Peyton Townes and Muriel Pearce Family History

Christopher Woodward (possible)

M, #526, Deceased, b. about 1570, d. 25 August 1627

Relatonship

8th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Christopher Woodward (b. 1530, d. 14 April 1574)
Mother	Elizabeth Oldbury (b. about 1535)

Family: Katherine Audley (Possible) (b. about 1597, d. 1638)

Son	Thomas Woodward (possible)+ (b. Unknown, d. 1677)

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Events

Marriage | Katherine Audley (Possible)
Katherine Audley (Possible)
Birth about 1597 | London, England
Death: 1638 | Surrey, England
1570
Birth
About 1570 | London, England
1627~57
Death
25 August 1627

Giiles Line	2nd great-grandfather of John Giles
Last Edited	13 January 2024 10:28:00

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Christopher Branch, Jr.

M, #527, Deceased, b. 1628, d. 1665

Relatonship

6th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Christopher Branch (b. about 1600, d. 21 February 1682)
Mother	Mary Addie

Family: Sarah Almond (b. 1629, d. 1666)

Son	Christopher Branch, III+ (b. 1659, d. 11 August 1727)
Son	Samuel Branch (b. 1663, d. 1700)
Son	Benjamin Branch+ (b. 1665, d. 1706)

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Biography

Christopher Branch Jr. grew up on his father's estate Kingsland, and moved ro Charles Ciuty County, Virginia. He as appointed Justice there at age 29.

Both he and his wife died young. Their son Benjamin was raised by his grandfather Christopher Branch Sr.

Chhristopher and Sarah were the 2nd great grandparents of President Thomas Jefferson.

In 1681, Christopher Branch' Sr.'s will was proven in court following his passing and his plantation was divided amongst his son and grandsons (Branch 1681). The northern portion of Kingsland was deeded to his oldest son Thomas.. Christopher's second son, William had already been given land across the James River, and his sons were only granted the right to hunt and fish upon the Kingsland. The lower portion of Kingsland was divided and granted to his three grandsons from his third son, Christopher Branch II, who had moved to Charles City County and then died at a young age.

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Marriage | Sarah Almond
Sarah Almond
Birth 1629 | Henrico, Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
Death: 1666 | Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Marriage
Find A Grave Webpage
Christopher Branch on FindAGrave website
Research
History of Spring Hill Plantation and early Branch Family. Detailed survey report. Includes PDF of original study. Can also be accessed online at FamilySearch.com
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/GDFM-KZ
Research
Profile from unknown source
Witness | Fact | Christopher Branch
Christopher Branch; Maps of early Henrico; W:Frances Moseley Branch, Edward Osborne Branch, Elizabeth Giles Moseley, Elizabeth Epes O. Branch, Tabitha Branch, Nancy Giles Branch, Mary Augusta Branch, Eliza Edward Branch, Martha Peyton Branch, Benjamin Branch, IV, Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Ann Branch, Henry Branch, Amy Branch, Christopher Branch, III, Anne Sherman, Elizabeth Branch, Henry Branch, William Branch, Christopher Branch, Elizabeth Branch, Martha Branch, Mary Addie, Thomas Branch, Jr., Thomas Branch, Sr., Elizabeth Unknown, Elizabeth Archer, Sarah Almond, Benjamin Branch, Samuel Branch, Agnes Branch, Wiilliam Branch, William Branch, Matthew Branch, James Branch, Elizabeth Branch, William Branch, Martha Branch, John Branch, Samuel Branch, Obedience Branch, James Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Benjamin Branch, Mary Goode, Thomas Branch, and Edward Branch
Witness | Family | Christopher Branch
Christopher Branch; Chart; W:Ann Branch, Amy Branch, Christopher Branch, III, and Thomas Branch, Sr.,
1628
Birth
1628
1665~37
Death
1665

Branch Line	Son of Christopher Branch
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Christopher Branch

M, #528, Deceased, b. about 1600, d. 21 February 1682

Relatonship

7th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Lionel Branch (Braunche) (b. 1566, d. 1605)
Mother	Valentina Sparke (b. 1566, d. 1600)

Family: Mary Addie

Son	Thomas Branch, Sr.+ (b. May 1624, d. 1 February 1694)
Son	William Branch+ (b. about 1625, d. 1694)
Son	Christopher Branch, Jr.+ (b. 1628, d. 1665)

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Biography

(Research):Christopher Branch (circa 1600-1681) was an early English settler in Colonial Virginia, tobacco planter, and a member and justice of the House of Burgesses.In 1639 he was a member of the House of Burgesses from Henrico County[2] and was named a tobacco inspector that year. He was a member of the House of Burgesses again in 1641.[3] In 1656, he was the Justice of Henrico County.[6] He died in 1681[2] while living on the Kingsland Plantation. He was a three times great-grandfather of United States President Thomas Jefferson.

Early life and marriage
Branch was born in England around 1600.[1] or 1602. His parents were Lionel Branch and Valentia Sparks of London.[2] He married Mary Francis Addie, daughter of Francis Addie of Darton, Yorkshire, on September 2, 1619 in St. Peter's, Westcheap, London.[2]

Christopher and Mary Branch sailed to Virginia on the London Merchant in March 1621 and survived the Powhatan attack of 1622 the following year.[1][a] They were living at Colledg Land in Henrico by February 1623[4] when their son Thomas was nine months old.[1][2] According to the William and Mary Quarterly, Thomas was born in 1623. They then had two more sons. William was born in 1625 and Christopher was born about 1627.[2] His granddaughter Mary became the great-grandmother of President Thomas Jefferson,[5] making him the three times great grandfather of the president.[3]

Career
Branch acquired land in Henrico (now Chesterfield) County on the south side of the James River and north of Proctors Creek beginning in or before 1634[2][b] and established the Kingsland and Arrahattock Plantations.[1] Randolph first settled at Arrahattock on the north side of the James River. The Kingsland Plantation, which grew to 450 acres by 1639,[3] was located across the river from Arrahattock. [2][c] Branch operated a tobacco plantation[2] and due to a glut in the market, a limit of the tobacco crop to a percentage per planter was established by the Virginia General Assembly. The remainder of the tobacco crop was to be destroyed.[3]

In 1639 he was a member of the House of Burgesses from Henrico County[2] and was named a tobacco inspector that year. He was a member of the House of Burgesses again in 1641.[3] In 1656, he was the Justice of Henrico County.[6] He died in 1681[2] while living on the Kingsland Plantation. His wife, Mary, died many years earlier,[3] likely before 1630.[7].^1,2 Christopher Branch and his wife Mary Addie were the original Branch immigrants to America and the progenitors of what became a large and influential family in Virginia, They are considered one of the original settlers of Virginia as listed in the "Jamestown Muster" of 1624.

The Branch family is also an important, er, branch of the Peyton Townes ancestral tree. Christopher Branch was the 7th Great Grandtahter of Peyton Townes -- he actually was his great grandfather several times through different lines. There were intermarriages in several generations among Branches and other nearby families, including the Osbornes and Giles and Moseleys.

Christopher Branch (circa 1600-1681) was an early English settler in Colonial Virginia, tobacco planter. Christopher lived to a very old age for the period, and outlived most of his children. Life was very hard in his era, and he lived in frontier areas where conditions were especilly difficult at the time. Although he aquired land and business success, and a respected position, his possessions were very modest at the time of his death.

