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Note for: William S. Braddock, 14 JUL 1829 - 2 JAN 1869 Index

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He enlisted in Confederate Army 10/15/1861 in Jacksonville. According to his pension application , he was badly wounded in 1864 and on furlough to end of War.

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Note for: Spicer Christopher Braddock, 25 DEC 1829 - Index

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Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 10 July 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Florida
Unit Numbers: 1109
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 10 July 1862
Enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battn Infantry Regiment Florida on 10 July 1862.
Height: 5'7.25 "
Eye Color: black
Hair Color: black
Complexion: dark

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Note for: Jane Harvey Houston, 1 MAY 1831 - 3 NOV 1892 Index

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Note on the Sampson Cemetery, St. Johns County, Florida: Jane Houston Braddock founded this cemetery, which borders the Duval-St. Johns County line. She moved with her family in the mid 19th Century from Yulee to Dago (Ponte Vedra) to Palm Valley. Sampson Cemetery is located on Leo Maguire Road, off Rt. 210."

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Note for: John Harding Braddock, 1842 - 1869 Index

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     SOURCE: SECOND FLORIDA CAVALRY, COMPANY B.

SHOWS HIM AS: 2ND CPL. JOHN C. BRADDOCK BORN 1842. HE ENLISTED OCTOBER 19, 1961 IN PALATKA AND WAS REDUCED MAY 13, 1862. HE AND JOSEPH AND WILLIAM (ALL SONS OF JAMES ALDRICH), AND JAMES BRADSHAW, DESERTED FROM THE CONFEDERATE PICKET LINE ON KINGS ROAD ON APRIL 12, 1864 AND WENT OVER TO THE UNION SIDE. THEY TOLD THEIR CAPTORS THAT THEY "...HAD BEEN IN SERVICE ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS . . . ARE NOW SICK OF THE SERVICE AND OF FIGHTING. WISH FOR SOMETHING TO DO IN JACKSONVILLE. WILLING TO TAKE THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE." HE WAS KILLED IN A DUEL AFTER THE WAR.

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He was killed in a gunfight with the Turners. See note on father.

SOURCE: "THE RIVER FLOWS NORTH". P. 161

    JOHN WAS TAXED FOR EIGHTY ACRES OF LAND IN 1868. ON DECEMBER 8, JUST SEVEN WEEKS BEFORE HE WAS KILLED, JOHN BRADDOCK HAD BOUGHT FROM JOHN G. LONG OF ST. AUGUSTINE A FORTY-ACRE TRACT -- THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 27E. LONG ACKNOWLEDGED THE SALE BEFORE A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ONLY FOUR DAYS BEFORE BRADDOCK'S DEATH. EARLIER IN 1868, BRADDOCK HAD ACQUIRED THE NE 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4, ANOTHER FORTY ACRES, FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR FIFTY CENTS AN ACRE. ON THE 1868 COUNTY TAX ROLL, HE WAS ASSESSED FOR ONE HORSE, 160 HEAD OF CATTLE AND HOGS, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, AND JEWELRY. IN 1869, HIS ESTATE LISTED FOR TAX PURPOSES 80 ACRES, TWO HORSES AND 84 CATTLE/HOGS, FURNITURE, AND JEWELRY.

SOURCE: "THE RIVER FLOWS NORTH" HISTORY OF PUTNAM COUNTY.

    ALTHOUGH, SOME BRADDOCK FAMILY RECORDS INDICATE THAT JOHN BRADDOCK DIED WITHOUT ISSUE. THE 1870 CENSUS FOR PUTNAM COUNTY LISTS "O" BRADDOCK WITH FOUR CHILDREN, ROUGHLY EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER JOHN'S DEATH. THE TWO OLDER CHILDREN ARE LISTED IN THE 1870 CENSUS WITH OZILLA AND HER SECOND HUSBAND AND OTHER CHILDREN. THE TWO YOUNGER CHILDREN, MARIAH AND JOHN BRADDOCK ARE NOT WITH THE FAMILY; THEY MAY HAVE DIED DURING THE INTERVENING YEARS (p. 161).

Death Note:    He was killed in gunfight with Turner family over stolen hogs.

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Note for: William Christopher Braddock, 25 MAR 1844 - 21 JAN 1927 Index

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SOURCE: SECOND FLORIDA CAVALRY p. 1424

ENLISTED ON OCT. 19, 1861 IN PALATKA AND ___TO THE US APRIL 12, 1864. HE WAS A MEMBER OF UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERAN CAMP PAT CLEBURNE, WAUCHULA . HE RECEIVED A FLORIDA PENSION. A COMRADE STATED THAT HE WAS ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE AT THE END HELPING FAMILIES MOVE ACROSS THE ST. JOHNS FOR PROTECTION. **SEE BROTHERS JOHN C OR HARDIN BRADDOCK AND JOSEPH DECATUR.

SOURCE: "THE RIVER FLOWS NORTH" HISTORY OF PUTNAM COUNTY

IN THE 1868 TAX ROLL, BILL BRADDOCK REPORTED MONEY LET OUT AT INTEREST, BONDS HELD AND NOTES DUE HIM, THREE HORSES, MULES OR ASSES, 105 HEAD OF CATTLE AND HOGS, A CARRIAGE, AND HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. HE APPEARS NOT TO HAVE OWNED LAND IN PUTNAM COUNTY UNTIL HE HOMESTEADED IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 15-12S-27E AND RECEIVED TITLE TO THE LAND IN THE MID - 1870'S (HOMESTEAD CERTIFICATE No. 545). In 1869 HE REPORTED ONLY TWO HORSES, A NET INCREASE OF FIVE CATTLE AND HOGS, AND HOUSEHOLD

13....W. Braddock House
William Christopher Braddock and his wife, Victorine, moved here from the northern part of the state after the devastating freezes of 1894 and 1895. His son, William Christopher Braddock, Jr. and his wife, Kate Lawson, built this house in 1919. It had the first mechanical refrigeration unit in Sebastian and was the only house with a cellar.