James Branch
M, #4176, b. 1666, d. 1749
Parents
| Birth | 1666 | In Henrico County, Virginia, British America.1,2 |
| Death | 1749 | At age ~83 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia, British America. 1737 or 1749?3,2 |
| Misc | | He married Mary.2,2 |
| Misc | | Children.2 |
Citations
- [S6085] "Builders of the Old Dominion 2." Web https://web.archive.org/web/20231002142530/https://www.americantapestry.net/2020/03/13/builders-of-the-old-dominion-2/. Accessed 31 Jul. 2024., The author's name might be Kitty Barrera but on the pages I downloaded there is no author's name.
Branch Christopher b1598 and Mary Addie.pdf
Below is the SAME PAGE! But I dare not delete either.
Branch Christopher b1598 - Builders of the Old Dominion.pdf
The original pages are here (for now):
https://web.archive.org/web/20231002142530/https://www.americantapestry.net/2020/03/13/builders-of-the-old-dominion-2/ - [S5496] Descendants of Christopher Branch (Gentleman) downloaded from https://www.americantapestry.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Descendants-of-Christopher-Branch-Sr..pdf on 6/4/2024, This follows Thomas > Thomas > Christopher the immigrant.
The document includes a number of sources.
See PDF of the page:
Branch - Descendants of Christopher Branch-Sr.pdf
- [S6070] Cabell, J. B. (2012). Branchiana: Being a Partial Account of the Branch Family in Virginia. (n.p.): Repressed Publishing LLC. Downloaded 7/29/2024 from archive.org., The book includes Jones, Branch, Tanner
Elizabeth Branch
F, #4177, b. about 1655, d. 1717
Parents
| Birth | about 1655 | In Henrico County, Virginia, British America.1 |
| Death | 1717 | In Charles City County, Virginia, British America.1 |
| Misc | | Married a Parham. |
| Misc | | Melchizadeck Richardson.2,1 |
Citations
- [S5496] Descendants of Christopher Branch (Gentleman) downloaded from https://www.americantapestry.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Descendants-of-Christopher-Branch-Sr..pdf on 6/4/2024, This follows Thomas > Thomas > Christopher the immigrant.
The document includes a number of sources.
See PDF of the page:
Branch - Descendants of Christopher Branch-Sr.pdf - [S6070] Cabell, J. B. (2012). Branchiana: Being a Partial Account of the Branch Family in Virginia. (n.p.): Repressed Publishing LLC. Downloaded 7/29/2024 from archive.org., The book includes Jones, Branch, Tanner
Mary Addie
F, #4178, b. 1602, d. 1630
| Birth | 1602 | |
| Death | 1630 | At age ~28. |
Elizabeth Gooch
F, #4179, b. about 1627, d. August 1697
Parents
Family: Thomas Branch (b. April 1624 or May 1624, d. 1 February 1694)
| Birth | about 1627 | In Virginia or England. There is a brith record of an Elizabeth Gooch father William. I have not found the record but familysearch says it is on Myheritage.com. This is probably the source of the 1627 birth year...
Elizabeth Gough
Christening: Mar 16 1627 - Kidderminster, Worcester, England
Parents: William Gough, Mary1,1,2,3,4 |
| Marriage | circa 1645 | In Henrico County, Virginia, British America.5,1,1,6,2,7,3,4 |
| Death | August 1697 | In Varina Parish, Henrico County, Virginia, British America.1,1,2,4 |
| Misc | | Parents: Very iffy! Wikitree says:
It is not proven but generally accepted that her maiden name was Gough, probably daughter of Matthew Gough. Her mother is not certain. (Note: Some online trees list her mother as Elizabeth (Baspoole) Gooch - however this lady was Matthew's mother.)
and in Matthew's profile on WikiTree:
The only genealogical information on Matthew is found in the Branch family that claims Matthew had a daughter Elizabeth that married Thomas Branch (1623-1694). In fact, William Byrd's Title Book mentions the Henrico lands of Capt. Mathew Gough and for want of a will or heirs, the land reverted back to the state (though it is possible that if he did, in fact, have a daughter, that she had married and moved away before the time of his death)...