Although he came from a prosperous and influentiial famiily in England, he was orphaned at an early age. His grandfather disinherited his father Liionel, "my disobedient and unthrifty son" but left a legacy for Christopher.

In 1620 Christopher and Mary embarked on the ship "London Merchant" dispatched from the Port of London for Virginia. This ship was commissioned by the Virginia Company and carried 200 passengers, mostly single men.

Christopher may have been a indentured servant, a category of immigrant who bound themselves to a sponsor, who they worked for for seven years, and then revceived a grant of land as a free person.

They originally lived in "ye colledge land" a site in Henrico County that was slated to be the site of a school to "civilize" the Native Americans. He later moved to Arrowhattocks on the James River and settled in Kingsland, a plantation he developed, on the south side of the river. He aqured over 2,000 acres.

By 1639 he was a member of the House of Burgesses from Henrico County. He was a member of the House of Burgesses again in 1641. In 1656, he was the Justice of Henrico County.He died in 1681 while living on the Kingsland Plantation.

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Research
History of Spring Hill Plantation and early Branch Family. Detailed survey report. Includes PDF of original study. Can also be accessed online at FamilySearch.com
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/GDFM-KZ
Find A Grave Webpage
Chris Branch - FindaGrave.com
Person Source
Citations: 1,3
Fact
Fact Maps of early Henrico.
Family
Chart; W:Ann Branch, Amy Branch, Christopher Branch, III, Christopher Branch, Jr., and Thomas Branch, Sr.,
Biography
Biography with background on Charles Branch's ancestry.http://raneygenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/11/christopher-mary-branch-immigrants-our.html
Biography
Biography
Profile from Adventures of Purse and Person:Virginia by John Fredrick Dorman. Published by Order of First Families of Virginia, Dietz Press.
1600
Birth
About 1600
Citation: 4
1602~2
Alt. Birth
2 September 1602 | London, England
Citation: 5
1619~19
Marriage | Mary Addie
2 September 1619 | St Peter Westcheap, London, England
Mary Addie
1682~82
Death
21 February 1682 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
1682
Burial
22 February 1682 | Kingsland Plantation (Branch Family Cemetery) Henrico, Virginia, USA
2015
Affiliation
2015 | Jamestown, James City, Virginia, United States
2015; Jamestown, James City, Virginia, United States; Wife Mary Addy [A9662; (Muster of 1624/5)in "Jamestowne Society".

Citations

[S88] K. Steele Barerra, Charles Branch Descendents
[S10] William Clayton Torrence - William and Mary Quarterly, Descencents of Thoma andd William Branch
[S2] List - Unknown, Charles Branch, Mary Addie Marriage
[S121] i Bob Farmer's Geneologyi0., accessed (-15-2022), Biobraphy and Geneology of Chriostopher Branch
[S118] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, i FamilySearchi0, accessed 15 Sep 2022), entry for Christopher Branch, person ID LRXD-SHX.

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Lionel Branch (Braunche)

M, #529, Deceased, b. 1566, d. 1605

Relatonship

8th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	William Branch (Braunche) (b. 1524, d. 1602)
Mother	Katherine Jennings

Family: Valentina Sparke (b. 1566, d. 1600)

Son	Christopher Branch+ (b. about 1600, d. 21 February 1682)

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Biography

Leonell Branch was considered a "black sheep" by his family. He was referred to by his Father, William, as "my unthrifty and disobedient son" possibly for leaving Abingdon to attend Oxford University in 1585.

When Valentia Sparkes was born in 1576 in London, England, her father, Ludgate, was 26, and her mother, Valentine, was 24. She met Leonell after he graduated from Oxford in 1590. Leonell and Valentina married on July 8, 1596 at St. Martin Ludgate, London (see picture). They had one child during their marriage, Chistopher Branch.

After their marriage, Leonell and his wife returned to Abingdon and all trace of him was lost. He died intestate. Lionell passed away in 1605 in London at the age of 39. They had been married 9 years. Valentina there too died as a young mother in 1605 at the age of 29. (Research):The seventh child and third son of William Branch was Lionel, baptized on August 18, 1566, and the immediate ancestor of Christopher Branch, founder of the Branches of VA. It is unfortunate that of this member of the family regrettably little is known. That he was something of a black sheep, or more charitably, a prodigal son, is evident from the terms of his father's will, in which he is castigated as "my unthrifty and disobedient sonne," to whom only a black gown and his father's best cloak were left."

Having left Abingdon sometime before 1596, Lionel nonetheless must have prospered, for on July 8, 1596, at St Martin, Ludgate, in the City of London, distinguished by the status of "gentleman," he married Valentia Sparkes, dau. of ________Sparkes, deceased, formerly a draper of the city of London. By her, apparently he only had one son, Christopher, who was provided for in his grandfather's will by a bequest of five marks on his attaining eighteen years of age. Lionel appears never to have returned to his native town.

Neither record of his burial nor of his will has been found. All one can say is that he probably died about 1605 in London, and died intestate.

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Events

Marriage | Valentina Sparke
Valentina Sparke
Birth 1566
Death: 1600
Marriage
Find A Grave Webpage
Lionel Branch (Braunch; W:William Branch (Braunche)
Marriage Notice
England
Old ledger of marriage of Lionel Branch and Valentina Sparkes
Subject | Find A Grave Webpage | William Branch (Braunche)
Father of Lionel Branch
1566
Birth
1566 | Abingdon, Berkshire, England
1566~0
Christening
28 August 1566 | Abingdon, Berkshire, England
1605~39
Death
1605 | London, Middlesex, England
1605~39
Burial
1605 | London, England

Branch Line	Father of Christopher Branch
Last Edited	9 July 2022 15:18:00

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Mary Addie

F, #530, Deceased

Relatonship

7th great-grandmother of Peyton Giles Townes

Family: Christopher Branch (b. about 1600, d. 21 February 1682)

Son	Thomas Branch, Sr.+ (b. May 1624, d. 1 February 1694)
Son	William Branch+ (b. about 1625, d. 1694)
Son	Christopher Branch, Jr.+ (b. 1628, d. 1665)

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Events

Birth
Citation: 1
Witness | Find A Grave Webpage | Christopher Branch, Jr.
Christopher Branch, Jr.,
Witness | Fact | Christopher Branch
Christopher Branch; Maps of early Henrico; W:Frances Moseley Branch, Edward Osborne Branch, Elizabeth Giles Moseley, Elizabeth Epes O. Branch, Tabitha Branch, Nancy Giles Branch, Mary Augusta Branch, Eliza Edward Branch, Martha Peyton Branch, Benjamin Branch, IV, Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Ann Branch, Henry Branch, Amy Branch, Christopher Branch, III, Anne Sherman, Elizabeth Branch, Henry Branch, William Branch, Christopher Branch, Elizabeth Branch, Martha Branch, Christopher Branch, Jr., Thomas Branch, Jr., Thomas Branch, Sr., Elizabeth Unknown, Elizabeth Archer, Sarah Almond, Benjamin Branch, Samuel Branch, Agnes Branch, Wiilliam Branch, William Branch, Matthew Branch, James Branch, Elizabeth Branch, William Branch, Martha Branch, John Branch, Samuel Branch, Obedience Branch, James Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Benjamin Branch, Mary Goode, Thomas Branch, and Edward Branch
1619
Marriage | Christopher Branch
2 September 1619 | St Peter Westcheap, London, England
Christopher Branch
Age ~19
Birth about 1600
Death: 21 February 1682 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America

Citations

[S121] i Bob Farmer's Geneologyi0.)

