Reverend William Theophilus BRANTLEY, Sr.

1787 - 1845  (58 years)

• Name	William Theophilus BRANTLEY  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Reverend
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	23 Jan 1787	Chatham County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	Some places give the spelling of his name as Brantly- also a note says “His middle name was originally Tomlinson, but he changed it to Theophilus.” He became a member of the Baptist Church in 1802; soon after began to preach, and was ordained in 1809. He was graduated in the South Carolina College in 1808. In 1811 he was called to the pastoral charge of the Baptist Church in Beaufort, South Carolina, and was appointed president of the Beaufort College. In 1819 he removed to Augusta, Georgia, and took charge of the Richmond Academy. In 1826 he removed to Philadelphia to the charge of the First Baptist Church. In 1837 he became pastor of this church, and soon after, the president of the Charleston College. In the summer 1844, he was struck with paralysis.  [3, 4]
  _UID	8959A4A800B24BCCB8207A87F4F13DD1C314
  Death	28 Mar 1845	Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
  Burial	Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia   [5]
  Person ID	I185851	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2007

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann TURPIN,   b. 1801   d. 19 Jan 1874 (Age 73 years)
  _UID	F6402063D02B415E8A11074034032544D5F0
  _UID	F6402063D02B415E8A11074034032544D5F0
  Children	1. John Joyner BRANTLEY   2. William Grayson BRANTLEY   3. William Theophilus BRANTLEY, Jr. D.D.   4. Mary Ann BRANTLEY   5. BRANTLEY
  Family ID	F126386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  In the 1840 Census - Males- Females- 10-14 1 10-15 1 15-20 2 15-20 1 50-60 1 30-40 1 [6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S7317] Mrs. Fred H. Hodges, Sr., (The Reprint Company, Publishers Spartanburg, South Carolina 1978), page 106. [S7338] (Compiled by Augusta Genealogical Society, Inc.). [S7339] H. A. Tupper, (Baltimore: R. H. Woodward and Company 1889), page 163. [S7339] H. A. Tupper, (Baltimore: R. H. Woodward and Company 1889), page 309-310. [S7338] (Compiled by Augusta Genealogical Society, Inc.), page 15. [S7341] Census for 1840.