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Research Notes about Jarred Branson Senior and Branson allied Families
The Branson DNA Project
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TREES OF BRANSTON & CARDINALL FAMILIES - SUFFOLK, ENGLAND AND BRANSTON RECORDS IN AMERICASOME NEIGHBORS OFJARED BRANSON SR. AND HIS CHILDREN
SOME BRANSON DEED RECORDS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIAA Project by Sandra Branson Young (oregongal9@aol.com)
And Other Researchers
CAUTION ! Any information, conclusions or theories presented in this narrative are not entirely verified and should not be assumed to be totally accurate. INTRODUCTION
The parentage of Jarred Branson Sr. who went to Gasconade Co., Missouri between 1824 and 1830, has not been proven. (I have formulated several theories). There is evidence linking him to several Branson families who lived near him in Virginia and Tennessee. These Branson families include: 1. Bransons who lived in St. Mary's and Charles Counties, Maryland, later Stokes, NC
2. Bransons who descended from Absalom Branson
3. Thomas L. Branson who married Jane/Jeane Painter
4. Lionel Branson
5. Joseph Branson, brother of Lionel Branson Sr.
6. There is also some evidence linking him to the Branscom/Branscomb family.The information presented in this narrative is an attempt to reveal clues and patterns that might help researchers determine his heritage. It also contains extensive documentation about other Branson individuals and others with similar last names, including the Branston family of Suffolk, England (and others allied with them).
It has been learned that the Hedge family of Burlington, NJ came from Suffolk, England and was in the ironworks business there. William Branson, descendant of Nathaniel Branson, was also in the ironworks business in Chester, PA. In Suffolk, England Edward Hedge (ancestor of the Burlington, NJ Hedges) married Judith Branston, daughter of John Branston. A Richard Hedge is mentioned along with John Branston in the 1600 will of John Goodwin of Suffolk, England. A John Bransdon is also mentioned with Richard Hege in 1681 Quaker records of Berkshire, England. The Burlington, NJ Hedge family was allied with Quakers who attended the same meetings that the Bransons attended in New Jersey. The Hedge family was allied with the Stockton, Shinn, Penn, Crispin, Birdsall, Stacey, Stokes and Branston families in or near Suffolk, England. The Branson family of Burlington, NJ was allied with many of these same families in America. Because of the similarity of the names BRANSTON and BRANSON, and because of their connections to the same families, their Quaker roots, and their involvement in the ironworks business, it makes sense to pursue the possibility that the Branstons were related to the Bransons. Thomas Branson was in St. Mary's, MD as early as 1650 and a Thomas Branston was mentioned in Maryland court documents with the father-in-law of Richard Shockley in 1666-1668. Thomas Branson married Amy and he was probably the ancestor of John Branson, Jr. whose descendants lived near allied families in Stokes, NC. John Branson, Jr. married Elinor Williamson Briscoe who may have been related to John Briscoe mentioned in land transactions with Thomas L. Branson in Frederick, VA. The Maryland Bransons may have been connected to the Suffolk, England Branstons and also to the Chester, PA and Burlington, NJ Bransons. A Gerrard Branson is found in early Maryland records and a Jarrett Branson was a descendant of the Maryland Branson family who died in the Civil War and lived in Illinois. The narrative about the Branston family begins on Page Two.
The following families were allied with Jarred and/or his children in Virginia, Tennessee and/or Missouri: Shockley, Pointer, McMillion/McMillan, Barbarick, Blanchet/Blansett, Haynes/Haines, Goad, David, Dillard, McGowan/McGown, Phelps, Jett, Carroll, Cock/Cocke/Cox, East, Stovall, Surrat/Surratt, Burgess, Bumpass, Massie/Massey, Sherrill, Crismon/Chrisman, Ousley/Owsley, Dodson, Margrave, White, Mayfield, Smith, Ward, and others.
