William Brannan - Revision history

Mouser: /* Sources */ Added 1880 census candidate.

2012-11-24T21:43:26Z

‎Sources: Added 1880 census candidate.

Liz: note in Research a website that documents an american Capt. Gordon. Change source #18 re Richard Montgomery to a Research entry

2009-05-29T16:56:23Z

note in Research a website that documents an american Capt. Gordon. Change source #18 re Richard Montgomery to a Research entry

Liz: rewrite introduction presentation of controversy re. war record, and York vs Yorktown imprisonment; slight reformat of Moser source 9 wording; Source note re. the William Brandon of Dutch descent

2009-05-29T16:25:09Z

rewrite introduction presentation of controversy re. war record, and York vs Yorktown imprisonment; slight reformat of Moser source 9 wording; Source note re. the William Brandon of Dutch descent

Liz: rewrite introduction to delete reference to Cornwalis & go with Penn Archives records re war record of Brannan

2009-05-29T02:35:45Z

rewrite introduction to delete reference to Cornwalis & go with Penn Archives records re war record of Brannan

Liz: Butle Co. Cemetery Inventory, Wolf Creek graves for Mary & Isaac Cornelius;

2009-05-29T00:33:23Z

Butle Co. Cemetery Inventory, Wolf Creek graves for Mary & Isaac Cornelius;

Liz: /* Children */ add nickname "Betsy" to Elizabeth Brandon

2009-05-27T21:07:24Z

‎Children: add nickname "Betsy" to Elizabeth Brandon

Liz: 4 research items to conjecture, unsourced from N Dobbins

2009-03-23T16:21:20Z

4 research items to conjecture, unsourced from N Dobbins

Liz: Rewording the biography

2009-02-27T15:17:25Z

Rewording the biography

Liz: /* Sources */ add to Pat Moser source: see contributors' page.

2008-03-27T03:16:04Z

‎Sources: add to Pat Moser source: see contributors' page.

Liz: /* Sources */ remove page brackets

2007-12-26T17:28:18Z

‎Sources: remove page brackets

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-||'''1820 United States Federal Census''', Slippery Rock Twp., Butler Co. PA, Ancestry.com pg.3. Family of '''William Brandon''': 1 male 45 & over, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 45 & over. May corresponds to William Brannan & wife Susannah, & probably youngest daughter Susannah Brandon.
+||'''1820 United States Federal Census''', Slippery Rock Twp., Butler Co., PA, Ancestry.com pg.3. Family of '''William Brandon''': 1 male 45 & over, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 45 & over. May corresponds to William Brannan & wife Susannah, & probably youngest daughter Susannah Brandon.
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 * William Brannan & wife Susanna, and at least 3 of their children are buried at Wolf Creek Cemetery. The gravesite for daughter Susanna & her husband [[Joseph St. Clair]] hasn't been located, but it appears that their daughter Mary was buried at Wolf Creek. (per Butler County Cemetery Inventory).
 *The middle initial of James I. Hoge has been miss-transcribed by various researchers. In the census and other script of that era, letters "I" and "J" are written identically.  His name was James Irvin Hoge/Hogue; his mother was Mary Irvin.
 =Conjecture=
 * Is Susannah Hines (from Westmoreland Co., who married William Brannan),  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.  We do know that Susannah Hines Brannan was NOT the daughter of Richard Hines. This is an error found in many family trees on the web.

