Lorenzo Francis BRAZZIL

Other Events:

• Census: 24 Jun 1880, , Bell, Texas, USA; ED 6, pg 46 (422B)
• Tax List: 1884, , Coryell, Texas, USA; County
• Census: 6 Jun 1900, , Coryell, Texas, USA; ED 45, pg 4B
• Census: 1910, , Coryell, Texas, USA; ED 40, pg 11A
• Census: 1920, , Coryell, Texas, USA; ED 60, pg 9A
• Census: 1930, , Coryell, Texas, USA; ED 12, pg 2A
• Residence: 1937, Flat, Coryell, Texas, USA
• death certificate: 14 Feb 1937; Roy Brazzil of Flat, Texas,

Notes:

1870 Bell Co, TX Census, Pct 6 pg 422b

1900 Coryell Co, TX Census, Pct 5, ED 45 Sh 4
Brazzil, Lorenzo head W M Nov 1851 48 M 23 GA GA GA
Briget wife F Feb 1859 41 M 23 GA GA GA 10/7
Lorenzo son M Mar 1882 18 S TX TX GA
Orpha dau F Dec 1885 14
Lee Roy son M Jan 1888 12
Burley son M Apr 1890 10
Zella dau F Nov 1892 7
Lula dau F Nov 1895 4

1884 CORYELL COUNTY, TEXAS TAX ROLL
"Brazzil, L F" 1092 L. B. Weeden 106 2/3 "C, H, c"

The informant for his death cert was Roy Brazzil.

Census:
Precinct 6
Lorenzo Brazzil Self M 26 Texas
Elizabeth Brazzil Wife F 21 Georgia
Robert W Brazzil Son M 1 Texas

Census:
Precinct 5
Lorenzo Brazzil Head M 48 Nov 1851 Texas m. 23 yrs.
Briget Brazzil Wife F 41 Feb 1859 Georgia 10/7 children
Lorenzo Brazzil Son M 18 Mar 1882 Texas
Orpha Brazzil Dau F 14 Dec 1885 Texas
Lee Roy Brazzil Son M 12 Jan 1888 Texas
Burley Brazzil Son M 10 Apr 1890 Texas
Zella Brazzil Dau F 7 Nov 1892 Texas
Lula Brazzil Dau F 4 Nov 1895 Texas

Census:
Precinct 5
Laranza F Brazzil Head M 57 Texas
Lizzie Brazzil Wife F 51 Georgia

Census:
Precinct 5
Loranzo F Brazzil Head M 67 Texas
Lizzie Brazzil Wife F 61 Georgia

Census:
Precinct 5
L F Brazzil Head M 77 Texas
Lizzie Brazzil Wife F 71 Georgia

Lorenzo married Amanda Elizabeth GILLESPIE on 14 Dec 1876 in , Coryell, Texas, USA. Amanda (daughter of Benjamin Daniel GILLESPIE and Margaret Jane PALMER) was born on 11 Feb 1859 in Franklin, Heard, Georgia, USA; died on 27 Jan 1939 in , Coryell, Texas, USA; was buried on 28 Jan 1939 in The Grove, Coryell, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Bennie BRAZZIL was born on 23 Oct 1877 in , Coryell, Texas, USA; died on 3 Dec 1878 in , Coryell, Texas, USA; was buried on 4 Dec 1878 in The Grove, Coryell, Texas, USA.
2. Robert Wesley BRAZZIL was born on 2 Mar 1878 in , Coryell, Texas, USA; died on 5 Jan 1923 in Flat, Coryell, Texas, USA; was buried on 6 Jan 1923 in The Grove, Coryell, Texas, USA.
3. Lorenzo Hester BRAZZIL was born in Mar 1882 in , Coryell, Texas, USA; died on 24 Dec 1916 in , , Texas, USA; was buried on 25 Dec 1916 in The Grove, Coryell, Texas, USA.
4. Emmitt BRAZZIL was born on 7 Jan 1884 in , Coryell, Texas, USA; died on 27 Jun 1888 in , Coryell, Texas, USA; was buried on 28 Jun 1888 in The Grove, Coryell, Texas, USA.
5. Orpha Perenella BRAZZIL was born on 14 Dec 1885 in Flat, Coryell, Texas, USA; died on 23 Aug 1942 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA; was buried on 26 Aug 1942 in The Grove, Coryell, Texas, USA.
6. Lee Roy BRAZZIL was born on 22 Jan 1888 in , Coryell, Texas, USA; died on 3 Nov 1980 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA; was buried on 5 Nov 1980 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA.
7. William Burleigh BRAZZIL was born on 29 Apr 1890 in Flat, Coryell, Texas, USA; died on 13 Apr 1973 in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA; was buried on 15 Apr 1973 in The Grove, Coryell, Texas, USA.
8. Zelma Lee BRAZZIL was born on 13 Nov 1892 in , Coryell, Texas, USA; died on 3 Oct 1949 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA; was buried on 5 Oct 1949 in The Grove, Coryell, Texas, USA.
9. Lula M BRAZZIL was born on 3 Nov 1894 in , Coryell, Texas, USA; died on 27 Dec 1907 in , Coryell, Texas, USA; was buried on 28 Dec 1907 in The Grove, Coryell, Texas, USA.
10. Bertha BRAZZIL was born on 11 Feb 1896 in , Coryell, Texas, USA; died on 15 Feb 1896 in , Coryell, Texas, USA; was buried on 16 Feb 1896 in The Grove, Coryell, Texas, USA.

