Dear Diane, Per your request for information about Thomas JEFFERSON's lineage, I was looking at the information on the webpages that you sent the link for and noticed something that is an error from past older biographies that have been proven to be incorrect, according to my understanding. I descend from Mary BRANCH, aka Mary Martha? BRANCH, and husband, Thomas (1) JEFFERSON, through their daughter, Martha JEFFERSON, who married (Colonel) Robert (2) WYNNE, (son of Agnes STITH, (daughter of (Major) John STITH and wife: Mrs. Jane MOSBY (GREGORY) (PARSONS) (STITH,)) and Agnes's husband, Thomas WYNNE, (son of (Colonel) Robert (1) WYNNE and Mrs. Mary ?/SLOMAN?? (POYTHRESS,) (widow of Francis POYTHRESS.) From Martha JEFFERSON and husband, (Colonel) Robert (2) WYNNE I descend through their daughter, Lucretia WYNNE, who married Joseph Tudor TUCKER, (son of Joseph TUCKER, (son of Robert (1) TUCKER and Elizabeth COLEMAN,) and Martha "Patsey" COLSON,) and from Lucretia WYNNE and Joseph Tudor TUCKER I descend through their daughter, Martha TUCKER, who married (Captain) Benjamin BELL, (son of Hannah STOKES and John BELL, Jr., (son of John BELL, Sr. and Ann BENNETT, (daughter of Richard BENNETT, Jr.,) through their daughter, Martha Jefferson BELL, who married Samuel WALKER, (Rev.,) (RS,) etc.. Mary BRANCH, born: 1657 in Henrico Co., VA who md: abt. 1677/78 in Henrico Co., VA and Thomas (1) JEFFERSON, great grandparents of (Pres.) Thomas JEFFERSON and my information shows that Mary BRANCH has been correctly identified as the daughter of Christopher BRANCH, II, son of Christopher BRANCH, I and wife, Mary ADDIE, daughter of Francis ADDIE. And Mary BRANCH's mother and the wife of Christopher BRANCH, II is THOUGHT to be Sarah ALMOND, daughter of Samuel ALMOND/ALLMOND, but not proven as his wife as far as I know at this time. And after the death of Thomas (1) JEFFERSON, Mrs. Mary BRANCH (JEFFERSON) married husb. # 2 who was named Joseph MATTOCKS and they married on 01 April 1701 in St. John's Church in Henrico Co., VA. And this William BRANCH shown in your information below, I believe, is the son of Christopher BRANCH, I and his wife, Mary ADDIE, daughter of Francis ADDIE. Christopher BRANCH, I was the son of Lionel BRAUNCHE and Valentia SPARKES/SPARKS. ********** Children of Christopher BRANCH, I and Mary ADDIE were: (1.) Ephraim BRANCH (2.) Thomas BRANCH, ...........born: 16 Aug 1619 in Jamestown, VA ...........bapt: May1620 Jamestown VA ...........died: 1694 in Varina, Henrico Co VA ...........md: Elizabeth GOUGH (3.) William BRANCH ...........born: 1625 Henrico Co VA ...........died: 1677 Varina Parish, Henrico Co VA) ...........md: wife # 1: Jane HATCHER? ...........md: wife # 2: Jane BAILEY? ...............(not sure if this is the same Jane or not but with a married name??) (4.) Christopher BRANCH, II ...........born: 1627 Henrico Co VA ...........died: 1665 Charles City Co VA ...........md: ?Sarah ALMOND? .......................mother: ?? .......................father: Samuel ALMOND/ALLMOND ...............(This Sarah ALMOND is said to have survived one of the early ................massacres with her brother by hiding in a trunk. Not much info. ................and she is not, as far as I know at this time, proven to be the wife ................of Christopher BRANCH, II but strong speculation that it is so.) ************ and Children of Christopher BRANCH, II and ?Sarah ALMOND/ALLMOND? include: (1.) Mary Martha? BRANCH ...........born: 1657 Henrico County, Virginia ...........md: # 1 Thomas (1) JEFFERSON ...........md: # 2 Joseph MATTOCKS (2.) Christopher BRANCH, III ...........md. Anne Sherman (3.) Samuel BRANCH ...........born: 1663 in Henrico County, Virginia ...........died: 1700 in Henrico County, Virginia ...........m Ursula ? (4.) Sarah BRANCH (5.) Benjamin BRANCH ...........m Tabitha OSBPORNE ************ Back to Mary ADDIE and Christopher BRANCH, I: Mary ADDIE .....born: 1602 in Darton, York, England .....died: 1681 in Virginia .....md: 02 Sep 1619 in Westcheap, St. Peter's Westcheap, London, England .....mother: ?? .....father: (Sir?) Francis ADDIE, aka ATLIE? ....................born: bef. 1580 ....................died: ?? md: Christopher BRANCH, I ............born: 02 Sep 1602 in London, Middlesex, England ............died: 1681?