, from whom his grandfather Thomas Brigham had purchased a 24 acre town right in 1665 and that his father had likely inherited. Jonas was also bequeathed almost all of the cows and horses, tools and various other items needed to manage the house and farm, the remaining half of which, the will implied, would become his after his father's death.6,7 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 54, Mary Leonard, pages 55-56. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Marlborough Births, Volume 1, page 41. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 54, Mary Leonard, pages 55-56, stating he was born in "Westboro."
  4. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 54, Mary Leonard, pages 55-56, noting the date incorrectly as 27 May 1753.
  5. [S1224] Worcester County (Massachusetts). Register of Deeds, Worcester County (Mass.) deeds (1722-1866) and index to deeds (1731-1889) --, 1722-1889. Digitized copies of microfilm copies of original records in the Worcester County courthouse, Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester Deeds 1744-1746, Volume 19, pages 73-75, image numbers 55-56 of 598; digitized from 408 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Worcester County (Mass.) deeds (1722-1866).
  6. [S1221] W. I. Tyler Brigham, The History of the Brigham Family : a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: The Grafton Press, 1907), pages 86-87 and 105. Hereinafter cited as History of the Brigham Family : Descendants of Thomas.
  7. [S1223] Massachusetts Probate Court (Worcester County), Massachusetts, Worcester County, probate files, 1731-1881. Digital images of originals housed at the Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, Massachusetts: Case# 7264, David Brigham, image numbers 409-420 of 1281 from Case no 7240-7325, Brigham, Benajah-Brigham, Helen A, 1731-1881, film# 100053059; originally available on 523 microfilms and fiche, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Worcester County, probate files, 1731-1881.

Levi Brigham1

b. 21 August 1716
Family
Father*David Brigham1,2 b. 12 Apr 1678, d. 26 Jun 1750
Mother*Mary Leonard1,2 b. c 1680, d. 1 Dec 1748
Birth*21 August 1716Levi Brigham was born on 21 August 1716 in Westborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,2 
(3rd Son) Land Records14 November 1742Levi's father, on 14 November 1742, stating he was a yeoman of Marlborough, gave land to each of his younger children, excepting Jonas who would receive his gift a few years later, and to a grandson whose father John Brigham had received his gift of land earlier. Levi received land in Westborough.1 
(Son) Will14 June 1748Levi's father wrote his will on 14 June 1748 stating he was a yeoman of Westborough and naming his wife Mary, sons Jonas, John, Silas, Levi and Asa, daughter Deborah Brigham and stepson Edward Newton. Jonas was named Executor and the will was proved on 22 August 1750.4,5 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 54, Mary Leonard, pages 55-56. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Marlborough Births, Volume 1, page 41, his given name spelled "Leuy". Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 54, Mary Leonard, pages 55-56, stating he was born in "Westboro."
  4. [S1221] W. I. Tyler Brigham, The History of the Brigham Family : a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: The Grafton Press, 1907), pages 86-87 and 105. Hereinafter cited as History of the Brigham Family : Descendants of Thomas.
  5. [S1223] Massachusetts Probate Court (Worcester County), Massachusetts, Worcester County, probate files, 1731-1881. Digital images of originals housed at the Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, Massachusetts: Case# 7264, David Brigham, image numbers 409-420 of 1281 from Case no 7240-7325, Brigham, Benajah-Brigham, Helen A, 1731-1881, film# 100053059; originally available on 523 microfilms and fiche, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Worcester County, probate files, 1731-1881.

Mary Brigham1,2

b. circa 1638, d. 1676
Family
Father*Thomas Brigham2 d. 19 Dec 1653
Mother*Mercy Hurd2 d. 28 Dec 1693
Birth*circa 1638Mary Brigham was probably born in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony, circa 1638.2 
Marriage*circa 1667She married John Fay circa 1667 in Cambridge, Middlesex County.3,2 
Death*1676She died in 1676 in Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut.2 

Family

 John Fay d. 5 May 1690

Citations

  1. [S1221] W. I. Tyler Brigham, The History of the Brigham Family : a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: The Grafton Press, 1907), pages 64-70. Hereinafter cited as History of the Brigham Family : Descendants of Thomas.
  2. [S1221] W. I. Tyler Brigham, History of the Brigham Family : Descendants of Thomas, pages 63-64.
  3. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 260. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.

Silas Brigham1

b. 9 August 1710
Family
Father*David Brigham1,2 b. 12 Apr 1678, d. 26 Jun 1750
Mother*Mary Leonard1,2 b. c 1680, d. 1 Dec 1748
Birth*9 August 1710Silas Brigham was born on 9 August 1710 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
(2nd Son) Land Records14 November 1742Silas's father, on 14 November 1742, stating he was a yeoman of Marlborough, gave land to each of his younger children, excepting Jonas who would receive his gift a few years later, and to a grandson whose father John Brigham had received his gift of land earlier. Silas of Marlborough, husbandman, received land in Marlborough.1 
(Son) Will14 June 1748Silas's father wrote his will on 14 June 1748 stating he was a yeoman of Westborough and naming his wife Mary, sons Jonas, John, Silas, Levi and Asa, daughter Deborah Brigham and stepson Edward Newton. Jonas was named Executor and the will was proved on 22 August 1750.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 54, Mary Leonard, pages 55-56. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Marlborough Births, Volume 1, page 45. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S1221] W. I. Tyler Brigham, The History of the Brigham Family : a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: The Grafton Press, 1907), pages 86-87 and 105. Hereinafter cited as History of the Brigham Family : Descendants of Thomas.
  4. [S1223] Massachusetts Probate Court (Worcester County), Massachusetts, Worcester County, probate files, 1731-1881. Digital images of originals housed at the Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, Massachusetts: Case# 7264, David Brigham, image numbers 409-420 of 1281 from Case no 7240-7325, Brigham, Benajah-Brigham, Helen A, 1731-1881, film# 100053059; originally available on 523 microfilms and fiche, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Worcester County, probate files, 1731-1881.

Thomas Brigham1

b. circa 1640, d. 25 November 1717
Family
Father*Thomas Brigham2 d. 19 Dec 1653
Mother*Mercy Hurd2 d. 28 Dec 1693
Birth*circa 1640Thomas Brigham was probably born in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony, circa 1640.2 
Relocation*After Thomas's mother's second marriage, he and all of his siblings went with her to live with her new husband Edmund Rice in Sudbury and Marlborough.2 
Land Records*28 August 1665On attaining his majority Thomas bought from his stepfather Edmund Rice, for £30, a town right in Marlborough of "24 acres, with the frame of a dwelling house thereon, with all the privileges of the town commons and further additions of allotments to be made thereto." On 28 August 1665, having completed payment for his purchase, Thomas received a deed from the Executors of Edmund Rice.2 
Marriage*27 December 1665He married first Mary Rice, daughter of Henry Rice and Elizabeth Moore, on 27 December 1665 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).3,1,2 
(Husband) DeathThomas became a widower when Mary (Rice) Brigham died.3 
Marriage*30 July 1695He married second, as her third husband, Susanna (Shattuck) Morse Fay, daughter of William Shattuck, on 30 July 1695 in Marlborough, Middlesex County.2,3 
(Husband) Death16 March 1716Thomas became a widower for the second time when Susanna (Shattuck) Morse Fay Brigham died on 16 March 1716.4 
Death*25 November 1717He died on 25 November 1717 in Marlborough at age 76. He was recorded as Thomas Brigham Sr.3,5 

