The Earliest Immigrants from Virginia to North Carolina:  Branch family These men are listed as “primary immigrants” because they independently traveled to parts of North Carolina from Virginia.  While all related to George Branch, Sr., some may not have known each other. 1. George Branch, Jr. 1693 Migrated from Isle of Wight, Virginia, to Albemarle... Continue Reading →

This map is a result of my analysis of Branch family groups. As I began to research Branch genealogy not directly related to me, I had to have a handy way to categorize them in order to align my thinking and analysis. Basically, I was taking all evidence of people named Branch before 1850 and... Continue Reading →

Archelaus Branch of Duplin County, North Carolina, is important because he is the ancestor of many Branch families in the Southern United States.  Two documents are key to understanding the family tree of Archelaus Branch: The probate/will of 1819-20 and the marriage certificate of 1785.  We are focused on Archelaus because the records of Duplin... Continue Reading →

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(coming soon story on William Branch, Martyr.  We are not related!!!)

Article Coming Soon Samuel Warren Branch house. Branch's Grove.

When we talk about founding fathers, Colonel John Branch certainly fits the bill of the striving, hard working, pioneer that built the early frontier of colonial North Carolina. He was of a breed of men that brought the region to independence and to the new governance of the federal period.  He was active in building... Continue Reading →

In a single generation, members of the Levi Branch family, in one generation, leave Duplin County, North Carolina in 1823 for west Tennessee, then travel on to Missouri and finally arriving at the frontier of Kansas in 1851.  Then the next generation in 1880 migrates farther west to Oregon and the Pacific Coast. The Levi... Continue Reading →

(Photo is the Branch-Rogers house near Severn NC.  Built by the Branch family. This house exists today.)   There is confusion around the name Benjamin because… of course there are so many of them in the Branch family for a certain period in time – 1720 to 1860.  Check back on this site – I... Continue Reading →