William (Braunche) Branch (1524 - 1602)

Born 1 Jun 1524 in Abingdon, Berkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Katherine Barbara (Jennings) Branch — married 1556 in St Helens, Abingdon, Berkshire, England

Descendants

Died 2 Feb 1602 at age 77 in Abingdon, Berkshire, England

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Biography

"Braunche was a draper and, later, maltster of Abingdon. As early as 1566 he was a chief burgess who had already served as mayor. On 1 Mar. 1601 he gave his son Thomas his goods and chattels, reserving for himself only a small income and a chamber, and surrendering the right to make any bequests beyond those contained in the document; these were largely to his ‘surviving children and included a black gown and cloak to his ’unthrifty and disobedient son’ Lyonell. The will was proved 24 Apr. 1602."^[1]

William Braunche was the mayor of Abingdon 1563 - 1564.^[2]

"Of his generation, only William Braunche, by his wife Katherine Jennings, had issue whose story can be traced... William and Katherine had eleven children, four sons and seven daughters."^[3]

1. Thomas, bapt. 29 Jul 1557
2. Elizabeth
3. Richard, bapt. 15 Sep 1560
4. Mary, b. 1561
5. Ann, bapt 19 Sep 1562
6. Eleanor, bapt. 20 Oct 1564
7. Lionel, bapt. 18 Aug 1566
8. Barbara, bapt. 10 Jul 1569
9. Martha, bapt. 1 May 1578
10. William, ca. 1579
11. Katherine, bapt. 21 Sep 1582

Death

The will of William Braunche was proven in 1602.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/braunche-william-1522-16012
2. ↑ https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/town-council/your-mayor/mayors-abingdon-thames-1556
3. ↑ Walne, Peter. "Branch of Abingdon: A Revision." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 67, no. 1 (1959): 82-105. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4246512.
4. ↑ https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=OR%2FBRS%2F281%2F0079&parentid=OR%2FBRS%2F281%2F0079
5. ↑ http://www.wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/az/wtext/branche_001.html

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q96199935
• http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/braunche-william-1522-16012
• Thomas Benolt. The Four Visitations of Berkshire. Harleian Society; 1908. p. 78–.
• Craig Hart. A Genealogy of the Wives of the American Presidents and Their First Two Generations of Descent. McFarland; 4 November 2004. ISBN 978-0-7864-1956-2. p. 241–.
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L89G-MTZ/mayor-william-branch-(braunche)%2C-member-of-parliament-1524-1601, accessed 6 May 2021
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124302617/william-braunch, accessed 6 May 2021
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176151193/william-branch, accessed 24 May 2021
• "Branch of Abingdon" by James Branch Cabell: http://digital.cincinnatilibrary.org/digital/api/collection/p16998coll15/id/196074/download
• The Branch Family of New England, by William Ferrand Branch: http://moorsfieldpress.com/publications/the_line_of_william_farrand_branch.html