2nd wife of Robert Brasseur

2nd wife of Robert Brasseur of Calvert County, Maryland. Her name and origins are not known.

1. ROBERT1 BRASSEUR was born Abt. 1595 in France, and died Dec 1665 in Nanesmond Co, VA.

He married (1) (FLORENCE?) UNKNOWN Bef. 1620 in France. She died Abt. 1632 in Isle of Thanet, Kent Co, England.

He married (2) SECOND WIFE Abt. 1633. She died in Calvert Co, MD.

Notes for ROBERT BRASSEUR: ORIGIN OF BRASHEAR/S NAME The Brashear/s included in this book were originally Brasseur. Robert Brasseur was a French Huguenot who moved from France to the Isle of Thanet in Kent Co., England where his first wife died. Some of his children's names were registered in records on the Isle of Thanet. He moved to Virginia about 1635 and settled in Nanesmond County. About 1658, he and his family moved to Calvert Co., Maryland where they Anglicized their name to Brashear.

Marriage Notes for ROBERT BRASSEUR and SECOND WIFE: Some Brashear historians have said that Robert married a second time and had three more children by her.

Children of ROBERT BRASSEUR and SECOND WIFE are:

• 6. vii. MARTHA2 BRASSEUR, b. 1636, Nanesmond Co, VA; d. Aft. 13 Dec 1675.
• 7. viii. MARGARET BRASSEUR, b. 07 Sep 1642, Nanesmond Co, VA; d. 07 Oct 1708, Nanesmond Co, VA.
• 8. ix. MARY BRASSEUR, b. 03 Jan 1645/46, Isle of Wight, VA; d. 1713, North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA.

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