Hi Jackie and others on the list. My Grandfather Charles Herbert Brisbin of Woods County Ohio tells essentially the same story. He was said to have had a Genealogy professional research the family. I have found no trace among his papers to this person's report. All I know is what I remember from the things he told about the family. What I am about to say is all UNCONFIRMED and based on childhood memories. During the revolution there was a group of Brisbins living in the Wyoming valley area of New York. (This may now or have been at that time actually Pennsylvania) A British Col. by the name of Brisbin asked (or was sent) into this area to try and put down the rebellion. He made friends with a group of indians and attacked the valley area where the Brisbins and other families lived. The settlers were overcome and driven into a nearby swamp area. Here the indians and British kept them till most starved. The swamp area was called "Shades of Death Swamp" in recognition of what happened there. Since this story in various forms keeps showing back up, I think that a source of records for the British Col. may be in the British War records. My sister did some research in England a number of years ago on a very different subject but noted that the War records seemed very complete and in tact. Dose anyone know how to get at them, other than going there? Regards George Jacqueline Marshall wrote: > Hi Everyone, > I'm still thinking about Brisbin problems. Has anyone found any more > about the loyalist brother of Capt. John and Capt. William Brisbin? I'll > paste my notes below. > Jackie > > Loyalist BROTHER BRISBIN: > George Mytinger Brisbin told a story of the loyalist brother of Capt. > John Brisbin. He said that this brother held a commision in the English > army and was with Gen. Howe at New York. He was said to be tyrinical and > for this reason the American brothers changed the spelling of their name > from Brisbane to Brisbin. Story printed in 'Eagle's Notes & Queries' > Volume I, pgs 93-94. George M. did not name the brother. > Dwight Miller's book on several families including BARR-BRISBIN gave > a name to this brother: Hugh. He says that Capt. John emigrated to > America abt 1754 with brothers William and Hugh and sister Janette. He > also gives a name for Hugh's wife, S. Fetz. Mr. Miller made many errors > in his book and I think we should keep that in mind. > Anne Futch sent information she received from Linda Brisbane of > Churchville, PA. In the Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol I, there is a > Hugh Brisben on page 296, marriage May 1746. In PA from 1742-28 Marriage > Licenses, only the male name was recorded. I have also found this > marriage on Family Tree Maker CD #172,'Pennsylvania Vital Records, > 1700's-1800's'. This is a list of marriage licenses issued by Gov. James > Hamilton and only the names of the grooms are listed. They are listed in > two collumns, and across from Hugh Brisben is Sebastian Felty, another > groom of that year and month. Here is where Miller got the 'bride's' > name! > At the Genealogical society of PA, Carlene viewed the original > handwritten license "Hugh Brisbin May 1746" located in the 'Warren S. > and Josephine I. Ely, Memorial Collection'. > There is no conclusive proof that Hugh Brisbin was the brother of > John & William. > > ==== BRISBIN Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > when you subscribed. Feel free to contact Yvonne James-Henderson, > list administrator with questions concerning this list! > mailto:hen1@idt.net