Hi gang..me again VA marriages of Bruce, John JOHN BRUCE m. ANN BULLOCK 24 May 1803 Spotsylvania JOHN BRUCE m. ELIZABETH CYPRISS 24 December 1812 Surry JOHN BRUCE m. ISABELLA CLARK 06 January 1802 Norfolk JOHN BRUCE m. LUCINDA ROBISON 27 June 1849 Giles JOHN BRUCE m. SIDNEY SMITH 06 April 1820 Frederick Bruce, John married Clay, Elizabeth on 28 Jun 1775 in Charlotte County, Virginia Bruce, John married Hoskins, Nancy on 17 Jan 1780 in Halifax County, Virginia Bruce, John married Roberts, Sarah on 23 Jun 1788 in Halifax County, Virginia Bruce, John married Owens, Priciller on 11 Jun 1783 in Norfolk County, Virginia BRUCE, John WATTEL, Rose 31 January 1693 Woburn, Mass. BRUCE, John buried at Berlin MA 50 Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.1, p. —Serial: 11507; Volume: 6 BRUCE, John buried at Grantsburg Lewis Co KY 52 Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.1, p. —Serial: 11670; Volume: 3 A List of Emigrant Ministers to America 1690-1811 Name: John Bruce Destination: Virginia Date: 07 Mar 1775 Source: Money Book, 53-172 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills, 1654-1800 Bruce, George, 27 Jan. 1741-2; 29 June 1742. To my sons William and George 1 shilling each; dau. Jane wife of Jacobus Jordan 1 shilling; dau. Christian wife of John Young 1 shilling; son Charles 1 gun; wife Margary 100 acres of home plantation for life, then to son Charles; dau. Kezia one pewter dish; dau. Hannah Bruce 1 shilling; brother John Bruce. Brief Abstracts of Norfolk County Wills 1710 - 1753 page 92 JOHN BRUCE … Book O. A. W. p. 124. dated 5 Apr. 1720. proved 19 Aug, 1720, by Joseph Munds & John Maning unto my Son John Bruce the plantacon where on he now lives including all the land between Lambert's branch and poplar branch Soe runing for length Right on Cross my land as far as it Goes for breadth … and if my Son John dyes with out heirs to fall to my Son Jonas and my will is my Son John Shall in Noe Case Stop the Cartway from the Cartway down to my house. unto my Son Abraham Bruce the plantacon whereon he now lives on; begining at the mouth of the Creek Soe runing to pullins branche Side Continueing the Course as far as my land Goes … if my Son Abraham dyes wth heire to my Son Benjamin unto Loveing wife Mary Bruce the plantacon whereon I now Live on Dureing her Natureall Life and after her Decease to my Loveing Son James Bruce my Son James live wth his mother and if they cannot Agree for my Said Son to build any where on the Mouth of Lamberts branch Soe making Use of any part of the Land in that Necke unto my Loveing Sons Jonas and William Bruce all my Land wch is not yet Given away to be Ecequaly Divided between them by two men that they Shal Chose … And if Either of my Sons dyes wth out heirs To fall to the other the land beginning at the open side of poplar branch [p.93] Including all the land that Lyes above my Son John's unto my Loveing daughter Eliza Avis Twenty Shillings unto my loveing daughter Mary Cullpeper Three Sows wth pigg or them that hath piggs unto my Loveing Daughter Sarah Bruce twenty-five Shillingunto my Daughter Catherine my New pewter dish that Stands on the Cupboard unto my Son James all my Coopers and Carpenters Tooles. wife Mary Bruce … Sole Exor HOPEWELL FRIENDS HISTORY 1734-1934 Frederick County, Virginia CHAPTER II THE FATHERS OF THE COLONY page 34 Hugh Parral, 466 acres joining John Calvert, near Kernstown, Frederick County, Va. Hugh Parral had other tracts in Frederick County by patents from Lord Fairfax, and at the time of his death had surveyed and filed claims for additional lands which had not yet been patented to him. His will, probated October 5, 1748, leaves 200 acres to his son Daniel, adjoining Dr. Daniel Hart and John Millbourne. He makes bequests to his sons Joseph and John; leaves 300 acres on the southwest side of Red Bud Creek "to my loving kinsman, John Bruce"; mentions his son Edward, "my daughter Christian" not yet of age, and "my Cousin Robert Calvert." His