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From: "Anthony Brazell" <>
Subject: Re: [RHEA-L] Phereba Ray/Rhea of Warren Co. TN and Blount Co. AL
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 05:16:00 GMT


Yes, I find this spelling to be close to my Brazell. I have found it spelled
Brasseal, Braseal, Brazeel and other forms. I will try to find the book and
do more research. Also, Elias father is William Braswell/Brasseale. William
is in the 1820 census of Warren County, Tn.

Tony


>From: "Johnita P. Malone" <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: Re: [RHEA-L] Phereba Ray/Rhea of Warren Co. TN and Blount Co. AL
>Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 23:04:18 -0700
>
>I find this posting very interesting as John Rae/Ray of Warren Co., TN.,
>apparently had a daughter named Mary who married a Brazeal/Brezzal. I
>don't know his given name. She is shown as one of the aunts of Dicy Ray,
>daughter of Aaron Ray and granddaughter of John Ray. In the various
>records Ray has been spelled many different ways, i.e., Rhea, Ray, Rae,
>etc., but seem to be all the same family. Don't you think these
>spellings are very close to your Brazell?
>
>The name of this Mary Brezzal is shown in the Mormon Baptism of the Dead
>records as an aunt of Dicy Ray who is a known daughter of Aaron Ray who
>was born in Patrick Co., VA., and Aaron is the son of the John Rae/Ray of
>Warren Co., TN.
>
>Shown also in this same Mormon record is Nancy Ray Cooper and Fanny Ray
>York who are a known daughters of John Rae of Warren Co., TN., and Nancy
>is buried in the same cemetery as this John Rae as is Mary Brazeal.
>
>Johnita
>
>
>Anthony Brazell wrote:
> >
> > I am looking on info on Phereba Ray/Rhea. For short, I will call her
>Pherby.
> > She is my ggggreat grandmother. I think that she was born before 1800 in
>Va.
> > She married Elias Brasseale in Warren County, Tn on July 5, 1810. I got
>that
> > from Elias' pension application from War of 1812. Elias was in William
> > Chism's Militia from Warren County, Tn. Elias is from the BRASWELL
>family.
> > Pherby and Elias moved to Blount County, Al before 1830. The children
>are
> > Mary, William H., James Willis, John Sherwood, Nancy and Elias DeLoach
> > Brasseale. Brasseale is the way their lastname was spelled in Alabama.
> >
> > I have not been able to find the parents of Pherby. Please, someone help
> > me...
> >
> > Thankyou,
> > Tony
> >
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