"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
[474620]
Alt: 1 May 1668
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