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Thread #159779   Message #3788406
Posted By: Richie
03-May-16 - 09:05 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Bramble Briar/Bruton Town/MerchantDaughtr
Subject: RE: Origins: Bramble Briar/Bruton Town/Merch. Daught.
Hi,

Here are the 48 US versions I've put on my site.

    Bridgewater Merchant- Stevens (NY) 1820 Thompson
    Apprentice Boy- Lambertson (OH-MI) 1850s Gardner
    Merchant's Daughter- Mayhew (MO) 1870 Belden A
    Bamboo Briers- Hannah Ross (VA-WV) 1875 Cox A
    The Bramble Brier- Goon (OH) pre1876 Eddy
    The Bamboo Brier- Harmon (TN-NC) pre1880 Henry
    The Bramble Brier- (NY) Wehman's Songster 1890
    Jealous Brothers- Hammontree (AR) 1890s Randolph
    Lonesome Valley- Walker (OK-MO) pre1906 Moores
    Lonesome Valley- Pettit (KY) 1907 Kittredge
    One Evening as I Sat Courting- Churchill (TX) 1910
    The Apprentice Boy- (KY) pre1911 Shearin
    Lonesome Valley- Sol Shelton (NC) 1916 Sharp MS
    In Maple City- Banner Chandley (NC) 1916 Sharp MS
    In Seaport Town- Alfred Norton (TN) 1916 Sharp MS
    In Seaport Town- Hester House (NC) 1916 Sharp MS
    In Seaport Town- Stella Shelton (NC) 1916 Sharp A
    In Seaport Town- Martha Gosnell (NC) 1916 Sharp B
    In Boston Town- Rosie Hensley (NC) 1916 Sharp C
    In Seaport Town- Jane Gentry (NC) 1916 Sharp D
    Near Bridgewater- Eliza Pace (KY) 1917 Sharp E
    In Transport Town- Broghton (KY) 1917 Sharp F
    In Seaport Town- H. Smith (KY) 1917 Sharp G
    In Newport Town- Nora Haynes (NC) 1917 Sharp MS
    Bamboo Briars- Minnie Doyel (MO) 1917 Barbour
    A Ditch of Briers- Wheeler (VA) 1918 Sharp H
    In Seaport Town- Sina Boone (VA) 1918 Sharp I
    In Seaport Town- Julie Boone (NC) 1918 Sharp MS
    Lonesome Valley- F. Richards (VA) 1918 Sharp MS
    Jealous Brothers- Sutterfield (AR) c.1918 Wolf A
    Over High Hills- Abie Shepherd (NC)1923 Carter JAF
    The Hunt- Frank Proffitt (NC) 1924 Brown A
    Brandberry Briars- Frances Sanders (WV) 1924 Cox C
    Bomberry Brier- Moore (WV) pre1925 Cox B
    The 'Prentice Boy- Becky Gordon (NC) 1928 Brown B
    The Bamboo Briars- Hopkins (IN) 1935 Brewster
    The Bridgewater- Graham (CA-IO) 1938 Cowell REC
    The Ditch of Briars- Yorks (NC) 1940 Brown C
    Late One Sunday Evening- Gore (TX) 1941 Owens
    Branbury Briars- Elizabeth Jensen(UT) 1947 Hubbard
    Two Lovers Set Sparking- High (AR) 1951 BK REC
    Lonesome Valley- P. Brewer (AR) 1958 REC Parler B
    In the Seaport- Dillingham (AR) 1959 REC Parler A
    Jealous Brothers- Armstrong (AR) 1962 REC Wolf B
    Jealous Brothers- Hays (AR) 1962 REC Wolf C
    In Zepo Town- Lisha Shelton (NC) 1963 Cohen REC
    Lonesome Valley- Tommy Doyle (AR) 1965 Parler C
    Two Jealous Brothers- Gilbert(AR) 1969 Max Hunter

I've also created an appendix for "Constant Farmer's Son" which is now 3A.

Richie