Family 1

 Mary Rice b. 19 Sep 1646
Child 1.David Brigham+1,6 b. 12 Apr 1678, d. 26 Jun 1750

Family 2

 Susanna Shattuck d. 16 Mar 1716

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 54, Mary Leonard, pages 55-56. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S1221] W. I. Tyler Brigham, The History of the Brigham Family : a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: The Grafton Press, 1907), pages 64-70. Hereinafter cited as History of the Brigham Family : Descendants of Thomas.
  3. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 99. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  4. [S48] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850. CD-ROM (101 Newbury, Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS), Births - Marriages - Deaths, Marlborough Deaths, Volume 1, page 350. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Marlborough Deaths, Volume 1, page 350. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Marlborough Births, Volume 1, page 38.

Thomas Brigham1

d. 19 December 1653
Family
Marriage*1637He probably married in 1637 his wife Mercy Hurd in England. On the authority of tradition, the Brigham source states that her maiden name was Mercy Hurd, and that she was 10 or 15 years younger than her husband.1 
Death*19 December 1653He died on 19 December 1653 at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 

Family

 Mercy Hurd d. 28 Dec 1693
Children 1.Mary Brigham3 b. c 1638, d. 1676
 2.Thomas Brigham+4 b. c 1640, d. 25 Nov 1717

Citations

  1. [S1221] W. I. Tyler Brigham, The History of the Brigham Family : a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: The Grafton Press, 1907), pages 51-52. Hereinafter cited as History of the Brigham Family : Descendants of Thomas.
  2. [S1221] W. I. Tyler Brigham, History of the Brigham Family : Descendants of Thomas, page 43.
  3. [S1221] W. I. Tyler Brigham, History of the Brigham Family : Descendants of Thomas, pages 63-64.
  4. [S1221] W. I. Tyler Brigham, History of the Brigham Family : Descendants of Thomas, pages 64-70.

Henry Charles Brisbois1

b. 19 August 1884, d. 1968
Family
Birth*19 August 1884Henry Charles Brisbois was born on 19 August 1884 in Ontario Province, Canada.1 
Marriage*He married Mary Vashti Taylor2,1 
Burial* and was buried in Sorrento Cemetery, Sorrento, Lake County, Florida.1 
Death*1968He died in 1968 at about age 84.1 

Family

 Mary Vashti Taylor b. 21 Jul 1888, d. 11 Oct 1982
Child 1.Vashti Teresa Brisbois1,3 b. 10 Sep 1909, d. 29 Oct 1983

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Charles Brisbois, Memorial# 63572015. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Vashti (Taylor) Brisbois, Memorial# 50869043.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Vashti Teresa (Brisbois) Slack, Memorial# 101168245.

Vashti Teresa Brisbois1

b. 10 September 1909, d. 29 October 1983
Family
Father*Henry Charles Brisbois2,1 b. 19 Aug 1884, d. 1968
Mother*Mary Vashti Taylor3,1 b. 21 Jul 1888, d. 11 Oct 1982
Birth*10 September 1909Vashti Teresa Brisbois was born on 10 September 1909 in Norfolk, Virginia.1 
Marriage*She married Jesse R. Slack, son of Leonard M. Slack and Anna E. Fetters.1,4 
(Wife) Death1 November 1982Vashti became a widow when Jesse R. Slack died on 1 November 1982 at age 71.4 
Death*29 October 1983She died on 29 October 1983 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, at age 741 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Fir Lawn, Block 6, Space 37 of Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia.1,4 

Family

 Jesse R. Slack b. 12 Oct 1911, d. 1 Nov 1982

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Vashti Teresa (Brisbois) Slack, Memorial# 101168245. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Charles Brisbois, Memorial# 63572015.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Vashti (Taylor) Brisbois, Memorial# 50869043.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Rubinkam Slack, Memorial# 101168211.

Frances Britina1

Family
Marriage*She married Frank Nickerson.1 

Family

 Frank Nickerson
Child 1.Perina Nickerson+1 b. 1913

Citations

  1. [S2517] Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 3 February 1927 of Perina Nickerson of 4394 Warner Road, age 14, her first marriage, born about 1913 in Canton, Ohio, daughter of Frank Nickerson and Frances Britina, and Russell Hope of 4394 Warner Road, age 18, laborer, his first marriage, born about 1909 in Jackson, Ohio, son of William Hope and Mary Friley, referencing Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: Vol 147-148; Page: 10; Year Range: 1926 Oct - 1927 May. Hereinafter cited as Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973.

Addie B. Britt1

b. 8 December 1884, d. 21 March 1918
Family
Father*John F. Britt1 b. Nov 1858, d. 11 May 1934
Mother*Elizabeth M. Wheeler1 b. 3 Jun 1855, d. 16 Dec 1914
Birth*8 December 1884Addie B. Britt was born on 8 December 1884 in Kentucky.1,2 
Marriage Bond*15 December 1900A marriage bond and license in the amount of $100 was issued to Perry Bridges and John F. Britt in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, on 15 December 1900, the condition of the obligation being the marriage intended to be solemnized between Perry Bridges and John F. Britt's daughter, Addie B. Britt.3 
Marriage15 December 1900She married Perry Bridges, son of John Calvin Bridges and Francis Britt, on or shortly after 15 December 1900 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.3 
Death*21 March 1918She died of pulmonary tuberculosis on 21 March 1918 at age 332 
Burial* and was buried in Mount Olivet Baptist Church and Cemetery, Austin, Barren County.2 

Family

 Perry Bridges b. 24 Jun 1879, d. 13 Oct 1918

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John F. and Elizabeth M. Britt, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1240507. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Addie B. (Britt) Bridges, Memorial# 32828566. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage bond and license issued in the sum of $100 to Perry Bridges and J. F. Britt on 15 December 1900 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA, the condition of the obligation being the marriage intended to be solemnized between Perry Bridges and Addie B. Britt, citing FHL Film# 000551015. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.