According to the William & Mary College Quarterly (1918 vol. XXVI), "Thomas Branch is said to have married Elizabeth, daughter of Captain Matthew Gough of Henrico,[5] a burgess for the session beginning 2 March 1642-3.[6]5,1,1,2 |
| Misc | | DNA Matches - some. 9/18/2024
Same as Thomas Branch |
| Misc | | A first husband Edward Deeley? This is what findagrave says but it makes no sense because Deeley did not die until 1689.4 |
| Will | 2 August 1697 | In Henrico County, Virginia, British America. Recorded. The will of Elizabeth Branch of Henrico County, Virginia was recorded on 2 Aug 1697. The will identifies the following persons:[1] (Transcription from https://www.geni.com/people/Elizabeth-Branch/6000000008177162052)
To son Thomas Branch bed that standeth with the head to the partition on the left of door as one cometh in, with all furniture belonging thereto, also 5 pair sheets one being Holland, my long table and form, a great copper kettle and iron pot known by name of the long pot, and one belmettel skillet; son Matthew Branch 1 pair new curtains and vallens to the bed he hath already, 5 pair of sheets one being Holland, chest of drawers, drawing table and small forme, biggest brass kettle, second great pot, one being called new being made of iron, chafing dish pair of fire dogs; son James Branch feather bed that standeth on the right hand as one cometh from the door to the chimney with the curtains and vallens and all other furniture that belongeth to the said bed. 5 pair of sheets one being Holland half this present crop of wheat, one great iron pot, small brass kettle, Negro's man Mingo; daughter Elizabeth Richardson suit of wearing clothes, my riding gown, and twelve pence in money. Son in law Melchizedeck Richardson half crown to buy him a pair of gloves, son in law Richard Ward half crown to buy him a pair of gloves. Granddaughter Martha Branch all my wearing clothes in general, linnen and woolen shoes and hose, Three sons Thomas, Matthew and James before mentioned residue of my estate to be equally divided between them except half the wheat after James has his, is to be divided between Thomas and Matthew. and 2 cows named Nanny and Cherry and one cow and calf and half an ox which I give to son James and other half of ox to Thomas. Residue to be divided between sons, Thomas and Matthew. Sons Thomas and James Executors Witnesses: Joseph Tanner, John X Cocke2,4 |
| Probate | 20 August 1697 | In Henrico County, Virginia, British America.2,3 |
| Last Edited | 6 November 2024 |
Citations
- [S5496] Descendants of Christopher Branch (Gentleman) downloaded from https://www.americantapestry.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Descendants-of-Christopher-Branch-Sr..pdf on 6/4/2024, This follows Thomas > Thomas > Christopher the immigrant.
The document includes a number of sources.
See PDF of the page:
Branch - Descendants of Christopher Branch-Sr.pdf - [S7011] "Elizabeth (Gough) Branch (abt. 1628." abt. 1697) WikiTree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gough-1874. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024., More information including will, list of children:
Gough Elizabeth (abt.1628-abt.1697) at WikiTree.pdf - [S7298] "Elizabeth in the Millennium File." Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7249/records/10876604?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 3 Nov. 2024.
- [S7299] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208563684/elizabeth-deeley_branch: accessed November 3, 2024), memorial page for Elizabeth Gooch Deeley Branch (1627–1697), Find a Grave Memorial ID 208563684, citing Branch Family Cemetery, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by David Goode (contributor 49372965).
- [S6085] "Builders of the Old Dominion 2." Web https://web.archive.org/web/20231002142530/https://www.americantapestry.net/2020/03/13/builders-of-the-old-dominion-2/. Accessed 31 Jul. 2024., The author's name might be Kitty Barrera but on the pages I downloaded there is no author's name.
Branch Christopher b1598 and Mary Addie.pdf
Below is the SAME PAGE! But I dare not delete either.
Branch Christopher b1598 - Builders of the Old Dominion.pdf
The original pages are here (for now):
https://web.archive.org/web/20231002142530/https://www.americantapestry.net/2020/03/13/builders-of-the-old-dominion-2/ - [S6129] "Thomas and William Branch of Henrico and Some of Their Descendants on JSTOR." Jstor https://www.jstor.org/stable/1915105. Accessed 4 Aug. 2024., This is also in this which is available at ancestry.com
Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly. Vol. I. Adams - Clopton
pages 410 - 416 - [S7278] "Thomas Branch in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560." 1900 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7836/records/141559?indiv=try&h&pid=1321552742&db. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Henry Branch
M, #4180, b. 1712
Parents
Christopher Branch
M, #4181, b. between 1602 and 1603, d. between 1 December 1681 and 1 February 1681/82
Christopher was the son of Lionel Branch and Valentia Sparke, born around 1598 in London, England.[1] He married Mary Addie on 2 Sep 1619 in St. Peters Church, Westcheap, London Greater London County, England.
"Christopher Branch came in the London Marchannt, Mary, his wife in the same shipp, Thomas his sonne was aged 9 months" to the new Virginia Colony according to "The Muster (census) of the Inhabitants of the Colledge: Land in Virginia taken the 23th of Janery 1624 (1625)."[6][7] After sailing on the "London Merchant" in 1620, "Thy settle on "Ye Colledge Land". The "Colledge Land" was the designation for the acreage obtained in 1619 for the benefit of the proposed University at Henrico. "On the northerly side of James River, from the falls down to Henrico (about 14 miles below the present city of Richmond) . . . are the public lands reserved and laid out, whereof ten thousand are for the University lands, three thousand are for the company's lands, with other lands belonging to the Colledge"
Christopher and Mary Branch survived the Indian Massacre of 1622.
