HI all, Some question has come up recently about Elizabeth Fowke being the wife of Robert Brasseur/Brashear. I hope the following will end such rumors. I notice that the indentation system is screwy. You have to follow the Alphabetic-numbers to follow the generations. *Captain Zachariah Brazier’s first marriage ** South Carolina Marriages, 1688-1799*, comp. Brent H. Holcomb, 1983: *Zacheriah Brazier* & *Mary Ann Fairfax*, 7 Apr 1740, P. License, St. Phillip's. * Ships Registers in the SC Archives, 1734-1780*, all Charleston, SC: 29 May 1745, Zechariah Brazier, Master of Schooner "Friendship" 30 Oct 1746, Zachariah Brasier, Owner of Schooner "Molley" 18 May 1748, Zachariah Braisier, Master of Schooner "Banjo" 25 May 1749, Zachariah Brazier, Master of Brigantine "Dolphin" * The Papers of Henry Laurens*, v.1, p.43: "For some days past, a Small Privateer has infested our coast, drove one of the Winyaw Pettiaugas aground & then plunder'd her, but the People escaped to shore & afterward got her off again." This is apparently the same incident reported in the *Gazette*, of Aug 24, 1747, per footnote in Laurens Papers: "Capt *Brazier* sailed from hence to Winyaw, and was chased soon after he got over this bar by a Spanish Privateer; but, being well acquainted with the Coast, he ran his vessel ashore, and retired with his crew unseen by the Enemy; Saw the privateer's boat come on board his Schooner, and (upon a hard Gale of Wind coming on) go off again, upon which he immediately re-took possession, got her off and sailed her into Bull's-Head inlet, off which place he was again chased." * Captain Zachariah Brazier and **Elizabeth Fowke * Several genealogies, including John Bennett Boddie’s, *Historical Southern Families,* show that Robert Offley, of London, England, m. Anne Osborne, d/o Sir Edward Osborne, Lord Mayor of London, and had (at least) daughters Ann and Sarah. a-1. Ann Offley, m. Robert Hays, b. c1601, came to Lower Norfolk, VA, 1637 b-1. Alexander Hays, b-2. Nathaniel Hays, moved to Prince George Co, VA b-3. Adam Hays, m. Susan Ivy, moved to Prince George Co, VA NOTE: a John Hays was first owner of a mill located on Hays Creek in Augusta Co, VA, 1742 a-2. Sarah Offley; m. Capt. Adam Thoroughgood, b-1. Elizabeth Thoroughgood, m. Capt. John Michael, b-2. Ann Thoroughgood, b. c1632; m.1. Job Chandler, m.2. c1661 (2nd wife of) *Col. **Gerard Fowke*, sixth son of Roger and Mary Fowke of Gunston Hall, Staffordshire, England; Gentleman of the Bed Chamber to Charles I and Col. in Royal Army; he escaped to VA in 1651 after the battle of Worcester. He was a Burgess of Westmoreland Co, VA in 1663, merchant and planter; owned "Geneston," "Cedar Hill," "Hill Top," in VA and "Port Tobacco" in Charles Co, MD; d. 1669, MD. Children of Col. Gerard Fowke and Ann Thoroughgood, per "M.H.M. XVI--No.1, March, 1921," cited in a note in *Across the Years in Prince George's County *, p.136: c-1. Adam Fowke, d. young c-2. Elizabeth Fowke, m. William Dent, c-3. Gerard Fowke Jr, m. 1686, Sarah Burdett, of Charles Co, MD Children of Gerard Fowke and Sarah Burdett, per *Across the Years*: d-1. Gerard Fowke, died single d-2. *Capt. Chandler Fowke, m. Mary Tassaker, of VA d-3. Roger Fowke, m. Ann Stone, d-4. Anne Fowke, m. Roger Alexander, founder of Alexandria, VA d-5. Frances Fowke, m. Dr. Gustavus Brown, of Charles Co, MD e-5. Anne Brown, m. Rev. Samuel Claggett, father (by his first wife, Elizabeth Gantt) of Rev. Thomas John Claggett, first Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America, consecrated 1792. d-6. Catherine Fowke, m. Ellsworth Bayne, d-7. * Elizabeth Fowke, m. Col. William Philips. c-4. Mary Fowke, m. her cousin, George Mason, s/o Col. George Mason, progenitor of "Gunston Hall," VA, and author of the Virginia Bill of Rights (per *Dinwiddie Papers*, p.xiii; also listed in *Across the Years*). I've put another generation in here (over what Boddie has), based on Philips and Fowke family records, which are corroborated by Brown and Claggett family records and the record in *Across the Years*. A son born between 1661 when Col. Gerard Fowke married Mrs. Ann (Thoroughgood) Chandler, and 1669, when he died, would be 47-54 years old when Capt. Chandler Fowke married Mary Tassaker in 1716. Considering that Chandler and Mary had 12 children, that's getting started awfully late. We need a Gerard Fowke Jr, s/o Col. Gerard Fowke and Ann Thoroughgood, to be parents of the Gerard Fowke, who m. Sarah Burdett and was father of the Capt. Chandler Fowke who m. Ann Tassaker and the Elizabeth Fowke, who