Branch Line	Partner of Christopher Branch
Last Edited	20 December 2023 13:37:00

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Valentina Sparke

F, #531, Deceased, b. 1566, d. 1600

Relatonship

8th great-grandmother of Peyton Giles Townes

Family: Lionel Branch (Braunche) (b. 1566, d. 1605)

Son	Christopher Branch+ (b. about 1600, d. 21 February 1682)

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Marriage | Lionel Branch (Braunche)
Lionel Branch (Braunche)
Birth 1566 | Abingdon, Berkshire, England
Death: 1605 | London, Middlesex, England
Witness | Marriage Notice | Lionel Branch (Braunche)
England
Valentina Sparke marriage to Lionel Branch
1566
Birth
1566
1600~34
Death
1600

Branch Line	Mother of Christopher Branch
Last Edited	9 July 2022 15:21:00

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Thomas Branch, Jr.

M, #532, Deceased, b. 1658, d. 1727

Relatonship

5th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Thomas Branch, Sr. (b. May 1624, d. 1 February 1694)
Mother	Elizabeth Unknown (b. 1624, d. 1697)

Family: Elizabeth Archer (b. 1668, d. before 1729)

Daughter	Tabitha Branch
Son	Wiilliam Branch (d. 1741)
Son	James Branch (d. about 1737)
Daughter	Elizabath Branch
Daughter	Frances Branch
Daughter	Martha Branch
Daughter	Margery Branch
Daughter	Agnes Branch+ (b. 1690, d. 30 November 1766)
Daughter	Amy Branch+ (b. 1706, d. 7 June 1751)

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Witness | Fact | Christopher Branch
Christopher Branch; Maps of early Henrico; W:Frances Moseley Branch, Edward Osborne Branch, Elizabeth Giles Moseley, Elizabeth Epes O. Branch, Tabitha Branch, Nancy Giles Branch, Mary Augusta Branch, Eliza Edward Branch, Martha Peyton Branch, Benjamin Branch, IV, Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Ann Branch, Henry Branch, Amy Branch, Christopher Branch, III, Anne Sherman, Elizabeth Branch, Henry Branch, William Branch, Christopher Branch, Elizabeth Branch, Martha Branch, Christopher Branch, Jr., Mary Addie, Thomas Branch, Sr., Elizabeth Unknown, Elizabeth Archer, Sarah Almond, Benjamin Branch, Samuel Branch, Agnes Branch, Wiilliam Branch, William Branch, Matthew Branch, James Branch, Elizabeth Branch, William Branch, Martha Branch, John Branch, Samuel Branch, Obedience Branch, James Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Benjamin Branch, Mary Goode, Thomas Branch, and Edward Branch
Geni Website Page
Research
History of Spring Hill Plantation and early Branch Family. Detailed survey report. Includes PDF of original study. Can also be accessed online at FamilySearch.com
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/GDFM-KZ
Research
George Archer Choildren
Research
George Archer Choildren
Research
Thomas Branch Descendents; W:Amy Branch, Elizabeth Archer, and Agnes Branch
Citations: 1,2
Person Source
Citations: 3,4
Mentioned | Research | Elizabeth Archer
Elizabeth Archer; Henrico Orphans Court; W:Mary, George Archer, Sr., and John Archer
Mentioned | Research | Elizabeth Archer
Elizabeth Archer; Kentucky Family Research center; W:Tabitha Branch, Mary, Agnes Branch, Wiilliam Branch, and George Archer, Sr.,
Mentioned | Research | Edward Osborne
Edward Osborne; FamilySearch.com Family Tree; W:Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Edward Osborne, III, Edward Osborne, Jr., Elizabeth Archer, and Agnes Branch
1658
Birth
1658
1688~30
Marriage | Elizabeth Archer
October 1688 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Archer
Age ~20
Birth 1668 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Death: before 1729 | Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 5
1727~69
Death
1727

Citations

[S87] Leila Eldridge D'Aiutoto D'Aiutolo, Forsythe, Hubard and, The Descendents of William Moseley
[S114] William Clayton Torrence, William and Mary Quarterly July 1916, Refers to Agnes and Amy Branch
[S10] William Clayton Torrence - William and Mary Quarterly, Descencents of Thoma andd William Branch
[S88] K. Steele Barerra, Charles Branch Descendents
[S118] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, i FamilySearchi0, accessed 21 Dec 2023), entry for Elizabeth Archer, person ID L1S5-7B2.

Branch Line	Grandson of Christopher Branch
Last Edited	26 December 2023 22:14:00

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Thomas Branch, Sr.

M, #533, Deceased, b. May 1624, d. 1 February 1694

Relatonship

6th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Christopher Branch (b. about 1600, d. 21 February 1682)
Mother	Mary Addie

Family: Elizabeth Unknown (b. 1624, d. 1697)

Son	Matthew Branch (d. 1726)
Son	James Branch (d. 1737)
Daughter	Elizabeth Branch
Son	William Branch
Daughter	Martha Branch
Son	John Branch
Son	Thomas Branch, Jr.+ (b. 1658, d. 1727)

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Biography

(Research):See attached sources.¹

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Events

Marriage | Elizabeth Unknown
Elizabeth Unknown
Birth 1624
Death: 1697
Witness | Fact | Christopher Branch
Christopher Branch; Maps of early Henrico; W:Frances Moseley Branch, Edward Osborne Branch, Elizabeth Giles Moseley, Elizabeth Epes O. Branch, Tabitha Branch, Nancy Giles Branch, Mary Augusta Branch, Eliza Edward Branch, Martha Peyton Branch, Benjamin Branch, IV, Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Ann Branch, Henry Branch, Amy Branch, Christopher Branch, III, Anne Sherman, Elizabeth Branch, Henry Branch, William Branch, Christopher Branch, Elizabeth Branch, Martha Branch, Christopher Branch, Jr., Mary Addie, Thomas Branch, Jr., Elizabeth Unknown, Elizabeth Archer, Sarah Almond, Benjamin Branch, Samuel Branch, Agnes Branch, Wiilliam Branch, William Branch, Matthew Branch, James Branch, Elizabeth Branch, William Branch, Martha Branch, John Branch, Samuel Branch, Obedience Branch, James Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Benjamin Branch, Mary Goode, Thomas Branch, and Edward Branch
Witness | Family | Christopher Branch
Christopher Branch; Chart; W:Ann Branch, Amy Branch, Christopher Branch, III, and Christopher Branch, Jr.,
Geni Website Page
Research
History of Spring Hill Plantation and early Branch Family. Detailed survey report. Includes PDF of original study. Can also be accessed online at FamilySearch.com
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/GDFM-KZ
1624
Birth
May 1624 | Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
169469
Death
1 February 1694 | Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America

Citations

[S10] William Clayton Torrence - William and Mary Quarterly, Descencents of Thoma andd William Branch

Branch Line	Son of Christopher Branch
Last Edited	28 December 2023 21:44:00

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Elizabeth Unknown

F, #534, Deceased, b. 1624, d. 1697

Relatonship

6th great-grandmother of Peyton Giles Townes

Family: Thomas Branch, Sr., (b. May 1624, d. 1 February 1694)

Son	Matthew Branch (d. 1726)
Son	James Branch (d. 1737)
Daughter	Elizabeth Branch
Son	William Branch
Daughter	Martha Branch
Son	John Branch
Son	Thomas Branch, Jr.+ (b. 1658, d. 1727)

Tree

Biography

Elizabeth was the wife of Thomas Branch. She has been identified in some sources as Elizabeth Gough (which are included in the references below.) However, otehr geneologists contendf that here identity is unknown, and documents only list her as Elizabeth.

