Jean Brevard left France for Ireland about 1685. The McKnitts, Wallaces, and Alexanders arrived Somerset MD about 1670. Brevard is first documented in America in the 1698 will of William Wallace, when he left a bequeath to his cousin by marriage John Brevard. Brevard had married a daughter of Matthew Wallace. The only known child of this marriage was Sarah Brevard b 1705-1710 in Somerset Co MD . She married John Nisbet of Lancaster Pa.
Documented John Nisbet and Sarah Brevard
Many sources claim that the John Nisbet who married Sarah Brevard was the son of James Nisbet of Hardhill Castle at Edinburgh Scotland. It is a made-up myth by someone who wanted to connect his line to a famous Nisbet.
James Nisbet had no children as documented in:
https://archive.org/details/analectaormateri03mait/page/518/mode/2up
John Nisbet, of PA married Sarah Brevard at probably at Head of Christiana Presbyterian church at Newark DE or at Rock Presbyterian Church in Cecil Co MD about 1725-1730 Sarah was born at Somerset Co MD to Jean Paul Brevard and his first wife, a daughter of Matthew Wallace, and Elizabeth Alexander, who some say was Mary Wallace This is documented in the 1698 Somerset Co MD will of William Wallace, a cousin of Matthew Wallace where he bequeathed items to his cousin by marriage, John Brevard and two other children of Matthew Wallace.
