William Brazelton (III) aka General William Brazelton
William Brazelton III was born 4/4/1792 in Guilford County, North Carolina and died 5/17/1877 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. His portrait is shown at the top of the page. He married (1) Mary Porter Reese on 3/1/1816 in Jefferson County, Tennessee and they had children: James Reese Brazelton; Emily Brazelton, and Julia Brazelton. Mary died 12/1826 in Jefferson County, Tennessee and William married (2)Martha Gillespie, daughter of Thomas Gillespie in 1828 in Jefferson County. They had children: Nancy, William IV, John Fain, and Martha Brazelton.
William Brazelton was not a birthright Quaker and apparently did not follow the Quaker religion. His title of General comes from his participation in the East Tennessee Militia in the Civil War.
In 1822 he established a market in Tuckertown, Tennessee, and the name of the town was changed to New Market after his business (see Old Tennessee Map on Tennessee Map Page for location.) By 1825 he owned most of the land east of Friends Station (also on the map). In 1832 he built a mansion in New Market which stood until 1949. He owned slaves and there is a photo of the old Brazelton slave quarters in the Jefferson County Families book. In 1855 a railroad was begun in the Strawberry Plains area of Jefferson County and William Brazelton was president of the railroad company.
this info was taken from the internet. Thank you.
William Brazelton III was born 4/4/1792 in Guilford County, North Carolina and died 5/17/1877 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. His portrait is shown at the top of the page. He married (1) Mary Porter Reese on 3/1/1816 in Jefferson County, Tennessee and they had children: James Reese Brazelton; Emily Brazelton, and Julia Brazelton. Mary died 12/1826 in Jefferson County, Tennessee and William married (2)Martha Gillespie, daughter of Thomas Gillespie in 1828 in Jefferson County. They had children: Nancy, William IV, John Fain, and Martha Brazelton.
William Brazelton was not a birthright Quaker and apparently did not follow the Quaker religion. His title of General comes from his participation in the East Tennessee Militia in the Civil War.
In 1822 he established a market in Tuckertown, Tennessee, and the name of the town was changed to New Market after his business (see Old Tennessee Map on Tennessee Map Page for location.) By 1825 he owned most of the land east of Friends Station (also on the map). In 1832 he built a mansion in New Market which stood until 1949. He owned slaves and there is a photo of the old Brazelton slave quarters in the Jefferson County Families book. In 1855 a railroad was begun in the Strawberry Plains area of Jefferson County and William Brazelton was president of the railroad company.
this info was taken from the internet. Thank you.
William Brazelton (III) aka General William Brazelton
William Brazelton III was born 4/4/1792 in Guilford County, North Carolina and died 5/17/1877 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. His portrait is shown at the top of the page. He married (1) Mary Porter Reese on 3/1/1816 in Jefferson County, Tennessee and they had children: James Reese Brazelton; Emily Brazelton, and Julia Brazelton. Mary died 12/1826 in Jefferson County, Tennessee and William married (2)Martha Gillespie, daughter of Thomas Gillespie in 1828 in Jefferson County. They had children: Nancy, William IV, John Fain, and Martha Brazelton.
William Brazelton was not a birthright Quaker and apparently did not follow the Quaker religion. His title of General comes from his participation in the East Tennessee Militia in the Civil War.
In 1822 he established a market in Tuckertown, Tennessee, and the name of the town was changed to New Market after his business (see Old Tennessee Map on Tennessee Map Page for location.) By 1825 he owned most of the land east of Friends Station (also on the map). In 1832 he built a mansion in New Market which stood until 1949. He owned slaves and there is a photo of the old Brazelton slave quarters in the Jefferson County Families book. In 1855 a railroad was begun in the Strawberry Plains area of Jefferson County and William Brazelton was president of the railroad company.
this info was taken from the internet. Thank you.
William Brazelton III was born 4/4/1792 in Guilford County, North Carolina and died 5/17/1877 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. His portrait is shown at the top of the page. He married (1) Mary Porter Reese on 3/1/1816 in Jefferson County, Tennessee and they had children: James Reese Brazelton; Emily Brazelton, and Julia Brazelton. Mary died 12/1826 in Jefferson County, Tennessee and William married (2)Martha Gillespie, daughter of Thomas Gillespie in 1828 in Jefferson County. They had children: Nancy, William IV, John Fain, and Martha Brazelton.
William Brazelton was not a birthright Quaker and apparently did not follow the Quaker religion. His title of General comes from his participation in the East Tennessee Militia in the Civil War.
In 1822 he established a market in Tuckertown, Tennessee, and the name of the town was changed to New Market after his business (see Old Tennessee Map on Tennessee Map Page for location.) By 1825 he owned most of the land east of Friends Station (also on the map). In 1832 he built a mansion in New Market which stood until 1949. He owned slaves and there is a photo of the old Brazelton slave quarters in the Jefferson County Families book. In 1855 a railroad was begun in the Strawberry Plains area of Jefferson County and William Brazelton was president of the railroad company.
this info was taken from the internet. Thank you.
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