So it is a possibility that she was Elizabeth Gough, but it is not known for certain.The Gough family can be found in the index of this tree, but shoulod not be considered certain.

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Events

Marriage | Thomas Branch, Sr.
Thomas Branch, Sr.
Birth May 1624 | Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Death: 1 February 1694 | Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Mentioned | Research | Capt. Matthew Gooch (Gough)
Capt. Matthew Gooch (Gough); Gooch Family Windows into Our Past; W:Sir William Gooch, II, Alice Coney, William Gooch, I, and Robert Bungay Gooch
Witness | Fact | Christopher Branch
Christopher Branch; Maps of early Henrico; W:Frances Moseley Branch, Edward Osborne Branch, Elizabeth Giles Moseley, Elizabeth Epes O. Branch, Tabitha Branch, Nancy Giles Branch, Mary Augusta Branch, Eliza Edward Branch, Martha Peyton Branch, Benjamin Branch, IV, Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Ann Branch, Henry Branch, Amy Branch, Christopher Branch, III, Anne Sherman, Elizabeth Branch, Henry Branch, William Branch, Christopher Branch, Elizabeth Branch, Martha Branch, Christopher Branch, Jr., Mary Addie, Thomas Branch, Jr., Thomas Branch, Sr., Elizabeth Archer, Sarah Almond, Benjamin Branch, Samuel Branch, Agnes Branch, Wiilliam Branch, William Branch, Matthew Branch, James Branch, Elizabeth Branch, William Branch, Martha Branch, John Branch, Samuel Branch, Obedience Branch, James Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Benjamin Branch, Mary Goode, Thomas Branch, and Edward Branch
FamilySearch.com
Lineage to Hans van Oldenburg, King of Norway
Research
The Branch Family in America
1624
Birth
1624
1697~73
Death
1697
1697~73
Will
1697

Branch Line	Partner of Thomas Branch, Sr. (son of Christopher Branch)
Last Edited	21 December 2023 12:06:00

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Elizabeth Archer

F, #535, Deceased, b. 1668, d. before 1729

Relatonship

5th great-grandmother of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	George Archer, Sr. (b. 1620, d. 1675)
Mother	Mary (b. 1631, d. 1695)

Family: Thomas Branch, Jr., (b. 1658, d. 1727)

Daughter	Tabitha Branch
Son	Wiilliam Branch (d. 1741)
Son	James Branch (d. about 1737)
Daughter	Elizabath Branch
Daughter	Frances Branch
Daughter	Martha Branch
Daughter	Margery Branch
Daughter	Agnes Branch+ (b. 1690, d. 30 November 1766)
Daughter	Amy Branch+ (b. 1706, d. 7 June 1751)

Tree

Biography

Elizabeth was one of three children orphaned with the death of George Archer.
Joseph Royall (likely 2nd husband of her mother Mary) became their guardian until they reached the age of adulthood. She married Thomas Branch Jr.

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Events

Burial
Archer Bluff, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 1
Witness | Fact | Christopher Branch
Christopher Branch; Maps of early Henrico; W:Frances Moseley Branch, Edward Osborne Branch, Elizabeth Giles Moseley, Elizabeth Epes O. Branch, Tabitha Branch, Nancy Giles Branch, Mary Augusta Branch, Eliza Edward Branch, Martha Peyton Branch, Benjamin Branch, IV, Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Ann Branch, Henry Branch, Amy Branch, Christopher Branch, III, Anne Sherman, Elizabeth Branch, Henry Branch, William Branch, Christopher Branch, Elizabeth Branch, Martha Branch, Christopher Branch, Jr., Mary Addie, Thomas Branch, Jr., Thomas Branch, Sr., Elizabeth Unknown, Sarah Almond, Benjamin Branch, Samuel Branch, Agnes Branch, Wiilliam Branch, William Branch, Matthew Branch, James Branch, Elizabeth Branch, William Branch, Martha Branch, John Branch, Samuel Branch, Obedience Branch, James Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Benjamin Branch, Mary Goode, Thomas Branch, and Edward Branch
Mentioned | Research | Thomas Branch, Jr.
Thomas Branch, Jr.; Thomas Branch Descendents; W:Amy Branch and Agnes Branch
Citations: 2,3
Research
George Archer Choildren
Research
Henrico Orphans Court; W:Mary, Thomas Branch, Jr., George Archer, Sr., and John Archer
Research
Kentucky Family Research center; W:Tabitha Branch, Mary, Thomas Branch, Jr., Agnes Branch, Wiilliam Branch, and George Archer, Sr.,
WikiTree.com
W:George Archer, Sr., and Mary
Witness | WikiTree.com | George Archer, Sr.
George Archer, Sr.; W:Mary and John Archer
Mentioned | Research | Edward Osborne
Edward Osborne; FamilySearch.com Family Tree; W:Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Edward Osborne, III, Edward Osborne, Jr., Thomas Branch, Jr., and Agnes Branch
1668
Birth
1668 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 1
1688~20
Marriage | Thomas Branch, Jr.
October 1688 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Thomas Branch, Jr.
Age ~30
Birth 1658
Death: 1727
Citation: 1
1729
Death
Before 1729 | Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 1

Citations

[S118] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, i FamilySearchi0, accessed 21 Dec 2023), entry for Elizabeth Archer, person ID L1S5-7B2.
[S87] Leila Eldridge D'Aiutoto D'Aiutolo, Forsythe, Hubard and, The Descendents of William Moseley
[S114] William Clayton Torrence, William and Mary Quarterly July 1916, Refers to Agnes and Amy Branch

Branch Line	Partner of Thomas Branch, Jr. (grandson of Christopher Branch)
Last Edited	25 January 2024 18:47:00

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Sarah Almond

F, #536, Deceased, b. 1629, d. 1666

Relatonship

6th great-grandmother of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Thomas Almond (b. 1600)
Mother	Mary Crockford (b. 1605, d. 1650)

Family: Christopher Branch, Jr., (b. 1628, d. 1665)

Son	Christopher Branch, III+ (b. 1659, d. 11 August 1727)
Son	Samuel Branch (b. 1663, d. 1700)
Son	Benjamin Branch+ (b. 1665, d. 1706)

