Person:John Brasher (1)
John Brasher, Sr
b.23 May 1736 Maryland
 
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  1. Sarah BrasherAbt 1757 -
  2. John Brasher, JrAbt 1760 - Abt 1847
  3. Lawrence T BrasherBet 1760 & 1770 - Abt 1830
  4. Samuel BrasherBet 1763 & 1764 - 1822
  5. Thomas J Brasher1765 - 1839
  6. Henry Brasher
  7. Elijah BrasherAbt 1768 -
  8. Aquilla BrasherBet 1770 & 1780 - 1839
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Name John Brasher, Sr
Alt Name John Brashear
Gender Male
Birth? 23 May 1736 Maryland
Marriage to Rachel Mebane

Migrated to North Carolina circa 1753. Lived in Greenville County, South Carolina circa 1785-1807/1810. He and his brother Aquilla sold their land in South Carolina and migrated to Kentucky.

A state census of Greenville County, South Carolina for 1789 lists John Brasher with 4 adult sons in his house. They were probably: John Brasher, Jr Thomas Brasher, Lawrence Brasher Henry Brasher

John Brasher got a Granville Land Grant, 2 August 1760 (Granville Grant #137, Bk 14, page 348, file #392 in archives at Raleigh). This land is said to have been about 15 miles north of Mebane in a small town called Hightower and very enar the headwaters of Hico Creek.

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