John
Henry
Branham
Born in Montgomery County, Virginia Colony
Ancestors 
Son of David Gower Branham Sr
and Frances (Baskett) Branham
Brother of
Richard Branham, Judith Ann Branham, William Branham [half], Patty Branham, James Branham, Daniel Branham, Frances (Branham) Akers, William Edmond Branham Sr, Edward Edmond Branham, Rhoda Jane (Branham) Baisden, Turner James Branham I, David Branham Jr, Benjamin F Branham and Frances Mayo (Branham) Stewart
Husband of
Martha Patsy (Finch) Branham
— married
20 Jan 1794 in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
William Isham Branham, Rebecca (Branham) Hale, Turner Branham, Polina (Branham) Spurlock, Delilah (Branham) Mullins, Sarah (Branham) King, Sally Branham, Jonathan Branham, Jonothan Branham, David Branham, Aaron Branham, Andrew Finch Branham I, Joseph Branham, William Branham, Milly (Branham) Burchet, Matilda Milly Branham, Sarah Branham, Eliza Branham, Moses Branham and Polly Branham
Died
at about age 86
in Wise, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Profile last modified
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Biography
John Henry Branham was born about 1773 in Montgomery County, Virginia Colony. He was the son of David Branham Sr and Frances Baskett. He married Martha Elswick Finch on 20 Jan 1794 at the James River, Montgomery County, Virginia. After their marriage they probably lived in Montgomery County, Virginia for several years. Some of their children were born in Montgomery and Bedford Counties in Virginia.
They migrated to the mouth of Mud Creek near Harold in Floyd County, Kentucky then later moved to Shelby County, Tennessee..They lived in Floyd County during the 1810's and 1820's, [1] In the 1830's and until 1843, they were living seven miles north of Pikeville at Dorton in Pike County near the Pike/Floyd County line.[2] (Pike County had been formed from part of Floyd County).
In 1843 they sold their property in Pike County, Kentucky and moved to Pound in Russell County, Virginia.[3] The area in Russell County where they lived became Wise County shortly thereafter.
John Henry Branham b 1773 Montgomery Co VA d 8 Jan 1859 Wise Co VA of Scrofula (Tuberculosis of the lymph nodes); buried 1859 Old Branham Graveyard, Whitt Place, Wise Co VA Old Branham Graveyard." Whitt Place," Down the Mountain, Wise Co., VA.
John Henry was the son of David Sr. Branham and Frances Baskett.
John Henry Branham m. 20 Jan 1794 James River, Montgomery Co., VA to Martha Patsy Finch Elswick b 1772 James River, Montgomery Co., VA d 1857 Wise Co VA buried; 1859 Old Branham Graveyard, Whitt Place, Wise Co., VA; d/o Nathaniel Finch and Milly Unknown
Name
Birth
- Birth Date: 1773/7
- Birth Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States [5]
- Parents:
- Husband: David (Gower) Branham
- Wife: Frances Baskett
- Child: Richard Branham
- Child: Francis Branham
- Child: Judith Branham
- Child: David Branham
- Child: William Branham
- Child: Patty Branham
- Child: Daniel Branham
- Child: James Branham
- Child: John Henry (Baskett) Branham
- Child: Benjamin Branham
- Child: Rhoda Branham
- Marriage Date: 1754
- Marriage Place: Ship, Sailing[6]
Death
- Death: Age: 80
- Death Date: 12 Mar 1855/7
- Death Place: Little Mud Creek, VA[5]
Marriage
- Husband: John Henry (Baskett) Branham
- Wife: Martha Patsy (Elswick) Finch
- Child: William Isham Branham
- Child: Rebecca Branham
- Child: Turner Branham
- Child: Polina Branham (Spurlock)
- Child: Sarah Branham
- Child: Sarah Branham
- Child: Sally Branham
- Child:
- Child: Andrew (Finch) Branham
- Child: Joseph Branham
- Child: William Branham
- Child: Matilda Milly Branham
- Child: Eliza Branham
- Child: Moses Branham
- Child: Polly Branham
- Marriage Date: 20 Jan 1794
- Marriage Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States[4]
His father is David Branham. profile is a work in progress.
Sources
- ↑ 1810 and 1820 US Census, Floyd County, Kentucky.
- ↑ 1830 and 1840 US Census, Pike County, Kentucky
- ↑ 1850 US Census, Russell County, Virginia.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 Author: Dodd, Jordan Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Birth year: 1777; Birth state: VA.
- ↑ Birth year: 1730; Birth city: Farnham Parish Richmond; Birth state: VA. David Gower Branham
- Annette Potter Family Genealogy John Branham
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8J-PBP : 5 December 2014), John Branham and Martha Finch, 20 Jan 1794; citing Montgomery County, Virginia, reference P 52; FHL microfilm 32,633.
- "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3J-M7J : 12 December 2014), John Branham, 08 Jan 1859; citing Wise, Virginia, reference p 3 cn 12; FHL microfilm 34,394.
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Branham-46 created through the import of GedTem12:18.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Jack Templeton.
- WikiTree profile Branham-798 was created by Vicki Norman through the import of Carter Family Tree.ged on May 29, 2015.
- 5th Great-Granddaughter Ginger A. B.
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