Individual Details
Christopher I. "C.J. Brazie" Bresee
(29 Sep 1776 - )
1889 death certificate of son John C. Bresee who was born 7 Sept 1807, and died 11 Feb 1889, establishes parents as Christopher Bresee and Agnes Rosman. See file for Karen McIntyre.
1855 census for Davenport shows a C.J. Bresee age 78 head of household with wife Agness age 72, child Christopher age 43, child Phebe age 38, servant Christdopher Hendricks age 18 (could be Phibe's brother), grandchild Timothy M. Bresee age 15, child Hannah Bresee age 11 and child Philamanordine Bresee age 4.
1833 Christopher's daughter, Cornelia Brezie, married Abraham Van Buren in the Lutheran Church, Summit, Schoharie, NY on 24 Jan 1833 (see rootsweb.com county churches).
1832 On 4 Aug. 1832 at same church Mrs. Brazie and three daughters, Cornelia, Satina and Rachel received confirmation by Rev. I. Selmser. This could be all the same family of Christopher and Agnes Bresee.
1830 census ?
1825 On 24 May 1825 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the town of Summit at Lutheranville, Schoharie Co., NY, Christopher Brazie had four children baptized: Elizabeth born 15 Jan 1815; Timothy born 8 July 1819; Mark born 2 May 1822; and Harman born 25 Nov 1824 (LDS film 1293955 Item 5).
1820 census for Davenport, Delaware Co., NY, shows Christopoher S. Bressee and family living near his father John C. Bresee and brothers, Henry and John.
1810 census for Maryland, Otsego Co., NY, shows a C. Bresee age 26-44 (born between 1766-1784) living with a woman age 26-44 (wife Agnes born 1781), plus a male age 0-10 (could be son John C. born 1807), an unknown male age 10-15 and a female age 0-10 (could be daughter Cornelia born 1807) living near to a J.C. Bresee who could be his father. Land records dated as of 10 Feb 1810 recorded 5 Feb 1827 in Delaware Co. with Christopher I. and wife Agnes Bresee as seller and Jeremiah Bresee as buyer of Lot #20 on the north side of the Charlotte River.
1808 at the first town meeting of Maryland, Otsego Co., NY a C.I. Bresee was chosen a Fence viewer and an overseer of the Highway (Handmaidens of the Lord by Pickens page 13).
1804 Thomas Shattuck and Mary Pomeroy of Kortright, Delaware County, NY, on June 1, 1804, purchased from Peter Smith and Elizabeth his wife, of Whitestown, Oneida County, NY, and John Jacob Astor and Sarah his wife and William Laight of New York City, merchants, by their attorney Peter Smith, part of a tract owned by Sir William Johnson at his death, in the Charlotte River Patent, lot 24, 178 acres. Witnesses Daniel Fuller and Christopher T Bresee. Recorded July 23, 1804. Pages 50-52. Book B of Deeds at the Delaware County Clerk's Office Recorded June 6, 1804 through July 9, 1808. This may or may not be the same Christopher Bresee. Also see: Book B of Deeds at the Delaware County Clerk's Office at
www.dcnyhistory.org/deedsbookB.html
1776 birth date for Christopher Bresee is per the book "Phineas F. Bresee his life in Methodism, the Holiness Movement, and the Church of the Nazarene" by Dr. Carl Bangs page 37.
1855 census for Davenport shows a C.J. Bresee age 78 head of household with wife Agness age 72, child Christopher age 43, child Phebe age 38, servant Christdopher Hendricks age 18 (could be Phibe's brother), grandchild Timothy M. Bresee age 15, child Hannah Bresee age 11 and child Philamanordine Bresee age 4.
1833 Christopher's daughter, Cornelia Brezie, married Abraham Van Buren in the Lutheran Church, Summit, Schoharie, NY on 24 Jan 1833 (see rootsweb.com county churches).
1832 On 4 Aug. 1832 at same church Mrs. Brazie and three daughters, Cornelia, Satina and Rachel received confirmation by Rev. I. Selmser. This could be all the same family of Christopher and Agnes Bresee.
1830 census ?
1825 On 24 May 1825 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the town of Summit at Lutheranville, Schoharie Co., NY, Christopher Brazie had four children baptized: Elizabeth born 15 Jan 1815; Timothy born 8 July 1819; Mark born 2 May 1822; and Harman born 25 Nov 1824 (LDS film 1293955 Item 5).
1820 census for Davenport, Delaware Co., NY, shows Christopoher S. Bressee and family living near his father John C. Bresee and brothers, Henry and John.
1810 census for Maryland, Otsego Co., NY, shows a C. Bresee age 26-44 (born between 1766-1784) living with a woman age 26-44 (wife Agnes born 1781), plus a male age 0-10 (could be son John C. born 1807), an unknown male age 10-15 and a female age 0-10 (could be daughter Cornelia born 1807) living near to a J.C. Bresee who could be his father. Land records dated as of 10 Feb 1810 recorded 5 Feb 1827 in Delaware Co. with Christopher I. and wife Agnes Bresee as seller and Jeremiah Bresee as buyer of Lot #20 on the north side of the Charlotte River.
1808 at the first town meeting of Maryland, Otsego Co., NY a C.I. Bresee was chosen a Fence viewer and an overseer of the Highway (Handmaidens of the Lord by Pickens page 13).
