On my family group sheet it reads,

Henry Willard Brizzee, Henry Brizzee, Gabriel Brizzee & William John Brizzee

 

Gabriel Brizzee

 

Compiled by, William Ellis Brizzee, 1984

Alamogordo, New Mexico

 

 

Dear Donna,

 

     Enclosed is the copy of the will I promised to send you. It was written by

ANDRES H BRESSEE on 19 June 1819 when he was 82 years old.  I found in a Mormon library film that he died August 15, 1825 at age 88 and is buried in Hillsdale Cemetery, Columbia County, New York.

     I’m sorry the copy isn’t any better. I had to use a magnifying glass to read it and wrote down each part a name at a time. The part I thought you might be most interested in, I have underlined. I’ll translate that part for you. The maker of the will

ANDRES H gave 1/5 part of his property to the grandson of his dead brother John. John’s son was Gabriel and Gabriels son was an ANDRESS. ANDRESS was apparently the namesake of the ANDRES who wrote the will. This would prove that John was the father of the Gabriel who is listed on the family sheet you sent me. I don’t know where John, or his brothers ANDRESS H, Cornelius J, Nichlas, Francis or Christopher were born, but they must have been born about 1730-1740. I know that Christopher was in Columbia County, N.Y. in 1757, so I have to assume the rest were there also.

     I am also sending a copy of this will to a Dorothy (Brizzee) Banke in Modesto,
California. You are about the only ones who are interested or who have kept in contact with me about the Brizzee research.

     I just received a copy of another will written by a Winson Brisee in 1802. In this will he mentions his children: Elizabeth, Andrew, Henry, William, James, Nichlas and Mary.

     Some of these names tie in with the tribe that settled in Coleville, Broom County, New York, about 1810. The Henry above was an adult by 1802, so he isn’t the same one as listed on your family group sheet.

     On the 1790 census of N.Y.  Winson spelled his name as Bressac along with about 20 others in Columbia County, N.Y. It seems that during the 1700’s they all spelled their names the way they wanted to, depending on which mother county they wanted to be loyal too.

     Take care and keep digging. I could use some help. Only kidding I know its going to be a long search.

     That’s all for now hope to hear from you again.

                                                                                             

                                                                                               Sincerely,

 

                                                                                               Bill Brizzee

    

 

 

 

 

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