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 * Undocumented note: transcript of property in Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co. 1783 lists Wm Brannan, 2 horses, 1 cattle.
 * Undocumented note: Susanna Hines born Westmoreland Co. PA
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-William Brannan was apparently born in England.  His daughter Betsy reported in the 1880 census that her father was born in England, and her mother in Ireland.   William was fighting with the British during the American Revolution.   He was apparently captured by the forces of General Richard Montgomery in the campaign against the British General Sir Guy Carleton along the St. Lawrence River.  He appears to have been imprisoned at York, PA.  Family tradition (see Moser, below) has that he escaped from prison and changed his name to Brannan.
+William Brannan was apparently born in England.  His daughter Betsy reported in the 1880 census that her father was born in England, and her mother in Ireland.   William was fighting with the British during the American Revolution.   The facts of his service are subject of current research, and some controversy.  He may have been captured by the forces of General Richard Montgomery in the campaign against the British General Sir Guy Carleton along the St. Lawrence River.  If so, he was captured and imprisoned at York, PA.  There is record in PA Archives of a William Brannan so captured & imprisoned. <br>However, the long-standing tradition in the family  of Pat Moser, descendant of William's son [[Thomas Branand]] (see Moser source, below) is that our ancestor fought with Cornwallis, escaped from prison and ''changed his name to Brannan''.  This would mean that the William Brannan of the war records is not the same person (although our ancestor may have known him - he chose the name from somewhere). It is also suggested that "York" as the prison sight may be erroneous, as Cornwallis was not at York, but was at Yorktown, Virginia.
-<br>  At the time, the Americans had no money for feeding and supporting the prison population, so during the planting season they were loaned out to area farmers to assist on the farms.  This arrangement pleased the farmers and they complained when government officials decided a stricter watch and re-imprisonment was needed.  It is not known whether our  ancestor was on some such work release program, but he did supposedly escape from prison and made his way to the relative wilderness of western Pennsylvania.  He changed his name from whatever it had been, to "William Brannan".  The spelling is seen also as Branand, and his daughter Elizabeth changed it to Brandon.  Whether any part of this name reflects his origins, perhaps his own given name or some surname from his parentage, is unknown.   The name William Brannan appears in the PA Archives and in<br> He moved from place to place in western PA , finally settling in Slippery Rock Twp., Butler County when he was of rather advanced age, probably 60 to 70 years.   <br>Sources: <sup class="reference">[9][10]</sup>
+<br>  During the Revolution, the Americans had no money for feeding and supporting the prison population, so during the planting season they were loaned out to area farmers to assist on the farms.  This arrangement pleased the farmers and they complained when government officials decided a stricter watch and re-imprisonment was needed.  It is not known whether our  ancestor was on some such work release program, but he did supposedly escape from prison and made his way to the relative wilderness of western Pennsylvania where he changed his name from whatever it had been, to "William Brannan".  <br>The spelling is seen also as Branand, and his daughter Elizabeth changed it to Brandon.  Whether any part of this name reflects his origins, perhaps his own given name or some surname from his parentage, is unknown.   <br> He moved from place to place in western PA , finally settling in Slippery Rock Twp., Butler County when he was of rather advanced age, probably 60 to 70 years.   <br>Sources: <sup class="reference">[9][10]</sup>
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-|'''Personal correspondence from Patricia Moser'''; see Contributors' page.<br>Family tradition had it that the person we know as William Brannan fought with Cornwallis, was captured and held as a prisoner or war, but escaped and changed his name to William Brannan.  Moser noted that "Whereas the 1909 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> If he did indeed change his name, then his original name is untraceable.
+|'''Patricia Moser research & family tradition''', personal correspondence; see [[Contributors]].<br>Family tradition had it that
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 ===Source notes===
-* Since the records found for Wm. Brannan point to his having been captured along the St. Lawrence, and imprisoned at York, we are for now assuming that the Moser family tradition that he fought with Cornwallis may have been a generalized way of saying he fought on the British side.
+A major question regarding the war record for William Brannan exists, a disparity between the family recollections of descendants of his son [[Thomas Branand]], and records found in the Pennsylvania Archives and in the 1895 History of Butler County PA.
 * William Brannan & wife Susanna, and at least 3 of their children are buried at Wolf Creek Cemetery. The gravesite for daughter Susanna & her husband [[Joseph St. Clair]] hasn't been located, but it appears that their daughter Mary was buried at Wolf Creek. (per Butler County Cemetery Inventory).
 *The middle initial of James I. Hoge has been miss-transcribed by various researchers. In the census and other script of that era, letters "I" and "J" are written identically.  His name was James Irvin Hoge/Hogue; his mother was Mary Irvin.

