I descend from Josiah and Rachael Brandon through their son, William Brandon, who married Mary Sample of Williamson/Davidson Co., TN. Two of William's daughters married William H. (Mariah Louise) and LeRoy Hipkins (Mary Ann) Jones, sons of Major William Jones and wife, Mary Saunders. William Brandon and brother, Thomas were early builders in Huntsville, AL and later joined by brothers, Byrd and Logan and several sisters. I have worked on the Brandon line for nearly 50 years now. Huntsville is about 50 miles from Josiah's home in Lincoln, now Moore Co., TN. I have a great deal of Brandon information that I will be happy to share but need a street address since I am a novie at sending material through e-mail. Some initial thoughts on your request: (1) There is no evidence that Isaac Winston was the son of an Anthony Winston. An Anthony Winston of Buckingham Co., VA was later found in Davidson Co., TN, then Huntsville and on to Lauderdale Co., AL (Florence). This Anthony married Kesiah Jones, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Walker Jones and the sister of my ancestor, William Jones, killed at Guilford County Court House, NC. This Anthony's son, Isaac, is well documented in Lauderdale Co., AL. (2) Joseph W. Winston (1831-1879) marrried Caledonia Mills lawler Jones, the widow of William Thomas LeRoy Jones (1832-1853), son of William H. and Mariah Louise Brandon Jones. Thus her marriage to Joseph Winston was a 2nd marriage. She was pregnant when her husband died shortly after their marriage. (3) Thomas Brandon Winston (1828-1891) married Arabella Evalina Coyle, the daughter of Evalina Belmont Jones and her second marriage to ben Coyle. Evalina's first marriage was to her cousin, Arthur W. Jones, the son of John Jones who was a brother to kesiah Jones Winston and William Jones mantioned above, Evalina Belmont Jones married Ben Coyle on May 18, 1837. There are a number of children of both marriages. She was a sister of William H. and LeRoy Hipkins Jones. (4)An obituary for Nancy Brandon Winston indicates she has 11 children, 5 of whom died before her death on Sept. 26, 1880. We have never located the Josiah Brandon line other then his father was Thomas Brandon. There is a new development that perhaps ties this Thomas to a Virginia family from the Norfolk area. A researcher in North Carolina has put together an amazing amount of information on Josiah and family but it is far from complete. I can be reached at jrisonj2@AOL.com, or 245 Inverness drive, SW, Huntsville, AL 35802=4565. I can be reached at 256/881-7726. Hope this helps. John Rison Jones, jr Teresa Ghee Elliott TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com List Owner