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• Name: Thomas BRACKEN
• Sex: M
• Birth: Abt 1740 in Newcastle Co, Delaware ^b
• Death: Feb 1803 in Cecil Twp, Washington Co, Pennsylvania ^d


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Thomas BRACKEN Birth: Abt 1700 in England Death: 1780 in York Co, Pennsylvania
Mother:

• Martha GREEN Death: After 1779

Family:
Marriage:

• (Unk) COLMERY on 1764 at York (Now Adams) Co, Pennsylvania .^m1
  
• (Unk) COLMERY

Children:

1. Ann BRACKEN Birth: York (Now Adams) Co, Pennsylvania Death: Before 1803
2. Samuel BRACKEN Birth: York (Now Adams) Co, Pennsylvania Death: Before 1803
3. Martha BRACKEN Birth: 10 May 1765 in York (Now Adams) Co, Pennsylvania Death: 23 Feb 1838 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co, Kentucky
4. William BRACKEN Birth: 5 May 1770 in York (Now Adams) Co, Pennsylvania

Marriage:

• Ann SHANNON on 1777 at Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania .^m2
  
• Ann SHANNON Birth: 1757 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1839 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania

Children:

1. Reid BRACKEN Birth: 24 Sep 1778 in York (Now Adams) Co, Pennsylvania Death: 29 Jul 1849
2. Thomas BRACKEN Birth: 12 Feb 1780 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania
3. Sarah BRACKEN Birth: 21 Feb 1782 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania Death: May 1854
4. Agnes BRACKEN Birth: 24 Nov 1783 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania Death: Abt 1820
5. Hannah BRACKEN Birth: 20 Oct 1785 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania
6. John BRACKEN Birth: 17 Aug 1787 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania
7. Jane BRACKEN Birth: 21 May 1790 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania Death: 3 Nov 1857
8. Mary BRACKEN Birth: 23 Oct 1792 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania Death: 11 Jan 1859
9. Henry BRACKEN Birth: 29 Jun 1794 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania Death: 3 Feb 1850
10. Moses BRACKEN Birth: 25 Sep 1796 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania Death: Abt 1803
11. James BRACKEN Birth: 21 Jun 1799 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

abt 1740 [Ref: Riggs THOM p33, Riggs THOM p34],

place:

[Ref: Riggs THOM p34],

parents:

[Ref: Riggs THOM p33]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: BrackenHB BRACKEN p80, Riggs THOM p29]

1803 [Ref: Bell SHANNON, Craig AmAncestrySupp3 p86]

Feb or Mar 1803 [Ref: Riggs THOM p36],

place:

[Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]

Washington Co, Pennsylvania [Ref: Riggs THOM p29]

near Canonsburg [Ref: BrackenHB BRACKEN p80]

Sources with Information about marriage to (Unk) COLMERY

date:

[Ref: Riggs THOM p33]

abt 1861 (sic) s/b 1761 [Ref: Riggs THOM p35]

first marriage of Thomas Bracken [Ref: BrackenHB BRACKEN p80],

place:

[Ref: Riggs THOM p35],

names:

Thomas BRACKEN & ___ KILMARY [Ref: Riggs THOM p33, Riggs THOM p35]

Thomas BRACKEN & ___ KILMARY or COLMERY [Ref: BrackenHB BRACKEN p80],

child:

[Ref: BrackenHB BRACKEN p80, Riggs THOM p35]

Sources with Information about marriage to Ann SHANNON

date:

[Ref: Bell SHANNON, Craig AmAncestrySupp3 p80, Craig BYERS p66, Eagleson BYERS p64, John Peeling 8/6/1998, Riggs THOM p35, ShannonD SHANNON p30],

place:

[Ref: Riggs THOM p35],

names:

[Ref: BrackenHB BRACKEN p89, Dedman SHANNON p4],

child:

[Ref: Bell SHANNON, BrackenHB BRACKEN p80, Riggs THOM p35, Riggs THOM p36, ShannonD SHANNON p30, ShannonD SHANNON p31, ShannonD SHANNON p32]

Research Notes:
moved to York (now Adams) Co, PA, when in teens [Ref: Riggs THOM p34]

no definite record of him prior to 1777, when he married his second wife, Ann SHANNON [Ref: BrackenHB BRACKEN p80, Riggs THOM p34]

signed oath of allegiance June (or January) 1778. Brother-in-law, William McGrew, also signed the oath of allegiance on the same date, and at the same place - Lancaster, PA [Ref: BrackenHB BRACKEN p84]

Nov 1778 he moved from York County to Washington Co, then part of Westmoreland Co, PA. With him at time of moving were his second wife, Ann, and her infant son then six weeks old, and four children by his first wife, whose names we do not know. [Ref: BrackenHB BRACKEN p80, Riggs THOM p34]

took up two tracts of land in Washington Co, one known as "Three Shares" situated on Chartiers Creek near Canonsburg, the other known as "Logan Water" on Raccoon Creek. Part of the Chartiers property, on which he resided, was much later acquired by the state as the site of the Morganze Reform School [Ref: Riggs THOM p34]

In Washington, PA, Old Survey Book 3, page 95, is a draft of a survey called "Logan Water", situated on Raccoon Creek, in Washington County, PA, containing 157 acres and 42 perches and the usual allowance for roads, etc., executed Sep 28 1786, in pursuance of a warrant granted Thomas Bracken for 100 acres, dated Sep 16 1785. On page 101, same book, a draft of a tract of land lying upon the waters of Chartiers Creek, Washington County, PA, called the "Three Shares", containing 340 acres strict measure, surveyed Apr 15 1788, in pursuance of a certificate granted to Thomas Bracken by the Commissioners of Virginia, sppointed to adjust claims to unpatented lands, in the counties of Yohogania, Monongahelia, and Ohio. A Virginia certificate was granted for this tract in 1780. A patent was not obtained until Mar 30 1802. [Ref: BrackenHB BRACKEN p81]

one of the early ruling elders of the Chartiers Presbyterian Church [Ref: Riggs THOM p34]

War record, so far as known: Ranger on the Frontier 1778-1783 (Penn. Archives 3rd Series, Vol. 23); Private, soldier of the Revolution; Private, Militia Washington County, Pennsylvania, Captain John Sharps' Company. (Penn. Archives, 6th Series, Vol.2) Private, Washington Co., Pennsylvania Militia (Penn Archives, 6th Series, Vol.4) [Ref: BrackenHB BRACKEN p85]

Will drawn Feb 8 1803, registered Mar 22 1803 [Ref: BrackenHB BRACKEN p82, Riggs THOM p36]

will mentions all of his children except Martha, Ann, Samuel, and James; son-in-law Samuel Shannon; two children of Ann [Ref: Riggs THOM p36]



Pedigree of Thomas BRACKEN
          /-----William BRACKEN
 /-----Thomas BRACKEN
Thomas BRACKEN
|         /-----Edward GREEN
 \-----Martha GREEN



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