OK! Now I have these folks sorted out. I also found a little more info on Jeremiah's son George, a successful merchant, and also found that Jeremiah's daddy James was married 3 times. Had a son Isaac (1879) when he was in his 70's. Holy cow.
If James Brady came from Randolph Co NC, then he is related to my Bradys. Just wish I knew HOW. As I mentioned, his 1st wife Hannah was the niece of my GGGgrandmother, who also married one of those Bradys. Hannah's mother, Mary "Polly" Gardner Williams, was involved in a big court case following the death of her 2nd husband, involving her former in-laws.
Nancy