Albert Perry Britt1

b. 17 September 1827, d. 8 May 1877
Family
Father*Nelson Britt1 b. 1783
Mother*Huldah Huddleston1 b. 1789
Birth*17 September 1827Albert Perry Britt was probably born, as calculated from his recorded age at death, about 17 September 1827 in Salem, Washington County, Indiana.2 
Marriage*24 August 1851He married first Isabella Wright, daughter of Jonathan Wright and Nancy Jane Wood, on 24 August 1851 in Owen County, Indiana.3,1 
(Husband) Death5 May 1857Albert became a widower with two very young children when Isabella (Wright) Britt died on 5 May 1857 at age 25.3 
Marriage*5 September 1857He married second Barbara Ann Pollock, daughter of William Pollock and Elizabeth Stevicks, on 5 September 1857 in Mason County, Illinois.4,1 
Death*8 May 1877He died on 8 May 1877 in Green Ridge, Pettis County, Missouri, at the age of 49 years, 7 months and 22 days1,2 
Burial* and was buried in Section 1 of Green Ridge Cemetery, Green Ridge.1,2 

Family 1

 Isabella Wright b. 15 Oct 1831, d. 5 May 1857

Family 2

 Barbara Ann Pollock b. 31 Mar 1833, d. 30 Mar 1920

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LM9F-GWH. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Capt Albert Perry Britt, Memorial# 97192545. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH29-ZTL
  4. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7MG-2CR

Alice Jane Britt1

b. 6 June 1867
Family
Father*Nelson Britt1 b. 24 May 1841, d. 12 Jan 1903
Mother*Mary T. Carver1 b. 18 Oct 1841, d. 22 Nov 1938
Birth*6 June 1867Alice Jane Britt was born on 6 June 1867.1 
(Granddaughter) Census US 18709 September 1870Alice was enumerated with her parents and siblings on the 1870 census taken on 9 September 1870 in the household of her paternal grandparents, Jane and Obadiah Britt, in Tracy, Barren County, Kentucky. Allice was 3 years old.2 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Alice Jane (Britt) Carver, Memorial# 114350939. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Obadiah and Jane L. Britt, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 732B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Andrew Jackson Britt1,2

b. 1834
Family
Father*John Britt1 b. 1782, d. 15 May 1857
Mother*Margaret Adeline Thomas1 b. 1793, d. 11 Feb 1854
Birth*1834Andrew Jackson Britt was born about 1834 in Kentucky.1 
(Son) Census US 185026 September 1850Andrew Jackson was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 26 September 1850 in the household of his parents in Allen County, Kentucky. He was 16 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and E. Britt, Year: 1850; Census Place: Allen, Kentucky; Roll: 190; Page: 178b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Andrew Jackson Britt, Memorial# 190721598. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Ann Britt1

b. 19 March 1756
Family
Father*Obadiah Britt2,3 b. 1730, d. Sep 1797
Mother*Ann Thomson2,3 b. 1730, d. 1810
Birth*19 March 1756Ann Britt was born on 19 March 1756 in Goochland County, Virginia,2,3 
Baptism19 April 1756 and was baptized there on 19 April 1756.2,3 
Name VariationShe was called Annie Britt.2,3 
Marriage*28 March 1782She married Charles Houchens on 28 March 1782 in Goochland County, Virginia.3,1 
(Daughter) Will3 September 1795Her father prepared his will dated 3 September 1795 in Albemarle County, Virginia, naming his wife, Ann Britt, his four sons, William Britt, John Britt, Obadiah Britt and Archelus Britt, and a deceased daughter, Elizabeth Bailey. His objective was to treat all of his children equally, and appears to have specifically named the five for reasons other than inheritance. His four other daughters were very possibly also living.

The land that he then lived on he loaned to his beloved wife Ann Britt, during her life, and after her decease directed it to be sold by his executors at proper credit, and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided among his children, and the children of his deceased daughter, Elizabeth Bailey, to have one child's part, and not go into the hands of their father, John Bailey. His will directed that all the rest of his estate, real and personal, be enjoyed by his wife at the discretion of his executors, and after her decease to be sold and divided among his children as above mentioned. He constituted and ordained his sons, William Britt, John Britt, Obadiah Britt and Archelus Britt, his son Obadiah's father-in-law, Micajah Wheeler and John Buster his executors.

The will was signed and sealed by Obadiah Britt in the presence of witnesses John Buster, Micajah Wheeler, Sr. and William Smith.4 

Family

 Charles Houchens b. 1759, d. 1849

Citations

  1. [S2236] Reverend William Douglas, The Douglas Register : being a detailed record of births, marriages and deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797 : an index of Goochland wills, notes on the French-Huguenot refugees who lived in Manakin-town, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Transcribed and edited by W. Mac. Jones. (Richmond, Virginia: J.W. Fergusson & Sons, 1928), pages 27 and 56. Hereinafter cited as The Douglas Register : being a detailed record of births, marriages and deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797.
  2. [S2236] Reverend William Douglas, The Douglas Register : being a detailed record of births, marriages and deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797, page 162.
  3. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com. Grouped within this source title are a variety of documents, transcriptions of documents, information from Bible records, written reports by past genealogists and researchers, and other miscellaneous information we have found attached to a variety of Ancestry public trees and used to increase our understanding of the extensive Britt family of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. We thank all of the individuals who have made this information available; a Family Group Sheet for Obadiah Britt and Ann Thomson prepared on 25 August 1985 by Nellie Stanley, Jonesboro, Arkansas; shared originally by dorothywigg1 on 29 July 2013, viewed on 20 July 2021, online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/46250030/…. Hereinafter cited as Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions.
  4. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com, a transcription of Obadiah Britt’s 1795 will, Albemarle County Court House, Charlottesville, Virginia, proved October Court 1797, Will Book 3, page 330; originally shared by cczink on 03 August 2009, viewed on 18 July 2021, online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/46250030/….

Ann Eliza Britt1

b. 22 September 1848, d. 2 December 1869
Family
Father*Obadiah Britt Jr.1 b. 13 Apr 1799, d. a 15 Oct 1872
Mother*Jane L. Powell1 b. 11 Jan 1807, d. 2 May 1883
Birth*22 September 1848Ann Eliza Britt was born on 22 September 1848 in Barren County, Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Census US 185030 August 1850Ann was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 29 and 30 August 1850 in the household of her parents in Division 1, Barren County, Kentucky. She was 1 year old.2 
Marriage*She married Green B. Woodcock, son of Andrew Woodcock and Eliza Powell.1,3 
Death*2 December 1869She died of a uterine hemorrhage on 2 December 1869 in Barren County, Kentucky, at age 21.1,4,5 

Family

 Green B. Woodcock b. 1 Jun 1842, d. 3 Jan 1919
Child 1.John W. Woodcock3 b. 1868, d. 25 Aug 1873

Citations

  1. [S2227] Cheyanne Britt Conner, The Life and Times of Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler Britt, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Biographical and genealogical information about Obadiah Britt, Jr. (1763-1862) and about his wife, Sarah (Wheeler) Britt (1763-1855) and some of their descendants. They married in 1785 and lived in Albemarle County, Virginia and Barren County, Kentucky. Includes an index, a helpful table of contents and excellent documentation of sources. (Indianapolis, Indiana: C. B. Conner, 1981), page 105, Family Group Sheet for Jane L. Britt nee Powell and Obadiah Britt, Jr. Hereinafter cited as Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Obadiah and Jane L. Britt, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 352b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Green B. Woodcock, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 732B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2227] Cheyanne Britt Conner, Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler, pages 176-177, photo copy and transcription of a page from the Britt Family Bible of Obadiah Britt, Jr. and Jane Powell Britt.
  5. [S1691] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Ann E Woodcock, from Uterine Hemorrhage in December 1869, age 21, Married, keeping house, born about 1848 in Kentucky, USA, referencing the 1870 Mortality Census for Tracy, Barren, Kentucky, USA, Line 21, citing National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C., Archive Collection: T655, Roll Number: 15, census year 1869, Tracy, Barren, Kentucky, page 37. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885.

