 His sons also became naval officers.The noble line of the Van Braam family, his descendants, died out in 1939, but through the acknowledged children of his grandson George Marinus van Braam (1852-1921) a non-noble branch continues to exist.In 1797, during the conflict between the "Patriot" faction and the stadtholder, William V, he served as lieutenant to Captain Tulleken of the cutter "Salamander", which lay anchored off the island of Texel.