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William Brannon 1748–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Rowan Co. North Carolina

Death Date: 6 Nov 1836

Death Location: Smith Co., TN

Father: Richard Brandon

Mother: Margaret Locke

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Brannon

William Brannon was born in 1748 in Rowan Co. North Carolina, the child of Richard Brandon And Margaret Locke. William Brannon married Anne Cathey, and had children including James Alexander Brannon, Thomas Patrick Brannon, William Brevard Brannon. William Brannon passed away in 1836 in Smith Co., TN.

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Biography

  • William Brannon was born in 1748 in Rowan Co. North Carolina, the child of Richard Brandon And Margaret Locke.
  • William Brannon married Anne Cathey, and had children including James Alexander Brannon, Thomas Patrick Brannon, William Brevard Brannon.
  • William Brannon passed away in 1836 in Smith Co., TN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Brandon
1722–1790
Birth Location: Lane Co., Pennsylvania
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Margaret Locke
1731–1789
Birth Location: Bloomsbury, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Brannon
1779–1843
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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William Brannon's Ancestors

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William Brannon
1748–1836
Birth Place: Rowan Co. North Carolina
Parents
Richard Brandon
1722–1790
Lane Co., Pennsylvania
Margaret Locke
1731–1789
Bloomsbury, London, England
Grandparents
John BRANDON
1691–1756
London, London, England
Elizabeth Cathey
1691–1733
Hanover, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brannon's Descendants

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William Brannon (1748–6 Nov 1836)
  1. 1. Thomas (Patrick) Brannon 1779–1843 m. Mary Owens 1800–1832
    1. 1. Margaret Brannon 1834–
    2. 2. Nancy (C) Brannon 1840–
    3. 3. Joel (Goodman) Brannon 1838–1922
    4. 4. Rhoda (Jane) Brannon 1832–1865
    5. 5. Mary (Margaret) Brannon 1829–
    6. 6. Thomas (H) Brannon 1827–
    7. 7. Patrick (Alexander) Brannon 1830–
    8. 8. James (Owens) Brannon 1823–1889 m. Rebecca (Sarah) Barnett 1829–1909
      1. 1. James (Oldridge) Brannon 1858–1928
      2. 2. Edna (Idonia) Brannon 1870–1926
      3. 3. Serena (Elizabeth) Brannon 1856–1884 m. Lewis (James) Harris 1855–1884
        1. 1. Mary (Stella) Harris 1877–1912
        2. 2. Lois (Sarah) Harris 1879–1970
        3. 3. Louis (Brannon) Harris 1880–1959
      4. 4. Dalcho (Price) Brannon 1861–1927
      5. 5. Ewell (Pearson) Brannon 1866–1932
      6. 6. Daldridge (Alexander "Dally") Brannon 1853–1927 m. Abi Brannon 1874–
        1. 1. Clyde Brannon 1896–
        2. 2. Oliver Brannon 1898–
      7. 7. Sarah (Ella) Brannon 1867–1906
      8. 8. Oliver Brannon 1849–1922
    9. 9. Hosea Brannon 1825–

William Brannon's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of William Brannon in Rowan Co. North Carolina
Rowan Co. North Carolina
1836
6 Nov 1836
Age 88
Death of William Brannon in Smith Co., TN
Smith Co., TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Rowan Co. North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1619.024; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1836
    Event Place: Smith Co., TN
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