Will of John Brownson, Charleston Wills,
1711-1718, p 33-34
I , John Brownson being of perfect
memory and mindful of my own mortality, desiring the peace and welfare of those
I leave behind me in the worlds, and in order to the settling of any worldly
affairs and the disposing of the estate which God has given me in this world I
may composedly prepare for my dissolution, do make, ordain and conclude this my
last will and testament declaring all former wills to be null and void.
I bequeath my soul to God, my
faithful creator, to be by him received to glory for ye merit’s sake of my
redeemer ye Lord Jesus Christ, and my body to the earth from whence it was
taken to be therein buried decently in hope of glorious resurrection at the
last day through ye love and merits of my Savior, and my debts funeral charges
being paid, I dispose of my worldly estate as follows:
Imprimis: I given and bequeath to my
true and loving wife Hannah Scott Brunson the use, profit and management of all
my estate real and personal, for her comfortable subsistence after my decease
as long as God shall continue her life.
Item: I given and bequeath to my son
Abraham Brunson all debts due me from any person in the aforesaid Colony of
Connecticut. I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Brunson five pounds to be
paid by him to my aforesaid son Abraham Brunson.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son
Isaac Brunson my new dwelling, and all the land which I am possessed owner,
within the Province
of Carolina.
Item: I give to my daughter Sarah,
the wife of Daniel McGregor a valuable cupboard and a bell metal bot.
Item: my will is that my wearing
clothes shall be equally divided among my three sonsMAbraham, Joseph and Isaac.
Item: It is my will y’t all ye
movables belonging to my estate besides w;t have already been bequeathed in
this my last will and testament to be equally divided among my two daughters,
Sarah and Grace, by each of whom I will forty shillings to be paid to my
granddaughter Mary, wife of Preserved Ford.
And further it is my will that if
any of the movables be necessarily spent to maintain my wife after my decease,
or to defray the charges of her funeral, or be unavoidably diminished before
her decease, then my two daughters aforesaid shall pay less than the aforesaid
sum each of them in proportion to the said diminishion, and the discovery of
which diminishun I will that appraisement be made and an inventory taken of all
my movable estate as soon as convenient after my decease.
Finally, I nominate and declare my
good friend, my well beloved wife Hannah Brunson, and my sons, Abraham, Joseph
and Isaac Brunson as my executors of this my last will and testament. I set
heruntue my hand and seal this eleventh day of January of the year of our lord 1711.
Memorandum: On this the twenty eight
day of April, Anno Domini 1712 personally appeared before me, the Governor, Mr.
Graham Hawks, Mr. Thomas Graves, and Mr. Thomas Osgood Jr., who being sworn
saith that they each were personally present and did see John Brunson the
testor, sign, seal and publish and declare the within to be and to contain his
last will and testament and yet the closing of it was of sound mind and memory.
Signed by Charles Craven, Governor of South
Carolina.
South Carolina
Patriots in the American Revolution by Bobby Gilmer Moss
Brunson’s listed
Alexander (5th regiment)
Charles (Volunteer Co St Mark’s Parish)
Daniel (1782 Militia)
David (Rangers)
George (Volunteer Co of St Mark’s Parish)
George (5th)
George (1782 militia)
Isaac (Rangers)
Jacob (3rd)
James (Volunteer Co of St. Mark’s Parish)
James (1782 Militia)
Josiah (Rangers)
Mathew (Volunteer Co St Mark’s parish)
Moses (fall of Charleston
and 1782 militia)
William Sr. (militia 1775)
William (from Sumter)
William (Volunteer Co of St. Mark’s Parish)
William (5th)
William (1782 militia)
William (1782 militia)
William R. (from Craven
County, 1765-1840)
Brunston
George (1775 salt catcher volunteer)
John (1775 Colleton
County)
Josiah (1775 Salt Catcher)
William (1775 Salt Catcher)
William 1756-1802 (at fall of Charleston, militia)
Watertee
Isaac Brunson Sr
Isaac Brunson Jr
James Brunson
Moses Brunson
Mathew Brunson
Evan Benbow
Richard Benbow
David Brunson Sr
Michael Singletary (?Singleton)
John Nelson
Geo Platt
Chas. Cantey
Grand Jurors
Josiah Brunson
Jaren Neilson
John Cantey Jr
Joseph Cantey
Thomas Singletary (Singleton?)
