William Leonard BRUNSON, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1789 - 1868  (79 years)

• Name	William Leonard BRUNSON  [3]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	6 Oct 1789	Sumter District, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	Bet Birardeau is a descendant. E-mail- betted@scescape.net  [4]
  _UID	8BC8B127E85143F1A358767DE8F675F9D29D
  Death	29 Oct 1868	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [5]
  Burial	Brunson/Loring/Bradford/Brunson Cemetery, Sumter County, South Carolina   [1, 6]
  Person ID	I2735	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Captain William BRUNSON,   b. 1756/29 Dec 1754, St. Marks Parish, Craven Distict/Sumter District, South Carolina d. 11 May 1803, Sumter District, South Carolina (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth POWELL,   b. 1756/68, South Carolina d. 1 Jun 1830, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1785	Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina   [1, 5, 6, 7]
  _UID	DF4F5D43299E4E7DAE7AB1C65742023DD762
  _UID	DF4F5D43299E4E7DAE7AB1C65742023DD762
  Family ID	F136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dorothy S. or L. /PIERCE PEARCE,   b. Abt 1796, South Carolina d. 22 Jan 1916 (Age 120 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1812	South Carolina   [5, 8, 9]
  _UID	4A46EDA8E68149CCAB37496C572486276037
  _UID	4A46EDA8E68149CCAB37496C572486276037
  Children	1. Caroline Macon BRUNSON,   b. 27 Mar 1813   d. 5 May 1876 (Age 63 years)   2. Reverend William Hartwell BRUNSON, Jr.,   b. 8 Sep 1814, Sumter, South Carolina d. 24 Jun 1869, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 54 years)   3. Joseph Richard BRUNSON,   b. 20 Jan 1816   d. 20 Jan 1816 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2002

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Ann “Nancy” BROWN,   b. Abt 1800, Sumter, South Carolina d. 13 May 1864, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	29 Oct 1819	South Carolina   [4, 10]
  _UID	7C3E7F53321E45B698FFD832DBBB699A1111
  _UID	7C3E7F53321E45B698FFD832DBBB699A1111
  Children	1. Mary Marsena BRUNSON,   b. 18 Aug 1820, Sumterville, South Carolina d. 9 Apr 1898, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 77 years)   2. Charlotte Anna BRUNSON,   b. 1832, Sumter, South Carolina bur. Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   3. Doctor Wesley W. BRUNSON,   b. 1821, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 18 Nov 1859, South Carolina (Age 38 years)   4. Francis Lawson “Frank” BRUNSON, Sr.,   b. 15 Jan 1831, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 22 May 1897 (Age 66 years)   5. Manley A. BRUNSON,   b. Abt 1837, Sumter, South Carolina d. 8 Jan 1858 (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	F1992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2002

  
  

• Notes

  William was a very wealthy and influential citizen of Sumterville. He served as secretary of the Sumterville Circulating Library Society, treasurer of the Sumterville Female Academy, trustee of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, and clerk of court. [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S30905] . [S31880] Reflections - Millwood Plantation: A historic home loved by 7 generations. [S12205] . [S937] Elizabeth Lee Girardeau, SCSUMTER Brown Family. [S85] . [S1730] page 1. [S597] Edward “Toby” Terrar, page 20. [S268] fmc-remdam@worldnet.att.net, Re: GAYLE. [S1730] page 2. [S1730] page 6.