Catherine Brandon^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1800 - 1842  (~ 42 years)

• Name	Catherine Brandon
  Born	Abt 1800	Halifax Co., Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	22 Aug 1842	Halifax County, Virginia
  	1850 VA Census Halifax shows: 81 Lemuel Carter 76 planter Martha 60 Richard 42 overseer John 33 laborer Elizabeth 11 His assets very valued at 6,000 dollars http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/census/1850/southern/1-478.txt If Richard is 42 and living with his parents, his wife has already died and thus his birth year is about 1807-8. Likewise, his Father, Lemuel reports his age as 78, making his birth year 1774-5; Mother, Martha is 60, making her YOB, 1790.
  Person ID	I67813	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2019

  
  

  DNA Tests	1 person has linked a DNA test to Catherine Brandon
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	atDNA	*Mary Frances Reynolds

  
  

  Father	Francis Scott Brandon, Sr.,   b. 1756, Lunenburg County, Virginia ,   d. 1842, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Sarah Lee Scott,   b. 1766, Lunenburg Co., Colonial Virginia ,   d. 30 Jun 1818, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age 52 years)
  Married	13 Feb 1786	Caswell Co., North Carolina
  Family ID	F2063	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard Henry Carter,   b. Abt 1803, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. Abt 1861, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Married	15 Jul 1822	Halifax County, Virginia
  	(MB1/109) Halifax Co., VA General Index to Marriages-Males (Page 91) Richard Carter + Catherine Brandon 15 Jul 1822
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Oscar 'Tom' dar Carter,   b. Bef 1831, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. Feb 1962, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 131 years) + 2. Eliza Ann 'Lizzie' Carter,   b. 13 Jan 1826, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 27 May 1902, Mineral Bluff, Fannin, Georgia  (Age 76 years) + 3. William Francis Carter,   b. 20 Jun 1824, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 22 Jan 1899, Youngville, Robertson Co., Tennessee  (Age 74 years)   4. Mary Ann Catherine Carter,   b. Bef 1831, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Alexander Lafayette Carter,   b. 5 May 1835, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 2 Sep 1906, Pembroke, Kentucky  (Age 71 years)   6. Lemuel Carter,   b. Abt 1832, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F22680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Brandons 67813 BrandonNews2.jpg
  		Brandon Restoration 67813Brandon Restoration.jpg
  		Brandon Plantation 67813Brandon.jpg
  		Kitchen Building - Brandon Plantation 67813BrandonKitchen.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Halifax Co., Virginia 1765 Colonial Poll & Tithables Lists, Page 20-21 Jackson, Francis Brandon & Other Residents, Jackson_10026.jpg
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  		Marriages of Carters in Halifax Co., Virginia Index 12982HalifaxIndxMarageMale-Carter.pdf
  		General Index to Marriages - Halifax County, Virginia Males; Thomas Carter and Mary Powell; Prisley Carter & Oney WAddell; George Carter & Elizabeth Smith; Robert Carter & Unity Cook; Lemuel and Patsey Powell, Lemuel & Martha Miles; Richard H. Carter and Nancy T. Powell; George Carter & Elizabeth Cole; Richard & Catherine Brandon, Etc. GenIndxMarragesHalifaxMales-Carter8.jpg
  		Francis Brandon to Daughter Catherine, Gift [Halifax Co., VA] HalifaxDeedFBrandontoCatherineCarter.pdf
  		Autosomal-Stats Chart DNA-Detectives-Autosomal-Statistics-Chart(1).png

  
  