Ann Eliza Britt1

b. 1828
Family
Father*Benjamin Britt1,2 b. 1785, d. b 15 Aug 1843
Mother*Mary __?__1,3 b. 1785
Birth*1828Ann Eliza Britt was born about 1828 in Barren County, Kentucky.1 
Name VariationShe was called Eliza.4 
(5th Daughter) Land Records15 August 1843This indenture was made and entered into on 15 August 1843 between the nine heirs of Benjamin Britt, deceased, who were his widow, Mary Britt Sr., and his children, John Britt, Nancy Bridges, who was a widow, Joseph Pardue, who was the husband of Benjamin's daughter, Frances (Britt) Pardue, Mary Britt Jr., William Henry Pardue, who was the husband of Benjamin's daughter, Rebecca (Britt) Pardue, George W. Britt, Eliza Britt, and William Y. Britt, of the one part, and Robert Taylor of the other part, all of Barren County, Kentucky.

Witnesseth that the said Mary Britt, John Britt, Nancy Bridges, Joseph Pardue, Mary Britt junior, William H. Pardue, George Britt, Eliza Britt and William Y. Britt, for and in consideration of $50 to them in hand, the receipt is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold, and by these presents do bargain, sell and convey unto the said Robert Taylor, a certain tract or parcel of land lying in Barren County on little Glovers Creek adjoining Picken's Mill and bounded as follows: Beginning at a stooping poplar, thence North 56 poles to a poplar and dogwood, South 53 degrees East 88 poles to a white oak, saw wood and dogwood on a hillside South 47 degrees West 24 poles to a small poplar at Tinsley corner, then on the Tinsley's line South 83 degrees West 34 poles to a white oak, South 59 degrees West 52 poles to a white oak and South 79 degrees West 42 poles to a hickory and three dogwoods at Tinsley's corner on road, thence North 49¼ degrees East 72 poles to the beginning, containing 25 acres more or less. To have and to hold unto the said Robert Taylor, his heirs and assigns forever.

And the said Mary Britt, John Britt, Nancy Bridges, Joseph Pardue, Mary Britt junior, and William H. Pardue, for themselves and their heirs and for George Britt, Eliza Britt and William Y. Britt, and for George Britt, Eliza Britt and William Y. Britt, for themselves and their heirs, do all of them, severally and individually, hereby covenant and agree to warrant and forever defend the aforesaid premises with all its appurtenances and improvements unto the said Robert Taylor, his heirs and assigns forever, free from and against the claims of themselves and against the claims of themselves and against the claims of George Britt, Eliza Britt and William Y. Britt and against the claim or claims of all or any person or persons whomsoever.

In testimony whereof, the said Mary Britt, John Britt, Nancy Bridges, Joseph Pardue, Mary Britt junior, William H. Pardue, George Britt, Eliza Britt and William Y. Britt, have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and date first above written.

X marks were made and sealed by Mary Britt senior, John Britt, Nancy Bridges, Joseph Pardue, Mary Britt junior, William H. Pardue, George Britt, Eliza Britt and William Y. Britt, all on 15 August 1843.

The successor clerk of Barren County added his note that the deed of Mary Britt senior, John Britt, Nancy Bridges, Joseph Pardue, Mary Britt junior, and William H. Pardue, was proven on 19 September 1843 before his predecessor by the oath of Samuel Perkins, a subscribing witness thereto, to be the act and deed of the grantors, and on 19 August 1844 was fully proven before said predecessor by the oath of Joseph Stephens, another subscribing witness thereto, to be the act and deed of said grantors. Wherefore the deed and certification were recorded on 23 June 1853 in Barren County, Kentucky.4 
Marriage*17 August 1856She married John G. Simmons, son of Jordan H. Simmons and Susanah Edna Rush, on 17 August 1856 in Barren County, Kentucky.5,1 

Family

 John G. Simmons b. 1828

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K28Y-C8T. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTQZ-CTN
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTQZ-XN7
  4. [S2247] Clerk of the County Court, Barren County (Kentucky). Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935. Microfilm of original and typescript at the Barren County courthouse in Glasgow, Kentucky; includes general index: Film# 209730, Digital# 8568123, Book V, pages 412-413, image# 211 of 336; Mary Britt, John Britt, Nancy Bridges, Joseph Pardue, Mary Britt Jr., William H. Pardue, George Britt, Eliza Britt, and William Y. Britt, grantors, to Robert Taylor, grantee; on 35 microfilm rolls, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935 (Barren County, Kentucky).
  5. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K28Y-C8B

Anna Britt1

b. 1789
Family
Father*John Britt1 b. 1745, d. a 12 Dec 1792
Mother*Susannah Holman1 b. 1754
Birth*1789Anna Britt was born about 1789, probably in Virginia.1 
Marriage*1802She married Thomas P. Holeman about 1802, probably in Virginia.1 

Family

 Thomas P. Holeman b. 1780, d. 1851

Citations

  1. [S1910] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, online at www.ancestry.com, Mrs. Sara Agnes Mercer Martin #137747, Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 138 : 1918, page 235. Hereinafter cited as North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000.

Archelus Britt1

b. 1770
Family
Father*Obadiah Britt1,2 b. 1730, d. Sep 1797
Mother*Ann Thomson1,2 b. 1730, d. 1810
Birth*1770Archelus Britt was born about 1770 in Virginia.1 
(Son) Will3 September 1795His father prepared his will dated 3 September 1795 in Albemarle County, Virginia, naming his wife, Ann Britt, his four sons, William Britt, John Britt, Obadiah Britt and Archelus Britt, and a deceased daughter, Elizabeth Bailey. His objective was to treat all of his children equally, and appears to have specifically named the five for reasons other than inheritance. His four other daughters were very possibly also living.

The land that he then lived on he loaned to his beloved wife Ann Britt, during her life, and after her decease directed it to be sold by his executors at proper credit, and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided among his children, and the children of his deceased daughter, Elizabeth Bailey, to have one child's part, and not go into the hands of their father, John Bailey. His will directed that all the rest of his estate, real and personal, be enjoyed by his wife at the discretion of his executors, and after her decease to be sold and divided among his children as above mentioned. He constituted and ordained his sons, William Britt, John Britt, Obadiah Britt and Archelus Britt, his son Obadiah's father-in-law, Micajah Wheeler and John Buster his executors.