Christopher was one of the viewers of tobacco in Henrico and one of the representatives for Henrico County in the house of Burgesses in 1639. He was Justice of the peace in Henrico County, in 1656.
-- See Builders of the Old Dominion 2: Christopher Branch and Mary Addie.
Parents
Family: Mary Addie (b. 30 November 1599, d. before 1630)
| Birth | between 1602 and 1603 | In Abingdon, Berkshire, England. Birth according to Branch of Abingdon: A Revision was 1602 or 1603.1,2,3,4 |
| Marriage | 2 September 1619 | At St. Peters Church, Westcheap, in London, England.5,1,2,3,6,4 |
| Death | between 1 December 1681 and 1 February 1681/82 | In Henrico, Virginia, British America.7,1,2 |
| Burial | 1681/82 | At Branch Family Cemetery in Kingsland, Henrico County, Virginia, British America. |
| Misc | | Jamestown Society.8 |
| Misc | | Royalty. Possible connections to royalty.
Edward I
and/or as we find in his findagrave entry:
Christopher Branch, Sr.'s lineage is proven to Charlemagne through King William I (the Conqueror) and his descendants qualify for membership in the "Jamestowne Society" and the "Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States of America".9,10,11 |
| Misc | | Parents: Lionel and Valentia (Sparke)Branch. Branch Family History page says his father is Thomas... Other sources, probably more reliable, have Lionel and Valentina Sparks.3 |
| Misc | | Possible ancestors.1 |
| Misc | | Children.12 |
| Misc | | Life in the colonies.7 |
| Misc | about 1616 | Received inheritance from paternal grandfather.5 |
| Immigration | March 1619/20 | Virginia, British America. London Marchant from Tilburyhope, England.7,5,2 |
| Misc | 22 March 1622 | Indian Massacre in Jamestown, Virginia, British America. Indian massacre of 1622, depicted as a woodcut by Matthaeus Merian, 1628.
At midday on Good Friday, March 22, 1622, there were twelve hundred forty English inhabitants in the Colony of Virginia. Of these nearly four hundred were killed by Indians. Christopher Branch's family survived.2 |
| Residence | 1623/24 | In College Land, Henrico County, Virginia, British America.5 |
| Misc | 23 January 1624 | Muster in College Land, Virginia, British America.13 |
| Census | January 1624/25 | Christopher Branch appeared in the census in January 1624/25 at Colledg Land in Henrico County, Virginia, British America.5 |
| Misc | 1632 | Lawsuit. Christopher returned briefly to England in 1632, going to court, proclaiming the Bull Inn in Abingdon ought, by rights, to be his, but of which he had been cheated by his uncle, Robert Payne. He stated in court that his father (Lionel Branch) died 27 years earlier when he himself was only two or three years old. Robert Payne's son, Richard, was the owner of Bull Inn at the time of the suit. Christopher's case stated that, by the terms of his great-uncle Thomas' will of 1565 the Bull Inn after descending to his grandfather, William Branch, and to his uncle, William's eldest son Thomas, should have descended to Christopher's father, Lionel, as heir at law of the younger Thomas, and so to Christopher after Lionel's death.
Christopher was challenging the 1624 transfer of ownership of the Bull Inn by the younger Thomas to his brother-in-law, Robert Payne, as part of the settlement of his marriage. Unfortunately for Christopher, the transfer of ownership was upheld. Shortly after the hearing of this case, Richard Payne seems to have conveyed the Bull Inn to Christ Hospital of Abingdon, for numerous leases by the hospital dating from 1644-1856 are extant. This can be found at the Public Recds Off. Chancery Proceedings, Charles I Reign, Bundle B. 21, no. 34. Note: Shortly after losing this suit in Chancery, Christopher returned to Henrico Co., VA.
