William Bronaugh (1730-c.1800), a first cousin of George Mason, held the rank of ensign at Fort Necessity and after the capitulation was given the rank of lieutenant, dated 20 July 1754. He took part as a lieutenant in Braddock’s expedition and served as a captain in GW’s Virginia Regiment from Sept. 1755 until the summer of 1757. Bronaugh was also a planter in Loudoun County, Virginia.