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Jean Brevard (c1665-c1730) was the first of the Brevard fam ily
in America. According to his grandson, Alexander Brevard, J ean
Brevard was a French Huguenot who, a young orphan boy, left
France to escape persecution after the Edict of Nantes was
revoked in 1685. In the Edict of nantes Henry IV had granted
equal rights to his Protestant and Catholic subjects, and f or
about three quarters of a century the Huguenots, or French
Calvinists, had enjoyed comparative safety; but Henry's
successor, Louis XIV, renewed the persecution of his Protes tant
subjects, imposing disabilities and fines upon them; and wh en
he revoked the Edict of Nantes, endeavoring to suppress all
forms of worship except the Catholic, he drove from his
dominions more than half a million of his most useful and
industrious subjects.
Nothing is known of Jean Brevard's life in France; but th e name
Brevard is probably from a French word "breveter" meaning " to
annotate," suggesting that his family may have been peopl e of
some education. The name appears variously as Bavaird,
Bravard, Bruard, and Brevard in subsequent records.
When he left France, Jean Brevard went first to Ireland, wh ere
he may have joined other members of his family who had
previously migrated. The Heathmoney Rolls of County Donega l in
the Ulster province of northern Ireland in 1665 contained t he
names of Robert Bavaird, as well as the Alexanders, Mcknitt s,
Dales, Polks, and Wallaces with whom Jean Brevard was later
associated in America.
Tradition says that Jean Brevard came to America with the
William Wallace family and that he may have married a membe r of
that family about the time he left Ireland. There is no
documentation of this marriage nor any record of issue from
such a marriage. It is not known exactly when he reached
America, but the will of William Wallace which was proved in
Somerset Co MD on 15 June 1698 mentions him as "cousin," th us
establishing him as an American resident in or before 1698 , and
giving credence to a probable family relationship.
In Somerset Co Jean Brevard and the William Wallace family
became a part of what was the first Presbyterian communit y in
America. It was located at Manokin and included other membe rs
of the Wallace family and members of the Mcknitt and Alexan der
families. Some of these families lived as neighbors in
Somerset Co and later in Cecil Co MD; intermarried extensiv ely;
and finally migrated together to western NC. Their continued
close association suggests that they were probably relative s in
Ireland or perhaps even earlier in Scotland. Some of them h ad
reached America as early as 1648, well ahead of the great
influx of Scotch-Irish in the 1700's. They were probably
political dissenters and seem to have been at least moderat ely
prosperous, judging by the land holding they accumulated in
America.
About 1700 Jean Brevard went with John Mcknitt, Mathew Wall ace,
and some of the Alexander family to Cecil Co MD. There he
married a daughter of John Mcknitt about 1711 or 1712 and
settled with her near her father's home in the Elk River
neighborhood of Cecil Co. There is no documentation of this
marriage, but Cecil Co court records clearly establish Jean
Brevard as John Mcknitts' son-in-law. His wife may been
Katherine Mcknitt, who was born in Manokin, Somerset Co. M D in
1686; or the wife may have been Katherine McKnitt's younger
sister Mary Mcknitt, who was born in Somerset Co in 1691.
By the time of this marriage Jean Brevard was about 35 years
old and was well established in the Elk River community. His
plantation, Charles Camp, was first surveyed 2 Apr 1685 fo r a
previous owner. It was located in the northeast corner of
Cecil Co, 2.5 mles from the present city of Elkton MD and h alf
a mile northwest of the village of Chesapeake City, on wha t is
now the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. It was near the west ern
terminus of the canal and across the canal from the Broad C reek
Presbyterian Church. It was adjoined by John McKnitt's
plantations Glasgow and High Spaniola and by three plantati ons
owned by Samuel Alexander - Sligo, Alexandria, and Bullens
Range.
Jean Brevard was active in Presbyterian affairs, not only in
his local church, but also in the meetings of the New Castle
Presbytery and the General Synod. On 13 June 1712 Samuel
Alexander and Peter Bouchelle leased an acre of land for 21
years for "an annual rent of an ear of Indian corn to be pa id
upon demand" for the use of the Presbyterian Congregation at
the head of Broad Creek, near Bethel. With Samuel Alexander
and Peter Bouchelle, Jean Brevard served as one of the first
elders in this church; and Presbyterian church records refl ect
his attendance at Presbytery and General Synod meetings bet ween
1726 and 1729.
Jean Brevard and KatherineMcknitt were married about 25 yea rs
and had at least seven children, the youngest born about ni ne
years before Jean died when he was about 60 years old.
(Research):William Wallace's will, 16 May 1698, Somerset Co . MD
refers to Jean Bruard (Brevard) as cousin, thus indicatin g his
existence there prior to that date.
Because nothing to the contrary is known about Katherine
McKnitt, some researchers have assumed that it was she who
married Jean Brevard. Others have argued that since her name
was not given to any known descendant of Jean Brevard it is
unlikely that she was his wife, given the naming customs wh ich
prevailed. The Colonial Dames seem to be of two minds. They
have documents showing both Katherine and Mary as Jean
Brevard's wife. (Kathryn Carter, San Antonio, TX 1994) In J ohn
Goodwin Herndon's John McKnitt (ca. 1660-1714) and Some
of His Kinsfolk[:UND] he surmises that Kathryn is correct s ince
Mary has been shown married to John Powell, thus all the
McKnitt daughters are accounted for at the time except Kath ryn.