In addition to the above families, Jarred and/or his sons and allied families were found in records with (or near) Doak, Beals/Bails, Carr, Dalton, Yeatts, Abshier/Abshire/Absher, Hammons, Whitlock, Penn, Lackey, Shelton, Keaton, Epperson, Adams, Allen, Sharp, Reynolds, Finney, Hawks, Ayres, Chapman, Mankin, Harris, Hall, Hughes, Kilgore, Coffee/Coffey, Taylor, May, Guynn/Gwynne, Baker, Kelley, Sizemore, West, Armstrong, Woods, Walton, Fry, Puckett, Moore, Sumner, McGivens, Newman, Witt, Boling, Botts/Bolt, Daniel, and others.
Other names of interest: Witcher, Borden, Lorton, Briscoe, Barber, Bird, Claypool, Hanson, Crispin, Thurston, Sevier, Clemons, Gatton, Scroggin, Clarke, Morris, Norton, Luckett, Hammocks, Acuff, Acord, Bolton, Dyer, Watson, Vadery, Pruitt/Prewitt, Lyon, Williamson, Gatton, Graves, Gardiner, Green, Rogers, McKee, Waggoner, Rust, Painter, Hite, Pready, Harrold, Noble, Lee, Jefferson, Crockett, Hutchins, Shinn, Birdsall, Hedge, Hawkins, Copeland, Loving, Beason, Stovall, Acuff, Cochran, Eddens/Eddings, and others.
Jarred and/or his sons were found in records in (or linked to) the following locations: Montgomery Co. VA, Patrick Co. VA, Carroll Co. VA, Wythe Co. VA, Washington Co. VA, Grayson Co. VA (?), Bledsoe Co. TN, Greene Co. TN (?), White Co. TN, Marion Co. TN, Hawkins Co. TN (?), Gasconade Co. MO, Maries Co. MO, Gentry Co. MO, Osage Co. MO, Buchanan Co. MO, and others.
Jarred has not been found in Revolutionary War, pension, passenger, immigration or Quaker records
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Lunenburg County, Virginia - later divided to form
Pittsylvania County
The Lehew Family in Southwest Virginia
John and James Branson and their neighbors
Jarred Branson was a neighbor of Williams Penn's relatives
in Patrick Co., VA
Some Information about the McMillan/McMillion Family of
Southwest VA
Some Notes
about Thomas Branson, Jost Hite, John & Gerard Briscoe and
Lord Fairfax
Time Lines for Thomas Branson and Jarred Branson Sr.
John
and Valentine Sevier and other Familiar Individuals
Two
Branson Cousins on Opposing Sides in The Revolution?
John Branson of Lovels (Lovings) Creek,
Carroll Co, Virginia
Jacob Lorton Connection to
Levi Branson and Benjamin Borden
Jemima Lorton who married Absalom Branson
Timeline for Jarred Branson
Some Familar Names on the 1810 Grainger, Tennessee Tax
List
Evidence of connection to Absalom Branson of Pittsylvania,
VA
Some Branson Families of Early Virginia and Tennessee
Thomas L. Branson and Rev. Thomas Beals
EVIDENCE OF QUAKER
CONNECTION TO JARRED BRANSON?
Unexplained Information
Claypool in Maries Co.,
Missouri
HENDRICKS COUNTY, INDIANA
JARRED AND THOMAS
BRANSON SURETIES ON MARRIAGE BONDS
A THOMAS
BRANSON TOOK OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
ANOTHER
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA FAMILY WHO WENT TO MISSOURI - CHRISMAN
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Part of
Lunenburg Co.,
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| The 1749, 1750 and 1764 Lists
of Tithables of Lunenburg Co., VA reveals many familiar names who were
allied with Jarred Branson in later years in Montgomery, Patrick and
Carroll counties and elsewhere. However, there are no Bransons on
these lists, implying that Jarred and/or his parents did not go to that
part of southwest Virginia. The Shockleys, Easts, Goodes (Goads?),
Cocks, and other families allied with him were in Lunenburg during these
years. Montgomery County was formed from Fincastle which was
abolished and these records have been lost. Jarred's family may have
been included in these lost records. In documents Jarred stated that he arrived in Burks Fork (then in Fincastle/Montgomery Co.) in 1776, but where was he prior to that? This is the big mystery. We don't know if he went to Burks Fork from the north or from the south (North Carolina perhaps). The first documentation we have found for a Branson in Montgomery Co. was in 1777 when a Thomas Branson took the Oath of Allegiance there.
