~ IN MEMORY OF ~
William Brannon, Pvt.
Capt. Thomas Caldwell's CO of TN Militia in Seminole War of 1836 in FL
VITAL STATS
b ca 1811 TN d after 1870 Monroe CO, TN (burial site unknown)
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William Brannon's family group record
MILITARY RECORDS
Claimant William Brannon of Mount Vernon, Monroe Co., Tenn. was issued Bounty Land Warrant #34411 on 23 July 1856 for 160 acres from Act of Congress 3 Mar. 1855. He entered service on 7 July 1836 and was discharged 31 July 1836 in the Florida War, certified by Commissioner of Pensions, P. Clayton. His pension file contained one Bounty Land Certificate #13237 to William Brannum but marked "cancelled." This must have been the one he returned to the Commissioner of Pensions.
State of Tennessee County of Monroe
WILLIAM BRANNON'S AFFIDAVIT FOR BOUNTY LAND
On this 22 day of March 1855 personally appeared before me N. J. Spillman a Justice of the Peace within and for the county of aforesaid William Brannum aged 38 years a resident of Monroe County, Tennessee who being duly sworn according to law declares he is the identical William Brannum who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Thomas J. Caldwell in the Regt. commanded by Col. _____ to go [to] the Florida War that he volunteered in Monroe County, Tenn. and was mustered into the United States service on the 7th day of July 1836 and continued in actual service in the said war for fourteen days and was honorably discharged at the Cherokee Agency on Camp Wool on the 31 July 1836.
He makes his declaration for the purpose of obtaining bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act granting Bounty Land to certain officers and soldiers approved 3rd day March 1855. He also declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress nor made application therefor.
William Brannum (his mark)
We Alexander Dougherty and Joseph Boyd residents of the county of Monroe and state of Tennessee upon our oath declare that the foregoing declaration was signed by William Brannon in our presence that we believe from the appearance, acknowledgements and statements of the applicant that he is the identical person he represents himself to be.
A. Daugherty
J. C. Boyd
The foregoing Declaration and affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me on day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiant to be credible person and that the Claimant is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.
N. J. Spillman, J. P.
State of Tennessee
Monroe County
I Jehu A. Stephens clerk of the Monroe County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that N. J. Spillman before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made and who had thereunto subscribed his name, is and was at the time of so doing, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly elected, commissioned and sworn and his signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at office in Madisonville this 29th March 1855.
Jehu A. Stephens clk
By A. T. Hicks D.Clk
Sir
A land warrant, No. 45405 for 120 acres, was issued in your favor, under the act of 3rd March / 55 and sent to Kain & Jones of Knoxville, Tenn. You are not, consequently, entitled to the warrant, No. 13237 for a like amount of bounty, awarded under the same act and forwarded to you at Mount Vernon, Tenn.
You will please, therefore, return either of these warrants for cancellation: caveats having been filed against both of them to arrests the issue of patents thereon.
Very Respectfully,
C. H. Rhett
for the Commissioner
TO Mr. Wm. Brannon
Mount Vernon, Tenn.
N. J. Spillman
Mount Vernon
Monroe Co. Tenn.
March 21, 1856
Hon. S. A. Smith
Dear Sir
At the request of my Neighbor William Brannon I herewith enclose you a Land Warrant issued to him through mistake it seems from the enclosed letter that one of same No. acres have been issued to him and sent to Kain & Jones, at Knoxville which he knew nothing of until informed by the pension office. Mr. Brannon says he never filed any declaration but the one for his services in Capt. Caldwell's Co. and he is entitled to 160 acres having never rec'd any land warrant except the one herewith enclosed. He wishes you if you please to see that the enclosed warrant is returned to the proper office and a warrant for 160 issued to him and handed to you and you enclose the same to him at Mt. Vernon Monroe Co. Tenn.
I am yours truly,
N. J. Spillman
State of Tennessee Monroe County WILLIAM BRANNON'S SECOND AFFIDAVIT
On this 2? th day of May 1856 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the county and state aforesaid William Brannon who being duly sworn according to law states that he never served in Captain Tedford Co. of Tennessee Volunteers in the Cherokee Disturbances of 1838, nor in any other service, neither has he even [procuted?] an application for Bounty Land than the one upon which Land Warrant No. 13237 issued through mistake and which warrant he has returned to pension office that one may issue for the amount of 160 acres due him for his services in Capt. Caldwell Co.
William Brannon his mark
Attest
Robert Henderson
B. P. Reagan
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written, and I certify that the above named William Brannon is of good standing in society and that his statements may be relied upon and that I have no interest in claim for Land Bounty.
N. J. Spillman
Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee
I, A. T. Hicks Clerk of the County
Monroe County, court of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that N. J. Spillman before whom the within affidavit was made is and was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature thereto is genuine.
Given under my hand and official seal at office in Madisonville this 23rd day of May 1856
A. T. Hicks
[NOTE: After N. J. Spillman's death, a Chancery Court Bill was brought by William Brannum against Mary A. Spillman, Adminx. of Newton J. Spillman regarding the Bounty Land Warrant. Presently, no other information is known regarding this.]
SOURCE: Photocopies of all original records above were purchased 22 Mar. 1974 from Military Service Records Division, GSA, National Archives, Washington, DC and have been transcribed completely and typed into html by Sandra Ratledge, great-great-great-granddaughter of William and Ellender (Gadd) Brannon.
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