(1) Lyman Chalkley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Vol. 1 (1912; reprint, Baltimore, 1974), quoting Augusta County, Virginia Order Book 6:146.
(2) International Genealogical Index, accessed 3 March 2009.
(3) Cindy, Descendants of Edward Braden, accessed 3 March 2009.
(4) Peter Wilson Coldham, The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1988), 95, citing Quarter Sessions of Surrey, England, Nov 1753, Transported Dec 1753.
(5) Valerie, "Re: Bradens Glastonbury England," Braden Family Genealogy Forum, Message 724, 29 Jul 2001, Genealogy.com.
(6) Pat Breeding, "Re: Edward Breden of Augusta Co VA," Breeden Family Genealogy Forum, Message 1116, Genealogy.com.
(7) F. S. Lewis, "Bradens Glastonbury England," Braden Family Genealogy Forum, Message 129, 12 March 1999, Genealogy.com.
(8) Lyman Chalkley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 531.
(9) Lyman Chalkley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 145.
(10) Lyman Chalkley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 105.
(11) Lyman Chalkley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 154.
(12) Lyman Chalkley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 392.
(13) "Matthew Erwin & Elizabeth," accessed 3 April 2009.
(14) Carl Preston Breeden Jr., "Breeden Family of Virginia and parts West," World Connect, Roots Web.
(15) Peter Wilson Coldham, Bonded Passengers to America, Two Volumes in One, Vol. 4, Home Counties, 1655-1775 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983), 11. [thanks to Sally, splaund2@comcast.net for this reference]
(16) Nathaniel Mason Pawlett, Ann Brush Miller, Kenneth Madison Clark, and Thomas Llewellyn Samuel, Augusta County Road Orders 1745-1769 (Charlottesville, Virginia: Virginia Transportation Research Council, 1998). [not listed]
(17) Clay Hamilton and Marty Hiatt, Claims Presented to the Court of Augusta 21 March 1782 to March 1785 (n.p.: Virginia Genealogical Society, 2005), 1, 32.
(18) Ruth Sparacio and Sam Sparacio, Augusta County, Virginia Land Tax Books 1782-1788 (McLean, Virginia: The Antient Press, 1997), 1-2. [also a George Breadon, 200 acres, Harrison County, 1785 (page 34)]
(19) Ruth Sparacio and Sam Sparacio, Augusta County, Virginia Land Tax Books 1788-1790 (McLean, Virginia: The Antient Press, 1997), 2, 44, 90.
(20) Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, John Braden or Bredon, Virginia, Pension Number S. 1643, NARA M804, The National Archives, Washington, D.C., 27 pages. Available online at subscription website Footnote. [includes his signature]
(21) Augusta County, Virginia Court Order Book 6:146, Family History Library Microfilm 30375, Salt Lake City, Utah.
(22) Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1986). [Augusta County is not included; didn't find Edward listed.]
(23) Augusta B. Fothergill and John Mark Naugle, Virginia Tax Payers 1787-87: Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau (1940; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978), 15.
(24) File Index to Loose Papers, 1745-1952, Augusta County, Virginia, Family History Library Microfilm 30420, Salt Lake City, Utah. [this is only a guide; the original loose papers are likely still in the Augusta County, Virginia Courthouse.]
(25) Personal Property Tax Lists of Augusta County, Virginia, Family History Library Microfilms 2024461-2024462, Salt Lake City, Utah.