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Title: The Bromwell genealogy : including descendants of William Bromwell and Beulah Hall with data relating to others of the Bromwell name in America. Also genealogical records of branches of the allied families of Holmes, (of Plymouth County, Massachusetts,) Payne, (of Kentucky and Indiana,) Rice and Leffler, (of Rice's Fort, Pennsylvania). With some descendants of Major Conrad Leffler, of Pennsylvania, and of the Rev. Peter Fullenwider, Rev. Jasper Simler, and Jonathan Boone, of Kentucky
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Bromwell, Henrietta E
Subjects: Bromwell family Holmes family Payne family Rice family Leffler family
Publisher: Denver, Col. : H.E. Bromwell
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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e name Bromwell. Ourancestor William spelled his name in this way, and it is likelythat this fonn of spelling is more ancient than his day, as thedescendants of other lines, which must be those of his brothersand cousins, still use it. In the census of 1790 the following heads of familiesare found in Talbot and Dorchester Counties: (The records ofthe county adjoining these were destroyed by fire.) Recordsinclude heads of families. JACOB BROMWELL. 2 free white males over 16 years, 1 free whitemade under 16, 3 free white females, and 5 slaves. ABRAM BROMWELL. 1 free white male over 10. 4 free white malesunder 16, 3 free white females. EDWARD BROMWELL. 1 free white male over 10, 5 free whitefemales, and 7 slaves. EDWARD BROMWELL, JR. 3 free white males over 10, 1 samevmder 16, 7 free white females, and 17 slaves. The above are all in Talbot Co. In Dorchester occurs the name of SHEDDIN BRUMWILL (Spedden, ?), with 3 free white males over16 (1 under 16), 7 free Avhite females, and 3 slaves.
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THE BROMWELL FAMILY. 19 These records show so many of the name, there was nodoubt a large family previous to the time of our ancestorsdeath. The name seems to occur in the earliest Maryland rec-ords. Among the first wills recorded in Maryland is that ofWilliam Brunimale, or Brumale, which was recorded Dec. 4,1660, and three chil. mentioned, Luke, Richard and Charles.Later the will of Richard is recorded, leaving wife Joyce, 1676.There was a place called Brumlye, on Wye River, left by HenryParker, 1687. There was another old estate, Bramfield, inQueen Ann Co., in 1709. These coincidences suggest that thename was long in the country. It is supposed they were Qua-kers from the fact that our ancestor, William, was twice mar-ried in Quaker meeting, both times to daughters of old Quakerfamilies. It is known that the Quakers were persecuted else-where, and took refuge in Talbot Co. in 1680. Easton, TalbotCo., was once a more important point than Baltimore, and prob-ably larger. It was called

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