Robert Bracewell, Jr.

Children of Rev. Robert Bracewell (1611-1668) and his unnamed wife:

4. Robert Bracewell

• born ca 1649 at Isle of Wight, Virginia
• died between 1697/1714
• married bef 18 April 1679 Suzanne Burgess ca 1655 – June 1732

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Family

Susannah Burgess was born about 1658 in Isle of Wight, English Colony of Virginia. She married Robert Bracewell, Jr., and she may have married also Clark and Roger Towle (also spelled Toole). She names the following children except Elizabeth in her will in 1714:

1. Ann Riggs 1672
2. Richard Braswell 1673
3. James Braswell 1676
4. William Braswell 1690
5. Elizabeth - Roger Toole mentions her in his will in 1692 but not Susannah in 1714

Descendants

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bracewell-13

While Robert and Susanna Burgess were married[4], DNA analysis of the sons' descendants, in combination with the 1692 will of Richard Towle, indicates that at least three "Braswell" children were NOT Robert Braswell's; namely:

• Susanna Braswell,
• Richard
• William
• Elizabeth Brazwell

all of whom received Towle's whole estate.

SEE Susannah's profile for her Will and the naming of children.

Name: John Roberts /Braswell/[5]

Note: Sam Braswell posted an updated Henry file citing the source for the dates of Richards children as "The Braswell Family History and Allied Families" by Hildon Basil Braswell, copyright 1989, Jackson, MS. This material is based on research of Rev. Robert's son Richard.

There is much controversy over the lineage of his children. If individuals who have submitted to DNA analysis are truly descendants from these lines, then they are not lineal descendants of the Rev. Bracewell and may actually be Susannah's children from a marriage to Clark and to Towley. 1670 VIRGINIA LAND GRANTS, VOLUME 6, PAGE 310 VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY, RICHMOND: LAND OFFICE RECORDS, MICROFILM REEL 6 (transcribed by Carey Braswell]

Origins

Robert Bracewell received one-half of his father’s 1,300 acres on the border of Isle of Wight and Nansemond. on 27 March 1696/97 Robert Braswell appt his wife Susanna to act as his attorney in IoW Co VA.

Robert sold 300 acreas of the land he inherited from his father, Robert, to his sister Ann and her husband James Bagnall.

Robert Bracewell was mentioned in the Isle of Wight Co.VA Will of Robert Bracewell 15 Feb 1667 prob 1 May 1668:

• – to my daughter Jane Stokes her children three cowes
• – to Rebecca West my daughter one cow and Calfe and one cowe and calfe to the next child she may have
• – and the rest of all my estate unto my two sonnes Robert and Richard whome I make my full and sole executors of this my will, and the Mill I desire shall be finished with what speed my bee and to be lett out,only reserving corner for themselves, and the p.duce of the mill to be equally divided between them both, and reserved to build a new mill hereafter and when built to be left wholly to my sonne Richard likewise I give seven hundred acres of land where I now live and six hundered acres at the western Branch of Nancemond County to be equall divided between my two sonnes Robert and Richard likewise it is my desire that noe part of parcell of the estate shall be disposed of nor none of the land untill they both are of full age nor no wayes divided but if it shall please God that either of them shall depart this life before he comes of age that then the survivior shall enjoye the whole
• – likewise I give unto my servant Elizabeth Hall when she shall be free one heiffer of two years of age
• – and likewise it is my desire that my lvonign friends Mr Richard Izard and George Gwillim to be guardians unto my children in the time of their minoritie and to see this my will performed likewise I give unto the said Richard Izard and George Gwillim fortie shillings to each of them to buy them each one ring,
• – likewise I give unto my daughter Ann Bagnall one cow and calf and one cow and calf to her first child,if it please God she have any
• – and likewise it is my desire that my two sonnes Robert and Richard shal be put to scholle until they can both read and write.
• And this being my will I testifie it with my hand this 15th of February 1667.
• Rob Bracell In Wittness of George Gwillim, Richard Izard

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References

• Ancestry.com. Southside Virginia Families Vol I [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data:Boddie, John Bennett. Southside Virginia Families. Vol. I. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Section: Braswell of Wight. Page 85-86. <AncestryImage>
• https://sallysfamilyplace.com/reverend-robert-bracewell-unknown/
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Burgess-1489
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bracewell-13 cites