The Shemwell Family

Bryant CavenderAge: 58 years17691827

Name
Bryant Cavender
Given names
Bryant
Surname
Cavender
Birth about 1769
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 6 years)

Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 6 years)

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
MarriageFrancis “Fanny” BridgesView this family
February 8, 1792 (Age 23 years)
Property
John Bridges to Daniel Bridges Land Deed 1794
October 18, 1794 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 24 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Census August 4, 1800 (Age 31 years)
Note: Francis "Fanny" Bridges would be the female listed in the "F26-45" category. It would see that the female listed in the "F0-10" category might be a daughter; but, no record of that daughter has been found.
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 34 years)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 43 years)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Will May 22, 1822 (Age 53 years)

Death about May 1827 (Age 58 years)
Probate May 27, 1827 (Age 58 years)
Probate May 1827 (on the date of death)
Probate August 7, 1849 (22 years after death)
Family with Francis “Fanny” Bridges - View this family
himself
Bryant Cavender
Birth: about 1769Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about May 1827North Carolina, United States
wife
Francis “Fanny” Bridges
Birth: about 1771 30 30Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1849North Carolina, United States
Marriage: February 8, 1792Granville, North Carolina, United States

No family available

Census1800 United States - Census transcript - Bryant Cavender - Household

Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationM0-10M10-16M16-26M26-45M45+F-10F10-16F16-26F26-45F45+FreeSlavesTotal
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Census
Francis "Fanny" Bridges would be the female listed in the "F26-45" category. It would see that the female listed in the "F0-10" category might be a daughter; but, no record of that daughter has been found.