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Rev War soldiers buried in North Carolina. Incomplete manuscript
DAR cite
WHITE, THE KING'S MOUNTAIN MEN, pg 151
NCDAR, ROSTER OF SOLS FROM NC IN THE AM REV, pg 479
Spouse: Jane Armstrong Children: Elizabeth; Samuel Richard; Margaret/Peggy;
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Author: F. Grady Hall III
Birth: Jan. 13, 1752 Anson County North Carolina, USA Death: Sep. 9, 1819 Rowan County North Carolina, USA
Matthew Brandon, private, served in North Carolina with The King's Mountain Men, p 151, NCDAR, Roster of SOLS From North Carolina in the AM REV, p 479. Service: Col Joseph Graham. DAR A013778. He also served in the Second Dragoons under Capt. Francis Moore, Lt.Col. Charles Myddleton and General Sumter during 1781. Salley, Doc., page 81; A.A. 707A; M360. 1780 - Rowan, N.C., He was a Lt. under Capt. John Bandon and Col William Richardson Davie in the N.C. State Calvary, Western Division. He became a Lt. after Lt. George Locke was killed at the battle of Charlotte. Capt. John Brandon was his brother. N. C. Patriots 1775-1783, Their Own Words, Vol. 2, Part 2.
wife: Jane Armstrong Brandon preceded him in death.
Family links: Parents: Richard Brandon (1722 - 1790) Margaret Locke Brandon (1731 - 1789)
Spouse: Jane Armstrong Brandon (____ - 1819)*
Children: Elizabeth Brandon Barringer (1783 - 1844)*
Siblings: John Thomas Brandon (1748 - 1824)* Matthew Brandon (1752 - 1819) Elizabeth Brandon McCorkle (1761 - 1821)*
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Inscription: In memory of Matthew Brandon who died on the 9th of Sept 1819 aged 68 years; also of his wife Jane Brandon who died on the 3d of Feb'y 1819 aged 63 1/2 years.
Fellow mortals there was a time (That time is past) When in youth we bloomed like thee A time is coming, it's coming fast, When you must fade like we.
Burial: Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery Mill Bridge Rowan County North Carolina, USA
Maintained by: Carol Finethy Originally Created by: PPJ Record added: Oct 27, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 22475792
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