Tree

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Events

Marriage | Christopher Branch, Jr.
Christopher Branch, Jr.
Birth 1628
Death: 1665
Burial
Chase City, Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
Witness | Fact | Christopher Branch
Christopher Branch; Maps of early Henrico; W:Frances Moseley Branch, Edward Osborne Branch, Elizabeth Giles Moseley, Elizabeth Epes O. Branch, Tabitha Branch, Nancy Giles Branch, Mary Augusta Branch, Eliza Edward Branch, Martha Peyton Branch, Benjamin Branch, IV, Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Ann Branch, Henry Branch, Amy Branch, Christopher Branch, III, Anne Sherman, Elizabeth Branch, Henry Branch, William Branch, Christopher Branch, Elizabeth Branch, Martha Branch, Christopher Branch, Jr., Mary Addie, Thomas Branch, Jr., Thomas Branch, Sr., Elizabeth Unknown, Elizabeth Archer, Benjamin Branch, Samuel Branch, Agnes Branch, Wiilliam Branch, William Branch, Matthew Branch, James Branch, Elizabeth Branch, William Branch, Martha Branch, John Branch, Samuel Branch, Obedience Branch, James Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Benjamin Branch, Mary Goode, Thomas Branch, and Edward Branch
1629
Birth
1629 | Henrico, Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
1666~37
Death
1666 | Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, British Colonial America

Branch Line	Partner of Christopher Branch, Jr. (son of Christopher Branch)
Last Edited	20 October 2021 15:06:00

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Mary Branch

F, #537, Deceased, b. 1657, d. 1715

Relatonship

7th great-grandaunt of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	William Branch (b. about 1625, d. 1694)
Mother	Jane Hatcher

Family 1: Thomas Jefferson (b. 1657, d. 1715)

Family 2: Joseph Mattox

Tree

Biography

Great Grandparent of President Thomas Jefferson.

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Events

Marriage | Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Birth 1657
Death: 1715
Marriage | Joseph Mattox
Joseph Mattox
1657
Birth
1657
1715~58
Death
1715

Branch Line	Granddaughter of Christopher Branch
Last Edited	1 December 2021 18:53:00

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Thomas Jefferson

M, #538, Deceased, b. 1657, d. 1715

Relatonship

Partner of Mary Branch (7th great-grandaunt of Peyton Giles Townes)

Family 1: Mary Branch (b. 1657, d. 1715)

Family 2: Mary Branch

Tree

Biography

Ancestor of President Thomas Jefferson.

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Events

Marriage | Mary Branch
Mary Branch
Birth 1657
Death: 1715
Marriage | Mary Branch
Mary Branch
1657
Birth
1657
1715~58
Death
1715

Branch Line	Partner of Mary Branch (granddaughter of Christopher Branch)
Last Edited	7 January 2022 14:09:00

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Benjamin Branch^1,2

M, #539, Deceased, b. 1665, d. 1706

Relatonship

6th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Christopher Branch, Jr. (b. 1628, d. 1665)
Mother	Sarah Almond (b. 1629, d. 1666)

Family: Tabitha Osborne (b. 7 February 1676, d. March 1756)

Son	Benjamin Branch, Jr.+
Daughter	Mary Branch (b. 1700, d. before 1750)

Tree

Biography

The youngest son of Christopher Branch Jr. Benjamin was raised by his grandfather Christopher Branch Sr. after his parents died when he was an infant.

He inherited from his grandfather property that included the site of the Spring Hill estatei in 1686. He built a house and established a plantation. Although described as not ambitious, he maintained a fairly wealthy estate(and aquired aditional land to build what would have been considered very respectable; if not elite.Benjamin did remain a bachelor until he reached the age of 30, unusually old for a marriage at the time;However his reputation or family name did still allow him to marry Tabitha Osborne in 1695, the elder daughter of the wealthy Edward Osborne, the son of Captain Thomas Osborne of Coxendale. By Tabitha, he had one son, Benjamin II, born around 1700. Benjamin died in 1706.

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Events

Marriage | Tabitha Osborne
Tabitha Osborne
Birth 7 February 1676 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Death: March 1756 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Marriage
Burial
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Citation: 2
Witness | Fact | Christopher Branch
Christopher Branch; Maps of early Henrico; W:Frances Moseley Branch, Edward Osborne Branch, Elizabeth Giles Moseley, Elizabeth Epes O. Branch, Tabitha Branch, Nancy Giles Branch, Mary Augusta Branch, Eliza Edward Branch, Martha Peyton Branch, Benjamin Branch, IV, Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Ann Branch, Henry Branch, Amy Branch, Christopher Branch, III, Anne Sherman, Elizabeth Branch, Henry Branch, William Branch, Christopher Branch, Elizabeth Branch, Martha Branch, Christopher Branch, Jr., Mary Addie, Thomas Branch, Jr., Thomas Branch, Sr., Elizabeth Unknown, Elizabeth Archer, Sarah Almond, Samuel Branch, Agnes Branch, Wiilliam Branch, William Branch, Matthew Branch, James Branch, Elizabeth Branch, William Branch, Martha Branch, John Branch, Samuel Branch, Obedience Branch, James Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Benjamin Branch, Mary Goode, Thomas Branch, and Edward Branch
Find A Grave Webpage
FindaGrave.com
Research
History of Spring Hill Plantation and early Branch Family. Detailed survey report. Includes PDF of original study. Can also be accessed online at FamilySearch.com
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/GDFM-KZ
1665
Birth
1665 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 2
1706~41
Death
1706 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 2
1914
Mentioned | Family | Edward Osborne
1914 | Richmond, Va.
1914; Edward Osborne; Richmond, Va.; Osborne and Branch Newspaper Genology; W:Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Edward Osborne, III, Edward Osborne, Jr., Tabitha Osborne, Elizabeth Eppes, John Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Thomas Osborne, II, Tabitha Platt, Martha Osborne, Benjamin Branch, Jr., Benjamin Branch, II, Mary Branch, Lucy Osborne, Agnes Osborne, and Edward Osborne, IV,

Citations

[S5] "Look into Ben Branch," Report
[S118] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, i FamilySearchi0, accessed 22 Dec 2023), entry for Tabitha Osborne, person ID LY37-QSF.

Branch Line	Grandson of Christopher Branch
Last Edited	15 January 2024 21:00:00

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Tabitha Osborne¹

F, #540, Deceased, b. 7 February 1676, d. March 1756

Relatonship

6th great-grandmother of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Edward Osborne (b. 1646, d. 1 April 1697)
Mother	Tabitha Platt (b. about 1660, d. about 1692)

Family 1: Benjamin Branch (b. 1665, d. 1706)

Son	Benjamin Branch, Jr.+
Daughter	Mary Branch (b. 1700, d. before 1750)

Family 2: Thomas Cheatham, II, (b. 6 April 1682, d. 29 March 1756)

Son	Edward Cheatham (b. 1711, d. 1780)

Tree

Biography

Tabitha married Benjamin Branch and after his death married Thomas Cheatham.

