On 9 March 1837, Bevan Brizendine of Essex County complained to a Justice of the Peace, who in turn complained to a constable, that Traverse Brizendine is indebted to him and that Bevan Brizendine verily believes that the said Traverse Brizendine is about to remove his effects from the county. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 46, item 46-O-37.]

He is listed as the father of his daughter Adeline in her marriage record.