Notes:

The Metropolitan Church Association, an offshoot of the Methodist Church in the northern states, established itself as a haven for those who felt their church was becoming too formal. Its headquarters was in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It was also referred to as the Society of the Burning Bush. Having established communal colonies in Virginia, West Virginia and Louisiana, plans were made in 1912 to create a colony in Texas. In that year, 1,520 fertile acres were acquired near the town of Bullard. The land was ideal for agriculture that developed into the main source of income for the colony. The colony, however, was never self-supporting and created a financial drain on the Association. To meet its financial obligations, the land was sold in 1919 and the colony's residents dispersed. Today, none of the original buildings remain and the pecan orchard directly across the street from the present-day Bullard High School primarily marks the site of the former town. SUBMITTED BY: Henry Chenoweth


Buried:
Linthicum Cemetery

Preston married HOLDER, Susan Ellen on 8 Jan 1874 in Monroe, Indiana, USA. Susan (daughter of HOLDER, Solomon and DAVIS, Nancy) was born on 12 Aug 1852 in Monroe, Indiana, USA; died on 20 Nov 1885 in Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, USA; was buried in Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Combs Cemetery

Notes:

Buried:
Combs Cemetery

Andrew married PARHAM, Mary A. on 1 Feb 1844 in Monroe, Indiana, USA. Mary (daughter of PARHAM, Allen) was born on 4 Nov 1823 in Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Feb 1884 in Buenavista, Monroe, Indiana, USA; was buried in Buenavista, Monroe, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Indiana Marriages, 1845-1920 County: Monroe Name: Molly A Parham Father: Wm Mother: Mary Pennington Gender: F Book: 7 Original Source Page: 117

Buried:
Combs Cemetery

Solomon married DAVIS, Nancy. Nancy (daughter of DAVIS, Reuben and CLARK, Hannah) was born on 8 Oct 1820 in Indiana, USA; died on 2 Sep 1900 in Cincinnati, Greene County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Combs Cemetery

Jesse married REAVIS, Mary Pritchard on 11 Feb 1804 in Wake, North Carolina, USA. Mary (daughter of REAVIS, William and PRITCHARD, Mary) was born in 1784 in France; died in 1854 in Buenavista, Monroe, Indiana, USA; was buried in Buenavista, Monroe, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Database: brasfield
Individual: I2545
Link: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brasfield&id=I2545
Name: Lynne Revis
Email: peridot@compuex.com
URL:
URL title:
Note:

From information in her father's will, Mary Pritchard Revis was the wife of Jesse Brasfield. Some records refer to her as Mary F. Reavis. Her parents were William -2 Reavis and Mary Pritchard and she was born 1777 in Northampton Co NC.
The Will Abstract of NC Wills 1760-1800 is in 1784 makes the reference.

The "2" after William Reavis' name indicates to us that he is second generation from the named progenitor Edward Reavis. Although Edward's father may have been in MD/VA, we have no proof as yet so to keeo the jillion Williams, Johns and Jameses and Marys straighter we have added generation numbers. We find an age range that way and can sometimes connect a line by computing how many links are missing.

I will send you separately a link to an angelfire site on Reavis family which will have the will in script and possibly transcribed also, I cannot recall, available. The site is a bit jumbled in appearance but this reflects the nascent html capabaility of the owner rather than the quality and breadth of information included. Our Reavis List on rootsweb may have information on Brassfields in the archives because I have worked on them with our main researcher.

William-2 married at least twice as far as we know, once in 1747 to Jamry Jordan; some say this is a mistranscription of Mary but I have not seen the record, so.... They had at least nine children. William married Mary Pritchard (d/o John P.) 1760-64 and they had at least seven children including Mary Pritchard-3 1777 Northampton Co NC. She is referred to as "Mary F." in some cases but specifically as Mary Pritchard Reavis in her father's will.

We have no death date other than 1840 Buena Vista, Monroe Co IN, bur at Combs Cemetery there, and I know her daughter Abigail married a Combs but have not followed that line. We believe Jesse died about 1826 in Surry Co NC and that they had 9 children. Do you have any specifics on where he is buried?

http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/reavisrevis/index.html
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=129136
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Just reviewed data on your GED world connect rootsweb.

here is a bit of data on Mary Pritchard Reavis

her father was William Reavis b ca1725 Henrico Co Va
died ca1785 (will d/1784) Northampton Co NC
where the family moved to in 1747 frm Henrico Co Va

His first wife was believed to be a Jordan, his second wife
Mary Pritchard married aft 1760

chn of William and Mary were:
Samuel m/Goodin
Leah bca1763 m/Huskey
Isaac bca1764 m/Wallis/Wallace
Elizabeth bca1765 m/Parham
William bca1766 m/Tate
Franky (female) ca1768
and Mary..whom I believe must have been born ca 1770
rather than 1777..but have not documentation, just that
to be consistent with other chn births..1770 makes more
sense, yet they did not marry til 1804..so who knows.

All of the children were born in Northampton co NC, Wm
had purchased land in Wake Co couple yrs prior to his
death in Northampton co., so most of his chn inherited
the land in Wake co and you can trace most of them in
that area.

Note you have Mary born in France, maybe her mother was, I
have no data on her..but for sure Mary m/Brasfield was born
in Northampton co NC.

Barb - 10/6/2000
Dixeebarb@aol.com
http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/reavisrevis/ReavisWillsLandRecCtDoc.html
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Update Reavis/Brasfield

Just found the following..so Mary Pritchard Reavis Brasfield did not
die in 1840..but in 1860 Monroe Co Ind

She is found on the 1860 census with her son Andrew in Monroe Co
Indiana

Further the Monroe Co Cemeteries/pub of Monroe Co Hx Soc
Combs Cemetery index..under Brassfield is:

wife of Jesse Brassfield 1780-1860..no first name given

So I have updated my data once again> :-)
Barb


Birth:
From grave stone

Buried:
Combs Cemetery

Reuben married CLARK, Hannah. Hannah was born about 1796 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]