James Brandon and Nancy Ann Hill

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Husband James Brandon ^{1 2}

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           Born: 31 Mar 1801 - Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Dec 1878
         Buried:  - Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: William Brandon (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 15 Jan 1822 1

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Wife Nancy Ann Hill ^{1 2}

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           Born: 15 Feb 1802
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Sep 1881
         Buried:  - Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA 3

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Children

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1 M James Brandon, Jr. ²

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           Born: 16 Oct 1835 - Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1880-1889 - Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Susanna Melat (1834-1919) 4
           Marr: 1858 2

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General Notes: Husband - James Brandon

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James was then the oldest of the family, and when his father went to fight in the War of 1812, many of the cares of the family devolved upon him. When he was a boy there were no schools, and none were established until many years after. For a number of years he followed hunting to a considerable extent, and killed many deer, bears, and other kinds of game. Some five years after his marriage he removed to Rockland township, Venango County, PA, and settled on the river at what became known as Brandon's ferry, from whom the place took its name. Here he resided until the oil excitement, and sold out in 1864. He realized $15,000 out of his lands then, which was more than he ever expected, and returned to Salina, bought a farm of one hundred and ten acres, and also the old homestead from his brother. He later resided in the town, and was the pro­prietor of the American hotel of that place. He raised a family of seven children, all but one of whom lived in the county. [HVC 1879, 588]

1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 588.

2 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 13.

3 Kipp Melat, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry Township, Venango County, PA (Seneca, PA: Self-published, 1979), Pg 34.

4 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 4.