In the Thomas BRANSON/Elizabeth DAY family file we show the group sheet of Thomas BRANSON (son) and spouse Jean PAINTER as follows: Name: Thomas L. BRANSON --------------------------------------------- Birth: 1735 Burlington Co., NJ.1,2,3 Death: Jun 1795 New Garden, Guilford Co., NC.3 Father: John Day BRANSON (~1704-<1770) Mother: Isabella ? (~1708-) Marriage: 2 Mar 1760 Frederick Co., VA. --------------------------------------------- Spouse: Jane/Jeane PAINTER1 --------------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1740 Frederick Co., VA. Death: 4 Jun 1811 Highland Co., OH. Father: Johnathan PAINTER (1710-1770) Mother: Hannah H. BRADDOCK (1713-1788) --------------------------------------------- Children --------------------------------------------- 1 M: Jacob BRANSON3 Birth: 1753 --------------------------------------------- 2 M: Jared E. BRANSON Sr.1,4 Birth: 1754 Grayson, Frederick Co., VA.3 Death: 1 Feb 1831 Gasconade Co., MO. Spouse: Sarah SHOCKLEY Marriage: abt 1775 Montgomery Co., VA. --------------------------------------------- 3 M: John Jefferson BRANSON5 Birth: 26 May 1764 Frederick Co., VA. Death: 3 Mar 1789 --------------------------------------------- 4 M: Robert BRANSON6 Birth: 13 Jul 1767 Death: 23 Nov 1823 Spouse: Beulah PAINTER Marriage: 14 Nov 1787 Frederick Co., VA.7 --------------------------------------------- 5 F: Eunice BRANSON Birth: 10 Sep 1778 Frederick Co., VA. Death: 1846 Randolph Co., IN. Spouse: Abraham CLEVENGER Marriage: 17 Aug 1799 Sources 1. Jerry Keller, <Ekeller@prodigy.net>, 24 Feb 2001. 2. Dorothy Burt, <dgburt@pioneer.net>, 28 Sep 1999. 3. Shirley, Seckenfels2003@wmconnect.com, 5 Jul 2004. 4. Juanita Koch, <JKOCJ@midwestis.net>, 19 May 2002. 5. Compilation, "One World Tree," http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=11072702, 31 Dec 2004. 6. Shirley Hughes, <tlh1937@scin.quik.com>, 16 Feb 2003. 7. Cecil D. McDonald, Jr. (Compiled in 1975), Some Virginia Marriages, 1700-1799, Volume 14. --------------------------------------------- Last Modified: 31 Dec 2004 Created: 21 Aug 2006 There is still a question about this couple's first two sons Jared & Jacob both born well before the parents' marriage and when Jean was about 13 & 14 years of age. It's possible but likely? Do we have conclusive evidence that Jared & Jacob belong to this couple? -- Yvonne Bowers Sonoma, CA. mailto:ybowers@comcast.net