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Marriage | Benjamin Branch
Benjamin Branch
Birth 1665 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Death: 1706 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Marriage | Thomas Cheatham, II
Thomas Cheatham, II
Birth 6 April 1682 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Death: 29 March 1756 | Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
Burial
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Citation: 1
Witness | Geneology.com | Edward Osborne
Edward Osborne; Osborne records; W:Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Edward Osborne, III, Edward Osborne, Jr., Martha Osborne, Tabitha Platt, and Martha Osborne
1676
Birth
7 February 1676 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 1
175680
Death
March 1756 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 1
1914
Witness | Family | Edward Osborne
1914 | Richmond, Va.
1914; Edward Osborne; Richmond, Va.; Osborne and Branch Newspaper Genology; W:Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Edward Osborne, III, Edward Osborne, Jr., Benjamin Branch, Elizabeth Eppes, John Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Thomas Osborne, II, Tabitha Platt, Martha Osborne, Benjamin Branch, Jr., Benjamin Branch, II, Mary Branch, Lucy Osborne, Agnes Osborne, and Edward Osborne, IV,

Citations

[S118] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, i FamilySearchi0, accessed 7 Dec 2023), entry for Tabitha Platt, person ID G94P-J1R.

Branch Line	Partner of Benjamin Branch (grandson of Christopher Branch)
Last Edited	31 December 2023 12:01:00

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Samuel Branch

M, #541, Deceased, b. 1663, d. 1700

Relatonship

5th great-granduncle of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Christopher Branch, Jr. (b. 1628, d. 1665)
Mother	Sarah Almond (b. 1629, d. 1666)

Tree

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Events

Witness | Fact | Christopher Branch
Christopher Branch; Maps of early Henrico; W:Frances Moseley Branch, Edward Osborne Branch, Elizabeth Giles Moseley, Elizabeth Epes O. Branch, Tabitha Branch, Nancy Giles Branch, Mary Augusta Branch, Eliza Edward Branch, Martha Peyton Branch, Benjamin Branch, IV, Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Ann Branch, Henry Branch, Amy Branch, Christopher Branch, III, Anne Sherman, Elizabeth Branch, Henry Branch, William Branch, Christopher Branch, Elizabeth Branch, Martha Branch, Christopher Branch, Jr., Mary Addie, Thomas Branch, Jr., Thomas Branch, Sr., Elizabeth Unknown, Elizabeth Archer, Sarah Almond, Benjamin Branch, Agnes Branch, Wiilliam Branch, William Branch, Matthew Branch, James Branch, Elizabeth Branch, William Branch, Martha Branch, John Branch, Samuel Branch, Obedience Branch, James Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Benjamin Branch, Mary Goode, Thomas Branch, and Edward Branch
1663
Birth
1663
1700~37
Death
1700

Branch Line	Grandson of Christopher Branch
Last Edited	20 December 2023 17:41:00

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William Ligon (Lygon), Esq.

M, #542, Deceased, b. 1512, d. 1567

Relatonship

10th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Sir Richard Ligon (Lygon), Knight (b. 1496, d. 20 March 1556)
Mother	Margaret Greville (b. 1484, d. 1542)

Family: Eleanore Dennis (b. about 1513, d. 2 March 1586)

Son	Thomas Eltstone Lygon+ (b. about 1547, d. 14 August 1603)

Tree

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Events

Marriage | Eleanore Dennis
Eleanore Dennis
Birth about 1513
Death: 2 March 1586
Employment
Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1550-51 and 1560-61,
Geni Website Page
1512
Birth
1512 | Madresfield, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
1567~55
Death
1567
1567~55
Burial
1567 | Great Malvern, Gloucestershire, England

Eleanore of Aquitaine	Partner of Eleanore Dennis (9th great-granddaughter of Elanore (Alienor)_ Aquitaine)
Hugh capet King of the Franks	17th great-grandson of Hugues (Hugh) Capet, King of the Franks,
Last Edited	21 December 2023 20:46:00

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William Branch (Braunche)

M, #543, Deceased, b. 1524, d. 1602

Relatonship

9th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Richard Branch (Braunche) (b. about 1500, d. 11 September 1544)
Mother	Elizabeth Bostock (b. about 1500, d. about 1556)

Family: Katherine Jennings

Son	Thomas Branch (Braunche) (b. about 1557, d. 2 February 1603)
Son	Lionel Branch (Braunche)+ (b. 1566, d. 1605)

Tree

Biography

William was mayor of Abingdon.He was Burgess in 1558, Mayor in 1563/64 & 1582/83, & 1588.He was a member of Parliament in 1593.

He appears to have been financially prosperous. He had a shop on Little burg Lane near Burt Street in England.

He was appointed a governor of Christ Hospital in 1557, a position he held for 44 years, until his death. Christ Hospital was established in 1553, as a successor to the Fraternity of the Holy Cross. William's father, Richard had been Master of that fraternity for many years, until his death in 1544. The Fraternity was dissolved in 1547 by Henry VI and its possessions were confiscated.

One of the main accomplishments of Christ Hospital during the time that William was a governor was the creation of Abingdon School, which continued to exist into the twentieth century. His will was written on March 1, 1601 and proved in Prerogative Court of Canterbury on April 24, 1602. This is whom the Branches of Virginia descend. (Research):See attached sources.¹

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Events

Marriage | Katherine Jennings
Katherine Jennings
Subject | Find A Grave Webpage | Lionel Branch (Braunche)
Profile
Find A Grave Webpage
William Braunch; W:Lionel Branch (Braunche)
Will
William Branch (Braunche) left a willWilliam Branch Will.
Mentioned | Research | Richard Branch (Braunche)
Richard Branch (Braunche); Profiile of William and Riichard Branch from unknown source; W:Elizabeth Bostock
1524
Birth
1524
1602~78
Death
1602 | Abington, England

Citations

[S115] Elizabath Barnch Pedgree- OurFamilyTree website, Pedigree of Elzabath Branch

Branch Line	Grandfather of Christopher Branch
Last Edited	9 July 2022 15:05:00

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William Moseley

M, #544, Deceased, b. about 1605, d. August 1655

Relatonship

7th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Rolleston, William Moseley's home in Virginia.

Family: Suzanna Burnett

Son	William Moseley, Jr.
Son	Arthur Moseley+ (b. 1636, d. 1703)

Tree

Biography

William Moseley and his wife were the immigrants who established the Moseley family in Virginia. The desceendents of William and Susanna Moseley were numerous and many were prominent landowners. The family was influential in the founding and growth of Virginia and the U.S. over the years. The first generations lived in southern Virginia in the Norfolk area. Later members of the family moved north to Henrico (around the site of present day Richmond.)

They are great grandparents and related to the family tree of Peyton Townes through several paths.

William Moseley was born in England in 1605. His origins and parents are unclear. One theory is that he was born in London in 1606, and was the son of Richard and Katherine Moseley (Virginia Magazine of History. 52 (#3 July 1944): 220, However direct evidence of his parentage remains to be established.

He moved to Delft and Rotterdam Holland. One theory wsds that William was a Royalist Cavalier who fled to Holland to escape the Parliamentarian Roundhead in the civil wars of England. He was a goldsmith and a trader in other commodities, He was a steward of the Honorable Company of Merchant Adventurers.an English international company.

Although they met and married in Holland, Susannah Burnett was also English, and was reported to be extremely shrewd and business-savvy. Her father Raph Burnett was a draper in London.

In 1649, the Moseleys went to Virginia as part of the Virginia Cavalier emigration.