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-In 1781 George Washington, with the aid of French allies, forced the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia,  thus winning the six year long American Revolution.  Fighting with Cornwallis was an Irishman, name unknown, who was taken prisoner. (Family history notes<sup class="reference">[9]</sup> say he was taken prisoner at York, but Cornwallis did not fight at York, so presumably at Yorktown.) <br>  At the time, the Americans had no money for feeding and supporting the prison population, so during the planting season they were loaned out to area farmers to assist on the farms.  This arrangement pleased the farmers and they complained when government officials decided a stricter watch and re-imprisonment was needed.  It is not known whether our Irish ancestor was on some such work release program, but he did escape from prison and made his way to the relative wilderness of western Pennsylvania.  He changed his name from whatever it had been, to "William Brannan".  The spelling is seen also as Branand, and his daughter Elizabeth changed it to Brandon.  Whether any part of this name reflects his origins, perhaps his own given name or some surname from his parentage, is unknown.   <br> He moved from place to place in western PA , finally settling in Slippery Rock Twp., Butler County when he was of rather advanced age, probably 60 to 70 years.   <br>Sources: <sup class="reference">[9][10]</sup>
+William Brannan was apparently born in England.  His daughter Betsy reported in the 1880 census that her father was born in England, and her mother in Ireland.   William was fighting with the British during the American Revolution.   He was apparently captured by the forces of General Richard Montgomery in the campaign against the British General Sir Guy Carleton along the St. Lawrence River.  He appears to have been imprisoned at York, PA.  Family tradition (see Moser, below) has that he escaped from prison and changed his name to Brannan.
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-|'''Personal correspondence from Patricia Moser'''; see Contributors' page.
+|'''Personal correspondence from Patricia Moser'''; see Contributors' page.<br>Family tradition had it that the person we know as William Brannan fought with Cornwallis, was captured and held as a prisoner or war, but escaped and changed his name to William Brannan.  Moser noted that "Whereas the 1909 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> If he did indeed change his name, then his original name is untraceable.
-* Whereas the 1909 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 the person we know as William Brannan escaped as a prisoner of war to western PA, he changed his name to William Brannan.  This means  that his original name is now untraceable.
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 * Cornelius, Isaac,  died 05-03-1836 Maryland Minute Co. Reg.; Mary (no further entry)
 * St. Clair, Mary, daughter of J. & S. St. Clair, died 04-03-1845, (aged?) 15/-/9
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 ===Source notes===
-*The middle initial of James I. Hoge has been miss-transcribed by various researchers. In the census and other script of that era, letters "I" and "J" are written identically.  His name was James Irvin Hoge/Hogue; his mother was Mary Irvin.
+* Since the records found for Wm. Brannan point to his having been captured along the St. Lawrence, and imprisoned at York, we are for now assuming that the Moser family tradition that he fought with Cornwallis may have been a generalized way of saying he fought on the British side.
 * William Brannan & wife Susanna, and at least 3 of their children are buried at Wolf Creek Cemetery. The gravesite for daughter Susanna & her husband [[Joseph St. Clair]] hasn't been located, but it appears that their daughter Mary was buried at Wolf Creek. (per Butler County Cemetery Inventory).
 =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
+* Is Susannah Hines (from Westmoreland Co., who married William Brannan),  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.  We do know that Susannah Hines Brannan was NOT the daughter of Richard Hines. This is an error found in many family trees on the web.
 *Inconclusive Census search results:
 **1810 census, Butler Co., Slippery Rock Twp p. 32 - W. Brannan age 26-45; no others listed in household.
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 ** 1790 Census William Brannon in York Co (Mixed Twps) 1 male >16, 1 male under 16, 2 females
-* Notes from Nancy Dobbins, to research:<br>
-**PA Archives has W. Brannon as a British prisoner captured along St. Lawrence River, captured by forces of Gen'l Richard Montgomery. Held at York, PA. This has nothing to do with Cornwallis who was at Yorktown which was in 1781.<br>
-**Pennsylvania Archives page 415 unknown volume, British Prisoners, Captain Gordon's Regiment:  Will'm Brandon 11th December, 1775 Inlisted<br>
-** undocumented note  says "transcript of property of Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co. 1783 lists Wm Brannan, 2 horses, 1 cattle"; expect tax record. <br>
-** undocumented note says that Susannah Hines was born in Westmoreland Co.
 =Research Wishlist=

