George Brokaw was born in Somerset County, New Jersey, and was living in Sussex County in 1776 when he joined the Revolutionary Army and served under General George Washington during the Battle of Long Island. He was discharged in 1777 and returned to Sussex County where he married Jane Custard . Jane was the daughter of William Custard and Sarah Swartwout .
The first of their twelve children was Abraham, followed by Benjamin; Sarah; George Jr.; William; Judith; Jane; John P.; Mary; Isaac; Jacob, and Peter. After the marriage Jane must have gone back to Somerset County, NJ as the first two children were born there. The next two probably were born in Sussex County, NJ, after the Revolutionary War was over. Numbers five and six were born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania and seven through twelve in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
The family eventually settled on a tract of land that George patented in Harrison and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, near the township of Cadiz, where both George and Jane are buried in the Old Crabapple Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
George nmn Brokaw #152-2, b. 29 March 1755 in Somerset County, NJ, m. Jane Custard on 10-June-1777 at Sussex County, NJ, d. 27-June-1842 near Cadiz, Harrison County, OH. buried 1 July 1842 at Old Crabapple Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Harrison Co., OH
[His Parents]
Father: Abraham nmn Brokaw #42-9, b. 22 April 1728 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ, d. 20 January 1810 at Washington Co., PA
Mother: Judith nmn Davis #161-2, b. 4 October 1731 at Somerset Co, NJ
[His wife]
Jane nmn Custard, b. 1 May 1752 at PA, m. George nmn Brokaw on 10-June-1777 at Sussex County, NJ d. 8 September 1850 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, buried 11 September 1850 at Old Crabapple Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Harrison Co., OH
[Her Parents]
Father: William nmn Custard
Mother: Sarah nmn Swartwout
1: Abraham nmn Brokaw #455-1, b. 8 May 1778 at Somerset Co, NJ, m. Margaret Scott, 1800 at Washington Co., OH, d. 15 August 1865 at Galion, Crawford Co., OH
[My G-G-G-Grandfather]
2: Benjamin nmn Brokaw #456-2, b. 28 December 1779 at Raritan, Somerset Co., NJ, m. Catherine nmn McMillan, 1800 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, m. Mary Ann Smith, 29 March 1814 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, d. 14 September 1861 at Morgan Co., OH; 13 grandchildren
3: Sarah nmn Brokaw #457-31, b. 20 February 1782 at Sussex Co., NJ, d. ? at Zaleski, Vinton Co., OH, m. Richard McKibben, 1802 at Warrenton, Jefferson Co., OH
4: George nmn Brokaw Jr. #458-4, b. 27 March 1784 at , Sussex, NJ, m. Mary McCullough, 22 October 1806 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, d. 27 November 1880 at Flushing, Belmont Co., OH
5: William nmn Brokaw #459-5, b. 10 February 1786 at Beavertown, Fayette Co., PA, m. Agnes Nancy Gilchrist, 16 February 1815 at Flushing, Belmont Co., OH, d. 24 November 1860 at Eden, Seneca Co., OH; 9 grandchildren
6: Judith nmn Brokaw #460-6, b. 19 March 1788 at Fayette Co., PA
7: Jane nmn Brokaw #461-7, b. 15 July 1790 at Washington Co., PA, m. Thomas Morrow, 13 December 1813 at Harrison Co., OH, d. 27 August 1872
8: John P. Brokaw #462-8, b. 23 December 1793 at Washington Co., PA, m. Sarah Burwell, 10 July 1823 at Moorefield, Harrison Co., OH, d. 25 March 1876 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH
9: Mary nmn Brokaw #463-9, b. 14 February 1796 at Washington Co., PA, d. at OH, m. James Smith, 1817 at OH
10: Isaac nmn Brokaw #464-10, b. 30 April 1798 at Washington Co., PA, m. Mildred Gilchrist, 6 January 1820 at Belmont Co., OH, d. 22 December 1880 at Humbolt, Allen Co., KS
11: Jacob nmn Brokaw #465-11, b. 31 October 1800 at Washington Co., PA, d. 1 November 1800 at Washington Co., PA
12: Peter nmn Brokaw #466-12, b. 25 December 1802 at Jefferson Co., OH, m. Sarah Grant, 25 September 1825 at Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, d. 10 October 1838 at New Athens, Harrison Co., OH
note: the numbers behind the names are from the book "Our Brokaw/Bragaw Heritage"
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