Other Events:

• Census: Jul 1850, , Harrison, Texas, USA; pg 113 (101B) HH #818
• Census: 1860, , Marion, Texas, USA; pg 8
• Military: Between 1862 and 1865, , , Texas, USA; 14 TX Inf, CSA
• Military: Between 1863 and 1865, , , Texas, USA; Co. F, 9th Texas Cavalry, CSA
• Census: 21 Sep 1870, , Marion, Texas, USA; pg 20-21 (360A), d/f #160/174
• Residence: Bef 1872, Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1872, The Grove, Coryell, Texas, USA
• Census: 1880, , Bell, Texas, USA; ED 6, pg 45 (422A)
• Census: 1900, , Coryell, Texas, USA; ED 46, pg 16B
• Residence: 22 Aug 1905, The Grove, Coryell, Texas, USA
• Pension: 12 Dec 1907, , Coryell, Texas, USA; D143
• Obituary: 23 Jul 1909, Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA; Gatesville Messenger and Star Forum

Notes:

Left Harrison Co, TX, on 12/2/1872, arrived at new home in Coryell Co. on 12/24/1872.

John probably liked to write. He faithfully kept a diary during his trip from Marshall, TX to The Grove, TX in December 1872. He wrote a poem after the death of his second wife:
"I have lost my mate
My sorrows grate
I am once more left a lone
no tongue can tell the grief
i feel while on earth i rom
My race is run
My dayes dun
My sun is all most gone down
My hope is bright beyound
will shine brighter on the resurction morn
The grove September 25 1905
J W B"

Census:

Brazzil, J. 25 M Ala.
E. 18 F Ala.
S. 2 F Ala.
W. N. 2/12 M Tex.
John is a farmer.

Census:
Hickory Hill, Marion County is now Avinger, Cass County.
19 56 60 Brazul, J W 34 m w Md Farmer $1,000 $150
20 - - Brazul, Emily 32 f w Ga
21 - - Brazul, Sarah J 12 f w Ala
22 - - Brazul, William M 10 m w Tx
23 - - Brazul, L F 8 m w Tx
24 - - Brazul, Mary 5 f w Tx
25 - - Brazul, Angelina 3 f w Tx
26 - - Brazul, Ann 1 f w Tx

Census:
Beat 2
John Brazzil M 46 Georgia
Emily Brazzil F 38 Georgia
Sarah J Brazzil F 22 Alabama
Lorenzo F Brazzil M 17 Texas
Mary Brazzil F 16 Texas
Angeline Brazzil F 14 Texas
Marenda A Brazzil F 12 Texas
John K Brazzil M 10 Texas
Charles Brazzil M 8 Texas
Margarett Brazzil F 6 Texas
Robert Lee Brazzil M 4 Texas
Hardee Brazzil M 3/12 Texas
George Brazzil M 20 Alabama

Census:
Precinct 6
John W Brazzil Self M 54 Georgia
Melinda Brazzil Wife F 55 Alabama
Angeline Brazzil Dau F 23 Texas
Annie Brazzil Dau F 21 Texas
John K Brazzil Son M 19 Texas
Charles W Brazzil Son M 17 Texas
Margaret Brazzil Dau F 14 Texas
Hardee Brazzil Son M 9 Texas
Doctor H Brazzil Son M 7 Texas
Donum Boggs Hired M 16 Arkansas

Census:
Precinct 5
BRAZZIL, John head Nov 1825 74 m 32 yrs. GA NC SC landlord
Malinda wife Apr 1820 80 m 32 yrs. AL SC VA
Oscar S. gson Jun 1889 11 TX TX TX
Lillie gdau Aug 1892 7 TX TX TX
John is a landlord.

Pension:
John filed for a pension for his service in the Civil war on 12/12/1907. He states that he is 82 years old and has lived in Coryell County for 35 years. He is feeble from old age and has only a horse and buggy worth about $70. He states that he served in Co. F, 9th Texas Cavalry. His pension is disproved for unknown reasons. The pension is signed J.W. Brazzil and is witnessed by W.H. Morgan and T.C. Morrison. There are also affidavits from E.L. Lawrence and L.F. Brazzil (his son).