Samuel Nelson
Mathew Singlton
John Singleton
James Richborg
References in Joop Giessendanner’s
transcription of the Book of Record (http://www.xs4all.nl/~sail/orange/a-index.html) reflect the many parish listings for
the Brunson family in Orangeburgh in the 1750s:
mar = marriage; bapt =
baptism; bur = burial; comm = communion date = ddmmyy
mar jonathan brimstone x
martha pickings BEF
1749 **this is Brunson per website author**
bapt isaac
Brunzon 28.10.1750 son of Jacob and Barbara
bapt abraham
brunson 27.01.1751
son of Jonathan and Martha born March 26, 1749
mar robert lammon x
barbara brunzon
(widow) 28.05.1751
bapt alexander
Brunzon 30.06.1751
son of John and Rachel born March 1749
bapt rachel
Brunzon 30.06.1751 Daughter of John and Rachel, born
December 1746
bapt sirrah Brunzon 30.06.1751 daughter of John and Rachel
born January 1750
bapt peter
brunson 17.02.1755 *** son of William Brunson
and Sarah
bapt elizabeth
Brunzon 02.11.1755
Daughter of John and Rachel born December 28 1754
bapt william Brunzon 02.11.1755 son of John and Rachel
born April 3, 1753
bapt rebeccah
Brunzon 02.01.1757
dtr of Johnathan and Martha born Aug 15, 1756
bapt martha
Brunzon 02.01.1757 dtr of Jonathan and Martha
born November 20, 1752
bapt susannah Brunzon 02.01.1757 dtr of Jonathan and Martha
born march 26, 1754
bapt joshiah
cantey 24.03.1760 son of William and Rebecca Cantey born Jan 20, 1760
Eôdem Die et
Locô (The same day and place)
371} Martha, born November 20th 1752.
372} Susannah, born March 26th 1754.
373} Rebeccah, born August 15th 1756.
These three the Daughters of Jonathan & Martha
Brunzon: Suret. for the three: Daniel & Sarah Linder,
Isaac Hottow, Samuel Brunson, Mary Brunson, &
Margaret, wife of Joseph Griffice.
371} Martha, born November 20th 1752.
372} Susannah, born March 26th 1754.
373} Rebeccah, born August 15th 1756.
These three the Daughters of Jonathan & Martha
Brunzon: Suret. for the three: Daniel & Sarah Linder,
Isaac Hottow, Samuel Brunson, Mary Brunson, &
Margaret, wife of Joseph Griffice.
History of the town of Dorchester,
SC (St. George’s Parish, SC)
John Hill in 1726.
Thomas Satur 1722.
Peter Savey 1738.
Joseph Brunson 1722.
John Hawks 1721.
David Batcheler1707.
John Kitchen 1720.
Thomas Graves 1720.
Robert Winn 1718.
Stephen Dowse 1727.
Isaac Brunson 1712
*** Portal of Texas History, website, history of Sumter County, SC…p
10”
this same Isaac settled near High Hills in 1740 land
adjoining Peter Porcher…(on/near Santee River)… he established St. Mark’s. Will
in 1770 names wife Mary, sons Daniel, David, Isaac, Josiah, Mathew, Moses and
Joshua, and daughters Mary Mellett and Susannah” There are three Brunston
settlements between old Catawba and south fork of Black River in map of 1770.
Francis Varnod
and enclosed by a letter dated 1-21-1725
to his Anglican employers in England.
Rev. Varnod was the Anglican minister/missionary in St. George Parish at that time. He made this census when he misunderstood directions just to count the inhabitants. Each head of household is followed by six numbers
and perhaps the letter D. The D was used for all dissenters, or individuals not attending the Anglican church. They were Quaker, Baptist, Congregationalist, or other. The first three numbers represent the white
(his word) people in the home by men, women, and children. The last three numbers are for slaves by men, women, and children. The last five heads of household in this list are titled Free Negros and Indians, and are called
free rather than white. Abbreviations were often used and I did not try to correct spelling.
