Notes for Eden Brashear

Notes for Eden Brashear

!NOT CLEAR FROM HERE OUT ... about name as BRASHEARS or BRASHEAR In 1850's evidence supports BRASHEAR

Marriage date specified elsewhere as 11 Sep 1808

!Had 18 kids, some of which were: lewis, sarah m., may p., martha l., marsham, cecelia, documented in the Brashear Story by Troy Black and Leon Brashear.

Lewis Brashear (12/18/1823-11/1/1876 married to Cordelia Rider, with the following kids: Porter Field Winfield James W. Sarah Mary Charles Nannie

!Charles Brashear: The will of Eden Brashear: (dated 18 Nov 1839, probate 16 Dec 1839, Hardin Co, KY, Will Book E, p.29--thanks to Jean Smallwood for the text).
This is my last will and testament.
I will unto my beloved wife, Prissilla, my plantation whereon I now live, with all my stock, farming utensils, with the household and kitchen furniture, during her life or widowhood. If she should marry, she will take a child's part. The balance left amongst my children. First, giving unto them of my children which has had nothing the amount of property [as those] which have left me. Then the balance to be divided equally. This will legally authorizes my wife Prissilla to sue or be sued to receive in money or pay out the same as myself.
In testimony thereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this seventeenth day of November, 1839.
Eaden Brashear (Seal)
William Morrison (witness)
Jesse Kieth (witness)

!Charles Brashear: Deed in Equity Suit, LaRue Co, KY, 7 Jun 1867, heirs of Eden Brashear, to others: "This deed made this 7 of June 1867 by and between Elizabeth Carmickle, late Brashear, and John Carmickle, Nancy Kermickle, Lucy Walters, B.B. Walters, Ceallia Bayne, Wm. Bayne, Cordelia Brashear, George W. Conner, Sarah M. Conner, Arabell Conner, Edwin Boon Conner, Jewitt Conner, Susan Persilla Conner, Josephine Conner, Mary Woodford Conner, John H. Phelps, Martha Phelps, Richard Brashears, Edward Brashear, Martha Adeline Brashear, John H. Brashear, John H. Brashear, Taylor Brashear, Edward Brashear, J.W. LaRue, Adm. of Thomas G. Brashear, Lewallen Brashear, Edin Brashear, and M.M. Hodges and H.S. Johnson, Comm. of the LaRue Circuit Court in the Equity Suit of M. M. Hodges against Edin Brashears Heirs of the first part, and Juliate A. Murrill, of the second Part, for and in consideration of the Sum of Six Hundred and Seventy Five dollars, and by virtue of an order of the La Rue Circuit Court in this action directing the above named Comm. to convey the land sold by R. Murray Comm: vc to Mrs. Juliate A. Murrill. Now in virtue of the premises above cited, I, H. S. Johnson, Comm. as aforesaid hereby convey with covenant of general warranty, so far as assets may or have come to the hands of the Party of the first part from the estate of Edin Brashear, their ancestor to the said Mrs. Juliate A. Murrill, her heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land lying in the County of LaRue on the waters of Barren Run, being the same on which Eden Brashear, Sen, died (not legible) and passed the Deed to which is of record in the Clerks Office of the County of Hardin, containing about one hundred and sixty three acres, to her the said Mrs. Juliate A. Murrill, her heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand this day and date first above written."
/s/ H. S. Johnson, on behalf of Eden Brashear's heirs.

!Many of the 18 listed children are not found in the records elsewhere and in fact one Nancy is listed as being born on April 09, 1844 which is after the father has died and the mother was over 50 years of age. Nancy is listed as being married to William Kincaid. Another child Cordelia Brashear has no other information listed.