Difference between revisions of "William Brannan"
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|'''20th Century History of Butler and Butler County''' 1909, by McKee, p. 659 biographical sketch. William Brannan was born in England in 1775, member of the King's Life Guard Regiment under Cornwallis, taken prisoner at York, PA, escaped to Westmoreland Co. There he married Susannah Hines. In 1800 moved to Scott Township, Lawrence Co. | |'''20th Century History of Butler and Butler County''' 1909, by McKee, p. 659 biographical sketch. William Brannan was born in England in 1775, member of the King's Life Guard Regiment under Cornwallis, taken prisoner at York, PA, escaped to Westmoreland Co. There he married Susannah Hines. In 1800 moved to Scott Township, Lawrence Co. | ||
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| + | |'''Personal correspondence from Pat Moser''' <br>*Whereas the Butler County History had William Brannan fighting at York, PA, Cornwallis fought at Yorktown, VA; this is probably the correct site of William Brannan's capture.<br>*Family tradition is that when William Brannan escaped as a prisoner of war to western PA, he changed his name to William Brannan, so that his original name is now untraceable. | ||
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Revision as of 05:23, 12 March 2007
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | England | |||
| Marriage | To Susannah Hines | |||
| Death | 1843 | |||
| Burial | Wolf Creek Cemetery, PA | Stone reading "W.B." next to the graves of the Thomas Brannan family |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 6 Generation 7 Generation 8
+-- [unknown]
| (????-????)
+-- William Brannan --+
| (1782-1876) |
Elizabeth Brandon ---+ +-- [unknown]
(1792-1879) | (????-????)
+-- Susannah Hines
(????-????)
Sources:
Children
(all children with Susannah Hines)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Brandon | F | 1792 | Richard Hines, Jr. | Direct line | ||
| Mary Ann Branand | F | Isaac Cornelius | ||||
| Susannah Branand | F | Joseph St. Clair | ||||
| Thomas Branand | M | 29 Jan 1797 | 1) Mary Burrows 2) Mary Ann Reed |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
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Photos
Photo by E W Williams Oct 2006
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravestone at Wolf Creek Cemetery, Worth township, Butler Co. PA. William Brannan's stone reads simply "W. B.". The stone of his wife Susanna has the center area spalded away. | |
| 2 | 1880 United States Federal Census Mortality Schedules, Brady Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration district 30, Page 1, Line 4, lists Elizabeth Hines as having died in Oct 1879 at the age of 87. She was a widow. She was born in PA, her father was born in England, her mother was born in Ireland. She lived in Butler County for 80 years. The cause of death was suide[?] gangrene |  |
| 3 | 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County 1909, by McKee, p. 659 biographical sketch. William Brannan was born in England in 1775, member of the King's Life Guard Regiment under Cornwallis, taken prisoner at York, PA, escaped to Westmoreland Co. There he married Susannah Hines. In 1800 moved to Scott Township, Lawrence Co. | (See complete text) |
| 4 | Personal correspondence from Pat Moser *Whereas the Butler County History had William Brannan fighting at York, PA, Cornwallis fought at Yorktown, VA; this is probably the correct site of William Brannan's capture. *Family tradition is that when William Brannan escaped as a prisoner of war to western PA, he changed his name to William Brannan, so that his original name is now untraceable. | |
| 5 | Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams | N/A
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Source notes
Conjecture
- Is Susannah Hines Brannan, from Westmoreland Co., related to the Richard Hines family? Elizabeth Brandon, daughter of Susannah Hines & William Brannan, married Richard Hines, Jr., so the two families knew each other. It is possible there was some degree of kinship, not yet established
