John Brantley1

Male, #46364, (circa 1778 - )

Name Variation John Brantley was also known as Jack.2 
Birth*circa 1778 He was born circa 1778.2 
Marriage*circa 1800 He married Mary Redding at South Carolina circa 1800.2 
1800 Census*4 Aug 1800 He was enumerated in the US Census of 1800 on 4 Aug 1800 at Saint Peter's Parish, Beaufort District, South Carolina. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified is 1 F45+..3 
1810 Census*6 Aug 1810 John was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 Census at Saint Luke's Parish, Beaufort District, South Carolina. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified is 1 F0-10..4 
Relocation*circa 1817 He, accompanied by family member(s) Mary Redding, John Redding Brantley, Francis Manley Brantley and Joseph Van Buren Brantley, relocated circa 1817 at Conecuh Co., Alabama, (The Creek Indians ceded much of South Alabama in 1814, and from part of this land, Monroe County was formed on 29 Jun 1815 by the Mississippi Territorial Governor. The Alabama Territory was created on 3 Mar 1817, and the AL Territorial legislature formed Conecuh County on 13 Feb 1818 from part of Monroe County.
     Prior to the settlement of Brooklyn proper, quite a community had been formed on Ard’s and Bottle creeks. There were in this community, as early as 1818, two stores, owned respectively by McConnell and George Feagin. There was also a school being taught here by Mr Graham, of Georgia; and a blacksmith shop, owned by John Brantley. No trace of the settlement, which was about six miles northwest of the present location of Brooklyn, remains. The last vestige has been obliterated by plantations. A Methodist church was erected in 1821; the pastor of which was Elder Alexander Travis.).5 
Census*1820 A census listed John as head of household at Conecuh Co., Alabama, in 1820.6 
1830 Census*1 Jun 1830 John was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Conecuh Co., Alabama. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified are 2M0-4, 1M30-39, 1F5-9 and 20 slaves..7 
Marriage*1839 He married Tabitha Denmark at Conecuh Co., Alabama, in 1839.2 
1840 Census*1 Jun 1840 John was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Conecuh Co., Alabama.
(Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified is 1 F15-20 and 34 slaves.).8 
Research note* Ken Brantley of the Brantley Association, in a study on John/Jack Brantley, states, in support of an argument that John/Jack is a descendant of a Chatham Co., NC family, "The only other Brantley families in Beaufort Co., SC were also seen in [adjacent] Chatham Co., GA during the early and mid 1800s. Previous studies have indicated that these people seem to be all related to each other and given names there as well as other evidence, seems to point back to our Brantley family in Chatham Co., NC."
     Ken concludes, "I do suspect that John is closely related to the Joseph seen in Beaufort County also in 1800 and is possibly his brother. If so, we would lean toward the hypothesis that he was a descendant of the Chatham Co., NC family. There seems to be gathering evidence that these were among those who went to Georgia before the Revolution and left there soon afterwards and before the birth of these boys. While it is certainly speculation, my best guess would be that perhaps John and Joseph were grandsons of Joseph Brantley who died in Orange Co., NC in 1760. Other studies are underway dealing with this hypothesis. We are not firm and could be swayed otherwise with further study and the the discovery of conflicting information."
     If you have additional facts that might help solve the question of John/Jack Brantley's ancestry, please contact Ken Brantley or Warren Culpepper.2,9 

Family

Mary Redding (circa 1784 - )
Marriage*circa 1800 He married Mary Redding at South Carolina circa 1800.2 
Children

Charts Warren Culpepper's Ancestry Chart
Last Edited 30 Sep 2006

Citations

  1. , RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    "Bruey-Whitfield Quilt" (DB: shirleywhitfield) Shirley Bruey Whitfield. <e-mail address>
  2. Ken Brantley, Brantley Association research, including John/Jack Brantley Study and family group sheets, For more info on the Brantley family, contact author at e-mail address, 4750 Oakleigh Manor Dr., Powder Springs, GA 30127: Brantley Association, Oct 2003.
  3. Lawrence E. Jarrell, Early Beaufort SC Census, High Point, NC: Alligator Creek Genealogy Pubs., 1998.
    1800 Census, St. Peter's Parish, Beaufort District, SC, pages 108-109 (Ref. page 15)
    John Brantly, 1M16-26, 1F10-16, 1F45+.
  4. Lawrence E. Jarrell, Early Beaufort SC Census, High Point, NC: Alligator Creek Genealogy Pubs., 1998.
    1810 Census, St. Luke's Parish, Beaufort District, SC, page 130 (Ref. page 29)
    John Brantley, 2M0-10, 1M26-44 2F0-10, 1F26-44.
  5. Benjamin Franklin Riley and J. Vernon Brantley, History of Conecuh County, Alabama, Blue Hill, ME: Weekly Packet, 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 976.126 H2r.
    page 47.
  6. Conecuh Co., AL 1820 State census, as transcribed by Ken Brantley:
    4 M<21, 1 M>21, 1 F<21, 1 F>21, 7 slaves.
  7. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Unk Twp, Conecuh Co., AL, page 100. Ancestry image 23
    John Brantley, 2M0-5, 1M5-10, 1M15-20, 1M30-40, 1M50-60, 1F5-10, 1F50-60.
  8. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Unk Twp, Conecuh Co., AL, page 264, Ancestry.com image 12 transcribed by Warren Culpepper
    John Brantley, 1M60-70, 1F15-20, 1F60-70, 34 slaves.
  9. Warren L. Culpepper, Publisher of Culpepper Connections, See link below for e-mail address.