Obituary:

News was received of the death of Uncle Johnny Brazzill at his home, near The Grove. Burial taking place on Monday afternoon, at Flint Creek Cemetery. He raised a large family, and was one of our early settlers.

John married Emily DELAFIELD on 16 Jan 1848 in , Barbour, Alabama, USA. Emily (daughter of Nicholas DELAFIELD and Sarah GORMAN) was born on 10 Aug 1832 in , Barbour, Alabama, USA; died on 8 May 1877 in , Coryell, Texas, USA; was buried on 9 May 1877 in The Grove, Coryell, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1821, , Pike, Georgia, USA
• Residence: 1842, , Barbour, Alabama, USA
• Residence: 1856, , Harrison, Texas, USA
• Census: 18 Jun 1860, , Harrison, Texas, USA; pg 19 (500A), d/f #122/129

Notes:

There is a William Brazell in Coffee, Alabama, in 1855. I don't have any details for it.

First panel Y-DNA results are in for newest participant John D. Brazzil (2nd great grandson) of Canyon, Texas. He scored an exact match to the English Bracewell haplotype carried by other descendants of Rev. ROBERT BRACEWELL (1611-1668)--
13-24-14-10-11-14-12-12-12-13-13-29.

(Research):1830 BRAZAEL WILLIAM Campbell County GA 206
1830 BRASWELL WILLIAM Clarke County GA 304
1830 BRASWELL WILLIAM Crawford County GA 411

Census:
Ash Springs PO
Wm Brazzil 64 M Farmer 10 SC
M 50 F SC [Mary]
M 16 F SC [Marzela]
J 25 F SC [Mary?]
W 15 M SC [Wiley]
They're enumerated next to R W Bell.

William married Mary BELT about 1819. Mary was born on 11 Jul 1802 in , , North Carolina, USA; died on 6 Mar 1865 in Hallsville, Harrison, Texas, USA; was buried on 7 Mar 1865 in Hallsville, Harrison, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her name may be BELL or BELT.

Other Events:

• Residence: 1821, , Hall, Georgia, USA
• Census: 1830, , Hall, Georgia, USA
• Residence: Between 1833 and 1845, , Barbour, Alabama, USA
• Residence: Between 1847 and 1848, , Harrison, Texas, USA
• Census: 10 Sep 1850, , Harrison, Texas, USA; pg 93A, hh #699
• Census: 1855, , Harrison, Texas, USA; School, District 9

Notes:

Census:
fam #704
Delafield N. 52 M GA
S. 45 F GA [Sarah]
J. M. 22 M AL [John]
N. 15 F AL [Nancy]
C. 13 M AL [Charles]
L. 13 F AL [Letitia]
N. 10 F AL [Narcissa]
A. 8 F AL [Averilla]
M. 6 F AL [Mary]
E. 4 F AL [Elizabeth]

Census:

# Parent Child Age
18 M Delafield N 15
. . Mary 13
. . A 10
. . E 8
These ages don't match for Narcis, Mary, Averilla and Elizabeth.

Buried:
He was probably buried on his farm.

Nicholas married Sarah GORMAN on 22 Apr 1821 in , Hall, Georgia, USA. Sarah (daughter of John Spragins GORMAN and Nancy GIBSON) was born on 11 Oct 1805 in , Gwinnett, Georgia, USA; died on 20 Aug 1878 in , Harrison, Texas, USA; was buried on 21 Aug 1878 in , Harrison, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Sally Gorman
• Census: 18 Jun 1860, , Harrison, Texas, USA; pg 19-20 (500A-B), d/f #124/131

Notes:

Census:
Ashspring PO
S Delafield 60 F 600 680 Ala
N Delafield 17 F Ala [Narcissa?]
C 23 M F L Ala [Charles]
M 15 F Ala [Mary]
A 13 F Ala ?
B 10 F Ala ?

Other Events:

• Military: 1779; American Militia, Capt. Reuben Vaughan's Co.
• Residence: 1804, , Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
• Military: 1812, , , New York, USA; 2 Artillery Regt
• Census: 1820, , Hall, Georgia, USA
• Residence: 1825, , , Georgia, USA
• Residence: 1827, , Hall, Georgia, USA
• Census: 1830, , Hall, Georgia, USA; page 70A-B
• Residence: 1836, , Barbour, Alabama, USA
• Residence: 1850, , Harrison, Texas, USA

Notes:

There is a historical marker honoring William Delafield as a patriot in the LaGrone Cemetery near Hallsville, Texas. He is also listed in the Roster of Texas Daughters Revolutionary Ancestors. There is also a book "Delafield - The Family History" by Brigadere General John Ross Delafield.
The marker states:
"A veteran of the American Revolution; lived in this area as patriarch of a family whose history typifies westward movement of the people of the United States. Son of Nicholas Delafield, a cooper in the English Navy in 1740s and an artisan living in Mecklenburg County, Va., as early as the 1760s. William Delafield as a lad of 16 served in the militia company of a neighbor, Capt. Reuben Vaughan, during the year 1779 when the former American colonies-- joined together against the tyranny of George III of Great Britain. In 1785 William Delafield, then 22, moved to Georgia. There he brought up a family and in 1827 was awarded land on basis of his Revolutionary War service. By 1832 he and a son Nicholas lived in Alabama, where in 1836 both received land grants in Barbour County. The son in 1846 settled here in Harrison County, Tex. By 1850 William Delafield also lived here, where he was known to neighbors as an elderly man who sat in a rocking chair relating stories of old times. He had lost a leg, probably in frontier fighting in Georgia against the Indians. His descendants include persons who have attained distinction in military and civilian life in Texas and other states."

May 4, 1785
To His Excellency Patrick Henry, Esquire
Governor of Virginia
Sir,
The power of pardoning for Felonious Offences being left with you & the Hin'ble the Council of Stste, we beg leave to address you in behalf of William Delafield now under sentence of death for horse stealing..
Although we exercise the crime & are sensible that the most vigorous infliction of the laws of our Country should attend it's conviction--Yet, Sir, as the Mercy of our country thro' your Excellence (word unintelligle) is often extended to Offenders of this rank; permit us, urged by a hope, that (as this is the first) it will be the last offence of this nature the unhappy man will commit; to offer our Intreaties, accompanied by our wishes, that he may receive a pardon.
We might here mention several alleviating Circumstances, that might operate with your Excellency in this consideration; but will only observe the anxiety of an aged Father for an only Son, a Father whose Tenor of life (from a long couple of acquaintance) has ever been esteem'd moral & irreproachable;--& the Son (this instance excepted) as far as we know or have heard has never been charged with offence.--
The sincear desire we are persuaded that rests with your excellency, to comply with every request of this sort, --not incompatible, with the security and dignity of the Citizens over whom you preside; & the instances that have been attended with Happy effects during your administrations, prompts us to Hope our Request will be granted. --& with the Highest Respect subscribe ourselves.
Sir, Your excellencys most obedient & most Hbe servts.

Mecklenburg
May 4th 1785

Sam Hopkins, Jr. Tingnal Jones Sr
William Taylor Tingnal Jones Jr
Saml. Venable Richard Swepson
Thos. Field Sam Goode
Henry Walker Richd. Clausel

American Revolutionary War Patriots Buried In Texas:
William Delafield was another firebrand young man born in 1763 in Virginia, who served in the American Revolution as a substitute for a friend. In 1785 he was charged with stealing a horse, and sentenced to death! He received a pardon from Governor Patrick Henry and sentenced to hard labor for three years, however, he escaped from public jail and went to Georgia where he married and had a two sons and lost a leg fighting Indians. In 1850 he moved to Texas to live with his son Nicholas who had already migrated to Texas. William Delafield died in 1860 in Harrison County, Texas and was buried in a family farm cemetery located near LaGrone's Chapel. In 1972 there was a Texas Historical Marker placed on his grave, but no SAR or DAR marker has been placed on his grave.

Census:
William Derrifield
1 male 26-45
1 male 45-
1 female under 10
1 female 26-45
1 female 45-

Census:
William Delafield
1 male 60-70
1 female 15-20
1 female 50-60
no slaves

Buried:
near LaGrone's Chapel Cemetery

William married Nancy ??? about 1786 in , , Georgia, USA. Nancy was born about 1775; died in Deceased. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1820, , Hall, Georgia, USA

Notes:

Georgia Land Lottery of 1821
Name County Mil. Dist Lot Sect. Drew Land
Gorman, John S. (Orp) Hall McCutchens 197 1 Houston

John is mentioned in His father's will.

Edgefield Co., SC, Minutes of the County Court 1785-1796, Brent H. Holcomb, So. Hist. Press, 1979: p 177 (75) 17 Mar 1795: William Moore vs John Spragins Gorman.

John married Nancy GIBSON about 1793. Nancy (daughter of John GIBSON, Jr.) was born about 1773; died on 8 Dec 1850 in , Goliad, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):1850 Franklin Co, VA Census
7 1911 1900 Brown William A. 30 M Farmer 3,000
8 1911 1900 Gorman Nancy W. 48 F Farmer 600
9 1911 1900 Gorman Sarah E. 18 F
10 1911 1900 Gorman Mary J. 16 F
11 1911 1900 Hunt Benjamin 24 M Laborer