Private
William
Scott
Branch
Born in Chesterfield, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of William Branch
and Judith Scott
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Dicey Jane (Calicutt) Branch
— married
28 Oct 1791 in Amelia, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
John Calvin Branch
Died
at about age 78
in Clarke, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Nov 2019
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Biography
Private William Branch served with Virginia Line during the American Revolution.
William Scott Branch married DICY JANE CALICUTT per his DAR record. He served in the Virginia Line and drew land in the 1827 Georgia land lottery for his services during the American Revolutionary War.
Children
- John Branch m. Sarah Broughton
- James Branch m. Leah
- Armistead Branch m. Julia
- Marcellus Branch m. Malcolm Dawson
- Sarah Branch m. William Walker
- Emily Branch m. Malcolm O'Neill
- Judith Branch
- and others
William was born in 1765 in Virginia. He married his wife, Dicy Jane Callicott, in Amelia, Virginia in 28 October, 1791. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and drew land in Georgia in a land lottery in 1827. He and his wife had 9 children together. He passed away in Clarke County, Georgia, in 1838 in is buried in Bishop, Oconee County, Georgia.
Sources
- https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A013746
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100715405/william-scott-branch
- https://books.google.com/books?id=VuXEmBJOP7gC&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=William+Scott+Branch+DICY+JANE+CALICUTT&source=bl&ots=bl51eE1K73&sig=ACfU3U3McBGjzs5mVR1FQMzP_euCOJVQng&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy_vmYk-3lAhWVlp4KHf9eCd8Q6AEwAnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=William%20Scott%20Branch%20DICY%20JANE%20CALICUTT&f=false
- 1820, 1830 United States Federal Census
- Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (DAR publication)
- Georgia Land Lottery, 1827
- Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892
- Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
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D (Grosvenor) Anonymous
Branch-2867 and Branch-1777 appear to represent the same person because: profiles intend to be the same person but birth date and spelling of wife's surname on duplicate profiles needs resolution first
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