William Branch

William Branch (1625-1670) was the second son of Christopher and Mary (Addie) Branch and was their first child born at "Kingsland", their plantation. Christopher Branch and his wife Mary first settled in present Henrico Co., in an area called "ye Colledg Land" (the College Land) circa 1623/24 and in the muster, 1624/25, he, his wife and their 9 months old son, Thomas, are listed there. His death date is seen as both 1670 and 1676.

married

1. Jane, who married William Baugh 2nd, and Abel Gower 3rd. Circumstantial evidence suggests she was a daughter of William Hatcher & his wife Mary.

Their children:

1. William, died young
2. John, d 1788, married Martha Jones
3. Sarah
4. Mary, married 1) Thomas Jefferson of Henrico, grandfather of the President 2) Joseph Mattox

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• http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915105
• 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.
• Find A Grave Memorial# 106211296:
• * 1) "The Family of Bartholomew Stoval" by Neil D. Thompson, 1993, p204
• * 2) "Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5" by John Frederick Dorman, Vol. I, 4th Ed., 2004
• * 3) "The Farrar's Island Family and Its English Ancestry" by Alvahn Holmes, 1972

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William was the son of Christopher Branch and Mary Francis Addy.He married Joan UnknownThey were the parents of:
John (1645-January 17, 1687)
Sarah (unknown-unknown)William (1659-1687)
Martha (1660-unknown)
Another possible child, is Hester.

(According to Thomas and William Branch of Henrico and some of their descendants Joan's maiden name is unknown)

William was born in 1626. William Branch ... He passed away in 1670.

• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Oct 4 2022, 0:08:32 UTC

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NOTE College Land, Henrico County and Kingsland, Henrico County are the same area, Kingsland is the family's name for the entire plantation.