THIS WAS AMONG THE PAPERS OF BRASELTON BROS.

(The "3 B's")

AN OLD FAMILY RELIC

Mr' A' M. Evans of this city (Gainesville, Ceorgia) has in his possession a very old
and a very interesting family record in the shape of a-bible which was handed down from
generation to generation frorn his great-grandfaiher, JACOB BRASELToN,
purchased the book about 1770. Th; oldlnd yellow leaves
sR., who
and the queer old-fashioned
type-faces, the Apochrypha, which was in those days included in the UiUfe
eOitions, aff
make the volume o-ne of unique interest. Of great interest, too, to hundreds in this
of the state is the family record in the old book. The Braseltons of Jackson County,part the
Cannings of this city and Athens, the Evanses of the City, the Hosches, the
Woods, and
many more have derived their lineage from the old famiiy which came to
this part of the
c-ountry fronr Virginia, where the elder Jacob Braselton
-rrri"d a niece of Geneial Ceorge
wqshington. The record in this old vorume is as foilowr,
"o*pr"ti
* JACog BRASELToN, sR. wAs BoRN JUNE the 27th, 1749
HANNAH BRASELTON, sR. wAS BORN APRIL the 8th, 1757.

Children:
1. John Braselton was born Feb. the 27th, 1774
2. Elizabeth Braselton was born Nov. 5th, 1775
3. Henry Braselton born April the 5th, 1777
--4. William Braseltonwas
was born March the Z6th, 1779
5. Hannah Braselton, Jr. was born June 25th, lTgl
6- Mary Braselton, was born Feb. 21, l7g3
7. Jacob Braselton, Jr. was born March l7th, 17g5
8. Green Braselton was born Dec. 5, 17g6
9. Reuben Braselton was born Dec. 30th, 17gg
10. Daniel Braselton was born Nov. 5th, 1790
ll. Job Braselton was born Dec. 3}th, lTgz
12. Rebecca Braselton was born Feb. 3rd, 1795
13. Amos Braselton was born May the lsth, l7g7
14. Sarah Braselton was born Oct. the Z7th, l79g

Elizabeth Brown died June the 23rd, lg05

Hannah Braselton deceased on the ll day of Oct. lg32
Sarah Bell deceased on Feb. the Z7th, lg3}
Cynihia Brown was born Mary 27th. l79g
Mary Brown born Jan. llth, lgOt
John McClintick Brown was born Jan. 9th, lg03

The above appeared in the Gainesville Eagle, December g, 1905.

Note: The old Family Bible was left to Amos Braselton by his father, Jacob Brasel-
ton, sr. It was in the Evans family, and now, so we are told-it is in the
. possession of Evans Palmour, a descendant, who lives in Washington, D.c.
(1974). LB

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JACOB AND HANNAH'S CHILDREN

. (Jacob Sr. and Hannah had 14 children... as follows:)

l. John Braselton-Born: Frederick County, Maryland, February 27, 1774

Died: July 30, l85G--Princeton, Indiana
Married: lst*Elizabeth Brown, N. C.
December 27, 1796;
Born: Aprll 25, 1774
Died: December 30, 1810, Princeton, Indiana
Married: 2nd-Margaret Sissony
2. Elizabeth B1n5s[tsn-Born November 5, 1775, Maryland
Died: June 23, 1805; South Carolina
Married: James $1su/n-psndleton District, South Carolina
3. Henry g1a5gl1sn-Born: April 4, 1777; Maryland
Died: Madison Co., Alabama in l85l; )t
Married: Lydia Ledbetter, N. C.
Born: 1780---Caswell Co., N. C. $

Died: June 22, 1847; Alabarna

It is said that Henry was buried in New Hope Cemetery-I7 i
miles from Huntsville, Alabama. T