The will was signed and sealed by Obadiah Britt in the presence of witnesses John Buster, Micajah Wheeler, Sr. and William Smith.1 
Marriage*21 December 1797He married Elizabeth Britt, daughter of Obadiah Britt and Mary E. Smith, on 21 December 1797 in Albemarle County, Virginia. They were 1st cousins 1 time removed.3 

Family

 Elizabeth Britt b. 17 Jan 1784

Citations

  1. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com. Grouped within this source title are a variety of documents, transcriptions of documents, information from Bible records, written reports by past genealogists and researchers, and other miscellaneous information we have found attached to a variety of Ancestry public trees and used to increase our understanding of the extensive Britt family of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. We thank all of the individuals who have made this information available; a transcription of Obadiah Britt’s 1795 will, Albemarle County Court House, Charlottesville, Virginia, proved October Court 1797, Will Book 3, page 330; originally shared by cczink on 03 August 2009, viewed on 18 July 2021, online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/46250030/…. Hereinafter cited as Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions.
  2. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com, a Family Group Sheet for Obadiah Britt and Ann Thomson prepared on 25 August 1985 by Nellie Stanley, Jonesboro, Arkansas; shared originally by dorothywigg1 on 29 July 2013, viewed on 20 July 2021, online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/46250030/….
  3. [S1686] Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Archelus Britt and Elizabeth Britt on 21 December 1797 in Albemarle County, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800.

Archibald Britt1

b. 1815
Family
Father*John Britt1 b. 10 Sep 1759, d. 22 Apr 1823
Mother*Mary Ford2 b. 1785, d. b 1 Jun 1850
Birth*1815Archibald Britt was born about 1815 in Tennessee.3 
Name VariationHe may have been named Archelus at birth, after his father's youngest brother, then later changed his name to Archibald.4 
(Son) Death22 April 1823He was about 8 years old when his father died on 22 April 1823 at age 63.5,6,7 
(Son) ResidenceAfter the death of his father, Archibald continued to live in Greene County, Tennessee, with his mother and with his wife, after his marriage.8,3 
Marriage*21 May 1835He married Nancy Jackson on 21 May 1835 in Greene County, Tennessee.4 

Family

 Nancy Jackson b. 1816

Citations

  1. [S221] Analysis and opinion of researcher, Liz Heaton Brown (Summerlin, Nevada).
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/26L7-G5R. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Archibald and Nancy Britt, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 9, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 880; Page: 258b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1704] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 21 May 1835 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA, of Archelaus Britt and Nancy Jackson. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002.
  5. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com. Grouped within this source title are a variety of documents, transcriptions of documents, information from Bible records, written reports by past genealogists and researchers, and other miscellaneous information we have found attached to a variety of Ancestry public trees and used to increase our understanding of the extensive Britt family of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. We thank all of the individuals who have made this information available; from the Rebecca Britt Bible, a summary prepared by Gladys S. Wilson of Glasgow, Kentucky; originally shared by cczink on 31 July 2009, viewed on 18 July 2021, online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/46250030/…. Hereinafter cited as Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions.
  6. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com, a photo copy of a page from the Rebecca Britt Bible obtained from Gladys B. Wilson, a board member of the Southcentral Kentucky Genealogical & Historical Society, Glasgow, Kentucky; originally shared by cczink on 31 July 2009, viewed on 24 July 2021, online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/25473979/….
  7. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com, a page titled “Britt Bible” transcribed from the Rebecca Britt Bible and obtained from Gladys B. Wilson, a board member of the Southcentral Kentucky Genealogical & Historical Society, Glasgow, Kentucky; originally shared by cczink on 31 July 2009, viewed on 24 July 2021, online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/25473979/….
  8. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, households of Thomas and Eliza Jackson, Archibald and Nancy Britt and James and Elizabeth Jackson, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 9, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 880; Page: 258b.

Artelia Britt1

b. 9 December 1854
Family
Father*John Britt1 b. 5 May 1829, d. 17 Mar 1863
Mother*Sarah Wheeler1 b. 1823
Birth*9 December 1854Artelia Britt was born on 9 December 1854 in Barren County, Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Death17 March 1863She was 8 years old when her father died on 17 March 1863 at age 33, leaving Artelia's mother with four young children2,3 
(Daughter) Marriagebefore 8 September 1870 and she was about age 14 when her mother married, before 8 September 1870, a second time to John T. Elmore, who had had nine children with his first wife, who had also died.4 
(Granddaughter) Census US 18709 September 1870Artelia was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 9 September 1870 in the household of her paternal grandparents, Jane and Obadiah Britt, in Tracy, Barren County, Kentucky. Artelia was 16 years old.5 
(Granddaughter) Will15 October 1872Identifying himself as Obadiah Britt Sr., probably because his nephew, Obadiah S. Britt, resided nearby, Artelia's paternal grandfather prepared his will dated 15 October 1872 in Barren County, Kentucky. He named his only surviving son, Nelson Britt, his three surviving daughters, Sally Britt, Elizabeth (Britt) Houchens and Jane (Britt) Bewley, a grandson, John W. Woodcock, who was the son of his deceased daughter Ann Eliza (Britt) Woodcock, and a granddaughter, Artelia Britt, a daughter of his deceased son John Britt. Obadiah also mentioned his wife, Jane L. (Powell) Britt, although he did not name her, and mentioned Louisa (Harrison) Carver, the widowed mother of his daughter-in-law, Mary T. (Carver) Britt, wife of his son Nelson. He also named two neighbors with land adjacent to his, James H. Houchens, who was his grandnephew, and John Devasher. Signing as witnesses were John T. Rogers and Obadiah's brother, John W. Britt. Regarding his land, Obadiah made several mentions of a "creek", and we note that he was referring to Peter's Creek in Barren County, Kentucky.

To his granddaughter Artelia Britt, his will gave a cow, a bed and bed clothing.6,7,8,9 

Citations

  1. [S1687] Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Artelia Britt on 9 December 1854 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, daughter of John Britt and Sally Wheeler. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911.
  2. [S2227] Cheyanne Britt Conner, The Life and Times of Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler Britt, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Biographical and genealogical information about Obadiah Britt, Jr. (1763-1862) and about his wife, Sarah (Wheeler) Britt (1763-1855) and some of their descendants. They married in 1785 and lived in Albemarle County, Virginia and Barren County, Kentucky. Includes an index, a helpful table of contents and excellent documentation of sources. (Indianapolis, Indiana: C. B. Conner, 1981), page 105, Family Group Sheet for Jane L. Britt nee Powell and Obadiah Britt, Jr. Hereinafter cited as Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler.
  3. [S2227] Cheyanne Britt Conner, Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler, pages 176-177, photo copy and transcription of a page from the Britt Family Bible of Obadiah Britt, Jr. and Jane Powell Britt.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John T. and Sallie Elmore, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 732A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Obadiah and Jane L. Britt, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 732B.
  6. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, typed transcription of will dated 15 October 1872 of Obadiah Britt Sr. in Barren County, Kentucky, and proved on 19 October 1872, referencing Barren County Will Books, pages 185-186, digital images 57-58 of 320. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989.
  7. [S2247] Clerk of the County Court, Barren County (Kentucky). Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935. Microfilm of original and typescript at the Barren County courthouse in Glasgow, Kentucky; includes general index: Film# 209724, Digital# 7899153, Book K, pages 118-119, image# 376 of 541; Obadiah Britt, grantee, from the estate of John P. Finnie, grantor, 485 acres on Peter's Creek, Barren County, Kentucky; on 35 microfilm rolls, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935 (Barren County, Kentucky).
  8. [S2247] Clerk of the County Court, Barren County (Kentucky). Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935 (Barren County, Kentucky): Film# 209725, Digital# 7899154, Book L, page 232, image# 123 of 584; Obadiah Britt Jr., grantee, from Joseph and Polly Huckabee, grantors, 105 acres on Peter's Creek, Barren County, Kentucky; on 35 microfilm rolls.
  9. [S2247] Clerk of the County Court, Barren County (Kentucky). Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935 (Barren County, Kentucky): Film# 209728, Digital# 8192154, Book R, pages 408-409, image# 241-242 of 601; Obadiah Britt Jr., grantee, from Obadiah Britt Sr., grantor, 50 acres on Peter's Creek, Barren County, Kentucky; on 35 microfilm rolls.

