Carter, There were definitely Broaches living in Dumfriesshire at that time. In the birth records of Tinwald parish I find Jean Dobie and William Broach of Parkbrow who had daughters in 1811 and 1813. Charlie Dobie. At 03:55 AM 7/9/2011, Broach, Vance C, JR wrote: >I just joined this Listserve to try to locate my Broach ancestors. > > > >I descend from Abner Broach who was born about 1761 in Chesterfield >County in the Virginia colony. Despite considerable effort, I have >been unsuccessful in finding Abner's parents. Abner had 5 Broach >contemporaries in Virginia in the 1760s, most from King & Queen >County: Benoni, Charles, George, James & Jones Broach. I am unable >to establish the relationship among these 6 men. However DNA >results of descendants of Abner & George suggest the 2 are cousins >rather than brothers. Family lore indicates (without proof) we are >from Dumfriesshire. > > > >DNA results also indicate one of George Broach's ancestors has the >surname Lancaster. This lineage can be traced to a John Lancaster >born about 1763 in Cumberland, England - probably buried 10 Mar 1822 >(according to the National Burial Index). John was christened 2 Jun >1763 (son of Thomas). He married Mary Heavyside (or Heaviside) 15 >Dec 1785 in Cumwhitton parish. Mary was from Washington County >Durham. Mary (father: John Heaviside) appears to have been buried in >Lorton as 'wife of John' , aged 51, on 16.05.1814. The residence >then is given as Gillbrow. A John Lancaster of Lorton married a year >later to a Mary Denwood. > > > >It is possible that a Lancaster female had a child by a Broach male >out of wedlock, by rape, etc. However, I am unable to locate either >that Lancaster female or that male Broach. > > > >If you can assist me I would appreciate any information or leads. > > > >Carter Broach > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >----- >No virus found in this message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3751 - Release Date: 07/08/11 Charles Dobie, [email protected]