This is also discussed in detail in Branch of Abingdon: A Revision
Peter Walne9,4 |
| Property | 20 October 1634 | 100 acres on 20 October 1634 at Arrowhattocks in Henrico County, Virginia, British America.7,7,5 |
| Property | between 1635 and 1639 | Land acquisitions of Christopher Branch, Sr.: As "Christopher Branch, Planter, of Arrowhattocks in Henrico County", he was granted a lease, 29 Oct 1634, for 21 years on 100 acres lying "east upon the maine River (the James)" [Patent Bk.1, p155]. The following year, 08 Dec 1635, he patented 250 acres"at "Kingsland" (his plantation) over against Arrowhattocks, east upon the maine River….adjacent to the land of John Griffin, now in the tenure of said Branch….50 acres for his own personal adventure and 200 acres for the transportation of 4 persons (head rights) [Patent Bk. 1, p155]. "By 28 Feb 1638/9, Christopher Branch, Sr.'s plantation numbered 450 acres after he had acquired an additional 100 acres through an exchange with James Place (see map near Kingsland) and the remaining acreage through additional "head rights" [Patent Bk. 1 pp381, 527, 634]. He accumulated a large plantation in the extreme northeast of Chesterfield Co., bounded upon the east by the James River and upon the south by Proctor's Creek. The present Kingsland Creek ran through his property (see attached map). He was a prosperous tobacco planter whose land holdings grew to 1,380 acres by the time of his death at the age of 80 (an exceptional age for the times). between 1635 and 1639 in Henrico County, British America.9 |
| Property | 14 September 1636 | On 14 September 1636 in Henrico County, Virginia, British America.7,5 |
| Occupation | 1639 | Tobacco Viewer in Henrico County, Virginia, British America. Christopher Branch, Sr. was named in an Act of Assembly, 1639, as a "tobacco viewer from the World's End (see map) to Henrico", and was Burgess for the county the following year (1640), and justice of Henrico Co. in 1657. A "viewer of tobacco crop" was a sort of government quality inspector/appraiser. "World's End" was the name of Richard Perrin's plantation. Christopher's 20 Feb 1681 will described him as "of Kingsland". Mary (Addie) Branch, his wife, had died many years before, about 1630, and there is no record of him remarrying. In 1640, when he was serving as Burgess, the House ordered all the bad tobacco and half the good tobacco be burned (no pun intended). This attempt to control the over supply left production for the year at only 1.5 million pounds.9 |
| Occupation | January 1639/40 | Elected Burgess in Henrico County, Virginia, British America.5 |
| Occupation | 1656 | Justice of the Peace in Henrico County, Virginia, British America.5 |
| Misc | 1665 | Christopher Jr and Sarah died. Leaving Christopher Sr to raise their children.5 |
| Will | 20 June 1678 | In Henrico County, British America. CHRISTOPHER BRANCH'S WILL. dated June 20, l678, was probated in Henrico County. February 20. l681-2: In the name of God, Amen; the twentieth of June l678, 1, Christopher Branch of Kingsland in the county of Henrieo, being in years & memory, praises be to god, doe make this my last will and testament as followeth: Item. I give my body unto the earth from whence it came and my soule unto my saviour Jesus Christ, who hath bought it with his most preious Blond. Item. I give unto my sonne Thomas Branch my great Copper Caetell and a Book called Ursinis Catucis, and I doe confirme the two hundred and forth acres of land that I have given him by deed of gift formerly. Item, I give unto my grandson Christnpher Brunch all the land betweene the River and the long slash, begining at procters Creeke mouth, and run upward on the river to the pine tree that parts my land and my sonn Thomas, and fmm proctor Creek at the lower end of the long slash on the inside of the slash tuning upward to my sonne Thomases land, unto him and his heirs males forever; provided that he shall help to build for his Brother Samuel a house of 4 board lengths. To grandson Samuel Branch, land called "Jack's Bottom" at Proctors Creek, provided he help build his brother Benjamin a house 4 boards lengths. To grandson Benjamin Branch, land between Jack's Bottom and Proctors Creek. It is my will that neither Samuel nor Benjzmtin go of the plantacon, but (they are) to live with xthopher and to have housing and ground, and to Worke together till they be able to seate their owne laud, unless they be willing to goe of themselves. It is my will that my part of Jobes labour soe long as he hath to serve shall goe to mainetaine Samuel, Benjamin, and Sarah, and (that) the halfe of the Negroes lubr goe to mainetaine them. It is my will that the Cartway he not stopt up nor altered that now is to goe into the Woods for Timber or for fire Woode. but to have a Clear passage. It is my will that William and John Branch shall have liberty to fish or fowle in the Creekes or swamp. If Christop. shall refuse to help to build and clear for Samuell and Benjamine us I have set downe in this my will, then he shall pay six hundred pounds of tobaccoe to Eaeh of them; and if Samuell shall refuse to help Benjamine to built and Clear, as I have set down in this my will, then he shall pay to Benjamine six hundred pounds of tobacco. It: I give unto Thomas Jefferson one hogshead of tobaccoe of four hundred pounds Weight, whome I make with my gransonne Christop. Branch my full and sole Exetrs of this my last will and testamt, and I desire them to see my will truly pformed. My debts and legacies being paid and burial discharged, all the rest of my Estate I give unto my gransonne Christop. Branch, and Samuell and Benjamine and Sarah and Mary Branchm the Wife of Tho: Jefferson, to be equally divided among them. Witnesse my hand and settle the day and year above written. (Signed) Christop Branch Wit: Abell Gower, Richard Ward.12,14,5 |
| Misc | 20 February 1681/82 | Will recorded.7 |
| Probate | 13 April 1682 | . Inventory.7 |
| Last Edited | 10 November 2024 |
Citations
- [S5496] Descendants of Christopher Branch (Gentleman) downloaded from https://www.americantapestry.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Descendants-of-Christopher-Branch-Sr..pdf on 6/4/2024, This follows Thomas > Thomas > Christopher the immigrant.
The document includes a number of sources.