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The
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| The Lehew family is connected
to Lionel Branson. His daughter, Hannah, married Moses Lehew on
April 15, 1800 in Frederick Co., Virginia. Moses was the son of
Spencer Lehew and grandson of Peter Lehew of Frederick Co., Virginia.
Some of Peter Lehew's descendants were living in Wythe Co., Virginia at
about the same time as Jarred Branson was there (or near there).
Jerard Branson (spelled Branston) was on the 1793 Wythe Co., VA Tax List
along with James Branston, listed in the section that became Grayson
County in that year.
William Lehew (uncle of Moses Lehew) was on the 1800 Wythe Co., Virginia
Tax List on the same list with John Dillard and Reuben Cox. William
Lehew died 1811-1812 in Wythe Co., VA. His son Isaac was married in
that county in 1823. Isaac's brother John died after 1830 and
resided in Grayson Co., Virgina. This is another possible loose
connection between Jarred Branson and Lionel Branson. Many Lehew
families lived in Royal Front, Frederick (later Warren) Co., Virginia.
1800 TAX LIST - WYTHE CO., VA (PARTIAL
LIST)
John and James Branson and their neighbors Note the name James Branston on the 1793 Wythe, VA tax list with Jerard Branston. There is also reference to a James Branson in 1783 Pittsylvania, VA and a Jan A. Branson in 1794 Grayson, VA. Also taxed in 1783 Pittsylvania, VA was George Yates and a George Yates was living on Big Reed Island near the close of the Revolution - this is also where a Jarret Branson owned land. George Yates later bought land at Johnson's Creek, Patrick, VA, as did Jared Branson. In the same year (1783) in Pittsylvania, VA, Thomas Shockley was listed on a tax change report. His family was allied with the family of Jared Branson. Joshua Cantrell was also listed and his granddaughter, Ann, married John Branson, grandson of Eli Branson Sr. The 1782 Land Tax List of Pittsylvania, VA contains many people whose families were linked to Jared Branson. Note: in 1782 Absolom Branson was taxed in Pittsylvania, VA (per genealogy.com). We don't know if Absolom was related to Jared, but it is possible. A John Branson was on the Tithables Tax List of Loudoun Co., VA from the years 1768 to 1774. In 1769 James Branson was taxed there also. John Painter was also taxed there from 1769-1772 and his daughter Jane married Thomas L. Branson, son of John Day Branson. (Note: This may have been Jane's brother, John Painter Jr.) Therefore, the John Branson who was taxed was probably also a descendant of John Day Branson, namely the grandson John mentioned in his will in 1769. James is unknown and a possible missing link to the heritage of Jared. He could be a son of John who was taxed. Since he was taxed in 1769, he was probably born before 1749, and the same applies to John. John Day Branson was born in 1704 and reportedly his eldest son John was born 1724-1728. Since John Day Branson left half his plantation to his grandson John, and did not mention a son John, his son John may have died before 1769, or perhaps was not mentioned for other reasons. Grandson John was probably born sometime between 1744 and 1748. James was probably born in the same date range, so James was possibly a brother of grandson John (but James was not mentioned in the will). A James Branson was found in Quaker records of Loudoun, VA. His eldest child was born in 1757, so James was probably born before 1738. He was likely the same James taxed in Loudoun in 1769 with John. James would be too old to be the son of "son" or "grandson" John, and John Day Branson did not have a known son named James. I suspect this James was perhaps a son of Joseph Branson who also had a son named John. 1793 Wythe Co, VA Personal Property Tax
