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About Elizabeth Brank
Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Rice, a settler for whom the community of Riceville, in east Buncombe County, North Carolina, is named. Tradition holds that Joseph negotiated with the Cherokee for land and was sold/granted/finagled "as much land as he could walk the outer boundary between sunrise and sunset. That, apparently, was the northern end of what became known as the Riceville valley.
Joseph is also credited with killing the last seen buffalo in the region, but family lore states that the animal was old and wandering and possibly dying when Joseph came upon it.
Elizabeth holds a proud position in the early settlers of Buncombe County, being Joseph's daughter and the wife of Robert Houston Brank, whose father died in a revolutionary skirmish in Burke County and whose mother survived a scalping at the hands of the Cherokee.
Daughter of Joseph Rice and Margaret Young. Wife of Robert Brank. Unknown if a stone was ever placed.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 12 2024, 17:25:43 UTC
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Elizabeth Brank's Timeline
| 1787 |
July 22, 1787
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Burke County, North Carolina, USA
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| 1803 |
September 29, 1803
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1803
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August 15, 1805
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July 29, 1807
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Weaverville, North Carolina, United States
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July 29, 1807
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Weaverville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
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May 15, 1809
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February 14, 1811
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