It is disappointing that the marriage bond of James H. and Isabella Bryson Queen has caused so much confusion and doubt. The bond is wrong, pure and simple. Someone transposed the name of the "groom" and the bondsman. James married Isabella, William didn't. For those of us who have researched this family, we stopped using words such as we believe, perhaps, maybe, etc. years ago. Here's part of the reason why: In the Old Field Cemetery of Jackson County, NC are their stones, side-by-side. Nearby is the marked grave of their son, S(amuel) H(ouston) Queen and his wife, Darcas Queen as well as the grave of Carolee Queen, grandaughter of Sam and Darcas (She was the dau of Sam's son, John B. Queen and Mary Jane Bryson). I dug up my old photograph of Isabella's stone. Her name is chiseled across the top front with the notation w/o or wife of James H. Queen. Birth and death dates are given on all these stones. If anyone is ever in the area, drive into the Old Field Cemetery and park your vehicle near the old Scotts Creek Baptist Church which still stands there. Go up the hill to the large tree near the back of the cemetery. On the left side of this large cemetery near the old tree, you will find these stones (if I still correctly remember the location). In addition, page 270 of "The Cemeteries of Jackson County, North Carolina" published by the Jackson County Genealogical Society, contains this info. I don't know if copies are still available of this book, listing all the cemeteries in Jackson County, but it is a treasure for those of us with ancestors from that neck of the woods. On the 1900 census of Jackson County, "Isabell" Queen (b. 3-1812) is listed in the household of her son, Samuel H. Queen and his wife, Darcus J. This only scratches the surface of the mountains of evidence which is available regarding this family. The Queen family recognizes Isabella Bryson as the wife of James H. Queen. The Bryson family recognizes James H. Queen as the husband of their Isabella. Their graves recognize it. We have to use words such as probably or it is believed in much of our research. This is not one of those instances. I hope that this is beneficial for those with any doubts or hesitation to emphatically proclaim that Isabella Bryson was the wife of James H. Queen). Gene