Joseph Brevard

1766 - 1821  (55 years)

• Name	Joseph Brevard
  Birth	1766	North Carolina, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Oct 1821	Camden, South Carolina
  Person ID	I137449	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	John Brevard,   b. 1715, Elk River, Cecil County, Maryland d. 15 Sep 1790, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Jane McWhorter,   b. 1726, Pencader Hundred, New Castle, Delaware d. 25 Mar 1800, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1740	New Castle County, Delaware
  	TEXT Texas DAR records say marriage was in North Carolina.
  Family ID	F53823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Kershaw,   b. Jun 1775   d. 1802 (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	17 Mar 1793
  Children	1. Alfred Brevard,   b. Abt 1794   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Edward Carrington Brevard,   b. Abt 1796   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Eugene Joseph Brevard,   b. Abt 1797   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sarah Aurora Brevard,   b. Abt 1800   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F53913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2015

  
  

• 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.