We continue the Bullitt County 1850 census written by Mrs. W. V. Mathis, Wallace A. McKay and W. C. Barrickman. Betty Darnell shared this in The Pioneer News on 14 Sep 1992.
These records have been briefly compared to images of the census pages, and occasional additions or corrections have been made. Those changes we consider significant are noted with red print. Also, the census dwelling house number and family number according to visitation has been added, like this: [1/1].
28 July 1950 (no column)
4 August 1950
Brashear
Originally “BRASSIEUR," a family of French Huguenot descent, forced by religious persecution to leave France and settle in England.
Robert and Benjamin, sons of Robert BRASHEAR, Sr., emigrated to Virginia before 1636. Later they settled in Calvert County, Maryland. Benjamin died 1663, leaving his widow an their children Robert, Benjamin, John, Mary, Ann, Susanna, Martha, and Elizabeth. Among their neighbors in Maryland were the BEALL, EDMONSTONE, and MAGRUDER families, whose descendants intermarried with the BRASHEARs. Robert BRASHEAR's sons, Benjamin and Samuel, married sisters, daughters of William and Dorothy CAGER JONES. Benjamin and Mary JONES BRASHEAR were the parents of Thomas, Benjamin, John, Sarah,Eleanor, Mary, Ann, Elizabeth; and William. Samuel and Ann JONES BRASHEAR were the parents of Basil, William, Ann, Elizabeth, Mary, Robert, Samuel, Otho, John, and Clara.
Samuel BRASHEAR, born 1696, son of Samuel, married his cousin Elizabeth. born 1701 daughter of Benjamin BRASHEAR. Their children: Samuel, born 1721; Joseph 1722; Mary 1720, Morris 1724, Ann 1729, Benjamin 1727, Ignatius, called 'Nace,” 1735 (he married Frances EDMONSTON CATRYL), Jeremiah 1731, Turner. Ruth (married Thomas BROWN) Elizabeth (married Basil BROWN), Otho (married Ruth BROWN).
Joseph, son of Samuel and Elizabeth, with his son Marsham, were the first Brashears in Kentucky. Later Ignatius BRASHEA, brother br Joseph, with his family also settled in Kentucky. His children were Mary born 1760, Elizabeth 1761; Ann 1763, Thomas C. 1764, Samuel 1766, Ignatius 1768, Robert 1769, Archibald Edmonton 1771, Levi 1773, Walter 1776 (died 1860, married, 1802, Margaret BARR; he was a noted physician and surgeon and lived at Bardstown), Joseph 1718, Dennis 1780, Ruth 1782 (married ?? HACKLEY). In 1784 Ignatius and his family settled on Salt River near Shephordsville and engaged in farming and manufacturing salt. His daughter, Elizabeth married Christian CREPPS, Who was killed by Indians. They were ancestors of J. C. W. BECKHAM, twice Governor of Kentucky. Elizabeth BRASHEAR CREPPS married again in 1793, to Samuel CROW.
He died at or near Shepherdsville in 1819, and his wife in 1826. Their children: Nancy born 1794 (died in infancy), Ann 1726 (sic in newspaper; line skipped) sil b born 1796 (married Maria BLANDFORD in 1820), Samuel 1798 (married, 1820, Catherine daughter of Peter and Martha WATERS SMITH; he became a physician, and his son, W. H. CROW, was also a doctor), Matilda 1799 (died in infancy), Eliza 1800-1816, Maria 1802.
Samuel CROW Sr.'s brother, Basil C., married, 1796, Nancy BRASHEAR. He represented Bullitt County in the Legislature in 1801. Samuel and Basil CROW Jr., were sons of Basil C. and Nancy CROW, ana there were perhaps other children; Basil CROW Jr. married Maxine BRASHEAR, a daughter of Beall BRASHEAR.
Mrs Noe HULL, Kirksville, Missouri writes that Dr. W. H. CROW, son of Dr. Samuel CROW and Catherine WATERS SMITH, emigrated from Kentucky to Monroe County, Mo., where he became a successful pioneer physician.
1850 Census record:
Census Page 14
[103/103] Richard BRASHEAR 65 farmer, Sarah 65 (daughter of Samuel STALLINGS Sr.), Richard 26, Elizabeth 30, Minerva 2 months. Household also shown on another page.
Census Page 15
[109/109] Otho BRASHEAR 42 farmer, Elmira (DICKY) 32, William 16, Curtis 14, John 12, Columbus 10, Amanda 9, Mary 7, Sarah 10 months. Household also shown on another page.
Census Page 95
[695/695] Robert BRASHEAR 50 farmer, Mary E. 45, Margaret C. 16, George H. 19, Benjamin H. 14, Nancy H. 12, Robert A. 10, Mary E. 6, Joseph W. 3, America A. C. UNSELD 34, Robert 12; Lorena WILCOXEN 19, John 6; Mary BRASHEAR 78. Household also shown on another page.
Census Page 125
[925/925] Ephraim NAPPER 39 farmer (married 1831), Elizabeth (GRABLE) 35, Margaret 18, James 16, Archibald 12, Lloyd 9, Lewis 7, Fonderous? 3, Nancy 1 month.
[926/926] Zadoc L. BROWN 32 farmer, Elizabeth (BURCH) 32, Columbus 5, Sarah 4, Marcellus 1.
[927/927] Benjamin WRIGHT 30 farmer, Charlotte 30, David 9, John 7, Kitty 5, Lewis 3, Lavina 1.
[929/929] John L. DUVALL 83 (married 1828), Mahala (BIRD) 45, Susan 18, John 16, Dennis 12, Lucy 8.
[930/930] James CRIGLER (son of Jacob, grandson of Abraham) 45 farmer (married first 1836, Cynthia Ann LUTEAS; married second, 1844), Elizabeth (widow of ? SHAIN) 28, (children by first wife:) Charles 12, Lewis 12, Mary 10, James H. 9.
Census Page 126
[931/931] Abraham FIELD 65 merchant (married 1822, Elizabeth, daughter of Mrs. Mary SIMMONS), Alfred 20, Abraham H. 19.
[932/932] William SHEPHERD 72 farmer, Mary 57, Margaret 18, Mary 16, William 15.
[933/933] Joseph BAILEY 57 farmer (married 1818), Eliza (BAUGHN) 48, Nancy 25, Mary 22, Thomas 17, Richard 14; Polly QUICK 50.
[935/935] David CASWELL 33 farmer (married 1833), Margaret (WILSON) 33, George W. 16, Squire 15, Elizabeth 12, Eliphalet 6, Mary 5, Sarah 2, Josephine 1.
[936/936] John L. MASDEN 26 farmer, (married 1847), Amy 24 (daughter of Ezekiel and Nancy MILLER MAGRUDER), Ezekiel 3, John 2.
[938/938] James SHEPHERD 33 farmer, Lucinda 24, Evaline 12, James H. 10, William H. 9, John H. 9, Samuel 7.
Census Page 127
[939/939] John B. SUMMERS 50 farmer, Mary 34, Martha F. 20, Rachel D. 16, Benjamin 14, Gabriel 12, Washington 10, John R. 8, Noah B. 6, Susan 4, Mary 2, Edwin 6 months.
[940/940] Robert M. SMITH 41 farmer (married first 1825, Amanda MURPHY; married second, 1837), Susan (PHELPS) 35, Helena Clay 6, Augustine Saint George 2, Samuel B. 15.
[941/941] Isaac H. TAYLOR 25 laborer (married 1849), Maria L. 21 (daughter of Henry S. COCHRAN).
This project is presented here with the kind permission of Betty Darnell, and The Pioneer News.
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