m. Col. William Philips. This portion of an old [1857] genealogy confuses the first Gerard Fowke in this country with the Gerard Fowke, Esq, of King George Co, VA, who m. Sarah Burdett and/or Elizabeth Dinwiddie. "Col. Gerard Fowke was the first of his name who came to this country. He was Colonel in the British Army, and Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Charles I. He came to Virginia about the time that his unfortunate monarch was beheaded. One of his sons settled in Maryland. His son, Chandler Fowke, Esq, settled in King George Co, VA. He had three sons--Chander, Gerard, and Richard. Chandler married a Miss Harrison, Gerard married a Miss Dinwiddie, and Richard married a Miss Bumbary. Their sister, Elizabeth Fowke, married a Mr. Z. Brazier, (son of Robert Brazier, of Isle of Thanet, Kent Co, Eng). [Overwharton Parish records in Brown Family records, see below, say Gerard, 1718; Elizabeth, 1727; Chandler, 1732, and Richard, 1741, were children Capt. Chandler Fowke and Mary Tassaker, who m. 1716 in Stafford Co, VA. There *has* to be another generation in here! The Philips family records also require another generation.] Chandler, the eldest of the children [he wasn't eldest], had three sons-- William, John, and Thomas. William married his first cousin, Jenny Fowke, of Maryland, and John went south with his sister, Jenny. "Mr. Gerard Fowke (the second brother) had issue also-- Chandler and Roger, who went south; Gerard; William (m. a Miss Bronaugh); Robert Dinwiddie (m. a Miss Peachy); Elizabeth (m. Col William Philips of Stafford; error: he's a generation off); and another dau (who m. Mr. Johnston and resided in KY). " Richard Fowke, Esq, died in the Army. He also left a family." (ref: *Old Churches, Ministers, and Families of VA*, by Bishop Wm. Meade, Gen. Publ Co, orig: 1857, reprint: 1978, pp.482-3). d-2. Capt. Chandler Fowke, of Virginia, son of Gerard Fowke Jr, Esq, and Sarah Burdett, m. c1716, Mary Tassaker, eldest d/o Col. Richard Tassaker, Stafford Co, VA, who settled in King George Co, VA, having inherited "Pasipatanzy," later removed to "Gunston Hall," Stafford Co, where he died. Capt. Chandler Fowke, of Gunston Hall, in Stafford Co, d. 10 Feb 1745 (ref. Parish Registers of St. Paul, King George Co, and Aquia and Overwharton Parishes, Stafford Co, as given in *VA Genealogies*, "Brown Family," p.157; FHL fiche #6046678). Chandler and Mary (Tassaker) Fowke had 12 children, of whom Gerard, Chandler, Richard, and Elizabeth had children, which may be why Bishop Meade thought they only had three sons and a daughter: e-1. Chandler Fowke Jr, b. 7 Nov 1717; d. young? name re-used e-2. Gerard Fowke, b. c1718, d. 1781; m. Elizabeth Dinwiddie, d/o Lawrence Dinwiddie, Provost of Glasgow, Scotland, and niece of Robert Dinwiddie, Gov. of VA. f-1. Chandler Fowke, went south f-2. Roger Fowke, went south f-3. William Fowke, m. Miss Bronaugh f-4. Robert Dinwiddie Fowke, m. Miss Peachy f-5. Elizabeth Fowke, f-6. __dau__ Fowke, m. Mr. Johnson, res. in KY e-3. William Chandler Fowke, b. Sept 1723, d. young? name re-used. e-4. John Fowke, b. 17 Jan 1724/5, d. 16 Apr 1740 e-5. *Elizabeth Fowke*, b. 27 Apr 1727 (Overwharton Parish Records); m.1. Richard Buckner; m.2. 12 Nov 1759 (St. Paul Parish Records; see also pre-nuptial agreement below), *Capt. **Zachariah Brazier*, 1715-1797 (Stafford & Prince Co, VA), son of Robert Brazier of Isle of Thanet, Kent Co, England... one child. f-1. *Sarah Harrison Brazier*, m. Jonathan Cannon, s/o Luke Cannon of Ireland and had children: g-1. Grandison Cannon, d. bef. 1857 g-2. Elizabeth Cannon, d. bef. 1857 g-3. John Cannon, g-4. Sarah Edith Cannon, d. bef. 1857; m. 14 May1817, her cousin, Col. William Fowke Phillips Sr, b. 1795, s/o her aunt d7. Elizabeth (Fowke) Philips. See below. e-6. Ann Fowke, b. 6 Feb 1729, d. 8 Dec 1732; name re-used e-7. Chandler Fowke, "youngest son of Chandler and Mary Fowkes," b. 3 May 1732, d. 18 Feb 1810; m. Mary Harrison f-1. William Fowke, m. his first cousin, Jenny Fowke, of MD f-2. John Fowke, went south with his sister, Jenny f-3. Thomas Fowke, f-4. Jenny Fowke, e-8. Sarah Fowke, b. 10 Aug 1734, d. 14 Oct 1739 e-9. Ann Fowke, "youngest daughter of Chandler and Mary Fowke," b. 4 Apr 1737; m. ?Hooe e-10. Susanna Fowke, b. 27 Oct 1739; m. 15 Mar 17__, Henry Payton e-11. Richard Fowke, b. 11 Dec 1741; m. 16 Mar 1760, Anne Bunbury; Richard died in the Army, but left a family also. e-12. William Fowke, b. 31 May 1743, d. 2 Dec 1743 d-7. Elizabeth Fowke, d/o Gerard Fowke Jr and Sarah Burdett, m. Col. William