List - Index to the Tithables of Loudoun
County, Virginia, and to Slaveholders and Slaves, 1758-1786 PITTSYLVANIA, VA MAILING LIST ARCHIVES 1782 Tax List, Pittsylvania, VA
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Jarred Branson was a
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| Col. Abraham Penn was the
second cousin, 2 generations removed, of William Penn, famous Quaker
founder of Pennsylvania (see below for more information about him and
William Branson). Phillip Stovall Penn (son of Col. Abraham
Penn) married Louise Briscoe (daughter of John Briscoe and Charity Warren
of Charles, MD and Pittsylvania, VA). (See below for more
information about him). Another son of Col. Abraham Penn, Horatio
Gates Penn, moved to Ralls Co., Missouri. Other Penn descendants
moved to other counties in Missouri. Col. Abraham Penn was found in records in Southwest Virginia as early as 1779. He was born Sept. 27, 1743 in Caroline Co., Virginia, son of Moses Penn and Katherine Taylor. He married Ruth Stovall March 3, 1767 in Amherst Co., Virginia. In 1787 Henry Co., Virginia James East and John Dillard signed a petition for Abraham Penn. John Dillard was born c1751 in Amherst Co., Virginia. He was the uncle of Susan or Sarah Dillard who married Jarred's son, John Jefferson Branson Dec. 15, 1803 in Patrick Co., Virginia. John Dillard married Sarah Stovall, sister of Abraham Penn's wife Ruth. So John Jefferson Branson was indirectly connected to Abraham Penn by marriage only. Several members of the Dillard family also married into the Penn family. (see the section on the Dillard Family). No direct connections have been found between Jarred Branson and Abraham Penn. However, Mary Branson (daughter of Jarred Branson Jr.) married John Stovall on July 16, 1840 in Gasconade Co., Missouri. I have not yet found his ancestry, but he may have been related to Ruth and Sarah Stovall. Information on the LDS web site shows that he could have been born c1822 in Surry Co., North Carolina. If you have information about John Stovall, please contact Sandra by email. Valentine Branson, son of Jarred Branson Sr., served as an ensign in Capt. Abraham Penn's (Junior) company in 1811, presumably in the War of 1812. Britt Stovall, brother of Ruth and Sarah, is also mentioned in court on the same day in a different matter. He was Sheriff of Patrick County at that time. Thomas Branson, Valentine's brother, was commissioned as a Lieutenant in May, 1810 in Patrick Co., VA along with Britt Stovall who was commissioned as a Major. PATRICK CO VA COURT RECORD PATRICK CO VA COURT RECORDS
/va/patrick/courts/cob11805.txt [0.852925] Index of the 1810 Patrick County,
Virginia Personal Property Tax List 09 Apr 1787 (Henry Co VA DB1:530)
[inserted between pp. 530-31] "A poll taken of a section of Delegates at
Henry County Courthouse this 9th
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Some Information about
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| There were several McMillion/McMillan
families who lived near Jarred Branson in Patrick, VA. Some of them
also migrated to Gasconade, MO along with the Bransons (or at about the
same time). The McMillans married into the Dillard, Daniel, Guynn,
Branson and other families. There were apparently nine brothers in
the same family who lived near the Bransons and some were mentioned in
land transactions with the Bransons. Abram or Abraham McMillan was
their father. I've attempted to find information about Abraham, but
very little is available.