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 ! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources
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-| [[Elizabeth Brandon|Elizabeth "Betsy" Brandon]] || F || 1792 || || [[Richard Hines, Jr.]] || Direct line || <sup class="reference">[5][7][11][12]</sup>
+| [[Elizabeth Brandon|Elizabeth "Betsy" Brandon]] || F || 1792 || || [[Richard Hines, Jr.]] || Direct line; buried Wolf Creek Cem. || <sup class="reference">[5][7][11][12]</sup>
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-|  Mary Ann "Polly" Branand  || F || || ||  Isaac Cornelius  || || <sup class="reference">[11][12][13][15]</sup>
+|  Mary Ann "Polly" Branand  || F || || ||  Isaac Cornelius  ||buried Wolf Creek Cem. || <sup class="reference">[11][12][13][15][16]</sup>
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 | Susannah Branand|| F || || || [[Joseph St. Clair]] || || <sup class="reference">[11][12]</sup>
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-|  [[Thomas Branand ]] || M || 29 Jan 1797 || || 1)  Mary Burrows <br>2)  Mary Ann Reed  || || <sup class="reference">[4][12][13]</sup>
+|  [[Thomas Branand ]] || M || 29 Jan 1797 || || 1)  Mary Burrows <br>2)  Mary Ann Reed  ||buried Wolf Creek Cem. || <sup class="reference">[4][12][13]</sup>
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 |'''Book:  West Liberty Cemetery,Brady Township, Butler County PA''', 1966 by Dwight Cooper, RD #1 Box 100, East Harlansburg Rd., New Castle PA 16101. <br>"West Liberty was surveyed Feb. 13, 1829.  In 1845 John and Jacob Covert resurrected the village.  When the plat was recorded in 1847 the lot owners were James Vogan, [[James Irvin Hogue|James J. (sic) Hoge]] (see source notes), Charles Coulter, Robert Campbell, Conrad Snyder, John Stephenson, John Fagan, John Craig, John Covert, William McCanon, William McClymonds, David McJunkin, John Boyle, Thomas B. Evans, and '''Isaac Cornelius'''.  The place at one time was known as Bulger which was the name of the post office."
 |}
 ===Source notes===
 *The middle initial of James I. Hoge has been miss-transcribed by various researchers. In the census and other script of that era, letters "I" and "J" are written identically.  His name was James Irvin Hoge/Hogue; his mother was Mary Irvin.
+* William Brannan & wife Susanna, and at least 3 of their children are buried at Wolf Creek Cemetery. The gravesite for daughter Susanna & her husband [[Joseph St. Clair]] hasn't been located, but it appears that their daughter Mary was buried at Wolf Creek. (per Butler County Cemetery Inventory).
 =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

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	** 1790 Census William Brannon in York Co (Mixed Twps) 1 male >16, 1 male under 16, 2 females		** 1790 Census William Brannon in York Co (Mixed Twps) 1 male >16, 1 male under 16, 2 females

		+	* Notes from Nancy Dobbins, to research:<br>
		+	**PA Archives has W. Brannon as a British prisoner captured along St. Lawrence River, captured by forces of Gen'l Richard Montgomery. Held at York, PA. This has nothing to do with Cornwallis who was at Yorktown which was in 1781.<br>
		+	**Pennsylvania Archives page 415 unknown volume, British Prisoners, Captain Gordon's Regiment: Will'm Brandon 11th December, 1775 Inlisted<br>
		+	** undocumented note says "transcript of property of Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co. 1783 lists Wm Brannan, 2 horses, 1 cattle"; expect tax record. <br>
		+	** undocumented note says that Susannah Hines was born in Westmoreland Co.
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-|'''20th Century History of Butler & Butler County PA'''1909, by James McKee, p. 861-862, biographical sketch of [[George W. Hines]], gives his grandparents [[Richard Hines, Jr.|Richard Hines]]  and [[Elizabeth Brandon]]
+|'''20th Century History of Butler & Butler County PA'''1909, by James McKee, p. 861-862, biographical sketch of George W. Hines, gives his grandparents [[Richard Hines, Jr.|Richard Hines]]  and [[Elizabeth Brandon]]
 |[[George W. Hines in 20th Century History of Butler & Butler County PA|(Complete text)]]
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 ===Source notes===
 *The middle initial of James I. Hoge has been miss-transcribed by various researchers. In the census and other script of that era, letters "I" and "J" are written identically.  His name was James Irvin Hoge/Hogue; his mother was Mary Irvin.
 =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