Sibella (Brandon) Tennison (1771 - 1850)

Born 1771 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Tennison — married 5 Feb 1795 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died Dec 1850 at about age 79 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Sibella Brandon was born 1771 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Christopher Brandon and Elizabeth Graham. She married Joseph Tennison on February 5, 1795 in Rowen County, North Carolina. They had five children during their marriage.

From 1788-1790, they were recorded as living in Edgecombe County, North Carolina and then moving to Rowan County in the same state. Sometime before 1798, they moved to Sumner County, Tennessee and lived there until 1803, when they moved to Rutherford County, Tennessee. Information from the Rutherford County Historical Society said that Joseph and Sibella moved with Sibella’s father from North Carolina in 1802 with Charles Ready. Joseph was among those who signed the petition for Rutherford County, Tennessee to be created. Family stories are that Joseph and Sibella moved into Shelby County, Illinois where Joseph died. Sibella moved back to Tennessee before her death in 1849, probably to be with the large Brandon family at Readyville.

Records

Year: 1795. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011. Rowan County, North Carolina. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Name: Sibella Brandon; Gender: Female

Bond date: 5 Feb 1795

Bond Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Spouse: Joseph Tenneson; Spouse Gender: Male

Event Type: Bond

Year: 1806. Wills and List of Early Settlers, 1743-1868; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Rowan County); Probate Place: Rowan, North Carolina.

Name: Christopher Brandon (Includes Sibella Tennison as daughter)

Probate Date: 1806

Probate Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Inferred Death Year: Abt 1806

Inferred Death Place: North Carolina, USA

Item Description: Wills, Vol 1-2, Pages 303- 305.

Year: 1850. U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

Name: Sybelea Tennison

Year: 1850

County: Rutherford CO.; State: TN

Age: 78; Gender: F (Female)

Month of Death: Dec

State of Birth: PA

ID#: 197_327517

Occupation: NONE LISTED

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Sources

• Year: 1795. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011. Rowan County, North Carolina. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

• Year: 1806. Wills and List of Early Settlers, 1743-1868; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Rowan County); Probate Place: Rowan, North Carolina.

• Year: 1850. U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

• Year: 1802. A copy of a page from Rutherford County Historical Society says, "George Brandon came from North Carolina in 1802 with Charles Ready and Joseph Tennison, his sister, Sibella Brandon's husband."

• Brumfield, Lewis Shore. 1991. The Brandon, Hudspeth, Reavis and Steelman book. Page 19.

• Genealogy Reports: Descendants of John Brandon born 1662 at https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/r/a/Sally-A-Brandon-MD/GENE7-0006.html and https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/r/a/Sally-A-Brandon-MD/GENE7-0012.html#CHILD62