Edward Balch

John Balch, immigrant to Maryland in 1658:

Generation One:

EDWARD BALCH (Feb 1603 Ilchester, Somerest England – died by January 1640): Edward Balch married Mary Calle on 11 Aug 1629 in Ilchester, Somerset, England. Edward’s father’s name was apparently John BALCH and his mother’s name is unknown. It seems evident that Edward and the other John Balch (immigrant to Massachusetts Colony) were of the same family - as both were located in Somerset, England, but their exact relationship is not known. "The will of EDWARD BALCH is found in the York Registry, January 25th, 1640, York, fol 78, city." The emigrant John Balch (to Maryland) was the son of Edward Balch and Mary Calle,