I have been searching for a long time to find a connection to my Edmund Brown, b. c1740, who married Nancy Anderson and I had a major find Thursday in a book of Bladen Co., NC tax lists. Edmund Brown bought land from Joseph Oates on 24 Sep 1771 in Bladen (now Robeson) County, NC and that the deed was witnessed by Thomas Brown and Charles Barfield. I have long thought that Thomas Brown was either Edmund's father or brother but had no proof. Well here may well be the proof! "Bladen County, North Carolina Tax Lists, 1768-1774, Vol. I," compiled by William L. Byrd III, self-published, 1998 pg. 4 1768 Bladen County Tax List, Archibald McKissack's District "Thomas Brown and two sons Edmond and Thomas", 3 whites From this it looks like Edmund Brown's father was Thomas Brown and that he had a brother, Thomas Brown, Jr. I should add that this is not the famous Col. Thomas Brown of Rev. War fame as my Browns lived near Marietta near the SC border in what is now Robeson County. Their neighbors included the Barefields and the Taylors. About 1780 Edmund Brown moved to Marlboro Co. SC and lived on Panther Creek and the NC border. He had land in both Marlboro Co., SC and Richmond (now Scotland) Co., NC. He was active in the Beauty Spot Baptist Church in Marlboro. Edmund died 1821 in Marlboro Co. and Nancy died 1824. Their children were: Jesse Anderson Brown m. Obedience Leggett, Selah (Celia?) who married a JAMES, James BROWN, Henry BROWN, Sarah "Sally" who married John PARKER, Edmund Brown, Jr., Nancy who married Elias PATE, and Charlotte who married John GRAHAM, Jr. Most moved on to Tennessee for a brief period and then on to Alabama by 1830. Would love to share information with anyone with connections to these families. I am especially looking for anything on Thomas Brown. John Brown