Thomas Bronaugh1

(1741 - 1811)
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     Thomas Bronaugh was born in 1741 in Prince William, Virginia.1,2 Apprentice carpenter/joiner to James Wren, Master.3
     Thomas married Elizabeth Kenyon Newton, daughter of Major William Newton and Elizabeth Kenyon, in 1760 in Stafford, Virginia.4 Thomas Bronaugh served in Captain, King George Mil. in May, 1778.5 Thomas died in 1811 in Fauquier, Virginia.4
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THOMAS BRONAUGH was born in 1741 in Prince William County, Virginia and died about 1811 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He was the son of SAMUEL BRONAUGH and CATHERINE TALIAFERRO [daughter of Col. JOHN THE RANGER and SARAH TALIAFERRO].

According to Sarah Amelia Bronaugh Benson in THE HISTORY OF THE BRONAUGHS IN AMERICA, THOMAS BRONAUGH and his brother FRANCIS BRONAUGH, "sons of SAMUEL BRONAUGH were left orphans at an early age and were probably reared by the BRONAUGHS in King George County, Virginia or by his mother's TALIAFERRO family." She goes on to say that "THOMAS BRONAUGH had a son named TALIAFERRO BRONAUGH and the TALIAFERRO family had homes in King George and nearby counties. THOMAS BRONAUGH's father SAMUEL BRONAUGH died in 1741 and his mother CATHERINE [TALIAFERRO] BRONAUGH died in 1748..."

THOMAS BRONAUGH married ELIZABETH NEWTON, of Stafford County, VIRGINIA in 1760 and they became the parents of nine children. He and his wife Elizabeth were specifically listed as having inherited property and holdings in Item 2 of his father - in - law Major William Newton's Last Will and Testament of 16 June 1784 In Stafford County, Virginia. He was also referred to as "CAPTAIN THOMAS BRONAUGH" in this Will.

The children of THOMAS BRONAUGH and his wife ELIZABETH that we know of include:

1. BETSY BRONAUGH, born in about 1761 in Fauquier County, Virginia

2. JOHN BRONAUGH, born 5 September 1762 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He was married to SARAH WEST.

3. CATHY (CATEY) BRONAUGH, born 25 February 1765 in Fauquier County, Virginia and died on 8 January 1822 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. She was married to CUTHBERT HARRISON PEYTON on 26 May 1783 in Warren, Fauquier County, Virginia.

4. WILLIAM BRONAUGH, born 21 February 1767 in Fauquier County, Virginia; died prior to his Probate of 4 December 1829 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. He was married twice: first to LUCY BRYAN on 12 March 1792 and after she died [prior to 1804] to JENNY TINSLEY on 7 February 1804 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

5. BENJAMIN BRONAUGH, born April 1769 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He was married to ELIZABETH SHUMATE on 4 August 1798 in Fauquier County, Virginia.

6. THOMAS BRONAUGH, born 24 June 1771 in Fauquier County, Virginia; died about 15 December 1820 in Todd County, Kentucky. He was married to MARGARET "PEGGY" KERR on 19 October 1790

7. SARAH BRONAUGH, born 23 August 1773 in Fauquier County, Virginia. She was married to SAMPSON TURLEY.

8. TALIAFERRO BRONAUGH, born on 14 March 1776 in Fauquier County, Virginia; died 17 November 1859 in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky. He was married twice: first to ELIZABETH JANE "JENNIE' GILMOUR on 5 January 1796 in Lincoln County, Kentucky and secondly to JENNY TINSLEY, the widow of his brother WILLIAM BRONAUGH on 2 June 1830 in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky.

9. NANCY BRONAUGH, born 3 May 1780 in Fauquier County, Virginia. She married ALEXANDER AUGUSTINE JENNINGS on 9 August 1799 in Fauquier County, Virginia. She died prior to 1860 in Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky.

"One of the earliest records of THOMAS BRONAUGH in Fauquier County, Virginia is when he is listed as an appraiser in the Will of Mary Lee in October 1763." the next record of him appears in the document VIRGINIA MILITIA IN THE REVOLUTION by McAllister on page 200: "THOMAS BRONAUGH, gentleman, was sworn in as Captain of a Company of Militia of Fauquier County, May 25, 1778."

CAPTAIN THOMAS BRONAUGH was a Justice of Fauquier County in 1787 and a Sheriff in 1790.

There is also information which claims that "THOMAS BRONAUGH was joint owner, with GEORGE WASHINGTON, the latter's physician, Dr. CRAIK and a Col. MUSE, of some 4000 acres on the Great Kanawha River in that part of Virginia that is now in West Virginia".4

Census, Tax, Voter Records, & City Directories

YearLocationHead of Household
1777Fauquier, VirginiaThomas Bronaugh6
1800Lincoln, KentuckyThomas Bronaugh7

Children of Thomas Bronaugh and Elizabeth Kenyon Newton

  • Betsy Bronaugh 8 b. circa 1761
  • John Bronaugh 8 b. September 5, 1762
  • Cathy (Catey) Bronaugh 8 b. February 25, 1765
  • William Bronaugh 9 b. February 21, 1767, d. December, 1829
  • Benjamin Bronaugh 8 b. April, 1769
  • Thomas Bronaugh 10 b. June 24, 1771, d. December, 1820
  • Sarah Bronaugh 8 b. August 23, 1773
  • Taliaferro Bronaugh 11 b. 1776, d. 1859
  • Nancy Bronaugh 1 b. May 3, 1780, d. September 5, 1858