wife Ann was to have possession of certain property during her life or widowhood. Witnesses, Thomas Wood, James Bruce, Isaiah Calvert, and Richard Calvert. Robert Calvert qualified as executor, with William McMachen and Richard Calvert as sureties. A NATIONAL REGISTER OF THE SOCIETY SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. HORATIO WASHINGTON BRUCE, Louisvile, Ky. (2634). Son of Alexander and Amanda (Bragg) Bruce; grandson of John Bruce, Sergeant Virginia Line. EDWARD WEBSTER McGLENEN, Boston, Mass. (5141). Son of Henry A. and Caroline M. (Bruce) McGlenen; grandson of Cyrus and Matilda (Cushing) Bruce, Jr.; great-grandson of Cyrus and Elizabeth (Tufts) Bruce; great2-grandson of John Bruce, Jr., private Mass. Militia HARRY JARRETT McGLENEN, Boston, Mass. (5235). Son of Henry A. and Caroline M. (Bruce) McGlenen; grandson of Cyrus and Caroline M. (Cushing) Bruce, Jr.; great-grandson of Cyrus and Elizabeth (Tufts) Bruce; great2-grandson of John Bruce, Jr., private Mass. Militia; great2-grandson of John Bruce, Sr., private Mass. Militia. CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. XXIV. page 298 I, the subscribere, is intendes to go to North Crittan (?), and I desires all persons that are indebted to me for goods to come and pay of their accounts to Margaret Fraser, in this County of Augusta, or to me at my dwelling house in Albemarle County, where I dwell, or they must expect to be troubled, &c. This is the first time. JOHN BRUCE. 6th July, 1747 Page (332) John Bruce for forging hand of John Gillison; Joseph Milligan, for adultery with Martha Milligan, and Martha for adultery with Joseph; Gabriel Jones, for swearing one oath; Ro. Bratton, for swearing one oath; Courthouse and Prison not sufficient. NOVEMBER 21, 1747. Page (322) John Bruce is in jail as escaped from Louisa jail. no date given From the DAR books John Bruce and Mary Joslyn, his wife (m. 1752); Consider Wood and Mary Adams, his wife (m. 1785); Ichabod Shaw and Zilpah Balcom, his wife. John Bruce served as sergeant in Capt. Joseph Smith's company, Col. James Barrett's regiment, which marched at the Lexington Alarm from Sudbury. He was born at Woburn, Mass., 1720, and died at Fitzwilliam, N. H., 1779. Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of John Bruce and Martha Moore, his wife. John Bruce, (1744-1844), was a minute man at the Lexington Alarm under Capt. Artemas How. He was born in Bolton, Mass., where he died 3. John Bruce (b. 1776) m. Abigail Chaffin (1783-1825). Mrs. Mary Washington Bruce Alexander. DAR ID Number: 101140 Born in Lewis County, Ky. Wife of Rev. W. F. Alexander. Descendant of Corp. John Bruce, as follows: 1. Henry Clay Bruce (1824-1909) m. 1850 Mary Elizabeth Connor (1830-66). 2. Alexander Bruce (1797-1851) m. 1819 Amanda Bragg. 3. John Bruce m. 1770 Elizabeth Clay (b. 1755). John Bruce, in 1777, served as corporal in Capt. William Smith's company, Col. Daniel Morgan's Virginia regiment. He was born, 1748, in Pittsylvania County, Va.; died in Lancaster, Ky. 2. Alexander Bruce (1830-92) m. 1865 Malinda L. Smith (b. 1841). 3. John Bruce, Jr. (1771-1855), m. 1818 Isabelle Boyle (1790-1880). 4. John Bruce m. 1770 Elizabeth Clay (b. 1755). John Bruce (1748-1827) in 1777, served as sergeant in Col. Daniel Morgan's 11th and 15th Virginia regiments. He was born in Pittsylvania County, Va.; died in Garrard County, Ky. 154605 Bruce, John Hope, Sir 1684?-1766 The Dictionary of National Biography. The Concise Dictionary. Part 1, From the beginnings to 1900. London: Oxford University Press, 1953. Contains abstracts of the biographies found in "The Dictionary of National Biography" (21 volumes, New York: Macmillan Co.; London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1908). (DcNaB) Hope this is of some help to someone... Take care Tom Tom Webmaster of: The American Family Generations: 1600 to 2000 Currently with 20 separate databases on line and adding more every week. 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