The following new message has been posted on Forum at <http://www.tngenweb.org/warren/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#1827) Re: Redmon McMahan <http://www.tngenweb.org/warren/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?rev=1827> AUTHOR: Ann Turner DATE: Wednesday, 12 April 2006, at 5:29 p.m. Reply To: (#1826) Re: Redmon McMahan Author: sharon Brown Date: Tuesday, 11 April 2006, at 8:42 p.m. Sharon, have we corresponded before? Some of what you say rings a bell with me. There are certainly some connections between the McMahans and Browns. I am a descendant of the Revolutionary War soldier Robert Brown through his son William. I have heard (but seen no documentary evidence) that William married Laura McMahan. William had nine children (per the will of Robert Brown, which does not name them). I do believe that Redman Brown is one of the children, since he hangs around close to the next children I name. My ancestor John is one of them, along with Nathaniel and perhaps Jane, who married Stephen Banks. The last three I named ended up in Barry County, Missouri by the 1860 census. Robert Brown's daugher Rebecca definitely married Redman McMahan's son Jonathan. (If anyone knows about their descendants, I am trying to trace a straight female line for a mitochondrial DNA test. That would represent the line of Mrs. Robert Brown, said to be Elsie Lyons.) The name Sanders is very common in various lines of descent from Redman McMahan, including Jonathan and Rebecca Brown McMahan, so that is another strong clue. When you say that Sanders Brown was in Warren County in 1850, would that be under the name of William Brown? There is no Sanders Brown per se. If you have the name of his wife and/or children, I could check my database. Do you have any sons or other male relatives who still carry the name Brown? There is a Y-chromosome DNA project that has linked some descendants of Robert Brown with other Browns in Warren County. A DNA test would clinch a connection for you. I'd be willing to pitch in on the cost (actually, for anyone who believes he might be a descendant of William Brown). *************************************************************************** This is an automatically-generated notice. If you'd like to be removed from the mailing list, please visit Forum at <http://www.tngenweb.org/warren/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>, or send your request to bbsadmin@tngenweb.org.