Notes:

Joseph Brevard (1766-1821). Son-in-law of Ely Kershaw (1743-1780);
father-in-law of Benjamin Thomas Elmore.

Joseph Brevard, born 19 July 1766 in North Carolina, was the son of
John Brevard and Jane McWhorter. As a young boy, he served in the North
Carolina Continental Line and was commissioned a lieutenant in 1782.
Following the American Revolution, he moved to Camden, South Carolina. On
11 February 1792 he was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of
law; he was associated with William Falconer of Chesterfield. Brevard
also became a land-holder. Through grants he obtained 1,650 acres in
Camden District and 200 acres in Berkeley County. Writing his will in
September, 1821, he mentioned Nettleton plantation, Antrim plantation on
the Wateree River; undisclosed acreage on the Wateree, Twenty-five Mile
Creek, and Great Lynches Creek; four lots, a town house, and other houses
in Camden; and monetary bequests of $12,000. An inventory of his estate
included 126 slaves, a library of approximately 900 books, and 100 shares
of bank stock.
Public service began for Brevard in January 1789 when he was elected
sheriff for Camden District. He served in that post until 1 March 1791.
On 14 October 1791 he was appointed a commissioner for the Court of
Equity for the northern circuit. During the 1790s he also served as
county attorney for several counties, including Chesterfield, Darlington,
and Salem, and as recorder and legal advisor for Camden. Kershaw elected
Brevard to the House for the Twelfth (1796-1797) and Thirteenth
(1798-1799) General Assemblies. Elected to the state Senate by Lancaster
and Kershaw election district, he served in the Fourteenth General
Assembly (1800-1801). The legislature on 3 December 1801 elected him an
associate judge of the Court of General Sessions and Common Pleas; he
remained in that position until poor health forced his resignation in
December 1815. He was electe to the United States House of
Representatives by Camden District and served in the Sixteenth Congress
(1819-1821). He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.

On 17 March 1793, Brevard married Rebecca Kershaw, daughter of Ely
Kershaw and Mary Cantey (b.1749). At least four children were born to
them: Alfred, Edward Carrington, Eugene Joseph, and Sarah Aurora (m.
Benjamin Thomas Elmore). Rebecca Kershaw Brevard predeceased her husband
circa June 1802. Joseph Brevard died 11 October 1821 in Camden and was
buried in an unmarked grave in the Quaker cemetery.

Joseph married Rebecca Kershaw on 17 Mar 1793. Rebecca (daughter of Ely Kershaw and Mary Cantey) was born in Jun 1775; died in 1802. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Served during the Revolutionary War as a Patriot in Rowan County, North
Carolina. Esse Forrester O'Brien, DAR #469059, based membership on
descent from John Brevard, Senior.

John married Jane McWhorter in 1740 in New Castle County, Delaware. Jane (daughter of Hugh McWhorter and Jean Thompson) was born in 1726 in Pencader Hundred, New Castle, Delaware; died on 25 Mar 1800 in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
TEXT Texas DAR records say marriage was in North Carolina.

Notes:

Ely Kershaw came to Charleston with his brothers Joseph and William about
1750. He served with Colonel William Thomson's Rangers and rose to the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was exiled by the British after the
surrender of Charleston, and died en route to Bermuda.

Ely married Mary Cantey on 19 Nov 1769. Mary (daughter of John Cantey and Mary McGirt) was born in 1749 in Prince Frederick Parish, South Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John Brevard, a French Huguenot, came to Maryland from Northern Ireland
with the McKnitt family and settled on the Elk River. He married one of
the McKnitt daughters. Their eldest son moved to North Carolina about
1740-1750.

The Huguenot Society of Florida No. 9-256 is a "Proof of Eligibility for
Membership" on Billye Taylor Bennette (Mrs. Alfred E.) based on descent
from Jean Brevard.

John married Katherine McKnitt about 1711 in Cecil County, Maryland. Katherine (daughter of John McKnitt and Jane Alexander) was born on 10 Aug 1689 in Somerset County, Maryland; died in 1734 in Cecil County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hugh + Jean Thompson. Jean was born about 1700; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John + Mary McGirt. Mary (daughter of James McGirt) was born about 1730; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]