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William Braselton-Born: March 26, 1779:' Guilford County, North Carolina I{
Died: December 13, 1858; i
Married: Mary Keith.
William settled in Franklin County, Tenn., which is across the
state line from Madison County, Alabama (Huntsville) where
Henry, his brother, lived.
5. Hannah Braselton, Jr.-Born: June 24, l78L
Died: October [1, 1832;
Married: 1800 Ezekial Putnam
Born: Pendleton District, SC
Died: Canton, Ga., Cherokee CountY.
6. Mary Braselton-Born: February 21., 1783; Died: Februaty 21, 1783.
7. Jacob Braselton Js.-le1n; March 17, 1785; Granville Co., NC
Died: Jackson Co., Ga., November 17, 1849.
Married: Mary Brice; Born: 1787;
Died March 23, 1856
Both are buried at Walnut Fork Baptist Church Cemetery,
fackson County, Georgia.
8. Braselton-Born: North Carolina December 10, 1786;
Green or Greene
Died: October 15, t820-Hall Co., Ga.
9. Reuben Braselton-Born: December 30, 1788; Granville Co., NC.
Died: January L844; Pendergrass, Georgia
Married: Elizabeth Stovall-
Born: around L796; Hal[ County, Ga.
Died: May 21, 1888. (92 years old)
(continued)

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10. Danier (David?) u."ff1,:.L;"#1"*:iltr 5, r7e0; S. c.

I l. JoB or JOBE GREEN BRAsELToN-Born: Decembe r 3o, 1792-sc
OUR LINE
Died: Iuly 26, lB52
(Listed 1848 on tombstone)
Married: Sarah or Sally Dowdy in lg26:
Born: Oct. 15, lg03; SC
Listed on tombstone lg0g.
Died: luly 21, lg93;
Jackson County, Georgia
Job was father of our grandfathei_
Htilliam Harrison Braselton;
Grandfather of the "3 B's".
Job and Sarah were first buried at Brake's Buriar Ground.
Hall County, Georgia. Later moved to Westview Cenretery,
Braselton. Ceorgia (By Braselton Brothers)
12. Rebecca Braselton-Born: February 3, 1795; South
Carolina;
Married: Brazil or Brazeal;
t3. Amos Braselton-Born: May 15, L7g7
Married: Elizabeth McMillan
Born: May 30, 1803;
14. Sarah Braselton-Born: October 29, 1799; South
Carolina
Died: February 27, lg3}
Married: Hugh L. Bell;
Born: Jackson County, Georgia
Buried at walnut Fork Baptist Churih cemetery:Jackson Counry,
Georgia

JACOB, HANNAH, and CHILDREN WORSHIPPED AT

WALNUT FORK BAPTIST CHURCH.
THE CHURCH WAS FOUNDED I8O2
(3 miles from Braselton, Ga.)
(Jackson County)

Harry w. Braselton (son of late wilriam Henry Braselton) and Leta Green
8..19]!T (daughter of late Green Braselton, sr.,) Braselton, Georgia, had the
old walnut Fork Baptist church Minutes restored and bound-laminated
and-microfilmed by the Department of Archives and History, Atlanta, Georgia
in 1968, as these books were in bad condition. compli*"nt, of Harry and
Leta.
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JACOB BRASELTON, SR.

The following information by Freda Rose canning and

her sister, Lucile
canning (both deceased)-nativl ceorgians-whs *"o.L.o in
washington,
D. c. (did a lot of research) and then rater moved to
chickasha. oklahoma.
They were nieces of our grandparents-Mr. and Mrs.
Harrison Braserton,
Braselton, Georgia.
"Jacob Braselton, sr. took the oath of allegiance
See N. c. state Record, vorume 27. see Lucian
in North carolina.
i. rnigt,i, Georgia Roster
of the Revolution. Record as approved by DAR, whicri was sent in
by us.
Jacob Braselton and his wife, Hannah Green, are buried
at old walnut
thyr.! cenletery in.Jackson counry, Georgia. The church was originafly a
Pedo Baptist-that is, it was the piactice to wash the feet
of the members,
and was kept up as late as 1970. Jacob helped to founcl it,
and was acrive
in it. At one time, Ja_c9b had nine grown sons visiting him, and he carried
them all to church with him on sunday. It is saia-iirey brote roose
from
the Quakers and took part with the Confederates in the civil war.',

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1820 Census-JACKSON COUNTY
JACOB BRAZLETON, SR. with t male between l6-18
2 males between l8 to 26
I male between 26 to 45;
I male 45 upward;
,)
females 16 to 18;
I female 26 to 45;
2 females 45 upward;

