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| Birth: | 1766 in North Carolina 1 2 |
| Death: | 11 Oct 1821 in Camden, South Carolina 1 2 |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | John Brevard b. 1715 in Elk River, Cecil County, Maryland |
| Mother: | Jane McWhorter b. 1726 in Pencader Hundred, New Castle, Delaware |
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Individual:
Joseph Brevard (1766-1821). Son-in-law of Ely Kershaw (1743-1780); fat
her-in-law of Benjamin Thomas Elmore.
Joseph Brevard, born 19 July 1766 in North Carolina, was the son of J ohn 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 s heriff 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 K ershaw 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.
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- Title: GEDCOM file. Created on 12 Mar 1997. Imported on 13 Dec 2005.
- Title: GEDCOM file. Created on 13 DEC 2005. Imported on 13 Dec 2005.
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