Benjamin Britt1

d. 25 December 1846
Family
Father*John Britt2 b. 1782, d. 15 May 1857
Mother*Margaret Adeline Thomas2 b. 1793, d. 11 Feb 1854
Birth*Benjamin Britt was born in Tennessee.2 
Marriage*1840She married Ann Eliza Wheeler, daughter of Zachariah Wheeler and Martha Britt, in 1840. They were 2nd cousins.1 
Death*25 December 1846He was probably the Benjamin Britt who died on 25 December 1846.3 

Family

 Ann Eliza Wheeler b. 1818
Child 1.Ursula A. Britt+4 b. Dec 1840, d. 1 Jan 1911

Citations

  1. [S2227] Cheyanne Britt Conner, The Life and Times of Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler Britt, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Biographical and genealogical information about Obadiah Britt, Jr. (1763-1862) and about his wife, Sarah (Wheeler) Britt (1763-1855) and some of their descendants. They married in 1785 and lived in Albemarle County, Virginia and Barren County, Kentucky. Includes an index, a helpful table of contents and excellent documentation of sources. (Indianapolis, Indiana: C. B. Conner, 1981), page 65, Family Group Sheet for Martha (Patsy) Britt and Zachariah Wheeler. Hereinafter cited as Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler.
  2. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com. Grouped within this source title are a variety of documents, transcriptions of documents, information from Bible records, written reports by past genealogists and researchers, and other miscellaneous information we have found attached to a variety of Ancestry public trees and used to increase our understanding of the extensive Britt family of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. We thank all of the individuals who have made this information available; from a report on Britt brothers who married Wheeler sisters who were also their 2nd cousins; originally shared by dorothywigg1 on 03 April 2013, viewed on 18 July 2021, online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/15066012/…. Hereinafter cited as Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions.
  3. [S2227] Cheyanne Britt Conner, Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler, pages 176-177, photo copy and transcription of a page from the Britt Family Bible of Obadiah Britt, Jr. and Jane Powell Britt.
  4. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Zachariah and Martha Wheeler, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 352a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Benjamin Britt1

b. 5 October 1834, d. 10 October 1910
Family
Father*Obadiah F. Britt2,1 b. 1812, d. 22 Mar 1846
Mother*Lucinda Littrell3,4,1 b. 28 Jul 1814, d. 17 Apr 1897
Birth*5 October 1834Benjamin Britt was born on 5 October 1834 in Barren County, Kentucky.3,1 
Name VariationHe was called Ben.5 
(Son) Census US 185028 September 1850Benjamin was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 28 September 1850 in the household of his widowed mother in Division 1, Barren County, Kentucky. He was 12 years old.3 
Marriage*2 October 1856He married Ursula A. Britt, daughter of Benjamin Britt and Ann Eliza Wheeler, on 2 October 1856 in Barren County, Kentucky. They were married at the home of Martha Wheeler, and signing as witnesses were Nelson Britt and Reuben Kinslow.1,6 
Census US 1880*10 June 1880Ursula and Benjamin Britt were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 10 June 1880 in Piney, Oregon County, Missouri. Benjamin was 44 years of age and a farmer, and Ursula was 36 years of age, and keeping house. She was the only one in the household who was able to read and write. All seven of the couple's surviving children were enumerated with them in 1880, and all were recorded as at home. Louisa F., Robert and Lucinda were ages 20, 18 and 15 years, respectively; Joseph and Melvina were ages 10 and 8 years, respectively; Nancy, who was enumerated as Carperna, was 3 years old; and the baby, John N., was 3 months old.7 
Census US 1900*12 June 1900Ursula and Ben Britt were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 12 June 1900 in Buffalo, Craighead County, Arkansas. Ben was 65 years of age, and Ursula was age 61. They rented their farm, had been married for 42 years, and Ursula had given birth to ten children, eight of whom were living. Enumerated with them in 1900 were three of their children and one grandchild. Their unmarried son and daughter, John N. and Mary E., were ages 20 and 17 years, respectively, and John worked as a farmer. Ben and Ursula's daughter, Nancy Lamkins, was 23 years old and a widow, and her daughter, Tillie M. Lamkins, was 1 year old.5 
Death*10 October 1910He may have died on 10 October 1910 in Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas, at age 76. Two possible death dates were identified on Benjamin's Find a Grave memorial page. The memorial recorded his death as 10 October 1910, and a Family Group Sheet, attached to the memorial and prepared by a descendant in 1991, reported his death as 9 September 1909. We've not yet verified either date.1 
Burial*He was buried in Holly Springs Cemetery, Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas.1 

Family

 Ursula A. Britt b. Dec 1840, d. 1 Jan 1911
Children 1.Lucy E. Britt8,1 b. 4 Aug 1857, d. 8 Aug 1874
 2.Louisa Frances Britt9,1 b. 10 Jan 1859, d. 4 Apr 1932
 3.Robert Morgan Britt10 b. 1 Jul 1863, d. 11 Sep 1935
 4.Lucinda Elizabeth Britt+11 b. 21 Nov 1864, d. 13 Aug 1944
 5.Joseph Nuckles Britt12 b. 14 Feb 1870, d. 21 May 1956
 6.Melvina J. Britt13 b. 23 Sep 1872, d. 24 Jul 1945
 7.Cintha Ann Britt14 b. 1 Nov 1875, d. 23 Sep 1876
 8.Nancy Ann Carperna Britt+15 b. 4 Oct 1876, d. 8 Oct 1950
 9.John Britt16 b. 17 Mar 1878, d. 17 Dec 1958
 10.Mary Ellen Britt14 b. 14 Nov 1882, d. 9 Dec 1944

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Benjamin “Ben” Britt, Memorial# 127830698. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Obadiah F Britt, Memorial# 130377471.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lucinda Britt, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 387a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucinda “Lucindy” (Littrell) Britt, Memorial# 100057376.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ben F. and Ursula (recorded by the census taker as "Ertherly") Britt, Year: 1900; Census Place: Buffalo, Craighead, Arkansas; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1240055. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ursula Ann (Britt) Britt, Memorial# 127830793.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Benjamin and Ursula Britt, Year: 1880; Census Place: Piney, Oregon, Missouri; Roll: 707; Page: 374A; Enumeration District: 087. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucy E Britt, Memorial# 129588426.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Louisa Frances “Granny” (Britt) Carver, Memorial# 112099766.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Morgan “Bob” Britt, Memorial# 105478041.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucinda Elizabeth “Dollie” (Britt) Banks, Memorial# 49929469.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph Nuckles “Joe” Britt, Memorial# 50055699.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mell Vine “Melvina or Mel” Benson, Memorial# 49929660.
  14. [S2273] Nellie Stanley, compiler, "Benjamin Franklin Britt and Ursula Ann Britt Family Group Sheet", prepared on16 June 1990 (Rt. 9, Box 110-A, Jonesboro, Arkansas). Downloaded from the Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com) Memorial# 49929469 for Lucinda Elizabeth "Dollie" (Britt) Banks. Hereinafter cited as "Benjamin Franklin Britt and Ursula Ann Britt Family Group Sheet."
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy Ann Carperna “Annie” (Britt) Mason, Memorial# 121183027.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Britt, Memorial# 73914256.

Benjamin Britt1

b. 1785, d. before 15 August 1843
Family
Father*John Britt2,1 b. 10 Sep 1759, d. 22 Apr 1823
Mother*Nancy Ann Adams3,1 b. 28 Dec 1763, d. 1799
Birth*1785Benjamin Britt was born about 1785 in Virginia.1 
Name VariationHe was called Ben.4 
(Son) Death1799He was probably about 12 years old when his mother died at about age 35, leaving Benjamin's father with five or six children ranging in age from teenagers to about age 4.5 
(Son) RelocationAfter the death of their mother, their father moved with his children to Washington County, Tennessee.6 
(Son) Marriage1806His father married a second time to Mary Ford about 1806, probably in Tennessee.5,7 
Marriage*1809He married Mary __?__ in 1809.8,1 
Relocation*1818Benjamin and Mary moved from Tennessee with their children about 1818 and settled in Barren County, Kentucky, where his uncle, Obadiah Britt, had already purchased land. It is likely they made the move together with Ben's brother, William, and his family.9,10,11 
(Son) Death22 April 1823He was about 38 years of age and married with children when his father died on 22 April 1823 at age 63.12,13,14 
(Bride's Brother) Marriage Bond19 January 1824A marriage bond was issued in the sum of £50 to John Haines and Benjamin Britt, on 19 January 1824 in Barren County, Kentucky, the condition of the obligation being the marriage shortly intended to be solemnized between John Haines and Nancy Britt, Benjamin's sister.15 
(Bride's Father) Marriage Bond29 January 1827A marriage bond was issued to Will Bridges and Ben Britt on 29 January 1827 in Barren County, Kentucky, the obligation being the intended marriage between Will Bridges and Nancy Britt, Ben's daughter. A license was issued, on the same day, for the couple to marry.4 
(Brother) Marriage Bond15 September 1831A marriage bond was issued in the sum of £50 to Obadiah F. Britt and his brother, Benjamin Britt, on 15 September 1831 in Barren County, Kentucky, the condition of the obligation being the intended marriage to be solemnized between Obadiah F. Britt and Lucinda Littrell.16 
Death*before 15 August 1843He died in his mid-50s, before 15 August 1843, the date his widow and children sold 25 acres of his land on Little Glovers Creek adjoining Picken's Mill in Barren County, Kentucky.17 
Land Records*15 August 1843This indenture was made and entered into on 15 August 1843 between the nine heirs of Benjamin Britt, deceased, who were his widow, Mary Britt Sr., and his children, John Britt, Nancy Bridges, who was a widow, Joseph Pardue, who was the husband of Benjamin's daughter, Frances (Britt) Pardue, Mary Britt Jr., William Henry Pardue, who was the husband of Benjamin's daughter, Rebecca (Britt) Pardue, George W. Britt, Eliza Britt, and William Y. Britt, of the one part, and Robert Taylor of the other part, all of Barren County, Kentucky.

Witnesseth that the said Mary Britt, John Britt, Nancy Bridges, Joseph Pardue, Mary Britt junior, William H. Pardue, George Britt, Eliza Britt and William Y. Britt, for and in consideration of $50 to them in hand, the receipt is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold, and by these presents do bargain, sell and convey unto the said Robert Taylor, a certain tract or parcel of land lying in Barren County on little Glovers Creek adjoining Picken's Mill and bounded as follows: Beginning at a stooping poplar, thence North 56 poles to a poplar and dogwood, South 53 degrees East 88 poles to a white oak, saw wood and dogwood on a hillside South 47 degrees West 24 poles to a small poplar at Tinsley corner, then on the Tinsley's line South 83 degrees West 34 poles to a white oak, South 59 degrees West 52 poles to a white oak and South 79 degrees West 42 poles to a hickory and three dogwoods at Tinsley's corner on road, thence North 49¼ degrees East 72 poles to the beginning, containing 25 acres more or less. To have and to hold unto the said Robert Taylor, his heirs and assigns forever.

And the said Mary Britt, John Britt, Nancy Bridges, Joseph Pardue, Mary Britt junior, and William H. Pardue, for themselves and their heirs and for George Britt, Eliza Britt and William Y. Britt, and for George Britt, Eliza Britt and William Y. Britt, for themselves and their heirs, do all of them, severally and individually, hereby covenant and agree to warrant and forever defend the aforesaid premises with all its appurtenances and improvements unto the said Robert Taylor, his heirs and assigns forever, free from and against the claims of themselves and against the claims of themselves and against the claims of George Britt, Eliza Britt and William Y. Britt and against the claim or claims of all or any person or persons whomsoever.

In testimony whereof, the said Mary Britt, John Britt, Nancy Bridges, Joseph Pardue, Mary Britt junior, William H. Pardue, George Britt, Eliza Britt and William Y. Britt, have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and date first above written.

X marks were made and sealed by Mary Britt senior, John Britt, Nancy Bridges, Joseph Pardue, Mary Britt junior, William H. Pardue, George Britt, Eliza Britt and William Y. Britt, all on 15 August 1843.

The successor clerk of Barren County added his note that the deed of Mary Britt senior, John Britt, Nancy Bridges, Joseph Pardue, Mary Britt junior, and William H. Pardue, was proven on 19 September 1843 before his predecessor by the oath of Samuel Perkins, a subscribing witness thereto, to be the act and deed of the grantors, and on 19 August 1844 was fully proven before said predecessor by the oath of Joseph Stephens, another subscribing witness thereto, to be the act and deed of said grantors. Wherefore the deed and certification were recorded on 23 June 1853 in Barren County, Kentucky.17 

Family

 Mary __?__ b. 1785
Children 1.Frances Britt+17,18 b. 1812
 2.Nancy Britt+17,4 b. 1813, d. 1873
 3.John Britt17 b. 1816
 4.Rebecca Britt19,1,10 b. 1819, d. 1890
 5.Mary Britt Jr.17
 6.George W. Britt+20,1 b. 4 Jun 1824, d. 9 Jan 1889
 7.Ann Eliza Britt21,1 b. 1828
 8.William Y. Britt22,1 b. 1836