See PDF of the page:
Branch - Descendants of Christopher Branch-Sr.pdf - [S5501] "Christopher Branch Sr. (abt.1598-1682)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Branch-50. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024., See PDF with a huge amount of information:
Branch Christopher Sr. (abt.1598-1682) WikiTree.pdf - [S7269] "Thomas Branch in the Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981." Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/223383:61266?indiv=try&h&pid=182573553505&db. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
- [S7328] Citation:
Walne, Peter. “Branch of Abingdon: A Revision.” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 67, no. 1, 1959, pp. 82–105. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4246512. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024. - [S6085] "Builders of the Old Dominion 2." Web https://web.archive.org/web/20231002142530/https://www.americantapestry.net/2020/03/13/builders-of-the-old-dominion-2/. Accessed 31 Jul. 2024., The author's name might be Kitty Barrera but on the pages I downloaded there is no author's name.
Branch Christopher b1598 and Mary Addie.pdf
Below is the SAME PAGE! But I dare not delete either.
Branch Christopher b1598 - Builders of the Old Dominion.pdf
The original pages are here (for now):
https://web.archive.org/web/20231002142530/https://www.americantapestry.net/2020/03/13/builders-of-the-old-dominion-2/ - [S7326] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115319744/christopher_branch#view-photo=163773809. Accdessed 11/6/2024.
- [S6070] Cabell, J. B. (2012). Branchiana: Being a Partial Account of the Branch Family in Virginia. (n.p.): Repressed Publishing LLC. Downloaded 7/29/2024 from archive.org., The book includes Jones, Branch, Tanner
- [S7333] "Boyle - Bray." Jamestowne Society https://www.jamestowne.org/boyle---bray.html. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
- [S7300] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115319744/christopher-branch: accessed November 3, 2024), memorial page for Christopher Branch Sr. (2 Sep 1598–Feb 1682), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115319744, citing Branch Family Cemetery, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Gresham Farrar (contributor 47643741)., see image 1624/25 Muster as well as his marriage record
- [S7285] "Branch Family File : Singing River Genealogy and Local History Library : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive." Archive https://archive.org/details/branch_202406/page/n3/mode/2up. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024., This includes references, the ancestry back to Edward I including some history in England. See:
Branch Family File.pdf
"The Branches were not and never claimed to be armigerous despite the arms embossed on the cover of Branch of Abingdon, by James Branch."
Armigerous means having or entitled to use a coat of arms, or bearing heraldic arms. The term can also be used to describe a family or clan. - [S7350] Roberts, G. B. (2010). The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies Or the United States. United States: Genealogical Publishing Company. Accessed on ancestry.com
- [S6070] Cabell, J. B. (2012). Branchiana: Being a Partial Account of the Branch Family in Virginia. (n.p.): Repressed Publishing LLC. Downloaded 7/29/2024 from archive.org.
- [S7327] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115319744/christopher_branch#view-photo=201206739. Accessed Nov 6, 2024., See image of muster record
- [S6080] "Will of Christopher Branch ID/Link/URL/Title." Wikitree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Will_of_Christopher_Branch. Accessed 30 Jul. 2024., See all of it here:
Branch Christopher b1598 -Will of Christopher Branch at WikiTree.pdf
George William Weir
M, #4182, b. about 1695
Parents
Family: Jean Good (b. 11 February 1695, d. 1765)
| Birth | about 1695 | In Antrim, Ireland or maybe Scotland.1 |
| Marriage2 | | |
| Burial | about 1746 | In Antrim, Antrim, Ireland.1 |
| Misc | | DNA Matches - ? 6/6/2024 Scott's DNA as Dessie Anderson
There are a few matches but we aren't getting further back nor confirming much of anything...
6/7/2024 Judy's DNA as Dessie Anderson
Matches, but they are at the James Weir and Mary Cowan common ancestor. Their James Weir is a brother of our Hugh Weir, but they have him married to our Mary Cowan. I don't even know if their James Weir exists... But it is a DNA match of some kind! After their James Weir they are descended from a Robert Weir (1769-1843)which is a son of our James Weir, so they skipped a generation in their tree... So no help on the father. |
| Misc | | Parents.1 |
| Last Edited | 10 November 2024 |
Citations
- [S5502] "George William Weir (abt.1695-abt.1746)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Weir-458. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024., No real sources.
- [S6009] "Jean Good in the Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564." 1950 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/26656971:60143?indiv=try&h&pid=202363468837&db. Accessed 24 Jul. 2024.
Jean Good
F, #4183, b. 11 February 1695, d. 1765
Parents
| Birth | 11 February 1695 | In Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.1 |
| Marriage2 | | |
| Death | 1765 | At age ~70 in Antrim, Antrim, Ireland.1 |
| Misc | | DNA Match -confusing. 6/6/2024 Scott's DNA connected to Dessie Kimsey
1 HALF match to only Jean Good with a William George Weare 1739-1816. This only makes sense if she married two Weir men...
Some confirmation of this connection. but of course not her name...
