This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UEB.2ACE/264.2.1.1.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Jeannine My thomas Bran/Brawn was the son of Michael and Betty (Weymouth) Brawn. They were married in 1784. there is room for William to be their son. Another of their sons named Moses moved to Gardiner from Berwick. the rest of the family follwed. At just what time i don't know. there is information on the family at the Gardiner Library in the form of a newspaper clipping.It doesnot mention William but it may be that he never even went to Gardiner but settled in Canaan very early. He was in the War of 1812 from there as was another of Michael's sons named James.. William owned land next to the property of Daniel Foster. My thomas married his dfaughter Theodate. Thomas lived in Gardiner and I wondered if he met Theodate when visiting William. It seems that William fell on hard times and sold or lost his property but I notice he regained his independence later on which I was glad to see.. I haven't looked into ?Williams in Deeds so don't know oif there wa any connection to my line in! that area. Needs to be done. I am descended from Permelia Oakes and Sherebiah Lambvert's son Richard Lambert. Another connection. It just seems to me that it needs investigating--and most likely we are connected if any of Williams chilren say he was born in Berwick. HOp this is helpful Margaret Brawn Carter