1804 Thomas Shattuck and Mary Pomeroy of Kortright, Delaware County, NY, on June 1, 1804, purchased from Peter Smith and Elizabeth his wife, of Whitestown, Oneida County, NY, and John Jacob Astor and Sarah his wife and William Laight of New York City, merchants, by their attorney Peter Smith, part of a tract owned by Sir William Johnson at his death, in the Charlotte River Patent, lot 24, 178 acres. Witnesses Daniel Fuller and Christopher T Bresee. Recorded July 23, 1804. Pages 50-52. Book B of Deeds at the Delaware County Clerk's Office Recorded June 6, 1804 through July 9, 1808. This may or may not be the same Christopher Bresee. Also see: Book B of Deeds at the Delaware County Clerk's Office at
www.dcnyhistory.org/deedsbookB.html
1776 birth date for Christopher Bresee is per the book "Phineas F. Bresee his life in Methodism, the Holiness Movement, and the Church of the Nazarene" by Dr. Carl Bangs page 37.
Events
| Birth | 29 Sep 1776 | Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States |  |  | |
| Baptism | 20 Oct 1776 | St. James Episcopal Ch., Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Christen | 20 Oct 1776 | Gt Barrington, Berkshire, MA | |||
| Marriage | Agnes "Agnitje" Rosman | | |||
| Living | 1808 | Walton, Delaware, New York, United States | | ||
| Fact 1 | 1825 | Christopher Brazie had four children baptized at Evangelical Lutheran Church - Lutheranville, Summit, Schonahie Co., NY | | ||
| Living | 24 May 1825 | Lutheranville, Summit, Schonahie Co., NY | | | |
| Census (family) | 1855 | Davenport, Delaware, New York, United States - Agnes "Agnitje" Rosman | | ||
| LDS Family Tree ID | LHGD-X5L | ||||
| WikiTree | Bresee-35 |
Families
| Spouse | Agnes "Agnitje" Rosman (1781 - ) |
| Child | Cornelia Bresee (1807 - ) |
| Child | John C. Bresee (1808 - 1889) |
| Child | Christopher J. Bresee (1812 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Bresee (1815 - ) |
| Child | Andrew Bresee (1817 - ) |
| Child | Timothy Y. Bresee (1819 - 1892) |
| Child | Mark Bresee (1822 - ) |
| Child | Harman Bresee (1824 - ) |
| Father | John C. "Johannes Bresie" Bresee ( - 1834) |
| Mother | Elisabeth "Rathburn" Rossman ( - 1795) |
| Sibling | Jeremiah "Brezee" Bresee (1778 - 1826) |
| Sibling | Elisabeth Bresee (1780 - 1847) |
| Sibling | Lena Bresee ( - ) |
| Sibling | John Bresee ( - ) |
| Sibling | Hendrick Bresee ( - ) |
| Sibling | Harmon "Harmanus" Bresee (1788 - 1859) |
| Sibling | Mark Bresee ( - ) |
| Sibling | Catharine Bresee (1793 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Johannes J. Bresee (1795 - 1864) |
Notes
Birth
1776 birth date for Christopher Bresee is per the book "Phineas F. Bresee his life in Methodism, the Holiness Movement, and the Church of the Nazarene" by Dr. Carl Bangs page 37.Marriage
Death certificate of son John C. Bresee, born 7 Sept 1807, died 11 Feb 1889, establishes parents as Christopher Bresee and Agnes Rosman. See file for Karen McIntyre.Fact 1
1825 On 24 May 1825 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the town of Summit at Lutheranville, Schoharie Co., NY, Christopher Brazie had four children baptized: Elizabeth born 15 Jan 1815; Timothy born 8 July 1819; Mark born 2 May 1822; and Harman born 25 Nov 1824 (LDS film 1293955 Item 5).Living
1825 On 24 May 1825 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the town of Summit at Lutheranville, Schoharie Co., NY, Christopher Brazie had four children baptized: Elizabeth born 15 Jan 1815; Timothy born 8 July 1819; Mark born 2 May 1822; and Harman born 25 Nov 1824 (LDS film 1293955 Item 5).Census (family)
1855 census for Davenport shows a C.J. Bresee age 78 (born 1777) head of household with wife Agness age 72 (born1783), child Christopher age 43 (born 1812), child Phebe age 38 (born 1817), servant Christdopher Hendricks age 18 (could be Phibe's brother), grandchild Timothy M. Bresee age 15 (born 1840), child Hannah Bresee age 11 (born 1844) and child Philamanordine Bresee age 4 (born 1851).Endnotes
1. Carl Bangs, Phineas F. Bresee, His Life in Methodism, the Holiness Movement and the Church of the Nazarene (Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City 1995), page 37.
2. Arthur C.M. Kelly, Remarkable Records of Rev. Gideon Bostwick, 1770-1793 Great Barrington, MA (publisher Kinship 1988 in Rhinebeck) my book, page 36 item 795.
3. Wilmer E. Bresee, "The Bresee's and their name," page 3; dated about 1935, received from the author 23 June 1995, by Melvin A. Bresee, .
4. Evangelical Lutheran Church of the town of Summit, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Summit, New York), , image 439, page 12, christening of children Elizabeth, Timothy, Mark and Harman; FHL microfilm 007729973 .