Generation One

1. + Francis Brandon I was born circa 1725 at England. He married + Elinor Richmond, daughter of + John Richmond and + Margaret Lea, circa 1755. He died between 30 September 1788 and 26 January 1789 at Antrim Parish, Halifax County, Virginia. His estate was probated on 26 January 1789; probate granted to Elinor Brandon and John Lawson. William Richmond refused. Witnesses were Thomas Wiley, William Brandon, and Thomas Brandon. The children are listed in order of the will, William and David yet underage.

He left a will on 30 September 1788 at Halifax County, Virginia.

+ Elinor Richmond was born circa 1735 at Mecklenburg County, Virginia. She died after 28 September 1801 at Halifax County, Virginia.

Children of + Francis Brandon I and + Elinor Richmond were as follows:

• 2. i. + Francis Brandon II, born 16 May 1756 at Halifax County, Virginia; marriage contract + Sarah Scott.

• ii. Elizabeth Brandon was born on 7 March 1773 at Halifax County, Virginia. A bond for the marriage of she and Septimus Taylor Jr., son of Septimus Taylor Sr. and Bridget (_____), was signed on 13 February 1786 at Halifax County, Virginia.

• iii. Thomas Brandon was born before 1767. A bond for the marriage of he and Agatha Warren, daughter of John Warren, was signed on 24 May 1789 at Halifax County, Virginia; bondsmen were Thomas Brandon and James Watkins, witness W. Thompson. (There was a Thomas Brandon who married Margaret Irvine, bond signed 9 February 1782 at Halifax County, Virginia. I am not certain which one was son of Francis Brandon and Elinor Richmond.).

• 3. iv. William Brandon, born between 1767 and 1781; marriage contract Mary Langley.

• 4. v. David Brandon, born between 1767 and 1781; marriage contract Rebekah Connally.

• vi. Margaret Brandon married John Langley third, son of Thomas Langley fifth and Mary Wiley.

• vii. Mary Brandon. A bond for the marriage of she and Mordecai Burgess was signed on 25 October 1790 at Halifax County, Virginia; surety was Ellener Brandon, mother.

• viii. Agness Brandon. A bond for the marriage of she and Joseph Pulliam Jr., son of Joseph Pulliam Sr. and Sarah (_____), was signed on 30 December 1797 at Halifax County, Virginia; the bondsman was her brother William Brandon. She was listed as daughter of Elenor Brandon who consents. She died on 1 June 1819 at Caswell County, North Carolina. She was buried at the Barker family property; near the Virginia state line on Highway 119.

• ix. Jean Brandon married Thomas Burton on 28 December 1802 at Georgia.

• x. Catherine Brandon married James Stewart Warren on 15 December 1794 at Halifax County, California; Catherine signed her own consent. The bondsman was William Brandon.

Generation Two

2. + Francis Brandon II (Francis) was born on 16 May 1756 at Halifax County, Virginia. A bond for the marriage of he and + Sarah Scott, daughter of + William Scott and + Rebecca Brown, was signed on 13 February 1786 at Caswell County, North Carolina; the bondsman was Septimus Taylor and the witness was Ald. Murphey C.C. He died on 9 August 1842 at Halifax County, Virginia, at age 86. His estate was probated on 22 August 1842; The children are listed in order of the will.

He left a will on 18 July 1831 at Halifax County, Virginia.

+ Sarah Scott was born on 16 November 1766. She died on 30 June 1818 at Halifax County, Virginia, at age 51.

Children of + Francis Brandon II and + Sarah Scott were as follows:

• 5. i. William Brandon, born 1787; marriage contract Esther Wiley.

• 6. ii. + Robert Brandon, born 13 June 1788 at Halifax County, Virginia; marriage contract + Jane Holt; married Eliza Ann (_____).

• iii. John Brandon. A bond for the marriage of he and Peggy Foster was signed on 20 December 1809 at Caswell County, North Carolina; bondsman was Thomas Word.

• 7. iv. Jesse Brandon, born 1791 at Halifax County, Virginia; marriage contract Mary C. Graves.

• v. Francis S. Brandon. A bond for the marriage of he and Elizabeth E. Stanfield, daughter of Ephraim Stanfield, was signed on 12 August 1822 at Halifax County, Virginia; bondsmen were Francis S. Brandon and Jesse Brandon. Permission to marry was given by her father Ephraim Stanfield. Witnesses were Thomas Stimpson, John Stanfield and Jesse Brandon.

• vi. Dicy Brandon. A bond for the marriage of she and William Chambers was signed on 27 November 1809 at Halifax County, Virginia; the bondsman was Francis Brandon, parent, who consented. Surety was John Brandon, witnesses John Brandon and William C. Brandon.

