Display Patriot - P-120180 - Robert BRASHEAR/BRASHEARS
Robert BRASHEAR/BRASHEARS
SAR Patriot #:
P-120180
The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: NC
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Robert Brashear was born at Prince George's County, Maryland, a son of Samuel Brashear and Ann. Robert was deeded 200 acres in 1726 from his father, a tract known as 'Brashers Meadow,' on Beaver Dam, a branch of the Potomac River. Samuel's will bequeathed Robert an additional 40 acres in 1740. Robert fell on hard times in 1742 and began selling most of his worldly possessions to pay for debts. He spent a few months in debtors’ prison before satisfying his indebtedness. He relocated to Fairfax County Virginia, across the Potomac River, where he spent three years. During his short time in Truro Parish, Fairfax County, his daughter, Anne, married Moses Ball. In 1745, Robert sold many of his personal possessions to raise needed funds to take his family to Orange County, North Carolina. His traveling party to North Carolina included two of his brothers and their families. Six of Brashear’s eight children grew into adulthood and married prior to the Revolution.1 The Brashear families were among the first white settlers in the region. In 1754, Robert was awarded a land grant of 640 acres. It was surveyed and recorded for a second time in 1761.2
During the Revolutionary War, Robert and his family supported the Patriots by supplying goods, taking the Oath of Allegiance, and paying taxes. While Brashear was too old to fight, his son Asa served as a Captain in the North Carolina Militia, and was awarded a pension later for his service. According to family tradition, Robert may have driven his own wagon to carry much-needed supplies to General Greene's army at the battle of Guilford Court House, 15 March 1781.3
Sources
1. Charles Brashear : A Brashear(s) Family History: Robert C. Brashear of North Carolina and Some Descendants, Vol. 2., Pg. 32, 37, 42-45, 117.
2. North Carolina Land Survey #26, Earl Granville Grant Orange County, North Carolina, 3 December 1754, later designated Grant #95, File #362, Deed Book 14, Pg. 341.
3. Charles Brashear : A Brashear(s) Family History: Robert C. Brashear of North Carolina and Some Descendants, Vol. 2., Pg. 42-45.
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Rocky Springs was in Guilford Co. when Patriot died; it is now Rockingham Co