Lincoln County TN Archives Military Records.....Brandon, Josiah 
Revwar - Pension 
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JOSIAH BRANDON



   Josiah Brandon applied for revolutionary pension while living in Lincoln

County, Tennessee, in October, 1832. He resided during the Revolution in Burke

County, North Carolina. His father was a Tory, who served with the King's troops

in the battle of King's Mountain and was killed in that battle. Josiah Brandon

was captured by men under Colonel Joseph McDowell who, when he heard the boy's

statement, released him, realizing that the boy had been under age. Josiah

Brandon then immediately entered the service of the American troops. George

Davidson testified to this action saying that "Josiah Brandon immediately

enlisted under my uncle. Captain Samuel Davidson. No censure was ever imputed to

him because of his part in the battle of King's Mountain." This last statement

is not wholly true as a complaint was made to the Pension Department that

Brandon served as a Tory. The Pension Department, however, ruled in his favor

and his pension was allowed. He served under Captain Samuel Davidson and Capt.

Boykin pursuing Tories, and under Capt. Samuel against Indians. He was born June

6, 1761, according to the record in his father's Family Bible which he had in

his possession in 1832. He was a minister. He married Rachel Brown, March 8,

1781. She survived him and applied for pension July 7, 1839 while living in

Lincoln County, and was then 80 years of age Among their children were Logan V.

Brandon and Samuel Brandon. Samuel Brandon testified that he was born in 1790

and that there were four children older than he.



   Note:- This is one of the most voluminous pension records owing to the charge

that Brandon was a Tory and the extensive investigation which followed.



Additional Comments:
From:



SOME TENNESSEE HEROES

OF THE

REVOLUTION

Compiled From Pension Statements

PAMPHLET NO. III



by Zella Armstrong





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