Display Patriot - P-120118 - Benjamin BRANNAN/BRANNON/BRANDON

Benjamin BRANNAN/BRANNON/BRANDON

SAR Patriot #: P-120118

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State of Service: PA      Qualifying Service: Lieutenant Colonel
DAR #: A013762

Birth: 23 Sep 1739 Drexel Hill / Delaware / PA
Death: 09 Apr 1825 Philadelphia / Philadelphia / PA

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. NCDAR cites LtCol., COL CALEB DAVIS, 3RD BATT, CHESTER CO, PA MILITIA
  2. Find-a-Grave cites (August 2023):
    • Lieutenant Colonel, 3rd Battalion, Chester County, PA Militia
    • Member of the Committee of Observation of Chester County, PA, Dec. 20, 1774
    • Member of the Committee to sign the Continental Currency, Feb. 17, 1776
    • Sub-Lt. of Chester County, PA, March 22, 1777
    • Lt.-Col., Third Battalion, Colonel Caleb Davis, Chester County, PA Militia, May 17, 1777
    • Member of the PA Assembly, 1782

Additional References:
  1. SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
  2. PA Arch
    1. Series unk, Vol 2, pg 65, 84, 127, 134-136
    2. 5th Ser, Vol 5, pg 551
  3. PA Rev War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783. Associators and Militia. Vol 2, pg 67
  4. The Papers of James Madison, ltr James Madison from John Brannan, 4 July 1823 Retirement Series, Vol 3, 01 Mar 1823 – 24 Feb 1826, ed. David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, and Katherine E. Harbury. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, pg 91–93

Spouse: Eunice Esty
Children:
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1962-04-30 PA Unassigned Jon O Gruber (88695)   
Burial:
Laurel Hill (aka Central Laurel Hill, North Laurel Hill, South Laurel Hill) Cemetery (C-0371719)
Location:
Philadelphia / Philadelphia / PA / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
45266
Grave Plot #:
Section H, Lot 123
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
42355835
Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

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NSDAR cites name as BRANDON "..., the DAR assigns a single standard surname that covers variant spellings of similar surnames.



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