BUT the tree they connect to has William George Weir the son of William Weir (1723-) and Rebecca Dugan Carrell
Another match is just as much nonsense
6/7/2024 Judy's DNA connected to Dessie Kimsey
1 half match to only Jean Good - the same as Scott's BUT mine does point to her... |
| Misc | | Parents. Some say her parents are John (Hugh) Good and Jean Thorpe. Wikitree for example, but no evidence.3 |
| Last Edited | 10 November 2024 |
Citations
- [S5503] "Jean (Good) Weir (1695-)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Good-780. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024., Little real evidence...
Died in Scotland? If so, not the right person!
The geni link has her dying in Ireland in 1765. No sources either. - [S6009] "Jean Good in the Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564." 1950 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/26656971:60143?indiv=try&h&pid=202363468837&db. Accessed 24 Jul. 2024.
- [S6379] "John Good (abt.1670-)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Good-781. Accessed 25 Aug. 2024., No sources
John Weir
M, #4184, b. about 1718, d. 1801
Parents
| Birth | about 17181 | |
| Death | 1801 | |
| Misc | | Married Agnes Hunter.1 |
| Last Edited | 25 August 2024 |
Citations
- [S6381] "John Weir (abt.1718-)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Weir-1291. Accessed 25 Aug. 2024.
Samuel Weir
M, #4186, b. 1720, d. 1821
Parents
| Birth | 1720 | I've seen about 1820 and 1840.1 |
| Death | 1821 | At age ~101. I've seen 1821 and in this source both 1811 and 1802. Confusion of people?1 |
| Last Edited | 25 August 2024 |
Citations
- [S6382] "Samuel Weir (1720-1811)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Weir-2756. Accessed 25 Aug. 2024.
George William Weir
M, #4187, b. about 1739, d. 2 November 1816
Parents
| Birth | about 1739 | In Country Antrim, Ireland.1 |
| Death | 2 November 1816 | This may be a different person in Christian County, Kentucky, United States.1 |
| Misc | | DNA Matches. 2 DNA matches with a William George Weare b1739 as child of Jean Good only. |
Citations
- [S6011] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82134694/george-wear: accessed July 24, 2024), memorial page for George Wear (1739–2 Nov 1816), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82134694; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Marsha (contributor 47478583).
Abraham Weir
M, #4188, b. 1718, d. 1821
Parents
| Birth | 1718 | |
| Death | 1821 | At age ~103. |
James Weir
M, #4189, b. 1670, d. 1716
Parents
| Birth | 1670 | |
| Death | 1716 | At age ~46. |
Catherine Smith
F, #4190, b. 1679
Captain Jonathan Roberts
M, #4191, b. 29 October 1665, d. 1721
Jonathan M Roberts was born about Oct 29, 1665 in Newtown, Queens Co., NY, son of Thomas Roberts (~1636–1679) and Sarah Strickland (~1644–1742). His father, Connecticut born Thomas Roberts died in Newtown in Oct. 1679. Along with Jonathan, his mother Sarah and his sister Elizabeth Roberts Furman and other Roberts family settled in Trenton/Hopewell, old Hunterdon Co., NJ, as part of the Long Island migration to the area in the 1695-1710 period.
Jonathan died before Apr 4, 1721 in Trenton, Mercer County, Province of New Jersey, aged about 55. Jonathan's will passed probate on 4 April 1721. It listed wife Mary, six daughters, and an expected child.
--WikiTree.
Parents
| Birth | 29 October 1665 | In Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, British America. |
| Marriage1 | | |
| Death | 1721 | At age ~56 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, British America.2 |
| Misc | | DNA Matches 2 good. 6/6/2024 Scott's DNA as Dessie Anderson
Jonathan Roberts
1 match only on Jonathan 46 CM 2 segments! on a Mary (our Mary)
1 match both on Jemima
6/7/2024 Judy's DNA as Dessie
NO matches to Jonathan Roberts! or Mary Hart |
| Occupation | | Yeoman.3 |
| Will | 27 November 1720 | In Trentown, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, British America.2,4,5,3 |
| Probate | 4 April 1721 | In New Jersey, British America.2 |
| Last Edited | 10 November 2024 |
Citations
- [S5505] "Mary Roberts in the New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670." 1817 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/20158:2793?indiv=try&h&pid=362407028270&db. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
- [S5591] "Jonathan Roberts in the New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670." 1817 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/26499:2793?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
- [S7345] "Jonathan Roberts in the New Jersey, U.S., Calendar of Wills, 1670." 1760 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4723/records/7910?indiv=try&h&_phsrc=sSp847&db. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
- [S7343] "Jonathan Roberts in the New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670." 1817 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2793/records/26499?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
- [S7344] Klett, Joseph R. "Using the Records of the East and West Jersey Proprietors" New Jersey State Archives Page 34. https://www.nj.gov/state/archives/pdf/proprietors.pdf. Accessed 11/8/2024.
