John Brightwell

- Bef 1805

• Name	John Brightwell
  Gender	Male
  Military	13 Jun 1783	Virginia
  _UID	B27B62B831BB4F64BACDBC71C1CC396BCB45
  Died	Bef 1805	Virginia
  	A declaration filed by Elizabeth Brightwell in the pension record for Jesse Brightwell states that John's brother William died i 1805 and was survived by his brother Anderson and sister Lucy Powell.
  Person ID	I8870	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	Brightwell,   b. Abt 1735,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	5 children
  1. John Brightwell,   d. Bef 1805, Virginia
  2. Anderson Brightwell,   b. Abt 1766, King William County, Virginia ,   d. 1837, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  3. Leonard Brightwell,   d. Bef 1828
  4. William Brightwell,   d. 1805
  5. Lucy Brightwell,   d. Aft 1823
  Family ID	F2741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth
  Children	1. Jason Brightwell,   d. Bef 1830 Married: Jane G. Poindexter (1817)
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F2648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Certificate issued to John Britewell in the amount of 16.16.8 for service on the Virginia State Line in the Revolutionary War. Declaration of Anderson Brightwell dated 13 March 1823 states that John and Elizabeth had two children: William and Jason. Declaration of Elizabeth filed on the same day states that John died without a will and never received bounty land for his services. Declaration of Elizabeth Brightwell filed on 17 March 1823 states states that William Brightwell served as a soldier in the Virginia Continental Line to the end of the war and he enlisted with her husband John Brightwell. She further states that William Brightwell died intestate in 1805 leaving a brother, Anderson Brightwell, and one sister Lucy Powers, as his only representatives. In a second declaration filed the same day, Elizabeth Brightwell states she was acquainted with Jesse Brightwell, a brother of her late husband and of Anderson Brightwell, and that he enlisted in the Virginia Continental line in March 1779. She further states that Jesse Brightwell was killed at Charleston and was unmarried, leaving Anderson Brightwell and Mrs Lucy Powers his only legal representatives. On 31 January 1828, William H. Shelton, Justice of the Peace in Pittsylvania County, Anthony D. Haden submitted a declaration that three brothers, Leonard Brightwell, Anderson Brightwell and Jesse Brightwell, enlisted in the Continental Army under Captain Thomas Bower and that Jesse Brightwell was killed in the Battle of Charleston. he further states that Leonard Brightwell died after the war and that Anderson Brightwell is the only surviving brother.