(SEE NEW INFORMATION BELOW) He was in Surry Co., NC in 1784-1787. His son Theophilus was married
in Surry Co. Oct. 12, 1796 to Franky Bybee (research by others conflicts
with the date and location of their marriage, but I located this
information on Genealogy.com in Surry, NC Marriage Records.) NEW INFORMATION POSTED 11/25/2007: Abraham McMillan was found on the 1784-1787 tax list of Surry, NC just across the border from Patrick, VA where Jared Branson lived. He was listed on the same page with Bowater Beals who married Lois Branson, daughter of Thomas L. Branson and Jane Painter. State Census of Surry, North Carolina, 1784-1787 Other research indicates that Abraham was born 1740/1750 in Halifax, VA. His wife was Elizabeth. His eldest son William was born c1770 in Pittsylvania, VA. He was listed as a taxpayer in Montgomery Co., VA in 1782 along with Jarred and Thomas Branson. In 1777 a Stephen McMillan was listed as a taxpayer in Pittsylvania, VA along with a John McMillon, Thomas, John and James Dillard, David and Thomas Shockley, Absolem Bransom, Abraham, Robert and William Goad, John, Joseph and Thomas East, and other familiar names. Abraham had a son Stephen, but he was not born until c1785, so the Stephen McMillon on the 1777 tax list in Pittsylvania could not be him. He was most likely a brother or father to Abraham. Pittsylvania, VA was formed 1767 from Halifax. The first year of Pittsylvania's existence a list of tithables was prepared. John McMillion was on that list along with Levy, Richard and James Shockley, John East, Charles Goad, Thomas Dillard Sr. and Thomas Dillard Jr., John McGown, and others. It is probable that these people were living in Halifax Co. before Pittsylvania was formed. Any information about these families prior to 1767 in Halifax, VA would be important to locate. I found a Stephen McMillan on the 1755 Orange Co., NC Tax List along with Thomas Branson. Levi and Eli Branson were on the 1772 Orange Co., NC Tax List. The Thomas Branson who was on the 1755 Orange Co., NC tax list was probably the father of Eli and Levi, and the one who married Rebecca Borden. They were also on records in early Augusta Co., VA along with Benjamin Borden and Jacob Lorton. I am currently trying to locate information about any of them, especially McMillans or Bransons who were in Halifax, VA or Orange Co., NC. If you have information about them, please contact Sandra by email. Spelling variations: McMillan, McMillon, McMillion,
McMillian, McMilan, McMilon, McMilion, McMillen, McMullen, McMullion
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Some
Notes about Thomas Branson, Jost Hite, John & Gerard Briscoe and Lord
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| From the records below it
appears that Dr. John Briscoe owned land in Frederick Co, VA in 1736 that
was part of Jost Hite's land. One year earlier, in 1735, Thomas
Branson Junior (married Rebecca Borden) was granted land next to Jost Hite's land in the same county.
In 1782 Gerard Briscoe was taxed on land once owned by Thomas Branson in
Frederick Co., VA. Benjamin Borden, John Vanmeter, William Vestall,
John Branson, Abraham Pennington and Robert Worthington were a few others
who were granted land patents in the same year by Jost Hite. Descendants of Jost Hite were linked to descendants of Jarred Branson Sr. and the Briscoes were linked to descendants of Jost Hite and John Branson of St. Mary's, MD. Frederick Co, VA borders with Maryland, and is very near Frederick Co., MD. Charles and St. Mary's, MD are close to Stafford and Westmoreland, VA. John Briscoe, Thomas Branson Jr., Richard Fawcett and Jacob Hite also did business with James Woods in Frederick Co., VA....as outlined below, Jacob Hite was also associated with the Claypool family and some members of that family were associated with William Branson in Philadelphia, PA. (see below). Thomas Branson Jr., John Branson, Benjamin Borden, Jost Hite and others are mentioned on October 3, 1734 in a Fairfax land suit in Frederick Co., VA as assignees of Isaac and John Vanmeter. Click the images below to read about Thomas Branson's meeting with Lord Fairfax about the land dispute.......
More information about some of Jost
Hite's land transactions....click the image.
Isaac and John Vanmetre Land Grant
assignees, 1730/1734 Winchester-Frederick County Historical
Society - James Wood Family Papers Form your own opinions of this....it could be just another coincidence. Or - it could be that the Bransons of Burlington, NJ & Frederick, VA were related to the Bransons of St. Mary's and Charles, MD. The Claypools mentioned elsewhere also lived in early St. Mary's, MD.
