Mary Mattox

Mary Branch (daughter of Christopher Branch, Jr. d 1681) died on Aug. 13, 1715 in York County Virginia, USA

Family

From Find A Grave Memorial# 115368446

Mary Branch, married Thomas Jefferson I in Henrico Co., VA circa 1678/9. This Thomas Jefferson is first certain Jefferson ancestor of POTUS Thomas Jefferson. She petitioned for a probate of his will, now lost, 07 Dec 1697, and his estate accounts, mentioning children, Thomas and Martha were returned 01 Oct 1698 (Henrico Wills and Deeds 1697-1704, p114).

Mary Branch Jefferson married secondly Joseph Mattox, on 17 Feb 1700/01 (Henrico Co., Wills and Deeds 1697-1704, p243).

The children of Thomas and Mary (Branch) Jefferson I were:

• 1)Thomas Jefferson b. 1779, d. 15 Feb 1730/1 m. 1) Mary Field 20 Nov 1697, 2) Alice (Ailsey) Ward
• 2) Mary Jefferson m. Thomas Harris
• 3)Martha Jefferson d. Left will 12 Aug 1754 m. Robert Wynne (Winn) of Surry Co., VA,

Comments

Branchiana has her as the daughter of Christopher's brother Thomas. Note that The William and Mary Quarterly originally misattributed Mary as the daughter of William, Christopher's brother.[6] This was corrected in a later edition.[10]

There is no reliable source that indicates that Mary Branch's middle name was "Martha".

Sources

• Branchiana: being a partial account of the Branch family in Virginia by James Branch Cabell.  Published 1907 by Printed by Whittet & Shepperson in Richmond, Va . Written in English.  Page 32.  Mary Branch married first [before 1678] Thomas Jefferson of Henrico (grandfather of the President) and second, Joseph Maddox.
• Ancestry of Thomas Jefferson 3rd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence
• 1 Burton, Lewis W., Annals of Henrico Parish, Diocese of Virginia, and especially of St. John's Church, Richmond, Virginia: Williiams Printing Company (1904), 227.
• 2 Curtis, William Eleroy, Thomas Jefferson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. B. Lippincott Company (1901), 19.
• 3 Dorman, John Frederick, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5, 4th ed., Vol. 1, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company (2004), 370-371.
• 4 Grubbs, Lillie Martin, Martin and Allied Families, Columbus, Georgia: (1946), 204.
• 5 McLean, Dabney N., The English Ancestry of Thomas Jefferson, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company for Clearfield Company (1996), 58.
• 6 Roberts, Gary Boyd, Notable Kin, Volume 2, Santa Clarita, California: Carl Boyer, 3rd (1999), 159.
• 7 Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. (2008), 507.