Benjamin & Catherine

[My Maternal, 3rd Great Grandparents]

Benjamin nmn Brokaw #456-2

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Catherine nmn McMillan

&

Mary Ann Smith

History of the name Brokaw

Benjamin married first to Catherine Mc Millan about 1800 and she gave birth to six children; John; Jane; Margaret; William; Benjamin Jr. and Francis James. Catherine died shortly after the birth of Francis.

Benjamin then married Mary Ann Smith who gave birth to an additional seven children the first of which was a still birth and was not named. The surviving children were; Mary Ann; George; Obadiah; Abraham; James S. and Sarah.

The first nine children were born in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, of the rest all but Sarah were born in Harrison County. In 1828 the family moved to Morgan County, Ohio were Sarah was born. By 1834 they were living at "BROKAW HILL" , one mile east of Hooksburg in that county.

Benjamin nmn Brokaw #456-2, b. 28 December 1779 at Raritan, Somerset Co., NJ, m. 1st Catherine nmn McMillan about 1800 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH. m. 2nd Mary Ann Smith 29 March 1814 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH. d. 14 September 1861 at Morgan Co., OH

[His Parents]

Father: George nmn Brokaw #152-2, b. 29 March 1755 at Raritan, Somerset Co., NJ, d. 27 June 1842 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH

Mother: Jane nmn Custard, b. 1 May 1752 at PA, d. 8 September 1850 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH

[My G-G-G-Grandmother]

Catherine nmn McMillan, b. 1780 at Cadiz, OH, m. Benjamin nmn Brokaw #456-2 about 1800 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH d. 1813 at Cadiz, OH.

[Her Parents]

Father: John nmn McMillan (some believe that she was the daughter of William and Sarah J. (Wilson) Mc Mullen ????)

Children of Benjamin and Catherine

1: John nmn Brokaw #964-1, b. 1802 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, m. Mary nmn Barge, 3 April 1823 at Belmont Co., OH, d. 1855 at Adams Co., IN; 13 grandchildren

2: Jane nmn Brokaw #965-2, b. 1804 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, m. Moses Logan,1822

3: Margaret nmn Brokaw #966-3, b. 1806 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, m. Joseph Barge, 1824

4: William nmn Brokaw #967-4, b. 10 December 1807 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, m. Marietta Malissa Gifford, 12 October 1830 at Dover, Athens Co., OH, d. 1839 at Palmer Township, Washington Co., OH; 5 grandchildren

5: Benjamin nmn Brokaw Jr. #968-5, b. 4 July 1809 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, m. Martha Kidwell, 23 September 1830 at Harrison Co., OH, d. 10 March 1895 at Glen Elder, Mitchell, KS

[My G-G-Grandfather]

6: Francis James Brokaw #969-6, b. 24 May 1810 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, m. Sarah Blazer, 26 June 1833, m. Elizabeth nmn Sears, 2 June 1839 at Belmont Co., OH, d. 10 November 1844 at Marion Co., IL; 7 grandchildren

[Benjamin's 2nd wife]

Mary Ann Smith, b. 6 December 1787, m. Benjamin nmn Brokaw #456-2 29 March 1814 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., d. 7 May 1846 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH .

Children of Benjamin and Mary

1: unnamed Brokaw #970-7, b. 27 May 1816 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, d. 28 May 1816

2: Mary Ann Brokaw #971-8, b. 21 March 1818 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, m. Theodorick Green, 27 November 1838 at Morgan Co., OH

3: George nmn Brokaw #972-9, b. 15 November 1819 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, m. Matilda Frances Lyne, 5 April 1842 at Morgan Co., OH, d. 30 May 1855 at CA

4: Obadiah nmn Brokaw #973-10, b. 16 May 1822 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, m. Czarena Fletcher, 23 April 1844 at Racine, Meigs Co., OH, d. 5 May 1916 at Stockport, Morgan Co., OH

5: Abraham nmn Brokaw #974-11, b. 5 March 1824 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, m. Sarah Fitch, 26 May 1846 at Morgan Co., OH

6: James S. Brokaw #875-12, b. 5 March 1826 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, m. Nancy Dean, 15 November 1849 at Washington Co., OH, d. 14 September 1876 at Hooksburg, , OH

7: Sarah nmn Brokaw #976-13, b. 24 March 1831 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, m. Joseph W. Allen, 17 March 1850 at Morgan Co., OH

note: the numbers behind the names are from the book "Our Brokaw/Bragaw Heritage"

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