They apparently arrived in ostentatious style. They brought over two sons, a retinue of servants and others, his Coat-of-Arms, and 20 paintings including family portraits, as well as gold and jewelry. (According to one account: "«i»Records show that no family ever came to Virginia who brought more silver, jewelry, books and pictures than they.")«/i»

He traded jewelry for cattle after his arrival.

They settled in Lower Norfolk Co. VA.He established an estate known as Greenwich Plantation and later as Rolleston on the eastern branch of the Elizabeth River in the lower portion of Lower Norfolk county which later became Virginia Beach. William Moseley had 560 acres there - bought from a man called George Heigham. (Idris Bowen - Rollestonian article Spring 2002).

He became a Justice in Lower Norfolk County in 1650 a position he held until his death in 1655.

(Based on informatiuon including material by A. Marshall Moseley, Thomaston, GA, June 29, 1934.)

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Events

Marriage | Suzanna Burnett
Suzanna Burnett
Subject | Appearance | Arthur Moseley
Information about portrait
Mentioned | Research | Arthur Moseley
Arthur Moseley; Moseley family theory from geneology.com; W:Arthur Moseley, II, Sarah Hancock, and Suzanna Burnett
Heir | Will | Arthur Moseley
William Moseley was mentioned in the will of Arthur Moseley.
Biography
Description
Biography
Virginia Magazine of Historyand Biography - Vol.5 No.3 Jan. 1898
Geni Website Page
Research
Wikipedia article about the Virginia Cavaliers; W:Lt. Col. Thomas Ligon (Lygon)
Residence
William Moseley resided Home of William and Suzanna Moseley.
WikiTree.com
William Moseley
Person Source
Citations: 1,2,3
1605
Birth
About 1605 | London, England
1655~50
Death
August 1655 | Lynnhaven, Lower Norfolk, VA

Citations

[S11] Sharon Lockhart Goodson, William Moseley and Susannah Burnet - Rootsweb
[S87] Leila Eldridge D'Aiutoto D'Aiutolo, Forsythe, Hubard and, The Descendents of William Moseley
[S130] Goodson, Sharon Lockhart Goodson, i Goodson, Lockhart and Allied Families - jnly.comi0., This is a family geneology of the first generations from William Moseley in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is highly detailed with records,which can help to construct and verify the tree of Mosleys and related families. However, the author emphasizes that there are elements that are uncertain, and it is a basis for further research., accessed 11 Dec 2023), Geneology

Last Edited

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John Tabb

M, #545, Deceased, d. 1798

Relatonship

Partner of Frances Cook Peyton (1st cousin 5 times removed of Peyton Giles Townes)

Family: Frances Cook Peyton (b. 1753, d. 12 April 1828)

Daughter	Marianne Tabb (b. 1771)
Daughter	Martha Peyton Tabb+ (b. October 1777, d. 30 July 1808)

Tree

Biography

John Tabb was a descendant of Humphrey Tabb, who came from the neighborhood of Welles, in England, to Virginia, about 1637. His father, Colonel Thomas Tabb, was one of the richest merchants in Virginia, and was for many years a burgess. John Tabb was born at his father's residence "Clay Hill," Amelia county, about 1737; was educated in England, and was a burgess for that county from 1772 to 1776; a member of the committee of safety for the colony, 1775-1776, and a member of the revolutionary conventions of 1774, 1775 and 1776. He married, February 17, 1770, Frances, daughter of Sir John Peyton, of Gloucester county, Virginia, and died in 1798. His daughter, Martha Peyton, married in 1797, William B. Giles, United States senator, and his son John Yelverton Tabb, was grandfather of the poet, Rev. John B. Tabb.

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Events

Executor
John Tabb Estate administered by William Branch Giles
Research
Tabb Family Bible; W:Frances Cook Peyton, Harriet Peyton Giles, and Marianne Tabb
WikiTree.com
John Tabb Wiikitree page
Person Source
Citations: 1,2
Mentioned | Research | Thomas Peyton
Thomas Peyton; From The Peytons of Virginia published by The Peyton Society; W:John Peyton Bart, Sir, Frances Tabb Peyton, Frances Tabb, Maj. Robert Peyton, Eliabeth Peyton, Mary Keeble, Robert Peyton, Thomas Peyton Gwynn, Martha Peyton Gwynn, Martha Peyton Tabb, Humphrey Gwynn, Frances Cook, Peter Beverly, Col., Marianne Tabb, and John Gwynn
Family | Research | Frances Cook Peyton
TabbFamilyHistory.com
Member | Research | Marianne Tabb
Marianne Tabb; Barksdale/Tabb Family Bible; W:Frances Cook Peyton and Martha Peyton Tabb
1770
Marriage | Frances Cook Peyton
7 March 1770
Frances Cook Peyton
Age ~17
Birth 1753
Death: 12 April 1828 | Clay Hill, Amelia, Virginia
1798
Death
1798

Citations

[S13] Vagenweb.org, John Tabb
[S14] Notes on Southside Virginia

Peyton Line	Partner of Frances Cook Peyton (12th great-granddaughter of Sir John Peyton (de Peyton), Sr.,)
Eleanore of Aquitaine	Partner of Frances Cook Peyton (18th great-granddaughter of Elanore (Alienor)_ Aquitaine)
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John Peyton Bart, Sir

M, #546, Deceased, b. 1720, d. 25 March 1780

Relatonship

4th great-granduncle of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Thomas Peyton (b. 1675)
Mother	Frances Tabb (b. about 1700)

Family 1: Mary Dick

Family 2: Frances Cook

Daughter

Frances Cook Peyton+ (b. 1753, d. 12 April 1828)

Tree

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Events

Marriage | Frances Cook
Frances Cook
Marriage | Mary Dick
Mary Dick
Mentioned | Research | Thomas Peyton
Thomas Peyton; From The Peytons of Virginia published by The Peyton Society; W:Frances Tabb Peyton, Frances Tabb, Maj. Robert Peyton, Eliabeth Peyton, Mary Keeble, Robert Peyton, Thomas Peyton Gwynn, Martha Peyton Gwynn, Martha Peyton Tabb, John Tabb, Humphrey Gwynn, Frances Cook, Peter Beverly, Col., Marianne Tabb, and John Gwynn
Witness | Family | Maj. Robert Peyton
Maj. Robert Peyton; Newspaper article about Peytons from Cincinati Enquirer 1921; W:Frances Tabb Peyton, Thomas Peyton, Frances Tabb, and Frances Cook Peyton
1720
Birth
1720 | Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia
1780~60
Death
25 March 1780

Peyton Line	11th great-grandson of Sir John Peyton (de Peyton), Sr.,
William the Conqueror	20th great-grandson of Guillaume (William I the Conqueror) de Normandie
Eleanore of Aquitaine	17th great-grandson of Elanore (Alienor)_ Aquitaine
King Alfred the Great	27th great-grandson of Ælfred (The Great) Wessex, King of Wessex,
Hugh capet King of the Franks	23rd great-grandson of Hugues (Hugh) Capet, King of the Franks,
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William Armistead Townes, Jr.

