I94773: Robert BRACEWELL "the Immigrant"Rev. (ABT 1611

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i. ROBERT4 BRACEWELL, b. Abt. 1611, London, England; d. May 01, 1668, Isle of Wight Co., VA; m. UNKNOWN ?, Bef. 1645; b. Abt. 1612; d. Aft. 1652.

"At the age of fourteen young Robert Bracewell was sent to Oxford College to be educated for the ministry. Records of colonial Virginia show that Robert Bracewell, son of Richard Bracewell of London, England, Gentleman, entered Hart Hall, Oxford University 22 February 1627 at the age of fifteen and graduated with an A.B. Degree November 1631. This information had been certified of recent years by an Oxford Registrar. " (THE BRASWELL FAMILY - Elizabeth Braswell Pearsall).

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEEDS, 1750-1782 transcribed and abstracted
by William Lindsay Hopkins. 1995:

"Isle of Wight County was one of the original shires of Virginia established in 1634. For three years, until 1637 it bore the name Warrosquyoake. Only then did its name first appear as Isle of Wight. As first constituted, the new county bore vague boundary description which was clarified by several Acts (1639/40, 1642/43, and 1647). It included the land south of the James
River between Nansemond County on its eastern flank and James City County on the northwest. Nansemond land consisting of the Terrascoe Neck and the Ragged Islands was added to Isle of Wight in 1656. In 1769 land west of Chuckatuck Creek and in 1772 Rascow's Neck were also added to Isle of Wight from Nansemond. Finally, in 1749, the only division of the county occurred when the southern portion of the county was taken to form Southampton
County."

Reference to John Upton and the patten sold to Rev. Robert Bracewell and dated the 16th of Nov 1638. This verifies that Rev. Robert was in Virginia by 1638. He graduated from Oxford University 1631. So, in the space of only 7 years, starting about age 19, the Rev. Robert married and came to Virginia. We do not have proof of his wife's name or where they were married where the children were born.

Individual: Robert Braswell
Date: Feb 15, 1667
Location: Isle Of Wight
Record Type: Probate Record ID: 20771
Description: Testator
Prove Date: May 1, 1668 Book-Page: 2-52

Remarks: Robert Braswell. Leg.-
daughter Jane Stoikes and her children;
daughter Rebecca West;
son Robert;
son Richard;
servant Elizabeth Hall;
daughter Ann Bagnall.
Mr. Richard Izard and George Guillen to be guardian to my children; daughter Ann Bagnall.

This probate record was extracted from microfilmed copies of the original Will Book.

NAME Braswill [Branwell] [Brarowill], Robert. DATE 1668
SOURCE Record of Wills, Deeds, Etc., Vol. 1, 1661-1719 (Reel 23) p. 80-81. Accounts rec. 10 Jan. 1669 p. 55. Inv. & Appr. rec. 9 June 1668 p. 16. 2nd pagination Exors. bond rec. 1 May 1668 p. 52. Will pro. 1 May 1668; Part of index to Isle of Wight County Wills and Administrations (1628-1800)

PLACE Isle of Wight County (Va.); COLLECTION Virginia wills and administrations.
Isle of Wight Co.VA Will and Deed Book I Volume A page 52

"In the name of God Amen,I Robert Bracewell being very weake & Sicke of Body
but of perfectt memorie,doe make this my last will and testament,revokinge
all former wills whatsoever,Imprimis I be queath my Soule into the hands of
my Redeemer,who gave it mee, And my body unto the ground from whence it came
to be decently buried, and for thos temporall goods God hath given mee I
dispose of them in manner as followeth,I give unto my daughter Jane Stokes
her children three cowes, To Rebecca West my daughter one cow and Calfe and
one cowe and calfe to the next child she may have, and the rest of all my
estate unto my two sonnes Robert and Richard whome I make my full and sole
executors of this my will, and the Mill I desire shall be finished with what
speed my bee and to be lett out,only reserving corner for themselves, and
the p.duce of the mill to be equally divided between them both, and reserved
to build a new mill hereafter and when built to be left wholly to my sonne
Richard likewise I give seven hundred acres of land where I now live and six
hundered acres at the western Branch of Nancemond County to be equall
divided between my two sonnes Robert and Richard likewise it is my desire
that noe part of parcell of the estate shall be disposed of nor none of the
land untill they both are of full age nor no wayes divided but if it shall
please God that either of them shall depart this life before he comes of age
that then the survivior shall enjoye the whole likewise I give unto my
servant Elizabeth Hall when she shall be free one heiffer of two years of
age and likewise it is my desire that my lvonign friends Mr Richard Izard
and George Gwillim to be guardians unto my children in the time of their
minoritie and to see this my will performed likewise I give unto the said
Richard Izard and George Gwillim fortie shillings to each of them to buy
them each one ring,likewise I give unto my daughter Ann Bagnall one cow and
calf and one cow and calf to her first child,if it please God she have any
and likewise it is my desire that my two sonnes Robert and Richard shal be
put to scholle until they can both read and write. And this being my will I
testifie it with my hand this 15th of February 1667.

Rob Bracell

In Wittness of George Gwillim Richard Izard

This will was proved in open court held for the Isle of Wight County this first day of May 1668 and then recorded

Teste John Jenings Clr: Recordes

There has been speculation by some that the Bracewell name was pronounced
Bra zuell. We believe if you look at how Rev. Robert Bracewell signed his
own name on his will above, Rob Bracell, it will be obvious that the "long
u" is not possible. We believe this was an attempt to change the spelling to
Brazil. There was a family in the area named Brazeale at the same time.
There are certainly many spellings of Bracewell/Braswell down through the
years but the "long u" seems a stretch at the least.

[Brøderbund Family Archive #17, Ed. 1, Birth Records: United States/Europe, Birth Records AAI Birth Records Extraction, Date of Import: Apr 14, 2003, Internal Ref. #1.17.1.3881.22]

Individual: Bracewell, Robert Birth date: 1612 Birth place: England CD# 102
Christening: Oct 13, 1611, St. Andrew, London, England
Education 1: Feb 22, 1626/27, Age 15 entered Hart Hall, Oxford Univ. England
Education 2: Nov 1631, Graduated A.B. Degree, Oxford Univ. England
Will 1: May 01, 1668, Record Type: Proved (Source: Genealogy.com, LLC,
Family Archive #513, Virginia Land, Marriage and Probate Records Ed. 1,
(Release date: October 28, 1999), "CD-ROM," Internal Ref. #1.513.1.2377.3.)
Will 2: Feb 15, 1666/67, Probate

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Alt: 1 May 1668

My Southern Family

Rev. Robert BRACEWELL "the Immigrant"

ABT 1611 - 14 Mar 1668

ID Number: I94773

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