George Branch of Surry County married 1677 to Susanna, daughter of Captain William Corker, who was Burgress for Surry County 1655-1656. His burial details are unknown but most likely burial some in Isle of Wight, Virginia on the family farm or local cemetery. If he had a tombstone, probably long gone. [1]
Bride's Father: William Crorker, Burgess of Surry County 1655-1656
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information:: SEVENTEENTH CENTURY OF ISLE OF WIGHT, VIRGINIA, by John Bennett Boddie, Genealogical Publishing Company1973, page: 209
Marriage Contract:
Date: 1677
Place: Isle Of Wright Co., Virginia
Boston Rebellion
1677 --- Bacon's Rebellion
"We subscribe ourselves to His Majestia's Obedient and Loyall Subjects." :The commissioners made their reports on October 15, 1677.
George Branch, Sr. and George Branch, Jr. were among the seventy-one persons who signed this petition.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Sourrce Information: SEVENTEENTH CENTURY OF ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY,. VIRGINIA, by John Bennett Boddie, pages: 160 (Jr.) and 161 (Sr.).
William Corker
1677 --- FATHER-IN-LAW
William Corker, Burgess for James City in 1655-1856 and Captain in the Milita
Father: John Corker,
Mother: Dorcas Crocker
Married: Lucy, daughter of Captain Johf White.
Daughters: Susanna who married George Branch, -- Judith who married _____ Clay -- Lucy who married _____ Jordon
Will: Proved in Surry County
Date: September 4, 1677.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: Ancestry.com
Property Transactions
1688 --- FRANCIS ENLAND'S ESTATE
George Branch and Susannam, his wife, of southwark Parish in Surry, son and heir of George Branch and Anne, his wife. only daughter of Francis England, of Blackwater in Isle Of Wignt. Whereas, Francis England, George Branch's grandfather in his will May 13, 1677, gave 1300 acres of his land his estate to Joyce, his wife, who afterwards married George Cripps and grave said land to said Cripps. George Branch is lawful jeir to his grandfather's land and now sells to Geore Moore.
Date: March 6, 1688
Teste: William Sherwood, Thomas Bennis and Thomas Moore
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: SEVENTEENTH CENTURY OF ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, by John Bennett Boddie, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973, page: 599.
1688 --- SOLD LAND
George Branch sells to Ann Branch (mother) of Upper Parish of Isle of Wight, virginia for 6500 pounds of tobacco, plantation of 50 acres that John Branch now lives on
Date: September 31, 1688.
Teste: James Lupo
Deed Book: 1 1688-1704. -
Researcher: Richard Parker
Sourice Information: SEVENTEENTH CENTURY OF ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, by John Bennett Boddie, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973, page: 599.
1688 --- SOLD LAND
George Branch and Susanna, his wife, of Upper Parish of Surry County sells to John Goodrich, Jr, plantation where Thomas Smith lives in Upper Parish of Islae of Wight. To Davis Branch and land late of George Cripps formerly belonging to Francis England.
Teste: James Lupo and Will Evans
Deed Book: 1 1688-1704.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: SEVENTEENTH CENTURY OF ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, by John Bennett Boddie, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973,
page: 599.
1688 --- SOLD LAND
George Branch and wife, susanna sells to James Lupo of Isle Of Wight for 3,000 lbs. tobacco, land where he nows lives.
Date: august 4, 1688
Deed Book: I 1688-1704
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: SEVENTEENTH CENTURY OF ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, by John Bennett Boddie, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973, page: 598.
1688 --- INDENTURE
Between George Branch of Upper Parish of Surry County and Susanna, his wife, to Francis Branch of Upper Parish of Isle of Wight for 3000 pounds of tobacco, sell plantation he now lives of 50 acres
Date: August 9, 1688
Teste: Thomas Mather, Charles Savidge and Will Evans
Deed Book: 1 1688-1704.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: SEVENTEENTH CENTURY OF ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, by John Bennett Boddie, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973, page: 598.
Probate Record
1667 --- VIRGINIA LAND, MARRIAGE AND PROBATE RECORDS 1630-1850
NAME: George Branch
Date: May 13, 1677
Location: Isle of Wight
Notes: This probate record was extracted from microfilmed copies of the original Will Book.
Remarks: Francis England of Blackwater in Isle of Wight. Leg.-daughter Anne Branch, wife of George Branch and her sons, George, Francis and John Branch. Wife Joyce, Extx. Overseers, John Gutridge and John Pearson.
Description: Grandson
Book: 2-144
Proved: Date: June 9, 1677
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004. --- Original data: Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. Originally published in 1912. --- Crozier, William Armstrong, ed. Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800. Being transcriptions from the original files at the County Court House of wills, deeds, administrators' and guardians' bonds, marriage licenses, and lists of revolutionary pensioners. New York, NY: Fox, Duffield & Co., 1905. --- The will abstracts for Isle of Wight and Norfolk counties were taken from microfilmed copies of the original Will Books. Some of these records may be found at the Family History Library as well as other libraries and archives. The originals may be found at the appropriate county courthouses. For individual sources please see the Notes section listed with each record. --- Description: This data set contains information on approximately 135,000 individuals mentioned in abstracts of deeds, marriages, and wills from Augusta, Isle of Wight, Norfolk, and Spotsylvania Counties in the State of Virginia, USA.
A History of Halifax County Virginia, by Wirt Johnson Carrington, 1924, p. 215. Image Quote: Jordan (2) Thomas Jordan (son of Samuel), born 1600 in England, married Lucy Corker, daughter of Captain Corker of Surry County, Va. (He was burgess in 1629–1632, was a soldier with Yardley.)
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