Rev. Nicholas Brady, D.D. and Letitia Synge
Husband Rev. Nicholas Brady, D.D. 1
Born: 28 Oct 1659 - County Cork, Ireland 1 Christened: Died: 22 May 1726 - Richmond, England 1 Buried: - Richmond Cathedral, Clapham, London, EnglandMarriage: 29 Jun 1690 2
Wife Letitia Synge 2
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Rev. Dr. Synge ( - ) 2 Mother:
Children
1 M Rev. Nicholas Brady 2
Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Note: He was rector of Footing [Ireland?]
2 M Samuel Brady, M.D. 2
Born: 1693 2 Christened: Died: 27 Mar 1747 2 Buried: Note: He was physician to the forces and mayor of Portsmouth [England?] in 1726. He was married twice.
3 M Hugh Brady 2 3 4 5 6 7
Born: 1709 2 Christened: Died: Buried: - Middle Spring Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co, PASpouse: Hannah McCormick ( - ) 2 5 7 8 Marr: 1730 9
General Notes: Husband - Rev. Nicholas Brady, D.D.
". . . versifier of the Psalms, rector of Claphams, London, English chaplain to King William and Queen Anne."
He was born at Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, Oct. 28, 1659, and died May 22, 1726, at Richmond, England. He is buried at Richmond Cathedral, Clapham, London. From a tract in the British Museum entitled "In loving memory of Sir Antonio Brady, Kt., at rest Dec. 12, 1881, aged 70. Reprinted from Stratford and South Sussex Advertiser" the following is taken (page 5): "According to the register record of the Irish Herald office, the family pedigree of the late Sir Antonio goes back to Milesius of Spain, who was the first conqueror of Ireland. Another fact, showing the extent of his connection with bye-gone ages, may be mentioned that among his ancestors are found the Rev. Hugh Brady, who was the first Bishop of Meath, consecrated in 1563, and Dr. Nicholas Brady, who was the author, in conjunction with Dr. Tate, of the well known metrical versions of the Psalms of David" ("New Version of the Psalms of David," 1695-1703). "Another relative of the deceased was the Right Hon. Maziere Brady, who died in 1858 after filling the office of Lord High Chancellor of Ireland on three specific occasions. The families of Brady, Milner and Perigal have been for several generations associated by ties of friendship." From Alumni Oxoniensis, Ed. of 1891, Oxford, page 170, Volume I, early series : "Brady- Nicholas, s. Nicholas of Co. Cork, Ireland, gent. Christ Church, matric. 4 Feb. 1678-9, aged 18 ; a student from Westminster 1678-82 ; B. A. from Trinity Coll., Dublin 1685, M. A. 1686, B. and D. D., 1699, translator of the metrical version of the Psalms, prebend of St. Barry's in Cork with the living of Kilnaglarchy 1688, rector of Kilmyne and vicar of Dungah, diocese of Cork 1688, and of Kilgusave 1688, Chaplain to the Duke of Ormond's troop of guards, Chaplain to Wm. III, to Queen Mary and to Queen Anne, lecturer of St. Matthew, Wood St., London, minister to St. Catherine Cree Church, curate of Richmond, Surrey, and kept school there, vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon 1703-5, rector of Clapham, Surrey, 1706, and until his death 20 May, 1726, buried in that church 26th, a great grandson of Hugh Brady, 1st Protestant Bishop of Meath, born at Cork, 28 Oct. 1659. See Rawlinson III 261, IV 310, XVI 248, 265 ; Alumni West, 183, Hearne II, 73; and D. N. B." "Richmond and Its Inhabitants from Earliest Times," by William Crisp, London, 1866, published by Hiscocke and Sons and J. T. Cooke, contains the following (page 160): "It will be interesting to many of our readers to learn that Mr. Nicholas Brady, afterwards Dr. Brady, held the curacy of Richmond for a period of many years, he being proposed for the office by many gentlemen of this place on the 4th of June, 1690 ; to which he was unanimously elected as a 'fitt and proper person' and on the 22d of May, 1698, there is the following : 'Wee the Gentlemen of the Vestry, having seen a version of the Psalms of David fitted to the tunes used in Churches by Mr. Brady and Mr. Tate together with his Majesties order of allowance in Council bareing date at Kensington the 3d day of December, 1696, doe willingly receive the same and desire they may be used in our congregation.' "
"The family has contributed so much in the evolution of western Pennsylvania from primitive conditions to modern that no history of the State could be written without the record of their exploits, especially in pioneer days, when the Bradys were relied upon for the protection of the frontier, being renowned as woodsmen and Indian fighters. Their intimate knowledge and understanding of the Indians and Indian character and customs, and woodcraft equal to the red man's, were so valuable to the early settlers that a Brady always commanded respect. Always a military family, they have been represented not only in the border conflicts, but in every American war from the French and Indian to the Spanish-American. Indeed, patriotic and self-sacrificing support of their country in times of trouble has been a persistent Brady trait as well marked in the present as in the past, and it is a fact that they furnished more soldiers for the Civil and Spanish- American wars than any other family in Indiana county, Pennsylvania. However, the achievements of the Bradys in the interest and protection of their country have by no means been limited to fighting for it. Of Irish Protestant origin, they have been for the most part stanch Presbyterians, and in the early days were among the earnest founders and supporters of Presbyterian Churches in the various communities with which the numerous representatives of the name have been connected. They are now scattered all over the Union, but wherever found retain the strong characteristics upon which their reputation had its foundation. Many members of the family have been called to honorable public service. James H. Brady, one of the descendants of Hugh Brady, to whom most of the Bradys in this part of Pennsylvania trace their lineage, was governor of Idaho a few years ago, and others have filled prominent positions of responsibility in the various State governments. Of those eminent in other lines, there is notably Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady, D. D., graduate of Annapolis Naval Academy, Protestant Episcopal clergyman and especially known for his literary work. Many have attained high place in military circles, and in this respect probably the most famous member of the family is Gen. Hugh Brady, a grandson of Hugh Brady, the progenitor of this branch of the family. To recount all the adventures of the pioneer Bradys who made the name synonymous with heroism and fearlessness in frontier days would involve presenting a history of this section of the State."
1 Editor, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 123.
2 Editor, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 124.
3 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 292.
4 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 67.
5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 92.
6 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 635, 799.
7 Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies (New York, 1900), Pg 55.
8 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 635.
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Editor, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 125.
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