Mary Hart
F, #4192, b. about 1663, d. 1740
| Birth | about 1663 | In New Jersey, British America. She has a brother Ralph Hart1 |
| Marriage2 | | |
| Death | 1740 | In Trenton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, British America.2 |
| Misc | | Another daughter? What does this mean, from the will:
Daughter, Martha, to have equal share with other four daughters. Step daughter?2 |
| Misc | | DNA Matches - 1 good. 6/6/2024 Scott's DNA as Dessie Anderson
1 DNA match on sibling Jemima 11 cM |
| Will | 8 February 1740 | In New Jersey, British America.2,3 |
| Probate | 25 March 1741 | In New Jersey.2 |
Citations
- [S5591] "Jonathan Roberts in the New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670." 1817 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/26499:2793?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
- [S5505] "Mary Roberts in the New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670." 1817 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/20158:2793?indiv=try&h&pid=362407028270&db. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
- [S7344] Klett, Joseph R. "Using the Records of the East and West Jersey Proprietors" New Jersey State Archives Page 34. https://www.nj.gov/state/archives/pdf/proprietors.pdf. Accessed 11/8/2024.
John Gragg
M, #4193, b. about 1690, d. about 1758
John Gregg 1690-1758: John Gregg (1690-1758) immigrated to America in the early 1700's. He first settled in Paxtang [note], Cumberland Co. Pennsylvania and later moved to Augusta Co., Virginia. He was born in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland, later moving to Waterford Co., Ireland. He married Nancy Ann Wood, dau. of William Wood. John and Nancy had Margaret, William, John, Thomas, Robert, Andrew and Elizabeth. John "the Quaker" followed William Penn to the USA to buy land to farm and raise his family. [note: Paxtang is now a suburb of Harrisburg, PA
-WikiTree modified.
| Birth | about 1690 | In County Antrim, Northern Ireland.1 |
| Marriage | about 1710 | In Ireland. The marriage record says they were married in Pennsylvania. I have Ireland. Since they were from Northern Ireland, Pennsylvania would not be a deal killer...1,2 |
| Death | about 1758 | In Augusta Co., Virginia, British America.3,1 |
| Misc | | DNA Matches - good. 6/6/2024 Scott's DNA on Dessie Kimsey
14 matches total, 12 on other children of John Henry Gregg
Parents John Henry and Nancy Ann Woods
Robert 4 both
Jane E John Henry
ancestry too slow to continue, looks good, could do later...
6/7/2024 Judy's DNA on Dessie Anderson
2 on other children, Robert and Jane, 1 each. one on both parents, one only on John Gragg. One eve has 2 segments. |
| Misc | | Parents - no evidence, including our DNA. Someone likes a John Henry Gregg and Elizabeth Cooke but he's in Delaware and we are told both John Gregg and Nancy Ann Wood his wife are from Northern Ireland. No DNA evidence to support this. |
| Misc | | New Hampshire Gregg family. There seems to be a New Hampshire Gregg family in Documentary History of Maine. I see no reason why they would end up in Virginia... |
| Immigration | 1747 | . Immigration (possible.)4,1 |
| Residence | about 1750 | In Augusta Co., Virginia, British America. |
| Last Edited | 23 October 2024 |
Citations
- [S5516] "John Gragg (abt. 1690." abt. 1758) ID/Link/URL/Cite/UserID https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gragg-454. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024., PDF includes the full page including comments. There is a huge amount of information here:
Gragg John (abt.1690-abt.1758) WikiTree.pdf - [S6601] "John Gragg in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560." 1900 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/484981:7836?indiv=try&h&pid=30290237370&db. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
- [S5504] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69693478/john-gregg: accessed June 6, 2024), memorial page for John Gregg (1690–1758), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69693478; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Roger Phillip Burnett (contributor 46801633).
- [S5507] "John Gregg in the U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s." 1900s https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4110256:7486?indiv=try&h&pid=6715707319&db. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Nancy Ann Wood
F, #4194, b. about 1694, d. 1768
Nancy Ann Wood was born around 1694, in Ireland. Nancy was the daughter of William Wood and Ann Measures. Nancy Ann Wood married John Gregg in 1714, in Ireland. Nancy Gregg passed away in 1768, in Augusta, Virginia.
John Gregg and Nancy Ann Wood, daughter of William Wood; removed to Augusta County, Virginia, in 1750
---WikiTree.
| Birth | about 1694 | In Northern Ireland.1,1 |
| Marriage | about 1710 | In Ireland. The marriage record says they were married in Pennsylvania. I have Ireland. Since they were from Northern Ireland, Pennsylvania would not be a deal killer...2,3 |
| Death | 1768 | In Augusta Co., Virginia, British America.4 |
| Misc | | DNA Matches - good. 9/14/2024 DNA on Kimsey
Scott 15 matches to Robert and William - checked some both parents
Judy 1 match to both parents
6/7/2024 Judy's and Scott's DNA on Dessie Anderson
NOTHING TODAY!