• vii. Rebecca Brandon. A bond for the marriage of she and Leighton Tarpley was signed on 18 December 1811 at Halifax County, Virginia; bondsman was Francis Brandon, parent. Surety was Samuel Brandon, and witnesses were Samuel Brandon and William Brandon.

• viii. Annis Brandon. A bond for the marriage of she and John F. Lawson was signed on 26 January 1818 at Halifax County, Virginia; surety was Francis Taylor, witnesses Francis Taylor and Thomas Brandon.

• ix. Sarah Brandon. A bond for the marriage of she and Thomas Stimpson was signed on 4 January 1822 at Halifax County, Virginia; surety, Jesse Brandon. Witnesses were Jesse Brandon and Francis S. Brandon.

• x. Martha Brandon. A bond for the marriage of she and James Chambers was signed on 3 January 1820 at Halifax County, Virginia; the bondsman was Francis Brandon, parent.

• 8. xi. Cathrine Brandon, married Richard Carter.

• xii. Anney S. Brandon. A bond for the marriage of she and Henry Stimpson was signed on 9 December 1822 at Halifax County, Virginia; bondsmen were Francis Brandon, parent, and Solomon Stimpson. Witnesses were Jesse Brandon and Solomon Stimson.

• xiii. Mary Brandon.

• xiv. Elizabeth Brandon. A bond for the marriage of she and Joel A. Kirby was signed on 3 January 1821 at Halifax County, Virginia; the bondsman was Francis Brandon, father, who consented. Surety was Benjamin Kirby, witnesses Benjamin Kirby and Francis S. Brandon.

3. William Brandon (Francis) was born between 1767 and 1781. A bond for the marriage of he and Mary Langley, daughter of Thomas Langley fifth and Mary Wiley, was signed on 17 January 1796 at Caswell County, North Carolina; the bondsman was John Langley. He died on 24 February 1841 at Gwinnett County, Georgia. He was buried at Brandon Family Cemetery, Lawrenceville.

Mary Langley was born in 1776 at Mecklenberg County, Virginia. She died on 23 October 1853 at Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia. She was buried at Brandon Family Cemetery.

Children of William Brandon and Mary Langley were as follows:

• i. Eunice Green Brandon was born on 2 February 1797 at Halifax County, Virginia. She married James C. Reed on 5 June 1816 at Jackson County, Georgia. She died on 2 January 1856 at age 58.

• ii. Francis Lawson Brandon was born on 2 February 1801 at Halifax County, Virginia. He married Zillah Haynie on 24 December 1822 at Calhoun County, Alabama. He died on 8 August 1884 at Gaylesville, Cherokee County, Alabama, at age 83. He was buried at Russell (Randle) Cemetery.

• iii. Thomas Wiley Brandon was born on 16 May 1802 at Halifax County, Virginia. He married Louisa Avery Green on 7 January 1830. He died on 11 June 1874 at Stilesboro, North Carolina, at age 72.

• iv. Parthenia Carter Brandon was born on 27 July 1805 at Halifax County, Virginia. She married Daniel Pentecost Clower on 8 January 1829. She died on 13 May 1845 at Gwinnett County, Georgia, at age 39. She was buried at Brandon Family Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Georgia.

• v. William Robert Brandon was born on 10 August 1809 at Jackson County, Georgia. He married Irene Williams. He married Elizabeth Eskew. He died on 21 February 1875 at Mississippi at age 65.

• vi. Leroy Jackson Brandon was born on 18 November 1813 at Jackson County, Georgia. He died at Yorktown from exposure while serving with the Confederacy.

• vii. Moses Alexander Brandon was born on 10 November 1815 at Jackson County, Georgia. He married Elizabeth Adair in 1837. He died in 1866 at Floyd County, Georgia.

• viii. Joseph Parnell Brandon was born on 12 July 1818 at Jackson County, Georgia. He married Mary Louisa Anglin on 20 February 1845. He died on 25 July 1884 at Gwinnett County, Georgia, at age 66. He was buried at Brandon Family Cemetery, Lawrenceville.

• ix. Azariah Roberts Brandon was born in 1819 at Gwinnett County, Georgia. She died in 1822 at Gwinnett County, Georgia. She was buried at Brandon Family Cemetery, Lawrenceville.

• x. David Smith Brandon M.D was born on 11 May 1821 at Gwinnett County, Georgia. He married Harriet Lavinia Jones. He died on 11 March 1878 at Georgia at age 56. He was buried at Jones Cemetery, Greenwood Plantation, Thomasville, Georgia.

4. David Brandon (Francis) was born between 1767 and 1781. A bond for the marriage of he and Rebekah Connally, daughter of George Connally and Frances Moore, was signed on 15 December 1800 at Caswell County, North Carolina; (A David Brandon married Cathrine Irvine, bond signed 17 May 1785 at Halifax County, Virginia. I am not certain which one was son of Francis Brandon and Elinor Richmond.).

