Hi John and Mary, I read your queries with interest. I am also a Branson descendant but from Amos Branson from WVA to KY. I have several Quaker lines that connect with the Branson line. While I was doing research, I was lead to the Quaker Meeting Houses in the Guilford, Co. NC area. One was the New Garden Meeting House which is still active and next to Randolph County, NC _http://www.ngfm.org/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=61_ (http://www.ngfm.org/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=61) Here is the web site for Friends Meeting Houses in several states including NC. There are 2 Meeting Houses listed for Asheboro in Randolph Co. NC. Perhaps, you can find the answer that you are looking for here. And while you are at it, you might take a look to see if you had ancestors that came over on the ship Welcome with William Penn. On this page are other Quaker links. _http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/quaker_info.htm_ (http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/quaker_info.htm) I hope that you can find your answer somewhere on these web sites. Janet