/abt. 1627? in Henrico Co., VA ............md: 02 Sep 1619 in Westcheap, St. Peter's Westcheap, London, England ............Notes for Christopher BRANCH, I .....................Justice of Charles City Co., VA in 1637 .....................House of Burgesses Member in 1641 .....................md: 02 Sep 1619 in St. Peter's, Westcheap, London, Middlesex, England .....................mother: Valentia SPARKES/SPARKS ...........................born: 1601 in London, England .....................father: Lionel BRAUNCHE ...........................born: 18 Aug 1566 in Abington, Berkshire, England, (christened same day) ...........................died: 1605 in England ...........................md: 08 July 1596 at St. Martin's, Ludgate, London, Middlesex, England ................................Notes: for Lionel BRAUNCHE .....................................02 July 1585 Lionel BRAUNCHE, a commoner, .....................................matriculated Magdalen College at Oxford University .....................................and graduated 11 Feb 1590 ...........................mother: C(K)atherine JENNINGS ............................................born: abt. 1556 in England ............................................died: bef. 25 Aug 1597 ............................................buried: 25 Aug 1597 in St. Helen's Church, Abington, Berkshire, England ............................................md: abt. 1556 in Abington, Berkshire, England ............................................mother: Alice BRIGHT .................................................mother: Isabel ? .................................................father: Richard BRIGHT ............................................father: Thomas JENNINGS .................................................born: 1516 .................................................died: bef. 15 May 1561 in Abington/Abingdon, Berkshire, England .................................................Notes for Thomas JENNINGS: .....................................................Burgess from Abingt(d)on, Berkshire, England .....................................................(Info from Genealogies of Virginia Families .....................................................from the Virginia Magazine of .....................................................History and Biography, Volume I, .....................................................Adams-Chiles, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., .....................................................and "WOODSON DESCENT FROM ALFRED THE GREAT" .....................................................published by Robert L. THOMAS, M.D.) .....................................................2nd son of an Abingdon, Berkshire, England Draper and Burgess .....................................................Will dated 08 April 1561 and 15 May 1561. ..................................................father: William JENNINGS .................................................................(an Abingdon, Berkshire, England Draper and Burgess) .................................................................parents: ?? .................................................................mother: Joan BOSTOCK ......................................................................born: ......................................................................died: in Abingdon, Berkshire, England Sincerely, Bellinda Myrick - Barnett information on your pages shows: The Poythress Family Entries: 4355 Updated: Mon Mar 4 21:44:37 2002 Contact: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">Diana Diamond</A> < [email protected]> Home Page: <A HREF="http://image.vtls.com/collections/BA.html">R_ Bolling Batte Papers Biographical Card Files Collection Index</A> This DRAFT database charts descendants of Francis Poythress (P-1) and related Virginia families. It is based on the work of the late R. Bolling Batte (RBB). See the index cards at the Library of Virginia (LVA) (http://image.vtls.com/collections/BA.html). 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