Rebekah Connally was born on 10 March 1779.

Children of David Brandon and Rebekah Connally were as follows:

• i. Margaret S. Brandon.

• ii. Mary Brandon married Thomas Hurst.

• iii. Anna Brandon married John Lawson.

Generation Three

5. William Brandon (Francis, Francis) was born in 1787. A bond for the marriage of he and Esther Wiley was signed on 14 December 1811 at Caswell County, North Carolina; the bondsman was Moses Langley.

Esther Wiley was born in 1789.

Children of William Brandon and Esther Wiley were:

• i. Daughter Brandon was born at Halifax County, Virginia. She married (___) Green (??) circa 1836. She died between 1844 and 1850.

6. + Robert Brandon (Francis, Francis) was born on 13 June 1788 at Halifax County, Virginia. A bond for the marriage of he and + Jane Holt, daughter of + Timothy Holt and + Elizabeth Chambers, was signed on 10 January 1811 at Halifax County, Virginia; surety was John Holt. Witnesses were William Brandon and John Holt. He married Eliza Ann (_____) in April 1859 at Callaway County, Missouri. He died on 8 March 1874 at Callaway County, Missouri, at age 85. His estate was probated on 14 March 1874; his son Francis Brandon was appointed executor.

He began military service on 5 July 1813 in the War of 1812. He ended military service on 1 October 1813 having served at Norfolk. He left a will on 11 January 1874 at Callaway County, Missouri.

+ Jane Holt was born on 12 February 1790 at Halifax County, Virginia. She died on 2 April 1858 at Callaway County, Missouri, at age 68. She was buried at Dry Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, New Bloomfield.

Children of + Robert Brandon and + Jane Holt were as follows:

• i. Abner Holt Brandon was born on 30 October 1811 at Halifax County, Virginia. He married Sarah Zumwalt on 22 July 1866 at Callaway County, Missouri. He died on 28 November 1882 at Callaway County, Missouri, at age 71.

• ii. Smith Anderson Brandon was born on 26 November 1813 at Halifax County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Ann Holt, daughter of Hiram Holt and Jane Chambers, circa 1835. He married Eliza Ann Reynolds on 19 February 1846 at Callaway County, Missouri. He died on 18 January 1851 at Callaway County, Missouri, at age 37.

• iii. Sarah Pane Brandon was born on 18 February 1816 at Halifax County, Virginia. She married John Friskin Holt, son of Abner Holt and Elizabeth Brooks, on 4 November 1835 at Callaway County, Missouri. She died on 11 March 1872 at Callaway County, Missouri, at age 56. She was buried at Old Prospect Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery.

• iv. Francis Brandon was born on 20 November 1819 at Halifax County, Virginia. He married Anne Catherine Bennett, daughter of John Bennett and Susanna Holt, on 15 December 1841 at Callaway County, Missouri; they were married at Dry Fork Baptist Church. He married Georgeanna A. Herring, daughter of George Herring, in June 1876 at Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri. He died on 27 December 1890 at Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri, at age 71. He was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery.

• v. + Elizabeth Jane Brandon was born on 14 July 1826 at Halifax County, Virginia. She married + William Wilson Vaughn, son of + Banister W. Vaughn and + Martha Wilson, on 1 March 1843 at Callaway County, Missouri. She married James Alexander Henderson, son of David Henderson Jr, on 5 February 1867 at Callaway County, Missouri. She died on 28 October 1909 at New Bloomfield, Callaway County, Missouri, at age 83. She was buried at Hopewell Cemetery.

Eliza Ann (_____) married (___) Dozier before 1843. She was born on 1 October 1805 at North Carolina. She died on 2 August 1870 at Callaway County, Missouri, at age 64.

There were no children of + Robert Brandon and Eliza Ann (_____).

7. Jesse Brandon (Francis, Francis) was born in 1791 at Halifax County, Virginia. A bond for the marriage of he and Mary C. Graves was signed on 2 March 1816 at Person County, North Carolina.

Mary C. Graves was born in 1794.

Children of Jesse Brandon and Mary C. Graves were as follows:

• i. John G. Brandon was born in 1817 at Halifax County, Virginia.

• ii. Mary A. Brandon was born in 1830 at Halifax County, Virginia.

8. Cathrine Brandon (Francis, Francis) married Richard Carter, son of Lemuel Carter and Patsy Powell, on 19 July 1822 at Halifax County, Virginia.

Richard Carter was born circa 1800.

Children of Cathrine Brandon and Richard Carter were:

• i. Eliza Ann Carter was born on 13 January 1826 at Halifax County, Virginia. She married Handsome A. Farmer on 28 November 1842 at Halifax County, Virginia.