6/6/2024 Scott's DNA as Dessie Kimsey
13 matches, 11 with other children of Nancy Ann Woods, wife of John Henry Gregg
1 match with both, too slow to continue today. |
| Misc | | Parents - no evidence including our DNA. William Wood b1670 England
and Mary Ann Measures. No DNA matches.
This is what WikiTree has.
I looked at several trees and Captain John Wood (1670-1694) Ireland and Elizabeth Mary Ann Measures make sense, but I see NO EVIDENCE at all! Just junk sources in trees. Born in Ireland with a bunch of English records? |
| Last Edited | 24 October 2024 |
Citations
- [S5506] "Nancy Ann (Wood) Gragg (abt. 1694." abt. 1768) ID/Link/URL/Cite/UserID https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wood-1280. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024., See PDF with biography and sources:
Wood Nancy Ann Gragg (abt.1694-abt.1768) WikiTree - [S5516] "John Gragg (abt. 1690." abt. 1758) ID/Link/URL/Cite/UserID https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gragg-454. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024., PDF includes the full page including comments. There is a huge amount of information here:
Gragg John (abt.1690-abt.1758) WikiTree.pdf - [S6601] "John Gragg in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560." 1900 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/484981:7836?indiv=try&h&pid=30290237370&db. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
- [S5508] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69693529/nancy_ann-gregg: accessed June 6, 2024), memorial page for Nancy Ann Wood Gregg (1694–1768), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69693529; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Roger Phillip Burnett (contributor 46801633).
Jemima Roberts
F, #4195, b. 1706, d. 1770
Jemima Roberts was born in 1706 in Hunterdon, New Jersey. She passed away in 1770.
She is named in her mother Mary's will dated 8 Feb 1740 and proved 25 March 1741. Mary was widow of Jonathan Roberts of Trenton, Hunterdon, New Jersey
She is called a half sister to Mary Roberts.
Parents
| Birth | 1706 | In Huntingdon, New Jersey, British America.1 |
| Marriage2,1 | | |
| Death | 1770 | At age ~64 in Frederick, Virginia, British America.1 |
| Misc | 1740 | Named in her mother's will.2 |
Citations
- [S5523] "Jemima (Roberts) Maxwell (1706-1770)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Roberts-33327. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
- [S5505] "Mary Roberts in the New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670." 1817 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/20158:2793?indiv=try&h&pid=362407028270&db. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Kezia Roberts
F, #4199, b. about 1710
Parents
| Birth | about 1710 | In New Jersey, British America.1,2 |
| Marriage1,2 | | |
| Misc | 1740 | Named in her mother's will.3 |
Citations
- [S5524] "Keziah (Roberts) Cook (abt.1710-)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Roberts-49948. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
- [S5525] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144447242/keziah-cook: accessed June 6, 2024), memorial page for Keziah Roberts Cook (1710–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 144447242; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Joseph R. Klett (contributor 47554493).
- [S5505] "Mary Roberts in the New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670." 1817 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/20158:2793?indiv=try&h&pid=362407028270&db. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Thomas Gragg
M, #4200, b. about 1715, d. before 17 August 1773
Thomas Gragg was born December 3, 1715, in Ireland a son of John Gragg and Nancy Wood. Robert's family immigrated to America, when he was a child. The family lived first in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and then in Augusta County, Virginia, which was formed from Orange County in 1738. About 1735, in Orange County Virginia, Thomas married Elizabeth Sample, who was also born in Ireland, a daughter of Samuel Sample, born circa 1693. Thomas and Elizabeth became the parents of as many as eight children.
-Wikitree.
Parents
| Birth | about 1715 | In Northern Ireland.1,2 |
| Death | before 17 August 1773 | In Augusta, Virginia, British America.2 |
| Will | 1773 | . Thomas Gragg's will, dated April, 1773, Augusta County, Virginia, named his wife, Elizabeth, and children: Ann, Mary, and Elizabeth - sons Henry, and William, were not mentioned in the will. Thomas married Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Sample. Thomas apparently died soon after the making of his will, as appraisers for the estate were appointed, 17 August, 1773. Mary, daughter of Thomas, was bound out to her brother, William, in 1775. Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas, was bound out to her brother, William, in 1780.1,2 |
| Probate | 20 September 1773 | In Augusta Co., Virginia, British America. Name: Thomas Gragg
Date: 20 Sep 1773
Location: Augusta Co., VA
Notes: This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Remarks: Thomas Gragg's estate appraised by David Ralston, Henry Ewin, John Ewin.
Description: Decedent
Book: WB5-183[6]2 |
Citations
- [S5509] Gragg, George Robert (1978). Gragg Descent. Downloaded from familysearch.org 6/6/2024., It continues with a section about his children.
- [S5511] "Thomas Gragg (abt. 1715." bef. 1773) ID/Link/URL/Cite/UserID https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gragg-290. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024., See PDF with more information and sources:
Gragg Thomas (abt.1715-bef.1773) WikiTree.pdf