This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brainard, Brainerd Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mFB.2ACE/2685.2 Message Board Post: Fred A. Brainard was not the son of Carrie N. (Martin) Brainard. Francis' first wife, Mary A. (?) was Fred's mother.