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Hi,
You're on the right track. Amanda F. Brashear was listed on a piece of paper which was inserted into the Nacy Brashears Bible (i.e. Ignatius "Nacy" Brashear, of Prince George's Co, MD and Jefferson Co, KY). Amanda was a sister of Mortimer Brashears. I think, however, the Nancy Cummins you have was NOT in this line, but in a different one (the William Brashear & Anne Ray line); I have no record of a first marriage for Joseph and the Nacy Brashear Bible was pretty complete.
Here is a snippit from vol 8, which is still in the making:
From 1896 to 1908, Mortimer's son, Napoleon B. Brashears, tried
(fraudulently) to get himself and his family enrolled as Choctaw Indians,
claiming that Mortimer's father was Joseph Brashears, and his grandfather
was Zadock Brashears Jr, one of the Choctaw Brashears of Suk En Atcha
Creek, Sumter Co, AL. (see hearings before the Dawes Commission: "Napoleon
B. Brashears, et al," below).
Family tradition has it that Mortimer was born near Lexington, KY. The
family Bible of Nacy Brashear shows that he was a son of Joseph Brashear
(Mortimer added the “s” to the surname), b. 9 Dec 1778 (Back #149), son of
Ignatius “Nacy” Brashears Sr; that is, Joseph was a brother of Dr. Walter
Brashear, the famous surgeon.
REV. JOSEPH BRASHEAR
and ELIZABETH NOBLE
Napoleon was right that a Joseph Brashear was his grandfather, but dead
wrong that his great-grandfather was Zadock: "Rev. Joseph Brashears was an
early day preacher of the Methodist faith in Miller County." (Judge Jenkins,
History of Miller Co, MO, p.141).
"In the early thirties, the ... Methodists sent Reverend Brashears to
Pleasant Mount" (Jenkins, p.254). Some maps show the place as Mount
Pleasant, Miller Co, MO. "The Methodist were early active in the area (Pleasant
Mount, Miller Co, MO) with Rev. Brashears preaching to the inhabitants in
1833" (Jenkins, p.261).
"Flavilla Melcena Brashears, daughter of Reverend Joseph Brashears,
married John Chrisman" (Jenkins, p.141). Flavilla is identified as a daughter
of Joseph Brashear, s/o Ignatius “Nacy” Brashear Sr, in the Bible records of
“Nacy” Brashear, passed on to Joseph Brashear and to Mortimer’s brother,
Levi L. Brashear.
On 23 Oct 1830, Rev. Joseph Brashears performed the marriage of
Anastasia Cowan and William Vineyard in Osage (present-day Gasconade) Co,
MO.
711. Joseph Brashear, (Back #149, s/o Ignatius “Nacy” Brashear Sr and
Frances Permelia Catheral), b. 9 Dec 1778, d. 30 Oct 1845, MO; m. Elizabeth
Noble, b. ?, d. 18 Sep 1822, four days after birth of her last child (data from
Bible of Ignatius “Nacy” Brashears Sr, and “notations of Cousin Victoria”
(inserts in that Bible), in possession (1997) of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Gabrielson)
Gottlieb, a descendant of Mary Margaret (Brashear) Stevens, sister of Dr. John
A. Brashear, the Pittsburg Astronomer. Elizabeth Noble was d/o James Noble.
In the Nacy Brashear Bible, an insert by Cousin Victoria says “James Noble
fought in Revolutionary War--caught Genl Wayne in his arms as the gen’l fell
to his death. His daughter, Elizabeth married Joseph Brashear.
“Isaac Howir, while in War of Revolution, made the cane and presented it
to James Noble.” (apparently referring to “mamma’s cane” of another note:
James Noble, b. about 1759, cane was made for him by Isaac Howir; James
Noble died in Randolf Co-Huntsville. Initials on top of cane: “I.H. to J.N.”--Isaac
Howir to James Noble.)
Cousin Victoria is Victoria Brashear Hoyt (Mrs. Daniel Craig), gd/o Levi L.
Brashear, s/o Joseph Brashear and Elizabeth Noble.) Victoria and Daniel
Craig hosted Dr. John A. Brashear when he visited Pasadena in 1915 for the
Panama-Pacific International Exposition. In John A. Brashear’s autobiog-
raphy, A Man Who Loved the Stars, there is a photo of dignitaries at this
exposition; second from left is Daniel Craig.
Thanks to Al Caldwell, P.O. Box 1224, Kelseyville, CA 95451, 707/279-
1160, for Xeroxes from the Bible, plus a packet of old newspaper clippings and
other notes that were found in it.
Family of Joseph Brashear and Elizabeth Noble:
2. 81. Amanda F. Brashear, b. 17 Nov 1806; m. George Edgar (per a slip of
paper in the Nacy Brashear Bible)
3. 91. Antoinette “Nettie” Edgar, m. Mr. Warren,
4. 92. Franklin Edgar, bachelor
5. 93. Susan Edgar, m. George Brady, Atty; State Representative of
Missouri twice.
