Benjamin BRASHEARS

Benjamin was born in 1648 in , Nansemond, Va.  Benjamin's father was Benjamin BRASHEAR and his mother was Mary RICHFORD.  His paternal grandfather was Robert BRASHEARS. He had three brothers and six sisters, named Robert, John, Robert, Mary, Anne, Susannah, Martha, Elizabeth and Elizabeth.  He was the second oldest of the ten children.  He died at the age of 28 in February 1676 in , Calvert, Md.