Posted on: Branson Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson/102 Surname: Branson, Cox, Coffer, Hale, Painter, Day, Shockley, Antrim, McGowan ------------------------- Aunt Betty, I am not sure they understand your humor... LOL.... Here's the list I have, though some person's are now saying their was a first wife - so that we have our lineage wrong... But they don't know who the first wife was... I haven't seen anything documented on that yet... Here is the list: I have been collecting from many places, Still trying to find what dates are wrong and haven't been verified. Fay showed me a book that I need copies of that has a lot of documents in it from Thomas down. Here is what I have collected: 1) Nathaniel BRANSON, SR. Born: ABT. 1605 at: England Married: ABT. 1630 at: Died: at: Sunning Berkshire, England Wife: Ann Unknown 2) William Branson Born: ABT. 1645 at: Sunning Berkshire, England Married: ABT. 1670 at: Died: at: Spouses: Margaret UNKNOWN 3) Thomas L. BRANSON, SR. Born: 18 FEB 1670/71 at: Sunninghill, Berkshire, England Married: 4 OCT 1702 at: Burlington Springfield County, NJ Died: 21 NOV 1744 at: Springfield Twp., Burlington Co, NJ Wife: Elizabeth DAY: Born: 20 NOV 1685 at: Burlington County, New Jersey Died: ABT. 1754 at: Burlington County, New Jersey 4) John Day BRANSON Born: ABT. 1704 at: Haddonfield, Burlington County, NJ Married: ABT. 1730 at: New Jersey Died: BEF. 6 NOV 1770 at: Hopewell Meeting, Fredrick County, Virginia Spouses: Isabella UNKNOWN Martha ANTRIM 5) Note: Who could have been the first wife if not Jeane? Thomas BRANSON, SR. Born: ABT. 1735 at: Burlington County, New Jersey Married: 2 MAR 1760 at: Fredrick County, Virginia Died: at: Father:John Day BRANSON Mother:Isabella UNKNOWN Wife: Jeane PAINTER: Born: ABT. 1740 at: Frederick County, Virginia Died: 4 JUN 1811 at: Highland County, Ohio 6) Jarred E. BRANSON, SR. Born: BET. 1752 - 1754 at: Frederick or Grayson County, Virginia Married: ABT. 1775 at: Montgomery County, Virginia Died: JAN 1831 at: Gasconade County, Missouri - Buried in Woollam, Gasconade County, Missouri Father:Thomas BRANSON, SR. Mother:Jeane PAINTER * Was she the mother or not? Wife: Sarah SHOCKLEY: Born: BET. 1750 - 1755 at: Virginia 7) Thomas BRANSON, SR. Born: 10 SEP 1778 at: Burks Fork, Carroll County, Virginia Married: BET. 1800 - 1801 at: Virginia Died: 15 NOV 1851 at: Third Creek, Gasconade County, Missouri Father:Jarred E. BRANSON, SR. Mother:Sarah SHOCKLEY Wife: Susan Alma MCGOWAN: Born: BEF. 1787 at: Virginia Died: ABT. 1850 at: Gasconade County, Missouri 8) Thomas BRANSON, JR. Born: 23 JUL 1823 at: Tennessee Married: 1 FEB 1849 at: Jefferson, Osage County, Missouri Died: at: Father:Thomas BRANSON, SR. Mother:Susan Alma MCGOWAN Wife: Elvira Mathilda COX: Born: 12 MAR 1832 at: Gasconade County, Missouri Died: 12 NOV 1894 at: Byron, Osage County, Missouri - Mt. zion Church Cemetery 9) Stephen BRANSON Born: 1 JAN 1865 at: Belle, Maries County, Missouri Married: 30 MAY 1897 at: Maries County, Missouri Died: 8 APR 1941 at: Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri - Skaggs Chappel Cemetery, Maries County. Missour Father:Thomas BRANSON, JR. Mother:Elvira Mathilda COX Wife: Sarah Ann Elizabeth COFFER: Born: 10 JUL 1875 at: Missouri Died: 24 APR 1934 at: Chico, Butte County, California - Chico Cemetery 10) Manila Edith BRANSON Born: 9 JAN 1899 at: Chamois, MIssouri Died: 25 DEC 1986 at: Riverside, California - Oliverwood Cemetery Father:Stephen BRANSON Mother:Sarah Ann Elizabeth COFFER Spouses: Alexander YIAVROS Robert McCorskie HALEY