6. 10x. Azzie Brady, m. M. Mermod. Azzie died when her dau, Zoa
Mermod, was born.
7. 94. Eliza Edgar, m. Mr. Bassett, (Note in Bible c1912: “Zoa Bassett
daughter of Eliza lives in Kentucky.”)
8. 95. Julia Edgar, never married
9. 82. *Mortimer M. Brashear, b. 2 Apr 1809, near Lexington, KY, killed Aug,
1863, Searcy Co, AR; m. 9 Nov 1837, Miller Co, MO, Sarah Vaughan,
(MO Marr. to 1850, "by Stephen A. Blevans, Justice of the Peace")
10. 83. William W. Brashear, b. 28 Jun 1811; m. 24 Jan 1841, Polk Co, MO,
Mary Ann Devenport, (MO Marr. to 1850). Polk Co is three counties
southwest of Miller. Napoleon testified: "I had one uncle, William, who
lived somewhere in the Choctaw Nation."
11. 84. *Levi L. Brashear, b. 12 Nov 1813, d. 21 Mar 1861; m.1. 3 Nov 1836,
Permelia Ann Grisham, b. 4 Jul 1820, d. 3 Sep 1844; m.2. 25 Nov
1845, “by Green Bury Bush, Esq,” Mrs. Velira Frances Nunnelly, b.
4 Mar 1817.
12. 85. Mary Jane C. Brashear, b. 11 Jan 1815; m. 3 Feb 1834, Gasconade
Co, MO, John or James Coil, (MO Marr. to 1850). They were in the
1860 census, Gainesville, Cooke Co, TX (#569, p.258). Napoleon's
testimony: "One sister [of my father], Mary J. Coyle, died in the
Chickasaw Nation" i.e. before 1906. The James D. Coyle who made
affidavit in support of Napoleon's claim must have been the son, and
Lucy J. Jones (Josephine Jones), the daughter. (Data from Cheryl, Mrs.
William Robert Haas, <wrhass2@aol.com>).
13. 91. James D. Coyle, b. c1835
14. 92. Lucy Josephine Coyle, b. c1847, MO (12 in 1860); m. _____ Jones
15. 101. Mary Elmina “Mollie” Jones, b. 23 May 1865, TX, d. 2 Jul 1910,
?Stephens Co, OK; m. 22 Sep 1887, Ruddell Cornelius Russell.
16. 111. Birtie Beatrice Russell, b. 20 Jul 1888, d. Sep 1889
17. 112. Mabel Myrtle Russell, b. 28 Jul 1893, d. 12 May 1938; m.1.
_____ Batty; m.2. 28 Feb 1917, ______ Minser
18. 113. Lucy Inga Russell, b. 27 Jul 1900, OK, d. Dec 1972, Long
Beach, CA; m. 28 Nov 1920, Hubert Hendrix Wilson, s/o
William Wilson and Florence Bryan
19. 121. Margaret Lucille Wilson, b. 8 Feb 1922, Oklahoma City,
d. 18 Jan 1969, Houston, TX; m. 14 Jun 1943, in
Whittier, Los Angeles Co, CA, Frank Benjamin Hass Jr,
s/o Frank Haas and Maybelle Jackson.
20. 131. William Robert Haas, b. 19 Sep 1944, Whittier, CA,
m. 9 Sep 1966, Cheryl Ann Paulson
21. 132. Robert John Haas, b. 3 Dec 1952, Pamona, CA, m.
27 Aug 1980, Rebecca Shirlene Kennelly.
22. 122. Betty June Wilson, b. 31 Dec 1925, OK, d. 8 Mar 1969,
Taft, Kern Co, CA
23. 114. Eula Ruth Russell, b. 16 May 1902, Duncan, OK, d. 4 Apr
1969
24. 115. Delbert Thomas Russell, b. 16 May 1906, OK, d. Jan 1986,
Ontario, CA
25. 93. Nancy A. Coyle, b. c1854
26. 86. Flavilla Melcina Brashear, b. 18 Apr 1818; m. 15 Dec 1833,
Gasconade Co, MO, John Chrisman. (MO Marr. to 1850; Jenkins,
p.141). Gasconade is two counties east of Miller Co. Both Mortimer
and Napoleon named a daughter Sarah Melcena.
27. 87. Alexander M. A. Brashear, b. 6 Sep 1820, d. 5 Dec 1824
28. 88. Elizabeth R. Brashear, b. 14 Sep 1822, d. 12 Nov 1822
A memorandum in the Bible lists “the slaves of Joseph Brashear”:
1. Basil, b. 24 Sep 1812
2. Charlotte, b. 22 Feb 1815
3. Alfred, b. 26 Sep 1816
4. Cassinda, b. 31 Aug 1821
5. Martha Jane, b. 8 Apr 1823
6. Jehiel P. b. 2 Jan 1825
7. Emmacatta E., b. 29 Sep 1826
8. Elizabeth A., b. 21 Jun 1829
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