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capital : historical sketches of Burlington, New Jersey, and neighborhood
" United States: published c1945, 261 pgs. Author: De Cou, George. "Thomas Branson, the progenitor of the family in Burlington County, settled in Springfield Township in early 1703. It is probable (possible) that he came from Virginia, as in his will, dated October 11, 1744, he bequeathed to his grandson Thomas a tract of land lying on Shenendoah River in Virginia "which I laid out to Thomas Alexander". The Alexanders were Scots-Irish and it may be that the Bransons came over with them late in the seventeenth century. However, tradition says that the Bransons originated in Wales, but I have not found any evidence to support this tradition. On March 12, 1708 he purchased 400 acres in Springfield Township, not far from the village of Jacksonville, from Thomas Ridgway, son of the pioneer Richard, for 120 pounds. This tract was part of the 600 acre plantation of Jacob De Cou, and it is of interest to note that Sarah Branson, a descendant of Thomas Branson, married Samuel Ellis De Cou, a descendant of Jacob De Cou, in 1847." FREDERICK, VA LAND RECORDS
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BRISCOE/2002-05/1022079025 BARON HANS JUSTUS
(JOST) HITE, b. 05 Dec 1685, Bonfeld, Alsace, Germany; d. 07
May 1767, Bunker Hill, Frederick, Virginia. Morgan Morgan founded the first permanent settlement
in 1726 at Bunker Hill. In 1740, Morgan,
Jacob Hite,
[son of Jost Hite]
and Dr. John Briscoe
erected the first Episcopal church (Christ Church) in what is now West
Virginia (formerly Frederick Co, VA). Occasionally services are held in
this church today. Also the Tuscarora (organized in 1740 and built in
1803) and Tomahawk Presbyterian churches are both over 200 years old and
still operating with active congregations. The first Baptist church (Mill
Creek Church) was organized in 1743 in nearby Gerrardstown. 1759 Rent Rolls Frederick Co., VA show Shenandoah Valley pioneers and their descendants : a
history of Frederick County, Virginia
VIRGINIA TAX LIST MARYLAND CENSUS FROM TAX LISTS LDS WEB SITE: Children of
Edward Briscoe and Susannah (Slye) Gerrard:
Calendar of Wills, Vol 14, 1767-1772 Maryland State Archives PASSENGER AND IMMIGRATION LISTS
Some Interesting Marriages Mary Ann Branson, daughter of Jarred Branson (b. 1803), married William Jett, grandson of Phebe Chrisman. Phebe's grandmother was Magdelena Hite, daughter of Jost Hite. Jost Hite's great-grandson, James Hite, married Elizabeth Briscoe, daughter of John Briscoe and Eleanor Williamson of Charles Co, Maryland. John Briscoe was the grand-uncle of Gerard Briscoe. Gerard Briscoe's first cousin, John Briscoe, died 1799 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Gerard's probable first cousin, one generation removed, (Eleanor Williamson Briscoe), married John Branson Jr. of St. Mary's, MD.
An Interesting Tax List 1836 Marion County TennesseeTax List NOTE: John Branson of St. Mary's, MD had descendants
named Michael. They were allied with the Barber family in MD.
Michael was also a name used in the family of Absalom Branson of
Pittsylvania, VA. A Briscoe Branson was in Washington, VA (near
Patrick and Pittsylvania) and he was possibly the son of Henry Branson who
was born in Maryland.
