Hammack-Givens-Bratton family

Robert Patrick Bratton, and his brothers, James, Samuel and William and a 5th brother all left Ireland in l733. Robert, James, and William all settled in Va. Samuel settled in Pennsylvania initially. The 5th brother died at Sea on the voyage over.

Robert P. Bratton (1712-1785) later settled in Orange County, Virginia, now Augusta. In 1745 Robert became owner of the Lewis-Patton plots on Big Calf Pasture, a large estate willed to son Adam Bratton in his will May 10, 1873. He was said to have owned 2,284 acres.

Also in 1745 Robert (1712-1785) married Anne McFarland Dunlap (1727-1785), the daughter of Robert McFarland of Scotland (1710-1798) & Ester Houston of Ireland (1698-?) and the widow of Captain Alexander Dunlap, the first settler on the Calf Pasture.

Robert & Anne Bratton had 6 children:
I. James Bratton (17461828)
II. John Bratton (1746-1823) married Sarah Anderson and settled in Pennsylvania.
III. Nancy “Agnes” Bratton (1747-1827) married William Givens in 1764
IV. Mary Bratton (1748-unknown) died single.
V. Adam Bratton (1750-1800)
VI. George Bratton (1754-1819)

Robert Bratton qualified for his Commission as Captain of the militia at age 43. Six days later General Edward Braddock`s 44th and 49th Foot Regiments landed at Alexandria as the French and Indian War opened the Virginia front. He was given orders to fill up his company with recruits for the Snow Campaign from York County, South Carolina. He was the Captain of the militia in the French and Indian War 1756-1758.

Robert`s first service was on the Council of War, held at Staunton, Virginia to prepare for the defense of the Virginia frontier in 1756. He still served as Captain of the militia in 1783 even though he was 70 years old.

Robert’s parents were Andrew & Audrea Bratton. Andrew was born in 1685 in Donegal, Northern Ireland and died in Augusta County, Virginia. He married Audrea (unknown) before 1712 in Ireland. Audrea was born in 1690 and died about 1783 in Augusta County, Virginia about age 93. Since they both died in the USA, I assume they migrated to America with or after their sons in 1733.

Children of Andrew & Audrea Bratton were:
I. Capt. Robert Patrick Bratton was born on 22 May 1712 in Donegal, Northern Ireland and died on 18 Oct 1785 in Augusta County, Virginia.
II. James D. Bratton was born on 1 May 1714 in Donegal, Northern Ireland and died on 21 May 1778 in Augusta County, Virginia.
III. Samuel Andrew Bratton was born about 1716 in Donegal, Northern Ireland and died in Pennsylvania.
IV. William Bratton Sr. was born in 1718 in Donegal, Northern Ireland and died about 1780 in Augusta County, Virginia or York County, SC.
V. Unknown son (?-1733)
VI. Jean Bratton (daughter) was born in1728 in Donegal, Northern Ireland and died in 1798 in York, South Carolina. She was married to Samuel Gay.