Brittain Gandy Sr (abt. 1746 - 1783)

Born about 1746 in Edgecombe, North Carolina [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (Ross) Holland — married 1777 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 1783 at about age 37 in Nash, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Brittain Gandy Sr served with North Carolina during the American Revolution.

Served in Somer's Regiment in the Revolutionary war. Had brothers named Ephraim and Edward.

The name of Britton's first wife, the mother of two sons (Brittain2 and John), is not known. His second wife was the widow of Thomas Holland, Mary [Ross] Holland, who bore Brittain a posthumous son named Edward. This Edward is believed to be Edward Gandy who married Mary Thurman, sold his property in Nash County in 1805, and moved to Gandy's Cove in Morgan County, AL (formerly Cataco County) ca. 1815, He is also thought to be the Edward Gandy who served in the War of 1812 from that area.

Britton Gandy was born 1736 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina.^{[citation needed]}

Britton Gandy died in 1783 in Nash, North Carolina, USA.^{[citation needed]}

Planter in Nash, North Carolina in 1782.

Sources

• Affidavit of Ephraim Gandy, Ephraim Gandy Pension No. S17971, U.S. Revolutionary War Service, War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records (Record Group 93), National Archives and Records Service, Washington, D.C. Photocopy of original in possession of the writer.
• Source: S72 Author: Herrin, Cynthia Title: Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000; Repository: #R1

Acknowledgements

Gandy-362 was created by James Hill through the import of Huron Arlee Satterfield Family Tree.ged on Oct 26, 2015.