• Notes

  Children of Cathrine Brandon and Richard Carter were: i. Eliza Ann Carter was born on 13 January 1826 at Halifax County, Virginia. She married Handsome A. Farmer on 28 November 1842 at Halifax County, Virginia. Francis Brandon Born: 16 May 1756 - , Halifax, Virginia Marr: 13 Feb 1786 - , Caswell, North Carolina Died: 9 Aug 1842 - , Halifax, Virginia Father: Francis Brandon Mother: Elinor Richmond Wife Sarah Lee Scott Born: 16 Jan 1766 - , Caswell, North Carolina Died: 30 Jun 1818 - , Halifax, Virginia Father: William Scott Mother: Rebecca Brown Children (Catherine Brandon's siblings 1. William Brandon Born: 1786 - , Halifax, Virginia Marr: 1811 - Esther Wiley Died: - 2. Robert Brandon 2. Robert Brandon Born: 13 Jun 1788 - , Halifax, Virginia Marr: 1811 - Mary Jane Holt (other spouses) Died: 8 Mar 1874 - , Callaway, Missorui 3. Sarah Anne Brandon Born: 1789 - , Halifax, Virginia Marr: 1822 - Thomas Solomon Stimpson Died: - 4. John Brandon 4.John Brandon Born: 1790 - , Halifax, Virginia Marr: 1809 - Margaret Foster Died: - 5. Jesse Brandon Born: 2 Mar 1793 - , Halifax, Virginia Marr: 1816 - Mary C Graves Died: 7 May 1864 - , Halifax, Virginia 6. Elizabeth Brandon Born: 12 Aug 1794 - , Halifax, Virginia Marr: 1821 - Joel Anderson Kirby Died: 20 Dec 1880 - , Halifax, Virginia 7. Annis Brandon Born: 7 Apr 1798 - , Halifax, Virginia Marr: 1818 - John F Lawson Died: 27 Mar 1866 - , Callaway, Missorui 8. Rebecca Elizabeth Brandon Born: 1799 - , Halifax, Virginia Marr: 1811 - Leighton Green Tarpley Died: 26 Sep 1849 - 9. Martha Brandon Born: 18 Mar 1801 - , Halifax, Virginia Marr: 1820 - James Chambers Died: 30 Oct 1853 - , Madison, Tennessee 10. Francis Scott Brandon Born: 1804 - , Halifax, Virginia Marr: 1823 - Elizabeth E Stanfield Died: 1852 - , Haywood, Tennessee 11. Amy Lee Brandon Born: 25 Mar 1807 - , Halifax, Virginia Marr: 1822 - Henry L Stimson Died: 10 May 1866 - Elletsville, Monroe, Indiana 12. Catherine Brandon Born: 1808 - , Halifax, Virginia Marr: 1822 - Richard Carter Died: 1850 - , Halifax, Virginia 13. Mary Brandon Born: 1809 - , Halifax, Virginia Marr: 1835 - Thomas Brandon Died: - Catherine Brandon's father is Francis; her mother is Sarah Lee Scott; her brother is Robert Notice that Francis Brandon does not name the father of his grandchildren: Catherine is his daughter. He (Francis) gives a negro girl for the use and benefit of his grandchildren. William F. is the s/o Catherine Brandon and Richard Carter. Halifax Co., VA deeds show gift to grandchildren of servant who is for his grandchildren's use, by Francis Brandon. Other Deeds Mary Catherine (Brandon)Carter 1898 transfer ownership of lot on Fenton Street from mother, Mary Catherine Carter to William F. 8. ii. John SCOTT , Sr. was born ABT 1717, and died 16 JUL 1781 in Caswell Co., North Carolina. He married Mary ? in Caswell Co., North Carolina. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/v/e/r/Melvin-C-Ve rnon/ODT5-0005.html *2nd Husband of [1] Susanna Carter: ............. +[32] Daniel Price ............. 6 [33] Daniel Price, Jr ................ +[34] Mary Hughes .......... 5 Theodrick Carter, Sr 1676 - 1736 ............. +Elizabeth Gregory - 1751 ............. 6 Theodrick Carter, Jr. - 1777 ................ +Anne Waddell ................ 7 Richard Carter - 1796 ................... +Susannah Biggers ................... 8 Lemuel Carter Aft. 1780 - ...................... +Patsy Powell ...................... 9 William "Buck" Carter ......................... +Elizabeth "Bettie" P TURNER ......................... 10 Nancy Emeline Carter 1832 - 1906 ............................ +Phillip MCSHERRY Abt. 1829 - Aft. 1880 ............................ 11 Aniva Thomas MCSHERRY 1855 - ............................... +James Morgan Wells 1839 - ............................... 12 Aniva Thomas "Ivy" Wells .................................. +Walter Marion Scott 1884 http://oldhalifax.com/county/brandon.htm Old Halifax Brandon Plantation

  
  

