Theodorus Washington Brevard (September 24, 1804 – 1877) was a Florida settler who served as Florida Comptroller for nearly ten years from April 3, 1851, to November 27, 1854, and from January 24, 1855, to December 14, 1860. He is the namesake of Brevard County, Florida. He was born in North Carolina in 1804.[2][3]
He was the son of Alexander Brevard (b. 1755), an officer in the Continental Army, and Rebecca Davidson. He married Caroline Elizabeth Mays and was the father of Theodore W. Brevard, Jr.[2]
^"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFHD-16FArchived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine : accessed 10 Feb 2014), Theodore Brevard, Leon county, Leon, Florida, United States; citing dwelling, family 425, NARA microfilm publication, roll