Philips, b. c1746, Stafford Co, VA, s/o James Philips of South Wales and a Miss Griffin of Stafford Co. William Philips was High-Sheriff of Stafford, and died about 1797. Col. William Philips and Elizabeth Fowke had twelve children, "six of whom are now living [Bishop Meade, 1857]", including: e-1. __dau__ Philips, b. c1774 (83 in 1857), "the eldest," m. _____ Jones e-12. Col. William Fowke Philips Sr, b. c1795 (62 in 1857, "the youngest"; m. his cousin Sarah Edith Cannon (gd/o *Zachariah Brazier*), of Prince William County, VA, by whom he had seven children: f-1. Laura Philips, f-2. Mary Caroline Philips, f-3. William Fowke Philips Jr, f-4. Laura E.S. Philips, m. Wm. B. Carr of London Co, VA, f-5. *Dinwiddie Brazier* Philips, m. Miss Nannie F. Walden, d/o William Walden of Rapp Co, VA, f-6. Virginia Edith Philips, f-7. Roberta Gustavia Philips. Much the same data on Zachariah is given in *The Dinwiddie Papers*, v.1. p.xxiii, where he is referred to as Zachariah Brazier. * Their Pre-Nuptial Arrangements * Capt. Zachariah Brazier and Mrs. Elizabeth (Fowke) Buckner, widow, married when he was 44 and she was 32, which seems to have been of some concern to the parties: *Stafford Co, VA*, Deed Bk P, p.241-3: This indenture tripartite made 5th November 1759, between Capt ZACHARIAS BRAZIER of the one part, and Mrs. ELIZABETH BUCKNER, of County of Stafford, Widow, of second part, and GERARD FOOKE & CHANDLER FOWKE, of sd County, Gent, and JAMES BOWIE, of Town of Port Royal, Merchant, of third part, Whereas a Marriage by God is shortly to be had between the sd Zacharia & Elizabeth, and Elizabeth is now possessed in her own right of a number of Negroe slaves, among them the following (6 named, but not in the copy I have)... Now, this indenture witnesseth that Elizabeth in consideration of the Intended Marriage and with consent of said Zacharias that a suitable and comfortable provision may be made for her in case she survives him, doth grant to said Gerard Fooke, Chandler Fooke, and James Bowie, the said Negroes upon the Trusts and to purposes mentioned, That is to say, that ...[Zacharias] will permitt the said Elizabeth and her assigns to hold said Negroes and take the rent and profits thereof to her own proper use untell the said Marriage shall take effect and after solumnized ... [Elizabeth] will permit said Zacharias and his assigns to enjoy the same and take the rent and profits during his natural life [and?] after death of Zacharias will permit Elizabeth and her assigns to possess so long as she shall live and upon [death] Trustees ... shall devide among all and every the Sons and Daughters of sd Zacharias and Elizabeth - if they leave any such issue, provided if Elizabeth should happen to survive Zacharias without leaving any issue of this Marriage, that then the Negroes with their increase remain to said Elizabeth and her heirs, as if sd Marriage had never taken effect. /s/ Zachr. Brazier /s/ Elizabeth Buckner Presence Wm. Stuart, Zachr. Taliaferro, Mary Taliaferro, Susanne Fooke At Court held for Stafford County, 13th November 1759, Deed of Contract admitted to record. Zachariah's and Elizabeth's dates look exactly a century too late to be part of the Brasseur/Brashear family: Zachariah and Elizabeth (Fowke) Brazier would need to be born c1627, not 1715 and/or 1727, to be related to our Robert Brasseur of Isle of Thanet. * Brazier Family of Kent Co, England * Now, second think: there *was*, since ancient times, a *Brazier* family in Kent. "The southern side of Leavesgreen (the remainder of which is in Keston) is within this parish [Cowdham], where there is an old mansion called *"Old Court"* or *"Old House"*, which was for many generations, and till lately, the residence of the Braziers; it is now [1797] called Leavesgreen farm, and belongs to the widow of George Butler, esq. There is much coppice wood dispersed over several parts of it." (Vol.2, p.60 of *History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent*, by Edward Hasted, 12 Vols, publ Canterbury, 1797-1801; repr. E.P.Publ, Ltd, 1972). "Cowdham is within the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the diocese of Rochester, and deanry of Dartford. The Church is dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul ... In this church ... are ... monuments and inscriptions ... for the family of Brazier, of "Old House," in this parish ... (same ref. Vol.2, p.74-5). Zachariah seems to me to be from an altogether different family. -- Charles Brashear 1940 Neotomas Ave Santa Rosa, CA 95405 www.charlesbrashear.com