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  [S40] Will, http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/wills/earlywills-a-g.txt. 1769, March 16 'Will of David Brandon. Wife, Rebecca; sons, William and Thomas; daughters, Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary and Agnes, children all under age and to be educated. Only and sole executors: John Lawson and William Edwards. Witnesses: William Brandon, Frances B. (X) Brandon and John Brandon. George Carrington, clerk. These are our early Brandons; Catherine Brandon's Ancestors and those of her father: [S251] Various Books, http://oldhalifax.com/county/brandon.htm . This southern Piedmont plantation was originally the homestead of the Brandon family who settled in the area in the mid-eighteenth century. The principal resource is a two-part vernacular farmhouse built in 1800 and enlarged ca. 1842. The enlargement includes noteworthy interior woodwork: plain but forthright 1840s mantels and stair attributed to Thomas Day, the well- known black cabinetmaker of nearby Milton, North Carolina. Day has achieved national attention as a symbol of successful black entrepreneurship in a time and region where the majority of his fellow African-Americans were legally enclaved. An equally important feature of the property is the rare, carefully preserved ca. 1800 kitchen/slave house with an unusual extended cornice. This outbuilding is an example of the fast-disappearing service buildings that once were a prevalent feature of the Southern agrarian landscape. It and the earliest portion of the dwelling house were built during the ownership of William Brandon. The section with the Thomas Day woodwork likely was constructed after 1841 when the property was inherited by Brandon's son, William Byrd Brandon. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The Brandon family traces its origins in the region to 1746 when Francis Brandon purchased land in the Halifax County portion of what was then Lunenburg County from the Byrd family of Westover, Charles City County.' In 1750 a William Brandon purchased land in the area from William Byrd II' In 1758 David Brandon and William Brandon were appointed "processioners" by the vestry of Antrim Parish, the Anglican Parish that formerly incorporated all of Halifax County. "' Although kinsmen, the precise relationship of these various Brandons is uncertain. In his will filed July 16, 1778, David Brandon left the "land and plantation whereon I now live, containing three hundred and thirty acres," to his eldest son William. It was this William Brandon who most probably built the oldest part of the present dwelling house on Brandon Plantation as well as the existing kitchen/slave house. The general construction date of the house and outbuilding, ca. 1800, has been determined by stylistic evidence rather than documentation and could vary at least a decade. William Brandon, known as William Brandon, Sr., died in 1841 leaving his property, to his son William Byrd Brandon. Because stylistic characteristics of the east section of the dwelling house suggest a date of 1840 or later, it is a reasonable to assume that this portion was added by William Byrd Brandon soon after he received title to the place. The Brandon family typifies the middling gentry who occupied Halifax County in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. They were slave owners and lived in reasonable prosperity, yet they were not on the level of such leading families as the Bruces of Halifax County who lived in architectural splendor and owned thousands of acres worked by scores of slaves. The Brandons' dwelling illustrates the type of housing inhabited by people of their rank: a commodious vernacular building of little pretension. Although twentieth-century alterations have compromised the integrity of the interior of the ca. 1800 section, the ca. 1842 section retains its most significant features. The mantels and stair of the ca. 1842 section set the house apart from other examples of rural antebellum architecture by being attributed to the shop of a noted black cabinetmaker and carpenter, Thomas Day. While the attribution is based primarily on stylistic evidence, Day is know to have worked for the Brandon family. In an 1844 estate accounting of the estate of Francis Brandon, the two executors, William and Jessee (sic) Brandon, notes a payment of $14.00 to Thomas Day. Day was a free black who operated a cabinetmaking shop in Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina, a hamlet just a few miles away from Brandon Plantation. He became an established craftsman in the second decade of the nineteenth century. By the time of his death in 1861 he and his assistants had produced woodwork for houses throughout the Milton region, in both North Carolina and Virginia. His shop also produced quantities of strongly built furniture. Day's work, although provincial interpretations of sophisticated Greek Revival and Empire designs, is bold and self-assured, and has a personality that sets it apart from other work of the period. He made extensive use of strong S curves in both furniture and woodwork. The serpentine friezes of the Brandon Plantation mantels are example of his penchant for curves. The mantels are also interesting for preserving their original marbleized finish, probably executed by Samuel Shelton, a painter also from Milton. The ca. 1800 kitchen/slave house on the property is one of the better preserved