Lieutenant Jacob BRAKE

1747 - 1831  (84 years)

• Name	Jacob BRAKE
  Title	Lieutenant
  Birth	1747	Frederick, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	Feb 1831	Upshur, West Virginia
  Burial	Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia
  Notes	Jacob's mother was killed by marauding Indians in 1758 and Jacob was carried into captivity. He was released at Fort Pitt, PA after ten years and 10 months in captivity. Jacob served the Colonies as a Ranger and Indian spy.
  Person ID	I10	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Johann Jacob BRECHTEL,   b. 26 Jan 1725, Durlach, Karlsruhe, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany d. 13 Jan 1809, Moorefield, Hardy, Virginia (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Maria Elizabeth KIEFFER,   b. 6 Oct 1730, Oberacker, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany d. 1758, Killed by Indians (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1747
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary SLAUGHTER,   b. 1750, Lynn, Lehigh, Pennsylvania d. 1830, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	11 Jan 1778	Hampshire, Virginia
  Children	+ 1. Leah Ann BRAKE,   b. 5 Mar 1795, Buckhannon, Upshur, Virginia (now West Virginia) d. 8 Mar 1835, Buckhannon, Upshur, Virginia (now West Virginia) (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Original and replacement headstones for Jacob and Mary Slaughter Brake Located in the Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia