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Benjamin Burgin Brandon 1817–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Rev Brandon

Mother: Rebecca Burgin

Spouse(s): Laura Williams

Children(s): Susan Branham, Hester Brandon, John Brandon, Mary Brandon, Nancy Brandon, William Brandon, Cornelia Brandon, Maria Kitchens, Isabella Brandon, Jannie Brandon

The story of Benjamin Burgin Brandon began in 1817 in Lincoln, Tennessee. Benjamin Burgin Brandon married Laura Lucinda Rachel Williams, and had children including Cornelia R Brandon, Hester A Brandon, Isabella Leah Brandon, Jannie J Brandon, John Logan Brandon, Maria Lydia Kitchens, Mary A S Brandon, Nancy R S Brandon, Susan E Branham, William Alzana Brandon. Benjamin Burgin Brandon passed away in 1886 in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Burgin Brandon began in 1817 in Lincoln, Tennessee.
  • Benjamin Burgin Brandon married Laura Lucinda Rachel Williams, and had children including Cornelia R Brandon, Hester A Brandon, Isabella Leah Brandon, Jannie J Brandon, John Logan Brandon, Maria Lydia Kitchens, Mary A S Brandon, Nancy R S Brandon, Susan E Branham, William Alzana Brandon.
  • Benjamin Burgin Brandon passed away in 1886 in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Benjamin Brandon's Ancestors

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Benjamin Brandon
1817–1886
Birth Place: Lincoln, Tennessee
Parents
Rev Lemuel Robert Brandon
1790–1860
Burke, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca (Leah) Burgin
1799–1845
Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina
Grandparents
Josiah (Hoard (Rev.)) Brandon
1761–1842
Rowan, Burke Co., North Carolina, USA
Rachel Brown
1766–1847
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Benjamin ('Pioneer Ben') Burgin
1741–1823
Shrewsbury Parish, Kent, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth (Leah Mann) Burgin
1752–1837
Rowan County (possibly Anson or Bladen County), North Carolina, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1704–1753
Martha Chrisfield\Crisfield
1704–1762
John Mann
1727–1758
Elizabeth Davis
1734–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mann
1712–1743

Benjamin Brandon's Descendants

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Benjamin (Burgin) Brandon (1817–1886) m. Laura ("Lucinda" Rachel) Williams (28 Oct 1819–07 Nov 1880)
  1. 1. Susan (E.) Branham 1837–1865 m. Martin (W.) Bryant 1836–1904
    1. 1. Emma (Lou) Bryant 1862–1934 m. Lindsey (Carroll) Harper 1861–1932
      1. 1. Auston Harper 1881–1932 m. Cora (M) Ball 1885–1969
        1. 1. Jack (L) Harper 1903–1976 m. Sarah (Katherine "Sissy") Branson 1917–
        2. 2. Cuba Harper 1906–
        3. 3. Dallas Harper 1909–1914
        4. 4. Hubert (A) Harper 1905–1987
        5. 5. John Harper 1904–
        6. 6. Ida (Mae) Ramage 1918–2000
        7. 7. Loyd (Edmond Bill) Ramage 1915–1965
        8. 8. Johnny Harper 1904–
      2. 2. Lee (J) Harper 1886–1940
      3. 3. James (Lamar) Harper 1885–1975
      4. 4. Mattie (Myra Anna Jane) Harper 1892–1973 m. Joseph (Arthur) Carr 1884–1963
        1. 1. Kathryn Busby 1932–2000
        2. 2. Dorothy (Mae) Eldridge 1914–2004
      5. 5. Clarence (Rufus Jackson) Harper 1894–1980
      6. 6. Sam (B) Harper 1896–1932
      7. 7. Stella (M) Harper 1898–1932 m. Oscar (Harvey S) Leaptrot 1882–1921
        1. 1. James (Edward Harper) Leaptrot 1914–1998
      8. 8. Lee (J) Harper 1886–1940 m. Laura (A) Ball 1893–1918
        1. 1. Meridith (Roy) Harper 1916–1965
        2. 2. Annie (May) Harper 1909– m. George Hathcock 1904–
      9. 9. Roy (B) Harper 1901–1988
      10. 10. Roy Harper 1902–
      11. 11. Auston Harper 1881–
      12. 12. James Harper 1888–
      13. 13. Mattie Harper 1892–
      14. 14. Clarence Harper 1894–
      15. 15. Sam (B) Harper 1896–
      16. 16. Stella (M) Harper 1898–
  2. 2. Hester (A) Brandon 1856–
  3. 3. John (Logan) Brandon 1853–1934
  4. 4. Mary (A S) Brandon 1849–
  5. 5. Nancy (R S) Brandon 1847–
  6. 6. William (Alzana) Brandon 1845–
  7. 7. Cornelia (R) Brandon 1844–
  8. 8. Maria (Lydia) Kitchens 1842–
  9. 9. Isabella (Leah) Brandon 1840–1929
  10. 10. Jannie (J) Brandon 1863–

Benjamin Brandon's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of Benjamin Burgin Brandon in Lincoln, Tennessee
Lincoln, Tennessee
1886
1886
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Burgin Brandon in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Franklin County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA

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