M, #547, Deceased, b. 3 January 1916, d. 13 September 1999

Also See Pages:	William Jr., Halle,Peyton and Gwynn Townes and Next Generation(s)
Relatonship	Brother of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	William Armistead Townes (b. 28 July 1870, d. 10 November 1942)
Mother	Annie Blount DeRosset (b. 18 October 1872, d. 4 January 1916)

Family: Ruth Gibson Parker (b. 9 August 1909, d. 16 May 1992)

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Biography

From St. Andrews Church Newsletter - (date unknown) by Bill Werner - Full Version Below

Meet Bill Townes
I thought that golf tournaments for women were a World War II phenomenon. I was wrong. Bill Townes has a silver trophy which reads: Airlie North Carolina November 1902 Golf Tournament - Won by Annie Blount DeRosset.

Annie Blount DeRosset was 29 when she won this trophy. Later she married an attorney, William A. Townes, and at the age of 43, in 1916, she gave birth to William A. Townes, Jr. It was a sad, beautiful, miraculous event. There were medical Complications and neither mother nor baby son was expected to survive. The Reverend William H. Milton, D.D.S. of St. James Episcopal Church in Wilmington was called in to administer baptism and rebirth into the heavenly Kingdom Annie Blount Townes held her son, witnessed his baptism and died four hours later. Bill survived, handicapped with a speech impediment and Reverend Milton became his Godfather.

Bill was born into a family of Episcopalians, and founding fathers of America Bill's mother worked and wrote for the Diocese of East Carolina. A great grandfather and a great great grandfather monopolized the office of Diocesan Treasurer during the 19th century. A portrait of William B. Giles, Bill's great great grandfather, watches over you from Bill's living room wall. William B. Giles was a member of the First Congress of the United States (late 18th century) and Governor of Virginia (early 19th century). Also from the Virginian family tree was his grandmother, Frances Giles Townes, member of St. Paul's Episcopal church in Richmond. Each Sunday Grandma Frances kept an eye on Jefferson Davis, seated two pews in front of her.
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With this heritage and a birth so compassionately memorable as related to him, you can readily understand how young Bill Townes was not about to let his speech impediment impair his mission in life of being an active, involved, achieving person; professionally. personally and spiritually. He learned at a young age to put friends at ease over his speech impediment with the use of humor.

Bill graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in civil engineering. Early in his career he worked with a contractor in Goldsboro. In 1943 he met Ruth Parker who was working as a secretary at State College. She came North Carolina from Pennsylvania. A friend introduced Bill to Ruth and in 1945 they were married. In 1948, they were blessed with the birth of their daughter. Anne. Between that date and 1971, when Bill set up his engineering consulting firm in Morehead City, you might say he pursued a career as a PE, a peripatetic engineer. Bill has forgotten (or wants to forget) how many times the family moved, but his accomplishments included providing engineering services for the Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, apartment complexes in Charleston and Wachovia's head offices in Winston-Salem.

Bill takes pride in being one of the founders of St. Andrew's.

Bill's faith, his friends, warm memories of 47 years sharing joys and sorrows with Ruth and having Anne living nearby, have helped to move some of Bill's lonely hours to those of contented solitude. And now I understand more clearly why so many friends like to visit Bill Townes. It's not only because he brews a savory cup of coffee. Chatting with Bill is a rewarding and relaxing experience...because he continues to be a feeling, outgoing, spiritual person with a sense of purpose, and sense of history and last but not least, a sense of humor.

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Biography
Original Version of church newslettr biography above.
1916
Birth
3 January 1916 | New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
1920~4
Residence
1920 | Wilmington Ward 5, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
1930~14
Residence
1930 | Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina
194024
Military Draft Registration
16 October 1940 | Trevilians, Louisa, Virginia, United States
194529
Marriage | Ruth Gibson Parker
12 December 1945 | Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Ruth Gibson Parker
Age 36
Birth 9 August 1909 | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: 16 May 1992 | Morehead City, Carteret, North Carolina, United States
194529
Alt. Marriage | Ruth Gibson Parker
12 December 1945 | Wake, North Carolina, United States
199983
Death
13 September 1999 | Morehead City, Carteret, North Carolina, United States

Townes Line	3rd great-grandson of William Townes
Giiles Line	4th great-grandson of John Giles
Branch Line	7th great-grandson of Christopher Branch
Peyton Line	17th great-grandson of Sir John Peyton (de Peyton), Sr.,
Gwynn Line	4th great-grandson of Humphrey Gwynn
Moseley Line	7th great-grandson of William Moseley
William the Conqueror	24th great-grandson of Guillaume (William I the Conqueror) de Normandie
Eleanore of Aquitaine	21st great-grandson of Elanore (Alienor)_ Aquitaine
King Alfred the Great	31st great-grandson of Ælfred (The Great) Wessex, King of Wessex,
Hugh capet King of the Franks	27th great-grandson of Hugues (Hugh) Capet, King of the Franks,
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James Harley

M, #548, Deceased

Relatonship

4th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Family:

Daughter

Ann Harley+ (b. about 1771, d. 1851)

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Burial
St. Michael's Church | Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Marriage

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Simon (Symond) Hancock, Sr.

M, #549, Deceased, b. about 1617, d. 22 June 1654

Relatonship

7th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	William Hancock (b. 4 September 1580, d. 22 March 1622)
Mother	Susan Poynter

Family: Sarah Piggott (or Sarah Cockcroft)

Son	Robert Hancock+
Daughter	Sarah Hancock+ (b. 1643, d. 1689)

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Marriage | Sarah Piggott (or Sarah Cockcroft)
Sarah Piggott (or Sarah Cockcroft)
Geni Website Page
Simon Hancock - Geni.com Webite
WikiTree.com
Symond Hancock on Wikitree; W:Sarah Hancock and Sarah Piggott (or Sarah Cockcroft)
Mentioned | Geni Website Page | William Hancock
William Hancock; William Hancock on Geni.com; W:Susan Poynter
Mentioned | Research | Robert Hancock
Robert Hancock; From book Hancock Family and Its Connections; W:Sarah Hancock, Sarah Piggott (or Sarah Cockcroft), Johana Ligon (Lygon), Johan Hancock, Lt. Col. Thomas Ligon (Lygon), and Mary Harris
1617
Birth
About 1617 | Devon, England
1654~37
Death
22 June 1654 | Lower Norfolk Couny, Virginia

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Sarah Piggott (or Sarah Cockcroft)

F, #550, Deceased

Relatonship

7th great-grandmother of Peyton Giles Townes

Family: Simon (Symond) Hancock, Sr., (b. about 1617, d. 22 June 1654)

Son	Robert Hancock+
Daughter	Sarah Hancock+ (b. 1643, d. 1689)

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Marriage | Simon (Symond) Hancock, Sr.
Simon (Symond) Hancock, Sr.
Birth about 1617 | Devon, England
Death: 22 June 1654 | Lower Norfolk Couny, Virginia
Witness | WikiTree.com | Simon (Symond) Hancock, Sr.
Simon (Symond) Hancock, Sr.; Symond Hancock on Wikitree; W:Sarah Hancock
Mentioned | Research | Robert Hancock
Robert Hancock; From book Hancock Family and Its Connections; W:Sarah Hancock, Simon (Symond) Hancock, Sr., Johana Ligon (Lygon), Johan Hancock, Lt. Col. Thomas Ligon (Lygon), and Mary Harris

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