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Time Lines for Thomas
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| In an attempt to compare known
locations of Thomas Branson with known locations of Jarred Branson Sr.,
time lines for both Thomas and Jarred are shown below. Keep in mind
that Patrick Co., VA shares it's southern border with Wilkes and Surry
Counties, North Carolina. Since Thomas Branson and Jane Painter were married after the probable birth year of Jarred Sr., it is possible that Thomas was married prior to marrying Jane, however, no record has been found, and Thomas would have been about age 13-14 when Jarred Sr. was probably born (assuming Jared Sr. was born about 1753, which may not be correct - see section on Theories). It is also possible that Jarred went by a different first name and that may be why we cannot find him in any Oath of Allegiance records. We also cannot find him in any military pension/land warrant or service records. The fact that Thomas Branson and Thomas Beals were on the 1782 Montgomgery Co., VA tax list with Jarred is about the only clue we have linking Jarred to Thomas, and they were not listed near each other. TIME LINE FOR Jarred BRANSON SR.
TIME LINE FOR THOMAS BRANSON AND JANE PAINTER
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John and Valentine
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| Records of the Virginia
Colonial Militia reveal some familiar names...mentioned are Painters,
Pointers, Seviers, Haines, Bransons, Sherrills, Beasons and others.
Valentine Sevier is mentioned in Augusta County along with Edward and
Thomas Pointer. Thomas Branson is mentioned in Frederick County
along with John Painter Jr, Robert Painter and Robert Haines. Adam
and William Sherrill are mentioned in Augusta County along with Valentine
Sevier. Adam Sherrill was the probable grandfather of Alpha Sherrill
who married Valentine Branson. Valentine Sevier is also mentioned in
land records with Benjamin Borden on Shanndo River in Augusta County in
1765 as a grantor and on the James River in Augusta County in 1757 as a
witness. Valentine Sevier, the immigrant, was married to Johanna Goad, who was the daughter of John Goad and Katherine Jennings. John Goad's other daughter Mary, married John Cock and they were the parents of Andrew Cock who married Penelope Ward. Andrew and Penelope were the parents of Phariba Cock/Cox who married Andrew Branson, son of Jarred Branson Sr. John Sevier married Sarah Hawkins in Frederick County, VA in about 1761, placing him in that county where the Bransons lived. Also, John Sevier attended school in Fredericksburg, Virginia from 1755 to about 1757. Sarah Hawkins was born June 3, 1746 in Frederick Co, VA. The Seviers went back to Augusta, Virginia after the Indian Wars and went to Tennessee some time before Jarred Branson and his sons went there. John Sevier became the first Governor of Tennessee. One could draw some assumptions that creates a loose connection between the Bransons and the Seviers, since we know there were connections between the Bransons, Bordens, Goads, Haines, Sherrills, Pointers, Painters and others mentioned here. Jarred Branson Sr. named a son Valentine and he had a grandson named John Sevier Branson. John Sevier was a signor on a petition (see below) along with Adam and Samuel Sherrill in early TN. John Sevier's second wife was Catherine Sherrill, daughter of Samuel Sherrill and the grand aunt of Alpha Sherrill who married Andrew Branson. Samuel Sherrill served in the Revolutionary War as did John Sevier. We have found no record of Jarred serving in that war. John Sevier participated in the formation of the "Lost State of Franklin" which was located just south of the location where Jarred Branson owned land in Montgomery/Patrick County, VA which shares a border with Wilkes County, North Carolina. Sevier was a hero in the Battle of Kings Mountain which took place in 1780 near land owned by Jarred Branson, where he was listed on the tax records two years later. It is curious that I have been able to find so many allied individuals who served in the Revolutionary War, but I have been unable to find Jarred Branson. I have not even found that he took the Oath of Allegiance, unless he was going by a different name. He may have been unfit to serve for health reasons, or perhaps because of religious beliefs. (Or he may have been too young). The fact that Jarred seems to have been loosely connected to the Seviers, and the fact that the Seviers were in Frederick, VA where the Bransons lived, is a clue that Jarred was possibly connected to the Frederick, VA Bransons.
BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN ROSTER (PARTIAL) SOURCES COPIES OF MUSTERS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY. Virginia Colonial Soldiers, Courts Martial Records, Page
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