Brittain Baucom (abt. 1766 - abt. 1825)

Born about 1766 in Province of North Carolina

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Died about 1825 at about age 59 in Maury, Tennessee, United States of America [uncertain]

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Biography

Brittain Baucom is said to have been born in 1766 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.^[1] The state and country did not exist at that time, being instead called the Province of North Carolina from 1712-1776.^[2] Wake County was formed in 1771 from portions of Cumberland, Johnston, and Orange Counties.^[3]

In the 1800 census, he appears with several of his brothers in Hillsborough, Wake County.^[4]

Britton Baughcom was named as a son in the Aug 1797 Last Will and Testament of John Baughcom. The will was proved during the Wake County, North Carolina, June session 1800 and ordered to be recorded. It was "Recorded in the Clerks Office in Wake County in Book F, Page 92, the 2nd Day of July 1800. Nathanial Lane, C C"^[5]

A Britton Baughcom was named to serve as Executor of the Last Will and Testament of John Baughcom along with John's wife, Rachel Baughcom, as Executrix, There is no indication in the Will as to whether Britton the son and Britton the executor are the same person or if they are two different men.^[5]

Brittain Baucom is said to have died in 1825 in Maury, Tennessee, United States of America.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 [citation needed]} See Provenance section.
2. ↑ WikiPedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_North_Carolina "Province of North Carolina," viewed 21 July 2016.
3. ↑ FamilySearch Wiki, "North Carolina, Wake County, History, Parent County,"; citing The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1800", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-48C : 10 June 2015), Britaia Baucom, 1800.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America, Probate File containing Last Will and Testament (19 Aug 1797) and Order to Record Same (2 July 1800), John Baucom 1800; images 1760-1762 of 1942, "Wills and estate papers (Wake County), 1663-1978, Original wills Abbott, Abraham - Beckwith, William H., FHL microfilm number 1602610 Item 2," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GC-XLCR : downloaded 21 July 2016); citing North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America.

See Also:

• Provenance - Sources are needed to prove or disprove the information.
  • "KRH Family Tree_2010-12-30.ged," 19 March 2011. Provided given and surname; year and location of birth (1766 Wake, North Carolina, USA); Year and location of death (1825 Maury, Tennessee, USA); names of parents and siblings. No sources were included nor was a specific Ancestry Family Tree cited.