Caron L. Brannon, Sr., ancient planter - How we arrived

I don’t see evidence supporting John Branham, Jr. as father of Caron Brannon, Sr., ancient planter so I ’ve disconnected.

Anne Brannen - on the other hand, I do see evidence from a reputable (but not always correct) site showing Caron Brannon, Sr., ancient planter who married Margaret Brannan as son of Deborah Branham & Richard Branham, Sr.

Note: no Caron, however spelled, in Richard’s 1728 Will.

https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I7398...

Let us examine the evidence!

Should we change the birth place to unknown?

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https://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/trees/447550/I39645497/-/individual

Note by author: It seems more than probable that Charon Brenhan at the age of 12, would have been in a party of older Brannons who arrived in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA, (which lies on the northern side of the Rappahannock River) between the years 1697 - 1699. He might have come over with his parents, or uncles, or other members of his family, however there has, to date,  been found no record of these forebears.

Erica Howton --

Ah. The Brannon/Branan kerfuffle comes home.

The reason that I mastered -- and locked down -- Caron Brannon is that his line kept getting merged into mine. Even some of my cousins think that we are descended from Caron Brannon.

We aren't.

I've done a lot of work trying to untangle things here -- Margaret keeps getting merged with her sister Morgrave --

And the fact that the Brannons spelled their name in various ways doesn't help.

I do not know, however, who Caron's parents are.

At the moment the Branan/Brannan/Brannens -- my line -- seems to not be getting in your way.

But if you come across James Kenyon Branan, with the last name spelled any various way, that's not this line.

It doesn't help that Kenyon Branan (who was from Wales) apparently went to Virginia before he went to Georgia -- see the family Bible --Kenyon Branan -- and the Caron Brannon line was in Virginia. But Kenyon Branan ended up in South Carolina and then Georgia.

So if you come across those places, too, be cautious.