Betsey Braman

Elizabeth (Betsey) Sweet

Born: b. Aug 4, 1791, State Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, dau. of Sylvester Sweet, Jr. and Hannah Tanner

Spouse: Samuel Brayman, b. 1788, South Kingstown, Washington, R.I.; d. Sept 8, 1864, South Kingstown, Washington, R.I.; son of Thomas and Alpher Brayman

Children, all born, Rhode Island

• Ruth Braman, b. circa 1812; m. James Baton (1810-1874)
• Mary Brayman, b. 1813, South Kingstown; m. Apr 6, 1828, South Kingstown, William Wilson Jr.
• Samuel Brayman, Jr., b. Abt 1816
• Hannah Brayman, b. 1818, South Kingstown; d. Mar 1, 1888, S. Kingstown, RI; m. Samuel Baton, b. Abt 1814
• Wanton Brayman, b. Abt 1825; m. Sept 24, 1854, South Kingston, Elizabeth Nichols.
• Henry Brayman, b. Abt 1827
• George Washington Brayman, b. 1828; d. July 12, 1904, South Kingston, RI

Censuses:

1810 saml brayman SK

Male 1 16-25 1784-1794

Female 2 <10 1799-1810

Female 1 26-44 1766-1784

1820 Samuel Brayman/Pennyman SK

Males 2 <10 1810-1820

Male 1 10-15 1804-1810

Male 1 26-44 1775-1794

Females 2 <10 1810-1820

Female 1 16-25 1794-1804

Female 1 26-44 1775-1794

1830 Samuel Brayman SK

Male 1 <5 1825-1830

Male 1 5-9 1820-1825

Male 1 10-14 1815-1820

Male 1 40-49 1780-1790

Female 1 <5 1825-1830

Female 1 10-14 1815-1820

Females 2 15-19 1810-1815

Female 1 40-49 1780-1790

1840 Samuel Brayman SK

Male 1 5-9 1830-1835

Male 1 15-19 1820-1825

Male 1 20-29 1810-1820

Male 1 50-59 1780-1790

Female 1 10-14 1825-1830

Female 1 20-29 1810-1820

Female 1 50-59 1780-1790

Aug 24, 1850 US Census for South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI, p. 370: Samuel Brayman, 57?, occup: Farmer, Value of Real Estate $300; Betsey, 58; Samuel jr 34, occup: Farmer; Wanton, 25, occup: Farmer; Henry, 23, occup: Farmer; George W, 20, occup: Farmer.

June 20, 1860 US Census for South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI lists: Samuel Brayman, 70, Occup: Farm Laborer; Betsey Brayman, 80?; Samuel Brayman Jr, 44, Occup: Farm Laborer; George Brayman, 26, Occup: Seaman. All residents born in Rhode Island.

July 7, 1870 US Census for South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI, P.O. Rocky Brook, lists Samuel's wife Betsy, 2 of his children, and on e of his children's family: Samuel Braman (Jr.), 55, Occup: Farm Laborer; James Baton, 58, Occup: Farm Laborer; Ruth Baton, 57; Charles Baton, 25, Occup: Farm Laborer; Mary Baton, 20, Occup: Work in Wool Mill; Albert B Baton, 1; Betsey Braman, 83, at home. All residents born in Rhode Island.

Sources:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sweet-796

"Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HJ-PSQ : Samuel Brayman, 1788; citing SOUTH KINGSTON,WASHINGTON,RHODE ISLAND

"U.S. Census, 1810," Saml Brayman, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; citing p. 88 - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2P-S8R

"United States Census, 1820," - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGD-8M8 : Samuel Pennyman, (Brayman) South Kingstown, Washington, R.I.

"U.S. Census, 1830," Samuel Brayman, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP4-31G

"U.S. Census, 1840," Samuel Brayman, South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYB-T5V

"Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950," - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8XG-8TY : Samuel Brayman, 08 Sep 1864; citing South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island

"Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HJ-1S4 : Anstress Brayman, 1808; citing SOUTH KINGSTON,WASHINGTON,RHODE ISLAND

StedmanFamiliesResearchCenter - http://johnlisle.us/genealogy/familygroup.php?familyID=F21933&tree=...

"U.S. Census, 1850," - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJX-NN4 : Henry Brayman in household of Samuel Brayman, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island

"U.S. Census, 1860" - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFF6-PF3 : Samuel Brayman in entry for Samuel Brayman, 1860.

Wife and children of Samuel Braman in "U.S. Census, 1870," - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFQ-1M7 : Samuel Braman, Rhode Island, United States; citing p. 57, family 489.

Tanner family data (published 1905) and credited to Mrs. William Wanton Sweet Gilman

Evidence that Samuel’s wife was Betsey Sweet, etc.

In all censuses (1850, 1860, 1865, 1870) Samuel’s wife’s name is consistently “’Betsey’ Brayman”, not ‘Elizabeth’ or even ‘Betsy’.

The ‘RI Cemetery Data’ has “’Betsey’ Braman with maiden-name “Sweet”. [%E2%80%98Brayman%E2%80%99 and ‘Braman’ are interchangeable. But an earlier edition of the Cemetery Data had “Sweet” in parentheses – which suggests a slight uncertainty.]

The Tanner family data (published 1905) and credited to Mrs. William Wanton Sweet Gilman specifies “Betsey” as a daughter of Sylvester Sweet, Jr. and Hannah Tanner, with additional details of the Tanner family.

And of Samuel’s children, the names “Hannah” and Wanton” correspond respectively to Betsey Sweet’s mother and to her brother.

In Conclusion, Samuel’s wife was indeed ‘Betsey Sweet’.

Evidence that Mary Braman (wife of William Wilson) was Betsey Sweet’s daughter

Mary’s first two children, daughters, were Lucy Ann and Mary Hannah.  Lucy Ann was named after William’s mother Lucy.  And Mary Hannah was named after Mary and Mary’s mother.  This reflects the common practice of naming their children after parents.  Thus the name ‘Mary Hannah’ indicates Mary as being a daughter of Hannah Sweet.

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