[Agnes 'Nancy' Kincade BRANDON's Pension Application for her husband Richard Brandon's Revolutionary War Service. Agnes did not herself apply for a federal pension, after she died her daughter Elizabeth filed to get the money due her mother. Agnes received a South Carolina State Pension for life, and did not realize she was also allowed a Federal Pension.]
State of South Carolina
Union District
On this the 5th day of February A.D. 1852 Before me B. Johnson Judge of the Court of Ordinary for the district and state aforesaid personally appear-ed Elizabeth Brandon who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 4th 1836, entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
That this declarant on behalf of herself and the surviving children of her mother Agnes Brandon widow of Richard Brandon late of Union Dis-trict does state that her Father Richard Brandon was an officer and private soldier in the army of the Revolution as she has always understood and still believes and as such he served the United States against the Com-mon enemy from the commencement of hostilities until he was killed in in the service of his country in June 1781. Declarant further states that her Father entered the service of his country as a private horseman, Capt. Jolly's Co., Col. Brandon?s Regiment shortly after the commencement of hostilities and was afterwards promoted to the rank of sergeant of Quartermaster in his Brother Col. Brandon?s Regiment until he was killed at Brandon?s defeat in Union District S.C.the last of June 1781 as above stated for which her Mother Agness or Nancy Brandon was allowed first an annuity and then a pension by the state of South Carolina at the rate of $60 per annum which she continued to draw until the time of her death but to give the particulars of [his?] said Father?s service declarant cannot, but always understood he was in the battles of Blackstocks, Kings Mountain, Cowpens and at Brandons defeat where he was killed as above stated and was in in the Snow Campaign for some three months then in the Florida Campaign some four months in 1775 and 1776 and then in Brandon?s Regiment after the fall of Careyton as above stated under General Sumter as a horseman until his death.
Declarant further states that her father Richard Brandon was married to her mother Agness Brandon the winter or spring of 1773 [lived?] as husband and wife they been together until the death of her husband the said Richard Brandon as above stated leaving the said Agness a widow and that her mother the said Agness departed this life in Union District on the ninth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty (1840) not having in-termarried after the death of her aforesaid husband and leaving the following children her surviving to wit Catherine Becknell, George Brandon and Declarant, two of whom to wit George Brandon and declarant are still living and both of age.
Declarant further states that she was not aware until recently that her mother was entitled to a pension from the United States supposing that she was pre-cluded by drawing a pension from this state.
Declarant would offer in support of the marriage of her father and mother their original family register which has always been kept in the family and is believed to be strictly correct and is hereunto appended.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above mentioned.
B. Johnson the
[???] of ordy of Union District Elizabeth X Brandon
mark
The declarant further states that a man by the name of [Dotter?] that lived on Packolett collected or got one of the [Indents?] for the services of her Father Richard Brandon which she distinctly recollects and she is now seventy four years of age.
B. Johnson her
Judge of the court of ordy Elizabeth X Brandon
for Union District mark
I B. Johnson Judge of the courty of ordy for the District and State aforesaid do herby certify that it has been [shown?] in evidence to the satisfaction of the court that Agness Brandon commonly called Nancy Brandon widow of Richard Brandon who was killed in Brandons defeat, Union District South Carolina in the times of the Revolutionary War and that the said Agness was a pensioner of the State of South Carolina and the rate of sixty dollars per annum and that she departed this life in Union District South Carolina on the ninth day of February one thousand eight Hundred & forty leaving the following children her surviving to wit Catherine Becknell, Elizabeth Brandon the declarant and George Brandon and that Catherine Becknel has since died and that George and Elizabeth Brandon is now her only surviving children and both of lawfull age and that the entitled to full credence.
Given under [???] hand and seal of office at Union Court House the 6 day of February 1852 in open court.
B. Johnson
Judge of the Court of Ordy
Of Union District So. Ca.
[Appended Birth Register page]
Agness Kincade
Was born Oct. 5, 1754
Lettis Brandon Was
January the 9 1775
John Brandon Was
Born March the 6 1776
Elizabeth Brandon Was
Born November the 7 1777
Catherine Brandon
Was born June the 3 1779
George Brandon Was
Born July the 17 1780
[page torn, can?t read]
[There was also a daughter Jane, who was under twelve years of age in March, 1793 and was also a South Carolina state pensioner.]
