A drawn Plan of the Town and Port of Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina; surveyed and drawn in June 1769, by C.I. Sauthier. When, 1693, George Branch Jr. arrived in this area with his sons, William and Francis, there was no town nor plan.  Edenton was named and founded in 1722 and this map published... Continue Reading →

This post will be updated periodically as soon as new information on enslaved persons prior to 1860 are found. These persons generally named as being on Branch Plantations in North Carolina.  While census records do not name enslaved persons, wills often contain names that can be valuable. Slavery was a cruel and horrendous system and... Continue Reading →

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I am a map aficionado. I like old maps. I can't look at them often enough. I like comparing them to conditions on the ground now in the North Carolina that I know and love. Detail of the Albemarle region of NE North Carolina from the Mouzon Map 1777 Mouzon Map 1777: "An Accurate Map... Continue Reading →

Branchscapes, The Blog, 1635 to 2025. 390 years. “Branchscapes” is a blog about the genealogy of the Branch family of North Carolina with forays into our English origins, immigration to Virginia, and subsequent dissemination into the various parts of America.  Generally, this group of Branches eventually populated the southern US and that is who we... Continue Reading →

Places Associated with Branch Family History ENGLAND Abingdon, United Kingdom (ancestral home of Christopher Branch) Norfolk, United Kingdom (ancestral home other Branch families) London, United Kingdom (Lionel Branch, Christopher Branch Bristol, United Kingdom (ancestral area for Branches, Virginia colonists) VIRGINIA Richmond, Chesterfield County, VA Henrico Historic Park, Chesterfield County, VA Petersburg, VA Courtland, Southampton County,... Continue Reading →

Why reinvent the wheel?  These are Branch subjects that have a great topic.  Just shoot over there.  Recommended website links on Branch topics and people. Frances Ziba Branch. (1802-1874)  Pioneer of California.  Desendant of New England Branch families. Also Google him.  Fascinating pioneer.https://www.legendsofamerica.com/francis-branch/ "Branch Family in America", Facebook. The Braunche Family Biography.  Abingdon-On-Thames Town Council... Continue Reading →

I include the Christopher Branch outline family tree in this blog because I often see questions about it versus Branch lines in North Carolina and across the South.  Virginia author, James Branch Cabell, researched this line as well as other prominent Virginia researchers.  Christopher Branch of 1620 Jamestown. was a "gentleman colonist" with money, land,... Continue Reading →