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Dr. Joseph Addison Braden, son of Robert and Elizabeth Stevens Braden, was born around 1811 in Loudoun, Virginia. He had eight other siblings, and he was the youngest. There is very little information about Joseph’s formative years, so when or where he received the title of Doctor is unknown.
Joseph’s oldest brother, Hector Wright Braden, was an early settler of Florida. He arrived in the new town of Tallahassee in the winter of 1825-1826. By July 1826, Hector was buying land in Leon County, Florida. He registered several purchases with the Tallahassee Land Office through September 1827. This land was located about three miles east of Tallahassee.On November 14, 1827, his father, Robert Braden, died at his home in Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia, and was named the heir in his father’s will.Buy Maps
In 1833, Hector and two gentlemen named William Nuttall and William P. Craig took advantage of the Lafayette Grantlands and bought 2,400 acres. Hector built a comfortable home and lived on the property. His plantation was called “Chermonie,” and he maintained it with approximately 60 working slaves. Mr. Nuttall, one of the three landowners, died, so Hector and Craig decided to sell the property. It was sold to Dr. John Adam Craig in 1839. Dr. Craig named the plantation “Andalusia.”
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