Now that I've gathered information on Samuel Brand (thank you to all those who replied), I am still at a loss to confirm my Michael Brand. According to information from another source, the Michael Brand listed in Samuel Brand's will is also the father of my Samuel Brand that went to Butler County, OH. According to what I have, Samuel had three children: -Samuel -Barbara -Michael I have a note from the other researcher that says "From research I have performed in the Pennsylvania State Archives, I also feel strongly that Samuel's father was Michael Brand, based on Michael's Will." I agree that there appears substantial circumstantial evidence, but I would be interested in trying to firm up the connection. Does anyone have any research that may help? Thank you. --- Randy Ritchie Shawnee, KS Researching the Brand, Edwards, Gray, Ray, Ritchie, Royer and Troncoso families See our family genealogy at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ritchiegenealogy/ ____________________________________________________________ Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005