Trolling my records of decades, found birth of a Thomas to James BROWN and Jannet MONTGOMERIE 1716 at Fenwick. Does anyone know more about this family, especially any descendants of Thomas? My grgrgrgrandfather James BROWN b c1780 m Elizabeth MACFARLANE dau of John. I suspect James to be s of Thomas BROWN a cooper ..later merchant...in Stewarton,and Jean MONTGOMERIE. As the sons of James and Elizabeth were consecutively Thomas.....James.....John, and allowing for James pushing his own name one up the ladder, it seems to me that the Thomas b 1716 above could be father of Thomas the cooper. Any replies warmly welcomed...Heather in sunny Dunedin