go to this page: http://www.genealogyforyou.com/usa/tennessee/greene/greehelp.htm#a6 And look at the First Tax List of 1783 - the year Greene was formed from Washington, TN which in 1796 was Washington, NC. On that list is Andrew BRABSON, Susan BRABSON, Barnett Brandon, Garrett Brandon and Thomas Brandon - who I am willing to bet if someone went and looked would discover they were all Bransons. The original tax list can be viewed at the Nathanael Greene Museum in Greeneville Is anyone located near Greeneville where they could view the original tax list, scrutinize it and determine if the above are Bransons? If you view the tax lists under the original you will find: 1791 Capt George Wilson's Company Robert Branson Land: 150 Thomas Branson Land: 251 1797 - Capt Jacob Henninger's Co - Thomas Branson Land: 192 White Polls: 2 1798 Capt John Heneger's Co. David Branson Thomas Jr. Thomas Sr 1800 Capt Dodd's Co - Robert Branson again - now he has no land