Alexr Skeene Esqr 3 2 1 27 18 32
Peter Cattle 1 1 5 14 13 7
John Williams 1 1 1 48 24 22
Thomas Smith D 1 1 5 0 0 0
Saml Smith 1 1 2 0 0 0
Jeremy Burros 2 1 0 0 0 0
Debora Stiles 0 1 5 0 0 0
Sam Wraggs Plant 1 0 0 35 12 10
Nath Wishams Pl 0 0 0 4 1 1
John Canty 3 4 5 7 11 7
Joseph Child 1 3 10 14 14
Jane Canty 1 1 2 3 6 10
Eliz Diston D 2 1 2 19 18 24
Mary Elms 0 1 2 2 2 0
Wm Wells 2 0 1 1 0 0
Wm Burckley D 2 1 3 0 0 0
ffr ffrewin D 1 0 1 0 0 0
Thos Cater D 1 0 0 12 6 10
Nath Bradwell D 2 1 3 1 2 1
Mary Brandford 1 1 4 1 2 3
Lelia Hague 1 1 2 15 6 7
Sush Baker D 3 3 5 26 17 18
Angle Coone 1 1 3 0 0 0
Jos: Griffen D 1 3 3 1 1 0
Tho: Elms 0 2 3 10 0 0
Dd Gallandy 1 1 1 0 0 0
Th Wally 1 1 1 0 0 0
John Baker 3 1 5 6 13 11
Walter Izard 2 1 4 29 23 39
Geo Burnet D 1 1 1 4 5 9
Gilson Clapp 2 1 2 3 3 8
John Postel Sen 1 1 4 6 8 17
Saml Way D 1 1 4 0 0 0
Uriah Edward D 1 1 2 1 0 0
Sam Snow D 1 1 3 0 0 0
Jos Osgood D 1 1 2 3 1 2
Tho Baker D 1 1 6 2 1 0
Saml and Jonath Clarke D 2 1 4 2 0 0
Jam: Baker D 1 1 3 0 1 0
John Hill 1 1 1 0 0 0
Peter Goulding 1 1 2 4 3 4
Geo Osgood 2 2 2 2 2 3
Richd Baker D 3 1 6 5 2 7
Wm Elliot 1 1 1 4 5 5
Richd Warring 1 1 2 4 5 5
Josh and Joseph Warring 2 0 0 6 3 7
Th Cutfield 1 0 0 4 0 0
Th Warring 1 1 5 18 8 15
Wm Shingleton D 1 4 4 1 0 0
Rd Beadon D 3 2 4 7 6 6
Rd Winn D 1 2 2 1 1 2
Rebecca Simons D 0 1 6 4 3 3
John Hill 1 1 1 1 0 0
Sam Stiles D 1 1 2 0 0 0
Jos Smith D 1 1 0 2 2 4
Ebenezer Way D 1 1 2 0 0 0
Joseph Sumner D 1 1 7 3 2 4
Wm Way D 3 1 7 3 1 1
Mos Way D 1 1 3 4 2 0
Th Redd D 1 1 4 0 0 0
Job Chamberlain 2 1 3 4 5 2
James Rawlins 1 2 1 3 5 4
Benj Perriman 8 2 9 1 0 1
James Sanders 1 1 4 3 1 0
James Dorton 1 1 1 2 2 0
Elias Thomas 1 1 4 0 0 0
Cha Diston 1 1 2 1 0 2
Robert Miller Sen D 1 1 1 5 1 7
John Shuts 1 1 3 2 1 0
Robert Miller Junr D 1 0 0 3 0 1
Jos Brunson D 3 3 6 2 2 1
John Citchin D 1 0 0 1 1 2
Isaac Brunson D 2 1 7 2 1 0
Mala Glaze D 3 1 2 5 3 0
Wm Glaze D 1 0 0 2 4 6
Wm Wallace 2 1 4 10 9 11
Aaron Way D 2 1 2 0 1 2
John Caswell D 1 1 1 1 2 0
Wm White D 1 1 0 0 0 0
John Jones 1 1 1 1 0 0
Th Way D 3 1 1 0 1 1
Th Satur 3 0 1 3 4 1
Dan Stewd 1 1 1 0 0 1
John Gorton D 1 1 4 1 0 0
Th Osgood D 1 2 1 0 1 0
Wm Fishburn D 1 1 2 1 1 1
Th Osgood Junr D 1 1 3 1 1 1
Step. Dowse D 1 1 4 0 0 0
Hugh Fisher D 1 1 0 2 0 0
John Tudder 1 1 6 0 0 0
Eliz Hawks D 3 2 0 0 0 0
Abig Stew D 0 2 1 4 4 6
Johan Hosier 1 2 0 0 0
John Cousins 1 1 2 0 0 1
John Hawks D 1 0 0 1 5 2
Nathan: White D 1 1 1 0 0 1
Nathan: Turner D 1 1 4 0 1 0
Th Bacon D 2 0 5 0 1 0
Thom Boone 1 0 0 16 19 12
Jos'h Blake 1 1 3 16 17 20
Franc Varnod 1 0 0 1 1 1
Wm Sanders 1 5 0 10 13 13
Lawrence Sanders 1 0 0 5 2 3
Widow Izard 0 1 2 2 1 2
James Postel 1 1 2 4 4 6
John Postel Junr 1 1 2 4 5 4
Benj Sumner D 3 4 2 0 0 3
Roger Sumner D 5 2 3 2 1 0
Moses Norman 3 2 3 3 5 1
Robin Johnson negro 1 1 4 3 3 3
Guy a negro 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nero an Indian 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Pickins Ind 1 1 4 0 0 0
Sarah 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rev. Varnod was the Anglican minister/missionary in St. George Parish at that time. He made this census when he misunderstood directions just to count the inhabitants. Each head of household is followed by six numbers
and perhaps the letter D. The D was used for all dissenters, or individuals not attending the Anglican church. They were Quaker, Baptist, Congregationalist, or other. The first three numbers represent the white
(his word) people in the home by men, women, and children. The last three numbers are for slaves by men, women, and children. The last five heads of household in this list are titled Free Negros and Indians, and are called
free rather than white. Abbreviations were often used and I did not try to correct spelling.