domestic outbuildings of its period in the region. A rare feature is the overhanging eaves on its east side, a treatment not observed in any other outbuildings in that area of Virginia. Also of interest are the rare batten hatches used in place of windows on the south end. The building is currently undergoing a scholarly restoration. A similar restoration is planned for the main house following completion of research and examination under the sponsorship of the current owner, a descendant of the original owners. From the standpoint of historic geography Brandon Plantation was situated directly in the path of several important historical patterns of development. The first included the opening and settlement of southside Virginia by Governor Spottswood in 1720, the General Assembly's Tax Exemption for southside settlers in 1738, and the implementation of one of the earliest successful colonial development schemes -- that of William Byrd, II. The land which constituted Brandon Planation along with other adjacent Brandon land was purchased from the estate of William Byrd, land which he had procured after participating in the survey of the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina. Moreover, Lunenburg court records note that in 1750, Thomas Brandon and others partitioned the court for the building of a road from the mouth of county line creek (Milton, N.C.) to Boyd's Ferry (South Boston). This road would probably have run through or alongside Brandon Plantation. The second was the final phase of the southern campaign of the American Revolution in 1781. This phase included the "Retreat to the Dan" by General Nathaniel Greene with Lord Cornwallis in pursuit, followed shortly by Greene's return to Guilford Court House and the strategically successful battle there. This maneuver "led-- indeed forced Cornwallis to Yorktown, where the power of Britain in the American states was shattered." Carrington in his History of Halifax County writes that "It appears that Greene and Cornwallis passed through Halifax County twice in the month of March 1781. The armies followed what is known as the 'River Road' from Milton to Blank's Ferry (Irwin's Ford), where Greene seems to have crossed and recrossed on the track of the southward-moving British army. The road to the Dan taken by General Greene and Cornwallis may very well have been the one petitioned for by Thomas Brandon and noted above. The proximity of Brandon Plantation to this Southern Campaign explains the levies on it and other plantations for forage, boats, rifles, horses, etc., and the fact that a least one of the Brandon men, Francis Brandon, Jr., joined the 2nd Virginia Regiment of Volunteers and went down to participate in the Battle of Guilford Court House. " Later that same year, Brandon was detailed to guard the prisoners taken at Yorktown. The third was the development of the agrarian slave economy leading up to the Civil War. Brandon Plantation was situated in the area where the regularized production of bright leaf tobacco was developed in the 1820s, an industry requiring slave labor. The Brandons had numerous slaves and most likely used them for tobacco growing, resulting the in the prosperity that enabled the construction of the ca. 1842 wing of the residence. The kitchen/slave house is also an artifact of the slave economy as is the walled cemetery with its labor-intensive construction. It is ironic that the surviving physical parts of the property which contribute most to its historic significance are the kitchen/slave house, associated with the institution of slavery, and the artistic work of a free black, Thomas Day, noteworthy as an example of an early triumph of American free enterprise. The Gazette-Virginian Wednesday, January 19, 2005 by Beth Robertson The restoration of a Halifax County home earned the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities' Frederick D Doveton Nichols Award for the "best domestic architectural restoration project in Virginia" last night in Richmond. John R. Brandon was presented the award during The APVA's 34th Annual Awards ceremony. The project, which included restoration of the home and several outbuildings, began following Brandon's purchase of Brandon House in 1992. The project ties Brandon to centuries of Halifax County history. In 1746, three Brandon brothers bought 1,400 acres of and in what was to become Halifax County, Virginia, from William Byrd's widow, Maria, according to records. In 1992, John Brandon bought a portion of the original acreage. On the land, approximately 140 acres, stood an early house and several outbuildings. Jim Melchor, the project manager for restoration, worked with master carpenter Doug Noe and Tommy Thompson over a 12-year period as Brandon had the house and it dependencies "meticulously restored." "It has been very interesting,"said Brandon."It has not been cheap, but it has been almost like a duty once I knew what the property was and the history behind it. I felt I had a responsibility to restore it in the most elegant way possible ... and to leave a window to the past open on one small sector of our country's history." Work first began on the slave quarter/kitchen, a section described as "a rare and possibly a unique survivor with its overhang to the east," by historian Marilyn Melchor in the nomination submitted to APVA. Jim Melchor researched the architectural history of the structure. A new foundation and roof led the agenda as Brandon