Brainard, Othniel

Birth Name Brainard, Othniel 1a
Gender male
Age at Death 87 years, 6 months, 4 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1728-06-05 Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut   2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f 3a 4a 2g
Death 1815-12-09 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut   2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f 3a 4a 2g
Note: 1

DAR elsewhere says 9 Dec 1815/16 in Chatham CT, and elsewhere 10 Dec 1816 in Middletown

Note: 2

SAR says 10 Dec 1816 in Middletown

Military Service       4a
Note: 1

The DAR accepted him as a patriot at one point and he has a patriot number and descendant members based on him, but since 2000 the DAR has said that there is no acceptable evidence that he served. His son Othniel seems to have served and is in the SAR as a patriot with pension records to back it up, but he is not in the DAR ancestor database.

Note: 2

1) SERVICE CREDITED TO SON, NO ACCEPTABLE SERVICE FOUND. 11/2000.
2) FATHER ABIJAH BRAINERD A013649 IS ESTABLISHED PATRIOT.
3) MOB - ENHANCED BIRTH, DEATH & RES. 9/2012.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Brainard, Abijah1705-11-261782-09
Mother Smith, Esther1706-11-20before 1738
         Brainard, Othniel 1728-06-05 1815-12-09
    Brother     Brainard, Simon 1730-10-02 1806-09
    Sister     Brainard, Deborah 1732-09-17 1819-12-04
    Sister     Brainard, Esther
    Sister     Brainard, Lydia
    Sibling     Brainard, Zilpah

Families

Family of Brainard, Othniel and Swaddle, Lucy
Married Wife Swaddle, Lucy ( * 1729-06-08 + 1763-08 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1750-05-10 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut   2b 2c 2d 2e 2f 3a 4a
Note

SAR says 17 May 1751 in Middletown

Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Brainard, Lois1753-09-151833-06-29
Brainard, Azuba1756-10-101818
Brainard, Othniel1754-09-191832-05-27

Family of Brainard, Othniel and Kilborn, Jerusha Shaler
Married Wife Kilborn, Jerusha Shaler ( * 1728/9-02-11 (Julian) + 1806-08-09 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1764-06-28 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut his second marriage 2a 4a 2g
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Brainard, Ansel1765-05-041855-06-12

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
Identification Number A013682
Note

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) ancestor number

 4a

Source References

  1. White, Elizabeth Pearson: John Howland of the Mayflower: THE FIRST FIVE GENERATIONS, Volume 2
      • Page: p. 196
  2. Daughters of the American Revolution, “Descendants Database”
      • Date: 2026-05-30
      • Page: Member: Lenore G Pidgeon Nat'l #: 273971 Ancestor #: A013649
      • Date: 2026-05-30
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 570972 Ancestor #: A013649
      • Date: 2026-05-31
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 623940 Ancestor #: A013649
      • Date: 2026-05-31
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 790164 Ancestor #: A013649
      • Date: 2026-05-31
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 897329 Ancestor #: A013649
      • Date: 2026-05-31
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 1009199 Ancestor #: A013649
      • Page: Member: Clara L Tremaine Horton Nat'l #: 53397 Ancestor #: A013682
  3. Sons of the American Revolution Patriot Research System
      • Date: 2026-05-31
      • Page: Richard Gordon Banik (168614) is a descendant of Abijah BRAINARD/BRAINERD (P-119950)
  4. Daughters of the American Revolution, “Ancestor Database”
      • Date: 2026-05-30
      • Page: BRAINERD, OTHNIEL Ancestor #: A013682