(This research will continue with Katherine McKnitt as Jean 's
wife until we can document otherwise. jam)[BowmanSimpson204.FTW]
Jean Brevard (c1665-c1730) was the first of the Brevard fam ily
in America. According to his grandson, Alexander Brevard, J ean
Brevard was a French Huguenot who, a young orphan boy, left
France to escape persecution after the Edict of Nantes was
revoked in 1685. In the Edict of nantes Henry IV had granted
equal rights to his Protestant and Catholic subjects, and f or
about three quarters of a century the Huguenots, or French
Calvinists, had enjoyed comparative safety; but Henry's
successor, Louis XIV, renewed the persecution of his Protes tant
subjects, imposing disabilities and fines upon them; and wh en
he revoked the Edict of Nantes, endeavoring to suppress all
forms of worship except the Catholic, he drove from his
dominions more than half a million of his most useful and
industrious subjects.
Nothing is known of Jean Brevard's life in France; but th e name
Brevard is probably from a French word "breveter" meaning " to
annotate," suggesting that his family may have been peopl e of
some education. The name appears variously as Bavaird,
Bravard, Bruard, and Brevard in subsequent records.
When he left France, Jean Brevard went first to Ireland, wh ere
he may have joined other members of his family who had
previously migrated. The Heathmoney Rolls of County Donega l in
the Ulster province of northern Ireland in 1665 contained t he
names of Robert Bavaird, as well as the Alexanders, Mcknitt s,
Dales, Polks, and Wallaces with whom Jean Brevard was later
associated in America.
Tradition says that Jean Brevard came to America with the
William Wallace family and that he may have married a membe r of
that family about the time he left Ireland. There is no
documentation of this marriage nor any record of issue from
such a marriage. It is not known exactly when he reached
America, but the will of William Wallace which was proved in
Somerset Co MD on 15 June 1698 mentions him as "cousin," th us
establishing him as an American resident in or before 1698 , and
giving credence to a probable family relationship.
In Somerset Co Jean Brevard and the William Wallace family
became a part of what was the first Presbyterian communit y in
America. It was located at Manokin and included other membe rs
of the Wallace family and members of the Mcknitt and Alexan der
families. Some of these families lived as neighbors in
Somerset Co and later in Cecil Co MD; intermarried extensiv ely;
and finally migrated together to western NC. Their continued
close association suggests that they were probably relative s in
Ireland or perhaps even earlier in Scotland. Some of them h ad
reached America as early as 1648, well ahead of the great
influx of Scotch-Irish in the 1700's. They were probably
political dissenters and seem to have been at least moderat ely
prosperous, judging by the land holding they accumulated in
America.
About 1700 Jean Brevard went with John Mcknitt, Mathew Wall ace,
and some of the Alexander family to Cecil Co MD. There he
married a daughter of John Mcknitt about 1711 or 1712 and
settled with her near her father's home in the Elk River
neighborhood of Cecil Co. There is no documentation of this
marriage, but Cecil Co court records clearly establish Jean
Brevard as John Mcknitts' son-in-law. His wife may been
Katherine Mcknitt, who was born in Manokin, Somerset Co. M D in
1686; or the wife may have been Katherine McKnitt's younger
sister Mary Mcknitt, who was born in Somerset Co in 1691.
By the time of this marriage Jean Brevard was about 35 years
old and was well established in the Elk River community. His
plantation, Charles Camp, was first surveyed 2 Apr 1685 fo r a
previous owner. It was located in the northeast corner of
Cecil Co, 2.5 mles from the present city of Elkton MD and h alf
a mile northwest of the village of Chesapeake City, on wha t is
now the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. It was near the west ern
terminus of the canal and across the canal from the Broad C reek
Presbyterian Church. It was adjoined by John McKnitt's
plantations Glasgow and High Spaniola and by three plantati ons
owned by Samuel Alexander - Sligo, Alexandria, and Bullens
Range.
Jean Brevard was active in Presbyterian affairs, not only in
his local church, but also in the meetings of the New Castle
Presbytery and the General Synod. On 13 June 1712 Samuel
Alexander and Peter Bouchelle leased an acre of land for 21
years for "an annual rent of an ear of Indian corn to be pa id
upon demand" for the use of the Presbyterian Congregation at
the head of Broad Creek, near Bethel. With Samuel Alexander
and Peter Bouchelle, Jean Brevard served as one of the first
elders in this church; and Presbyterian church records refl ect
his attendance at Presbytery and General Synod meetings bet ween
1726 and 1729.
Jean Brevard and KatherineMcknitt were married about 25 yea rs
and had at least seven children, the youngest born about ni ne
years before Jean died when he was about 60 years old.
(Research):William Wallace's will, 16 May 1698, Somerset Co . MD
refers to Jean Bruard (Brevard) as cousin, thus indicatin g his
existence there prior to that date.
Because nothing to the contrary is known about Katherine
McKnitt, some researchers have assumed that it was she who
married Jean Brevard. Others have argued that since her name
was not given to any known descendant of Jean Brevard it is
unlikely that she was his wife, given the naming customs wh ich
prevailed. The Colonial Dames seem to be of two minds. They
have documents showing both Katherine and Mary as Jean
Brevard's wife. (Kathryn Carter, San Antonio, TX 1994) In J ohn
Goodwin Herndon's John McKnitt (ca. 1660-1714) and Some
of His Kinsfolk[:UND] he surmises that Kathryn is correct s ince
Mary has been shown married to John Powell, thus all the
McKnitt daughters are accounted for at the time except Kath ryn.
(This research will continue with Katherine McKnitt as Jean 's
wife until we can document otherwise. jam)
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