moved to save the structure that would later be filmed as part of a video documentary for the Ellis Island Museum. Char Bah, descended from black families in the same Halifax County area, was filmed at the Brandon farm for the documentary, although Brandon said Bah's family was not connected to his farm. In her APVA recommendation, Melchor also noted "an addition to the main house, circa 1844, retains the mantels, staircase and woodwork crafted by the shop of Thomas Day, a noted free black who owned a woodworking/cabinetmaking shop in nearby Milton, North Carolina." Key elements in the restoration included uncovering and preserving original marbleizing on the stair risers and baseboards, the installation of a Thomas Day door and surround, and removal of the circa 1960 exterior aluminum siding. "The most challenging thing in restoration is reading the evidence on the bare-bones of the house," said Jim Melchor. "You do your restoration work based on the evidence you have." In pursuit of clues, the restorers looked at every nail hole, scratch, everything there," he explained. The detective work paid off as workers removed an existing porch and aluminum siding from the two-story house. Melchor said "paint ghosts" were keys to what had been. The architectural historian is also quick to compliment Doug and Hilda Martin, who previously owned the house. At one time, Martin considered razing the old house and building a new home, but Melchor said Mrs. Martin wanted to keep the old house. Although some changes were made, restorers were delighted to find missing architectural pieces still on the property. "Inside was pretty much intact," recalled Melchor. A mantel that was reinstalled was still on the property and two doors were put back in original locations, according to restorers. The doors, too, had been saved. "We knew a door was in a wall," recalled the project manager. "When we pulled the siding off the house, the door frame was in the wall and we found the door." During the restoration, all mechanical and electrical elements in the house were replaced. "We wrapped it up by putting functional shutters back on the house. With hardware," added Melchor. The home's amazing trek through time probably opened with limited multi-use space, "a hall/chamber arrangement," but its extended metamorphosis included adding bedrooms and new living space, according to Melchor. Under John Brandon's care, the property now reflects the history of those who came before him. The retired Nayy captain's forebears have a long history of military service. "Three Brandons fought at Guilford Courthouse," said Brandon, recalling Cornwallis' pursuit of Colonial forces across North Carolina to the Dan River near South Boston in February of 1781. Another Brandon, who fought in the French and Indian Wars, is recorded as seeking compensation for a horse and a watch lost in those campaigns. "He got a horse, but no watch," added John Brandon. John Brandon speaks of "duty" when asked about undertaking the time-consuming and costly renovation of Brandon house, but his work also inspires. "Mr. Brandon was able to preserve many of the original elements of the structure," according to an APVA press release. "This successful restoration offers inspiration to those wishing to restore domestic dwellings." For Brandon, the restoration reaches across centuries to Brandons who helped chart the nation's history; it is about family, about duty. The Brandon complex is listed on both the Virginia and National Registers of Historic Places. http://oldhalifax.com/county/brandon.htm Old Halifax Brandon Plantation [S212] Kathy Carter Jacobs. Giles Carter of Turkey Island (1635-1701); to Theodrick Carter, Sr. (First) and Elizabeth Webb of Turkey Island, Henrico Co; to Theodrick Carter II and Anne Waddill; to Richard "Died Young" Carter and Susannah Bigger; to Lemuel Carter (b. 1781 in Halifax Co VA, d July 7, 1861 in Caswell Co, NC) and Martha "Patsy" Powell of Halifax Co, VA. At this point, our ancestral lines divide and follow two different sons of Lemuel and Patsy. Yours goes through William George "Buck" Carter of Halifax Co, VA and mine extends from Richard Carter (b abt. 1803, d abt. 1861 in Halifax Co, VA) and Catherine Brandon (b abt. 1800, d August 22, 1842) of Halifax Co, VA. Richard and Catherine were married on July 15, 1822 in Halifax Co, VA. From Richard and Catherine, my line then goes to Thomas Oscar ("Tom") Carter (b bef 1831 d?) of Halifax Co, VA who married Sally "Callie" Carter (1853-August 8, 1887) of Albemarle Co, VA on December 11, 1871. Sally/Callie is buried at Crossroads Baptist Church in Turbeville, Halifax Co, VA and we visited her grave last summer. Tom and Callie are my paternal great-great grandparents. Then on to their son, Walter Raleigh Carter (b April 17, 1874 - d November 29, 1970) and wife Lottie Sylvia Carter (b August 26, 1881, d July 18, 1937) who were married on January 17, 1898 in Milton, Caswell Co, NC. Their firstborn child was my grandfather, Henry Eugene Carter, Sr. (b Dec. 24, 1898 and d Jan. 1, 1986) who married my grandmother, Martha Sue Overton (b Dec. 23, 1896 and d Jul. 2, 1988) on Dec. 17, 1921. I am the daughter of their firstborn child, a son, Henry E. Carter, Jr. (b Dec. 23, 1922 and d. Oct. 21, 1991) who married my mother, Mary Astor Motley (b Feb. 3, 1924 and d. Dec. 25, 2005) on Aug. 30, 1947. NOTE: Both my grandparents and my parents lived in Pittsylvania Co, VA and I was born in Chatham.