John Brunson, of CT and SC

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John Brunson (Bronson), of CT and SC

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Death: before April 28, 1712
Waterbury, New Haven County, CT, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Brunson of Farmington and Abigail? Bronson
Husband of Hannah Brownson
Father of John Brunson, Jr.; Sarah MacGregor; Abraham Brunson; Joseph Brunson, I; Isaac Brunson, Sr. and 2 others
Brother of Abigail Winchell; Cornelius Brownson, Sr.; Hannah Sanford; Elizabeth Bronson, Prob Died Young; Edith Unknown and 3 others
Half brother of Samuel Bronson

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About John Brunson, of CT and SC

Children of Richard and Abigail Brownson:

2.John, b. at Hartford in Aug. 1645; bapt. at Farmington 20 Feb. 1658/9 ae. abt 12 ; died in Conn., in 1711. His will was proved in South Carolina on April 28, 1712, where some of his children were living.

He married Hannah Scott, daughter of Edmund Scott and Hannah Bird, on October 25, 1664 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

His children are (from baptism records also in CT)

  • Abraham, John Jr., Isaac, Joseph and daughters, Sarah and Grace.

A granddaughter Mary who married Preserved Ford can be the daughter of John Brunson JR or another daughter who was predeceased.

Do not confuse with his cousin John Brunson (died 1698), who married Sarah Vestus.


John Brownson/Brunson of South Carolina was determined to be son of John Brownson, by conveyances in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut Land records dated 20 May 1739, 28 May 1739, 18 June 1739, 21 June 1739 and 25 June 1739 ... The various South Carolina heirs conveyed their rights to land in Farmington and Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, which descended from "honour" predecessor John Brownson, formerly of Farmington, deceased, to John Brunson of Prince Frederick Parish, South Carolina, then Craven County, South Carolina, who conveyed this property 25 September 1739 to his cousin Aaron Brownson, Samuel, and Richard of Kensington in Farmington, Connecticut ... Under date of 24 Sept 1739 is the statement that John Brunson of Prince Frederick, Craven County, South Carolina, appeared in Farmington for purpose of signing this deed. From recordings of documentation, John Brunson of South Carolina removed himself to Connecticut in Sept 1739 to settle the claims of the branch of his Family. It is interesting all parties to the deed were descendants or husbands of descendants of John Brunson, and only one being descended from Richard Brunson ..


will

His will is in his documents. He gave all but one lot of his land in Connecticut to his son, Abraham. The lot he gave to his grandson, son of his son John, deceased


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John Brunson, of CT and SC's Timeline

1602
September 12, 1602
Lamarsh,Essex,England
1644
January 16, 1644
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1665
August 25, 1665
Withersfield, Conneticut
1668
September 15, 1668
Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT, United States
1671
August 27, 1671
Wethersfield, Conneticut
1673
November 26, 1673
Wethersfield, CT, United States
1677
May 19, 1677
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut
1679
September 7, 1679
Probably, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut
1680
December 2, 1680
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America