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Male William Braswell Click to view William Braswell in the family tree

William was born about 1809 in Dekalb Co., Tennessee.1   William's father was Sampson Braswell and his mother was Priscilla Williams.  His paternal grandparents were Samuel Braswell and Sarah Unknown; his maternal grandparents were William Williams and Lucreasy Braswell. He had four brothers and two sisters, named Leroy (Lee), Lemuel, Samuel, Nathan, Lucretia and Unicey.  He was the oldest of the seven children.  He died after 1860.1 


William's family with Clarissa (Cloe) Vire

‌William and Clarissa (Cloe) were married in a religious ceremony in 1832.1   They had three sons and seven daughters, named William J., Peter Sampson, Andrew J., Nancy C., Harriet A., Martha, Mary, Louisa, Priscilla J. and Elizabeth.

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