Citations

  1. [S2708] Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, FHL Film 31633, Reference ID 170, Nancy Bronaugh (d/o Thomas Bronaugh) m. Alexander A. Jennings, 1799, Fauquier, Virginia.
  2. [S3547] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Ancestry.com , Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 19; Historical Reg. of Virginians in the Rev., Soldiers, Saliors and Marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.):97. Thos Bronaugh 1740-1749.
  3. [S9111] Virginia, Apprentice Index, 1640-1800, King George County Deeds 4, 1752-1765, 61, Thomas Bronaugh apprenticed to James Wren, carpenter/joiner, 1753.
  4. [S9] https://www.findagrave.com/,, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118647618/… accessed March 15, 2025), memorial page for Thomas Bronaugh (1741–1811), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118647618; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Ron Stephens (contributor 46786169).
  5. [S3547] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 19; Historical Reg. of Virginians in the Rev., Soldiers, Saliors and Marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.):97. Thos Bronaugh 1740-1749. Captain Thos. Bronaugh, King George Mil.
  6. [S9112] Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890, Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890, Va Early Census Index, Rental Rolls, Fauquier, Virginia, Thos Bronaugh, 1777.
  7. [S8839] United States Census, 1800, database with images, FamilySearch, Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890; Thomas Bronough, Lincoln, Kentucky.
  8. [S9] https://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118648995/… accessed May 6, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Kenyon Newton Bronaugh (1745–1806), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118648995; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Ron Stephens (contributor 46786169).
  9. [S9] https://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127891955/… accessed March 16, 2025), memorial page for William Bronaugh (21 Feb 1767–Dec 1829), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127891955; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Ron Stephens (contributor 46786169).
  10. [S9] https://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128691441/… accessed March 16, 2025), memorial page for Thomas Bronaugh (24 Jun 1771–Dec 1820), Find a Grave Memorial ID 128691441; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Ron Stephens (contributor 46786169).
  11. [S9] https://www.findagrave.com/, Nancy Bronaugh Bryan 1797–1851, Elizabeth Newton "Betsey" Bronaugh Eli 1798–1831, Thomas Clayton Bronaugh 1805–1884, John Gilmour Bronaugh 1807 – unknown, Eleanor Claisen Branaugh Anderson 1809–1860, Jane Alexander Bronaugh Gilmour 1811–1885, William Taliaferro Bronaugh 1815–1855, James Robert Bronaugh 1819–1866, George Cary Bronaugh 1822–1860.

Abraham Kenyon1

(circa 1700 - 1749)
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     Abraham Kenyon was born circa 1700.1
     Abraham married Elizabeth Waddington, daughter of Francis E. Waddington and Mary Thomasin/ Thomson, in 1739 in Westmoreland, Virginia.1,2 Abraham died in 1749.1

Children of Abraham Kenyon and Elizabeth Waddington

Citations

  1. [S9] https://www.findagrave.com/,, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131437072/… accessed March 15, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Kenyon Newton (1720–1784), Find a Grave Memorial ID 131437072; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Ron Stephens (contributor 46786169).
  2. [S9113] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2575.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KHW; Elizabeth Waddington m. Abraham Kenyon.
  3. [S9118] Norma Tucker, Colonial Virginians and their Maryland Relatives: A Genealogy of the Tucker Family Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, Inc., 1996, 1997), 46, John Tucker of Westmoreland, p 46 Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48239/… : 6 May 2025) Image 52 of 280.

Francis E. Waddington1

(circa 1680 - )
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     Francis E. Waddington was born circa 1680.1
     Francis married Mary Thomasin/ Thomson, daughter of Simon Thomasin and Christian Pettus, circa 1700.1

Child of Francis E. Waddington and Mary Thomasin/ Thomson

  • Elizabeth Waddington 1 b. 1703, d. 1749

Citations

  1. [S9] https://www.findagrave.com/,, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131437072/… accessed March 15, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Kenyon Newton (1720–1784), Find a Grave Memorial ID 131437072; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Ron Stephens (contributor 46786169).

Ka Okee Jane Powhattan [?]1

(circa 1640 - )
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     Ka Okee Jane Powhattan [?] was born circa 1640 in Virginia.1 She was the daughter of Kocoum Patawoneck and Matoaka Pocahantas Powhattan.1

Child of Ka Okee Jane Powhattan [?]

  • Christian Pettus 1 b. circa 1660

Citations

  1. [S9] https://www.findagrave.com/,, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131437072/… accessed March 15, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Kenyon Newton (1720–1784), Find a Grave Memorial ID 131437072; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Ron Stephens (contributor 46786169).

Matoaka Pocahantas Powhattan1

(1600 - )
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     Matoaka Pocahantas Powhattan was born in 1600 in Virginia.11
     Matoaka married Kocoum Patawoneck in 1600.1

Child of Matoaka Pocahantas Powhattan and Kocoum Patawoneck

Citations

  1. [S9] https://www.findagrave.com/,, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131437072/… accessed March 15, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Kenyon Newton (1720–1784), Find a Grave Memorial ID 131437072; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Ron Stephens (contributor 46786169).

William Bronaugh1

(21 February 1767 - December 1829)
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     William Bronaugh was born on February 21, 1767 in Fauquier, Virginia, USA.1 He was the son of Thomas Bronaugh and Elizabeth Kenyon Newton.1 William died in December, 1829 in Crab Orchard, Lincoln, Kentucky, at age 62.1

Citations

  1. [S9] https://www.findagrave.com/,, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127891955/… accessed March 16, 2025), memorial page for William Bronaugh (21 Feb 1767–Dec 1829), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127891955; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Ron Stephens (contributor 46786169).