Alexr Skeene Esqr 3 2 1 27 18 32
Peter Cattle 1 1 5 14 13 7
John Williams 1 1 1 48 24 22
Thomas Smith D 1 1 5 0 0 0
Saml Smith 1 1 2 0 0 0
Jeremy Burros 2 1 0 0 0 0
Debora Stiles 0 1 5 0 0 0
Sam Wraggs Plant 1 0 0 35 12 10
Nath Wishams Pl 0 0 0 4 1 1
John Canty 3 4 5 7 11 7
Joseph Child 1 3 10 14 14
Jane Canty 1 1 2 3 6 10
Eliz Diston D 2 1 2 19 18 24
Mary Elms 0 1 2 2 2 0
Wm Wells 2 0 1 1 0 0
Wm Burckley D 2 1 3 0 0 0
ffr ffrewin D 1 0 1 0 0 0
Thos Cater D 1 0 0 12 6 10
Nath Bradwell D 2 1 3 1 2 1
Mary Brandford 1 1 4 1 2 3
Lelia Hague 1 1 2 15 6 7
Sush Baker D 3 3 5 26 17 18
Angle Coone 1 1 3 0 0 0
Jos: Griffen D 1 3 3 1 1 0
Tho: Elms 0 2 3 10 0 0
Dd Gallandy 1 1 1 0 0 0
Th Wally 1 1 1 0 0 0
John Baker 3 1 5 6 13 11
Walter Izard 2 1 4 29 23 39
Geo Burnet D 1 1 1 4 5 9
Gilson Clapp 2 1 2 3 3 8
John Postel Sen 1 1 4 6 8 17
Saml Way D 1 1 4 0 0 0
Uriah Edward D 1 1 2 1 0 0
Sam Snow D 1 1 3 0 0 0
Jos Osgood D 1 1 2 3 1 2
Tho Baker D 1 1 6 2 1 0
Saml and Jonath Clarke D 2 1 4 2 0 0
Jam: Baker D 1 1 3 0 1 0
John Hill 1 1 1 0 0 0
Peter Goulding 1 1 2 4 3 4
Geo Osgood 2 2 2 2 2 3
Richd Baker D 3 1 6 5 2 7
Wm Elliot 1 1 1 4 5 5
Richd Warring 1 1 2 4 5 5
Josh and Joseph Warring 2 0 0 6 3 7
Th Cutfield 1 0 0 4 0 0
Th Warring 1 1 5 18 8 15
Wm Shingleton D 1 4 4 1 0 0
Rd Beadon D 3 2 4 7 6 6
Rd Winn D 1 2 2 1 1 2
Rebecca Simons D 0 1 6 4 3 3
John Hill 1 1 1 1 0 0
Sam Stiles D 1 1 2 0 0 0
Jos Smith D 1 1 0 2 2 4
Ebenezer Way D 1 1 2 0 0 0
Joseph Sumner D 1 1 7 3 2 4
Wm Way D 3 1 7 3 1 1
Mos Way D 1 1 3 4 2 0
Th Redd D 1 1 4 0 0 0
Job Chamberlain 2 1 3 4 5 2
James Rawlins 1 2 1 3 5 4
Benj Perriman 8 2 9 1 0 1
James Sanders 1 1 4 3 1 0
James Dorton 1 1 1 2 2 0
Elias Thomas 1 1 4 0 0 0
Cha Diston 1 1 2 1 0 2
Robert Miller Sen D 1 1 1 5 1 7
John Shuts 1 1 3 2 1 0
Robert Miller Junr D 1 0 0 3 0 1
Jos Brunson D 3 3 6 2 2 1
John Citchin D 1 0 0 1 1 2
Isaac Brunson D 2 1 7 2 1 0
Mala Glaze D 3 1 2 5 3 0
Wm Glaze D 1 0 0 2 4 6
Wm Wallace 2 1 4 10 9 11
Aaron Way D 2 1 2 0 1 2
John Caswell D 1 1 1 1 2 0
Wm White D 1 1 0 0 0 0
John Jones 1 1 1 1 0 0
Th Way D 3 1 1 0 1 1
Th Satur 3 0 1 3 4 1
Dan Stewd 1 1 1 0 0 1
John Gorton D 1 1 4 1 0 0
Th Osgood D 1 2 1 0 1 0
Wm Fishburn D 1 1 2 1 1 1
Th Osgood Junr D 1 1 3 1 1 1
Step. Dowse D 1 1 4 0 0 0
Hugh Fisher D 1 1 0 2 0 0
John Tudder 1 1 6 0 0 0
Eliz Hawks D 3 2 0 0 0 0
Abig Stew D 0 2 1 4 4 6
Johan Hosier 1 2 0 0 0
John Cousins 1 1 2 0 0 1
John Hawks D 1 0 0 1 5 2
Nathan: White D 1 1 1 0 0 1
Nathan: Turner D 1 1 4 0 1 0
Th Bacon D 2 0 5 0 1 0
Thom Boone 1 0 0 16 19 12
Jos'h Blake 1 1 3 16 17 20
Franc Varnod 1 0 0 1 1 1
