Terri, Homer and Pat, Thanks very much for the info on Judge Brown. Pat - I think more and more that John Watkins Brown is tied into the Watkins family from Petersburg, Elbert Co., Ga. and Va.. I think his mother was a Watkins but haven't found the proof for any of this yet. I'll look through "Early Settlers of Alabama" again to see if I can find a lead. Let me know if you come across anything. Tom