Jean ‘Ann’ Bratton

Father also seen as Caleb McFarland

Family

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Robert_Bratton_%283%29

Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Record Date: May 10, 1783 Location: Augusta Co., VA Property: tract on Jackson River, 240 acres Notes: This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. Remarks: Robert (mark) Bratton's will -- To wife, Anne Bratton; to son, James, the land James lives on; to son, George, tract on Jackson River, 240 acres; to son, John, tract on branches of the Little River, 700 acres; to son-in-law, Wm. Givens, and Agnes, hi Description: Decedent's Son Book date: WB6-492 Prove date: Oct 18, 1785

Robert married Ann McFARLAND, daughter of Robert McFARLAND and Ester HOUSTON, in 1745 in Augusta County, Virginia. Ann was born about 1717 and died after 1783 in Augusta County, Virginia. (??)

Marriage Notes: An Augusta County, Virgina Court Judgment contains the notation "Ann Dunlap, 18 Jun 1745 while she was single." They must have married after that date, but before Jun 1747 when Robert rec'd judgment regarding the debt owed to wife, Ann.

Children from this marriage were:

 6 F    i. Mary BRATTON was born in 1752 in Augusta County, Virginia. 

+ 7 M ii. James B. BRATTON was born on 30 Jun 1746 in Augusta County, Virginia, was christened on 11 Mar 1749 in Tinkling Spring Church, Augusta County, Virginia, died on 29 Jun 1828 in Bath County, Virginia at age 81, and was buried in 1828 in Bratton Cemetery, Bath County, Virginia.
+ 8 F iii. Nancy Agnes BRATTON was born on 17 Apr 1747 in Augusta County, Virginia, died on 22 Jul 1827 in Augusta County, Virginia at age 80, and was buried in Old Given Cem, Jackson River, Augusta Co., VA.
+ 9 M iv. Capt George BRATTON Sr. was born about 1748 in Augusta County, Virginia, died in Oct 1819 in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky about age 71, and was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemtary, Warren County, Kentucky.
+ 10 M v. Adam BRATTON was born about 1750 in Augusta County, VA and died on 22 Dec 1800 in Augusta County, Virginia about age 50
+ 11 M vi. John BRATTON was born in Oct 1756 in Augusta County, Virginia and died in 1823 in Logan County, Kentucky at age 67.

http://www.thebrattonfamily.net/FT/THE%20BRATTON%20FAMILY/D2.HTML

Origins

Anne (or possibly Elizabeth) Porter is said to be the daughter of an Irish Captain, Thomas Porter. She is estimated to have been born about 1705 in Ireland, married to Duncan McFarland about 1720 in Ireland, and died before 1790, probably in present-day Bath County, Virginia, where she is supposed buried in the George Cleek Cemetery.

Duncan McFarland and Anne Porter are the parents of:

• 1. Jean "Ann" McFarland b ca 1721 in IRE or PA m 1) Alexander Dunlap of Ulster, IRE, 1737 in Philadelphia, m 2) Robert Bratton of Antrim, IRE, 1745 in Virginia
• 2. Robert McFarland b ca 1725 in IRE or PA m. Unknown (had daughters Mary, Jane and Hannah in VA in the 1750's)
• 3. Alexander McFarland b 1727 in IRE or PA m Mary (Crawford?) (the Alexander who m Mary Crawford may have been Alexander McFarland Jr.) -- Alexander b 1727 is a proven child of Duncan McFarland
• 4. William McFarland b 1732 in IRE or PA m 1) Elizabeth Gibson, m 2) Louisa [Lucy/Lucretia] LNU -- William b 1732 is a proven child of Duncan McFarland

Speculative

• 5. Margaret McFarland b ca 1748 Augusta Co VA m John Irwin Margaret Irwin - detached

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References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McFarland-1241
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Porter-7067
• McFarland, Hill, Meredith, Jackson, Harper, Mobley, Wieland, Bishop, Haines, Tudor, Pontremoli Families, on rootsweb.com, submitted by Mary, updated 2017-08-09 < Rootsweb >
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63900691/duncan-mcfarland
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Duncan_McFarland_%281%29
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Ann_McFarland_%282%29
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Alexander_Dunlap_%284%29
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Robert_Bratton_%283%29