Parents : 
Father : George Brokaw
Mother : Jane Custard

Date of Birth : December 28 1779
Place of Birth : Raritan, Somerset Co., NJ

Spouse 1 : 
Name : Catherine McMillan²
Date of Marriage : abt. 1800
Place of Marriage : Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH
Died : Catherine died shortly after the birth of Francis 1813
Notes : 

Spouse 2 : 
Name : Mary Ann Smith² *
Date of Marriage : March 29th 1814
Place of Marriage : Racine, Meigs Co., OH
Born : Dec. 6, 1787
Died : May 7, 1846  (Bible Rec.)²
Notes :

Date of Death : September 14th 1861 (Bible Rec.)²
Place of Death : Morgan Co., OH
Cause of Death : 
Burial Information : 

Biography : "Benjamin Brokaw, born Somerset Co., N.J., raised there and in Sussex Co., N.J. to about 1791, then to Fayette Co., Pa. from there to Washington Co., Pa. and finally to Jefferson County, Ohio, between 1798 and 1800.  In 1798 he purchased land in Ohio, near Cadiz, and in 1807 was party to a land transaction, in Jefferson Co. between himself and Jeremiah Ellis and wife, Mary, where he bought land for $200.00, which was a part of land bought by his father, George Brokaw.
      Benjamin Brokaw resided in Jefferson Co., and sometime before 1820, to Harrison Co.; from there, in 1828, to Morgan Co. Ohio near Neelyville.  In 1830 onto land in the Muskingum River Valley, near Big Ludlo.  In 1834 were living at Brokaw Hill, 1 mile east of Hooksburg. The home there was known as the Blockhouse Farm and was located on the sight of the Big Bottom Massacre. He held office of County Commissioner in both Harrison and Morgan Counties.  Was a blacksmith and made tools and farm implements.  At times he worked at the distilling of salt and in winters went flat-boating down the Ohio River, on down the Mississippi to New Orleans.  The home, or hillsite, where they had lived was later in possession of son George, and remained in the family to about 1845.  (Fam. Bible Recs. of Benjamin's latter marriage, and children, owned by Charles W. Brokaw of Stockport, Ohio - other refs. by Miss Margaret Brokaw, Charleston, Miss. -  George L. Brokaw, E. Liverpool, Ohio - Mrs. Mary B. Newman, Kansas City, Mo. and others.)"²

Family : 
1st.wife
John Brokow²
Jane Brokow²
Margaret Brokow²
William Brokow²
Benjamin  Brokow Jr.²
Francis James  Brokow²

2nd Wife
Un-named Still Born
Catherine Brokaw²
Mary Ann Brokaw²
George Brokaw²
Obadiah Brokaw² *
Abraham Brokaw²
James S. Brokaw²
Sarah Brokaw²