- Brant’s birth name was Theyendanega which means “He Places Two Bets.”
- Brant was born somewhere along the Ohio River while his parents were on a hunting excursion.
- Brant married the daughter of an Oneida Chief and they had 2 sons.
- His first wife died of tuberculosis 3 years marrying her. Two yrs later he married her sister, who within 6 months of the marriage, also died of tuberculosis.
- Brant made a trip to England and was known in social circles as the “Indian King”.