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTQZ-CTN. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
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  4. [S2231] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, marriage bond and license issued on 29 January 1827 in Barren County, Kentucky, to Ben Britt and Will Bridges, the condition of the obligation being the intended marriage between Will Bridges and Nancy Britt, who were married in February 1827, citing FHL Film# 209751, Digital# 005552448, images 923-924 of 1183. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954.
  5. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com. Grouped within this source title are a variety of documents, transcriptions of documents, information from Bible records, written reports by past genealogists and researchers, and other miscellaneous information we have found attached to a variety of Ancestry public trees and used to increase our understanding of the extensive Britt family of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. We thank all of the individuals who have made this information available; a Family Group Sheet for Obadiah Britt and Ann Thomson prepared on 25 August 1985 by Nellie Stanley, Jonesboro, Arkansas; shared originally by dorothywigg1 on 29 July 2013, viewed on 20 July 2021, online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/46250030/…. Hereinafter cited as Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions.
  6. [S2227] Cheyanne Britt Conner, The Life and Times of Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler Britt, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Biographical and genealogical information about Obadiah Britt, Jr. (1763-1862) and about his wife, Sarah (Wheeler) Britt (1763-1855) and some of their descendants. They married in 1785 and lived in Albemarle County, Virginia and Barren County, Kentucky. Includes an index, a helpful table of contents and excellent documentation of sources. (Indianapolis, Indiana: C. B. Conner, 1981), pages 32-33, citing Albemarle County, Virginia Deed Book #15, pages 138-139, John Britt to Obadiah Britt, dated 3 November 1804, 76½ acres, lying on the waters of Moores Creek. Hereinafter cited as Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler.
  7. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/26L7-G5R
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  9. [S468] 1820 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Benjamin Britt, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Barren, Kentucky; Page: 4; NARA Roll: M33_17; Image: 16. Hereinafter cited as 1820 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Rebecca (Britt) Pardue, Memorial# 152339348. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  11. [S468] 1820 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Britt, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Barren, Kentucky; Page: 4; NARA Roll: M33_17; Image: 16.
  12. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com, from the Rebecca Britt Bible, a summary prepared by Gladys S. Wilson of Glasgow, Kentucky; originally shared by cczink on 31 July 2009, viewed on 18 July 2021, online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/46250030/…
  13. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com, a photo copy of a page from the Rebecca Britt Bible obtained from Gladys B. Wilson, a board member of the Southcentral Kentucky Genealogical & Historical Society, Glasgow, Kentucky; originally shared by cczink on 31 July 2009, viewed on 24 July 2021, online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/25473979/….
  14. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com, a page titled “Britt Bible” transcribed from the Rebecca Britt Bible and obtained from Gladys B. Wilson, a board member of the Southcentral Kentucky Genealogical & Historical Society, Glasgow, Kentucky; originally shared by cczink on 31 July 2009, viewed on 24 July 2021, online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/25473979/….
  15. [S2231] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, online at www.familysearch.org, marriage bond issued in the amount on £50 to John Haines and Benjamin Britt on 29 January 1824 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, the condition of the obligation being the marriage shortly intended to be solemnized between John Haines and Nancy Britt, citing FHL Film# 209751, Digital# 005552448, image# 95 of 1183.
  16. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage bond issued in the amount on £50 to Obadiah Britt and Benjamin Britt on 15 September 1831 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, the condition of the obligation being the intended marriage to be solemnized between Obadiah Britt and Lucinda Littrell, citing FHL Film# 000209752. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  17. [S2247] Clerk of the County Court, Barren County (Kentucky). Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935. Microfilm of original and typescript at the Barren County courthouse in Glasgow, Kentucky; includes general index: Film# 209730, Digital# 8568123, Book V, pages 412-413, image# 211 of 336; Mary Britt, John Britt, Nancy Bridges, Joseph Pardue, Mary Britt Jr., William H. Pardue, George Britt, Eliza Britt, and William Y. Britt, grantors, to Robert Taylor, grantee; on 35 microfilm rolls, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935 (Barren County, Kentucky).
  18. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Frances Pardue, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 372a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
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Cassandra Britt1

b. 12 January 1835, d. 28 February 1907
Family
Father*Lloyd Britt2 b. 1807, d. b 1 Jun 1880
Mother*Nancy Ford2 b. 1807, d. b 12 Feb 1864
Birth*12 January 1835Cassandra Britt was born on 12 January 1835 in Tennessee.3,2 
(Daughter) Census US 18509 December 1850Cassandra was enumerated as "Cathy" on the 1850 census taken on 9 December 1850 in the household of her parents in Division 9, Greene County, Tennessee. She was 13 years old and had attended school within the census year.2,4 
(Daughter) Census US 186028 June 1860Cassandra was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 28 June 1860 in the household of her parents in District 17, Graysburg Post Office, Greene County, Tennessee. She was 23 years of age, worked as a domestic, and was not able to read or write.1 
Marriage*27 February 1862She married, as his first wife, William Jackson on 27 February 1862 in Greene County, Tennessee.5 
(Daughter) Deathbefore 12 February 1864Her mother died leaving Cassandra's father with children ranging in age from grown and married to under 6 years.6 
(Daughter) Marriage12 February 1864Her father married a second time to Julinda Parker on 12 February 1864.6 
Census US 1880*10 June 1880Cassandra and William Jackson were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 10 June 1880 in District 17, Greene County, Tennessee. William was 40 years of age and a farmer, and Cassandra was 42 years of age and keeping house. Neither of them could read or write. They were enumerated in 1880 with their eight children. Jesse N., George W., and James T. were ages 17, 16, and 14 years, respectively, had all attended school within the census year, and all worked on the family farm; Partheney M. was 11 years old and at home; Jacob H. was 9 years old and worked on the family farm; and Mary E., David A., and Sarah A. were ages 6, 4, and one year old, respectively.7 
Death*28 February 1907She died on 28 February 1907 at age 723 
Burial* and was buried in Jackson Graveyard, Greene County.3 

Family

 William Jackson b. 28 Jun 1840, d. 9 Jan 1933
Children 1.Jesse N. Jackson7 b. 1863
 2.George W. Jackson7 b. 1864
 3.James T. Jackson7 b. 1867
 4.Partheney M. Jackson7 b. 1869
 5.Jacob H. Jackson7 b. 1871
 6.Mary E. Jackson7 b. 1874
 7.David A. Jackson7 b. 1876
 8.Sarah A. Jackson7 b. 1879

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Loyd, (transcribed by Ancestry as "Tayrd"), and Nancy Britt, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 17, Greene, Tennessee; Page: 357. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Loyd and "Macka" Britt, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 9, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 880; Page: 258a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Casanna (Britt) Jackson, Memorial# 72960227. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac and Margaret Tunnell, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 9, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 880; Page: 258a.
  5. [S1704] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 27 February 1862 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA, of Casandra Britt and William Jackson. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002.
  6. [S1704] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 12 February 1864 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA, of Loyd Britt and Julia Ann Parker.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and "Cassander" Jackson, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 17, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 1258; Page: 234B; Enumeration District: 056. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.