Walt, My line of decent: 1.John Brandon 1662 m. Mary Armstrong 2. James Brandon 1693 m. Mary ?? 3. John Brandon 1715 m. Mary Sadler 4.William Brandon 1746-1818 m. Jane Dodds 1760-1845 5.Wm Dodds 1789 m. Nancy Patterson 6.George W. Brandon m. Abigail Holcomb 7.Wm Dodds Brandon m. Arizona York I think the connection goes back to the 1st generation with John Brandon & Elizabeth Cathey. Their sons, your John b. 1691, m. Elizabeth Cathy and my James b. 1693 are brothers. Hope this helps. I don't have anything on Clovis E. & John Cothron. I also have the children listed of Elisha Cothron, but I don't know who his father was. Happy hunting, Judy Walt Vinson wrote: > You mention Wm. BRANDON m. Jane DODDS. In my database > I have missed > that > connection. > I have these William BRANDONs > b. 1748 NC m. BREVARD > b.1688 PA m.Isabel > b. 1725 m. Ann CATHEY > b. 1748 NC m. Hannah IRWIN (my connection with the > BRANDONs) > b. 1776 > Do you happen to see any connections. > > On the COTHRONs > 1-David VANCE Jr b. 1780 PA m. Jane Gillespie b. 1800 TN > > 2- Thomas J Vance b. 1832 TN m. Matilda COOK b.1836 TN > 3-John VANCE b. 1857 TN m. Susan TEMPLETON b.1857 TN > 4-Susan Kathryn VANCE b. 1892 TN m. Elisha Clay COTHRON > Their children were > 5-Fred b. 1914 > 5-Howard b.1918 m.Hollis MEADOR > 5-Carl m. Valer WILLIAMSON > 5-Donnie > 5-Harrel Gene m. SHOULDERS > 5-Ruth m. Ray SLOAN > 5-Lassie m. Virgil KEY > 5-infant (1930-1930) > > I also have a bit of data on Clovis E COTHRON m. Laura > MARSHALL > and John COTHRON b. 1862 m. Ellen Stafford and have no > established > connections > with the above VANCE/COTHRON lines. Good luck! > waltv