Wm Sanders 1 5 0 10 13 13
Lawrence Sanders 1 0 0 5 2 3
Widow Izard 0 1 2 2 1 2
James Postel 1 1 2 4 4 6
John Postel Junr 1 1 2 4 5 4
Benj Sumner D 3 4 2 0 0 3
Roger Sumner D 5 2 3 2 1 0
Moses Norman 3 2 3 3 5 1
Robin Johnson negro 1 1 4 3 3 3
Guy a negro 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nero an Indian 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Pickins Ind 1 1 4 0 0 0
Sarah 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hello Jennifer & thank you so much for sharing so much detailed information!-- I recently wrote you on Ancestry.com & thought I'd post this here too in case you visit here more often. My main Q is, have you considered/rejected/? the possibility that "John Cousins" in the Varnod census above is a forbear of Mary Cussins/Cousins Dyer (wife of Reuben Dyer of Tensaw)??
ReplyDeleteI believe this John Cossens aka "Cousins" (a Scottish indentured servant who arrived SC 1716) was in the very early SC Indian trade. By the Varnod 1725 census, he'd a wife (possibly #2) 2 kids & 1 enslaved. In 1735 records, there's a SC trader named George Cossens/Cousins (possibly John's son, or a Scots relation John'd brought over) among the Lower Creeks, & in 1760 there's a James Cossens among the Upper Creeks, as licensed trader to the Natchez village of "Nauchie"-- near Abihka & Talladega, where Joseph Stiggins later traded.
From the Spanish records, Mary Cussins/Cousins Dyer was born abt 1760, so she'd be abt 28 YO when Joseph Stiggins & Nancy Haw (a Natchez Indian) had George Stiggins in "Nauchies" in 1788.
Joseph Stiggins & Reuben Dyer seem to be linked prior to their move to the Tensaw area, & I know Reuben Dyer was in the Little Tallassee area in 1786 & carried a letter from Creek Chief/Gen'l Alexander McGillivray to the French. Also, in Deanna Slappey's published work, "Mary Cussins, Mother of Tensaw Settlement Survivors..." it's stated that Reuben Dyer's land near Augusta GA (that Reuben sold in 1791) was previously owned by a "William Cousins".
I've more info on "John Cossens" that I'll be happy to share if it's of interest to you Jennifer, & am hoping you'll tell me if you or Patti Hall have already considered and/or rejected the idea of James Cossens being Mary C's father??
Please read the Anct'y message from me OK Jennifer & & then I'd be very grateful for your opinions on this!
thank you-- Ann
sent you a few messages on ancestry. Patti mentioned the trader a long time ago. I haven't worked on anything Tensaw related in a few years now. Maybe it's time for another look
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