I am interested in the four original brothers and have a paper that tells a little more about them. Polly is a nickname for Mary. It is very commonly used. I would love to communicate with you about George and Mary and the 11 children. Betseylee Browning ----- Original Message ----- From: <bratton-request@rootsweb.com> To: <bratton@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 1:01 AM Subject: BRATTON Digest, Vol 2, Issue 36 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: bratton family history (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) > 2. Re: bratton family history (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) > 3. Re: bratton family history (Lewis Harris) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:27:29 -0000 > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [BRATTON] bratton family history > To: <BRATTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <1188419250.549989@rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: vbratton > Surnames: Bratton > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.bratton/394.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hi - came across your message on the board. We are Brattons from the > original four brothers. Our line starts with George Bratton Born July > 1798 NC married - this gets a little confusing - some say her name was > Mary others say Polly. From what we can substantiate it was Mary They > had 11 children and my line continues through John born 1828 in Tennessee > married Rebecca Ann Hayes and was killed in the Civil War - they had five > children which John Marshall Bratton is our line. I am sure we are from > the same line - but we believe we are from the fourth Bratton from Ireland > but can't confirm that. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:48:04 -0000 > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [BRATTON] bratton family history > To: <BRATTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <1188420485.1008998@rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: MarleneShake > Surnames: Bratton, King, Fowler > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.bratton/394.2.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I have a Bratton connection. Malinda P. Bratton m. Alen King 1833 Gibson > Co., TN. Interested in exchanging info with you. Are you familiar with > the Sam Fowler connection to the Brattons? > > There is some confusion with the George Brattons. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:09:38 -0400 > From: "Lewis Harris" <Lharris4@tampabay.rr.com> > Subject: Re: [BRATTON] bratton family history > To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>, <bratton@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <002a01c7ea80$e93497c0$3ac07f46@tampabay.rr.com> > > > -----> >> Hi - came across your message on the board. We are Brattons from the > original four brothers. Our line starts with George Bratton Born July > 1798 NC married - this gets a little confusing - some say her name was > Mary others say Polly. From what we can substantiate it was Mary They > had 11 children and my line continues through John born 1828 in > Tennessee married Rebecca Ann Hayes and was killed in the Civil War - > they had five children which John Marshall Bratton is our line. I am > sure we are from the same line - but we believe we are from the fourth > Bratton from Ireland but can't confirm that. >> >> > Hi Bratton listers, > Polly was a common nickname for Mary. > Lew Harris > Descendant of Brattons in New England. (VT) > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the BRATTON list administrator, send an email to > BRATTON-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the BRATTON mailing list, send an email to > BRATTON@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of BRATTON Digest, Vol 2, Issue 36 > ************************************** > >