jerree; The Brandon family are "tag ons" to my family at this point but lived near or at times next to them on the early censuses. The more that is asked the more some of my lines seem to just about link up but not yet. Marcella Brandon was the wife of Elijah Demoss Carney and mother of Emily Francis but I am not sure of her parents. There is an online tree that indicates Christopher and Polly Skinner Brandon had a daughter in 1828 but it says her name was America Jane and gives her dob as 2-19-1828. Marcella's is listed as 1-23-1828. I had the pleasure of visiting Stewart County last year and got lost trying to find Mt Zion Cemetery [that is where our g grandparents are buried]--but with my sister's help we did find it in the Brandon Camp Ground Area. The cemetery is within sight of the swimming area as I recall. I didn't see the house. Since we spent so much time being lost that and the Dover House in town were the only things on my list of places to visit that I actually got to see but I hope to visit the area again one day. In trying to fit the pieces of all this together I think I found another "tag on" with Abigail Skinner [abt 1825-aft 1880] who married Dudley Parker [abt 1812-1880] on August 13, 1846. Stewart County Settlements and Bonds, Volume F (March 1843 - June 1848) 356 will of Jonathan Skinner: wife Frances, infant daughter Hadassa (also called Esther), infant son Jonathan K., daughter Abigail, daughter Louisa?, daughter Sarah Jane; executors are James W. Williams and Aaron Goodrich; wit: P. Lynch, F. L. Sidebottom, Robert S. Thomas; written 24 Jun 1844, proven Aug. term 1846. Yes Skinner and Brandon families are really very interesting to study. Deanna W ----- Original Message ----- From: <Katt1930@aol.com> To: <TNSTEWAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 6:32 PM Subject: Re: [TNSTEWAR] Lancaster; & Skinner & Etheridge & Dennis & Phillips & Joice > > In a message dated 9/17/04 5:30:04 AM, EBKJOYCE@webtv.net writes: > > << If the name Emily Frances Carney seems familar..... she first m. > Napolean Joice, Jr. (1839-?). >> > > Was her grandfather Christopher Brandon who had 4 wives and 23 children? > > I think Nathan Skinner had 500 acres on the Cumberland and after he died > it > was sold to a George & Lucinda Gatlin and then it went to a George Ann > Brandon, > widow. > > There is supposed to be a Brandon Camp Ground Between the Lakes where the > house that Nathan Skinner built up on a hill over the Cumberlan > River......Is > there??? > > The house was two story log.... > > Sorry I got hooked.... this is not my family but they sure are > interesting......... > > jerree > > > ==== TNSTEWAR Mailing List ==== > Bookmark the Updates page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/update.htm > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >