NATHANIEL
BRANHAM
Records related to
Military, Bounty and Widow Pension Files
War of
1812
National
Archives, Washington, D.C. May 9, 2001 |
| 1850 December 4 | Nathaniel Branham | Bounty Land Claim |
| 1850 December 4 | Patrick Michie | Certification that Nathaniel Branham served as a substitute for Patrich Michie. (Pronounced most commonly "Mickey.") This same document was affixed with glue to the Bounty Land Claim (previous item). |
| 1851 November 1 | Nathaniel Branham | Pension Office states that Nathaniel's length of service entitles him to only 40 acres instead of 80 acres. Request for further documentation |
| 1851 December 23 | Nathaniel Branham | Statement that Nathaniel says he is entitled to 80 acres, but is willing to take 40 acres. |
| 1851 December 23 | Nathaniel Branham | This information was written on brown butcher paper. There is no date of 1851 which I have "assumed." I note that there is pencil written sideways maybe H and then Mal or Wal. Possibly this could be the intials of the same person in March 25, 1873 document below? The most intriguing information on this piece of paper is "Free." |
| 1855 October 10 |
Nathaniel Branham | Application for Bounty Land is returned for affidavits. |
| 1855 October 10 |
Nathaniel Branham | Application for Bounty Land is returned for affidavit. |
| 1855 November 12 | Nathaniel Branham | Nathaniel's statement regarding land warrants before a Justice of Peace. He considers this to be an amendment to the declaration bearing date of March 7th 1855. I don't see that I have that copied. If it is at the National Archives, I have failed to copy it. |
| 1872 February 20 |
Jemima Branham | Declaration of Soldier's Widow for Pension. |
| 1872 July 11 |
Jemima Branham | Request for Nathaniels statement of service and the land warrant information. States that Jemimah's attorney has not filed the oath of allegiance and is not recognized. |
| 1872 September 19 | Jemima Branham | Jemimah states that Nathaniel received two Land Warrants which he sold to Robert Porter. |
| 1873 March 25 |
George Gibson | George Gibson testifies that he has known the widow of Nathaniel Brannin who is living in said county (Louisa? or Rockingham?). I note that the initials in pencil on Item No. 4 above are similar to the JP, Henry J. Male or Wale. |
| 1874 June ? | Jemimah Branham | Statement by attorney that Jemimah is in extreme poverty. |
| 1874 June 1 |
Jemima Branham | Jemima's statement this is a supplementary to original declaration. She declares that there is no church or public record of her marriage. She states that all who were present at her marriage are dead and she never kept any family record. |
| 1874 August 3 |
Jemima Branham | Cover letter enclosing affidavits of two persons. |
| 1874 August 6 |
Pension Office Request | Requesting information - James and Elizabeth Dalton. |
| 1874 September 7 | Elizabeth Dalton | Elizabeth states her age and acknowledges that she knew that Nathaniel and Jemima lived as man and wife. |
| 1874 November 30 | Elizabeth Dalton | Elizabeth states that she has known Jemima Branham for the last sixty years and that Nathaniel and Jemima lived as man and wife. |
| 1874 November 30 | James Dalton | James states what Elizabeth states in the previous 1874 Nov 30 document. |
| 1874 December 11 | Jemima Branham | Transmittal by attorney of further testimony called for regarding the care of the widow of Nathaniel Branham.There is a bit of levity in this letter regarding Jemima. |
| 1874 December 22 | Nathaniel Branham | 120 acres were assigned by Warrantee, Nathaniel Branham to George W. Sutton of Fayette Co., Kentucky dated January 10, 1856, and acknowledged before Robert E. Porter, JP, Louisa County, VA. Robert E. Porter signs his name with an Esq. in the October 10, 1855 documents. In Jemima's letter Sept. 19, 1872 she states the land warrants were sold to Robert Porter. |
| 1875 January 28 |
Dr. B. F. Dunn | Statement of Dr. Dunn re Jemima's infirmity. |
| 1875 February 15 |
Jemima Branham | Brief of Claim for Widow's Pension |
May 28, 2001 |