1830 Census-JACKSON COUNTY

JACOB BRAZELTON, SR. with I male 30 to 40;
I male 80 to 90;
I female 30 to 40;
I female 70 to 80;
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It is said that the oldest son o[ Jacob Braselton sr., John, bought the
place at the walnut Fork Baptist church community unj u year
or so later
conveyed it to his father and all the family moved irom south
carolina to
Georgia.
Jacob, Sr. became a citizen of Georgia in lgl2.
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- At one time, there was a picket fence around the Braselton graves at
the walnut Fork Baptist ChurJh cemetery, but it is no longer
there, and
no marker can be seen for Hannah's grave. The DAR's marked
Jacob sr..s
grave several years ago. ( L92S)

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\iEoRG I A, JACKSON C',JUNTY.

l, Jrcoe BnlsEr-lor, Sex or rHc couxTY Axo sTASE AfOiESAlo aElxo

oLo & ttartRr til dooY gur oF ol6Poslr.a ulro, & f,lEHlile ro olsPosf or
rHAt ronl.ol.t PFoPERTT AS HAs PLEASEo Goo to BLEgr ng f,lrx Do rAxE
r.? Llsr rlLL A11O lElrA1EXT lt rAN11R & FOan FOLLOTIXC (ro-rtt)
FIAST. IT I3 U' 'ILL THA? UT.'UST OE8T6 BE PUNCTUALLT P^IO
^L!
our or rY ESTAIE.
SECONDLY. I Lgevs utTo rY OAUSXTER Reeexex BnArlEL & rx{ HEIRS
oF lrGR EOOY OX N3RO CIRL tr rHE ilAr,E O7 liltXll.t .
THIROLY.6,lt rlLL ls THAI ALI rHE REsr or uY PRoPERTY EE soLD

& aqurltv olvlDEo, oB orxEntlSE EQUALLY olsPosEo ot aETlgN tll

ulloER rlAMEO SONS TO rlr, JOHil HE,'BY, WlLLlAra, JAco8, REuSEx, oeNlEt,
r,og I' Aro! BRAsELrota.
FOURTHLY. I aurxoFlzE, Norl,'^lE & cox!rlrutE uY rlo soxt
J^coa & REUOET BRlsgLTOI. IY LATfUL ExcuroF! Of rHt! raY LAsr rlLL
& ,Esr ArEHr.
ttr rtl,tEss rHEFEor I reve HFEUtrro sEr.{Y xerro & ArFlxEo t'lt sAL
rHls rrExtv r. lrtll oAY of Aucus? oraE rHouSAro EIoHT HUHOREO &. ?HlAtr
f lUto J^coo Bnrserrox ( sEAL)
Slgreo tit PiEErcE of
rloxx. RAf,ooLtx
Jox[ H. Rlrool.rx
It..t-rcxofrH R. R^xog. Px

GEOR;tA, JACKSCN C0IJNTY.

PEntorrllv cArf trto orEL oouRl Joxx RexooLrx & lverxttetotr
R. RetOOtex TtO Of tltE SuASCnlSlrle tltLESgEr tO THE rl?H1.. llLL
& aelro outv tronx grllx rHAr ?HEv HEAR0 tHE rltl{lx ilArlEo JAcoB
SeeEeLror rHE itrhtx ?srAtoi Acl(r{orLEoc ?xE rlrHlra ro BE ltlS HA.lo
lr seel. fon TxE PuRPosEs rHiElra IPEClf IEO & txer txgv ser .Joxt
RAilooLPn sEfi. tlcr rx EALE AS a 'ztrrEst At tHE REquEs, or sAl0
?EStAtgR & tx:v BELTEYE x rA! or louxo rlrao Ar IHE llrc cf xlt
ACrilOrtEOa{rlg I}rc tAllfo
Joxr Beroot.rx
ITASH I re rora Rrxoourx
Sroar ro tN oPEil oount
tHr 20 ot Novtrse l6lJ
Eorrno Aoeus C.C.O
Broonoro rHG ,o Nov. ,8r, Loreao Ao^{!, CLr.
R:cono or 1{r r.t r tAt P^e r! 196-197

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 Walnut Church CemeterY is about
3 miles frortr Brasclton, Ga'

InscriPtion on Marker
,,TACOB BRASELTON SR."
,,REV. WAR''

(Walnut Church Cernetery, lackson County-Grave

iarked by Eliiah Ctark Chapter of the DAUGH-
rERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Athens, Georgia)

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IACOB BRASELTON ./R'S. GRAVE

WALNUT CHURCH CEMETERY

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