JOHN BRANDON, eldest son of William and Sarah Brandon, was born near
Gettysburg, York County (now Adams), Pennsylvania, July 4, 1782, and
came with his parents to Mercer county in 1798, where he grew to
manhood. Early in the present century he settled in what is now Forward
township, Butler county, purchasing 140 acres of land where his son,
James Brandon, now lives. He died at the home of his son, John
W., in Connoquenessing township, June 13, 1873, at the remarkable age
of ninety-one years. Mr. Brandon was one of the early members of Mt.
Nebo Presbyterian church. Although his name does not appear in the
roster of Butler county pioneers who went out in the War of 1812, it is
claimed by his descendents that he served in that war. He was
originally a Whig and afterwards a Republican, and served as county
commissioner one term. In 1804 he married Susan Welsh, and they
were the parents of five children: William; John W.; Thomas: Sarah, who
married Jacob Cleffer, and after his death Rudolph Kelker, and
Mary, who became the wife of George Martin.
Source: History of Butler County, 1895, page 1184
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