John Branch, (6)[1]
1729 - 1812 (82 years)-
Name John Branch Suffix (6) Birth 7 Oct 1729 Branch Hill, Preston, Conn. 
Gender Male Death 5 Mar 1812 Whiting, VT. - Ê He died there on March 5, 1812, and his wife, Priscilla, died also in Whiting, on Oct. 5, 1813. They were buried in a small burying ground in the south part of Whiting, but their bodies were removed in 1929, by John Branch of St. Albans, Vermont to the Whiting Cemetary, where the original stones, carefully repaired, were erected. The following inscriptions are on a single large slab, placed horizontally:
PriscillaJohn Branch
wife ofDied Mar. 5, 1812
James Noblein the 83 year
former relict ofof his age.
John Branch
Died Oct. 5, 1813
in her 74 year.
Why loving friends indulge that tear,
Why trembling view my dark abode?
Though you with me must moulder here
Yet faith can wing the soul to God.
All six daughter married at or near Whiting, and all were left widows. None married again.
Person ID I3792 My Genealogy Last Modified 17 Nov 2020
Father John Branch, (5), b. 3 Mar 1694, Norwich, Connecticut, USA d. 3 Jan Mother Martha [Williams] Branch d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 20 Oct 1726 Family ID F1316 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Priscilla [Tracy] Branch d. 5 Oct 1813, Whiting, VT. Marriage 5 Jan 1758 Children 1. Priscilla [Branch] Tracy d. Yes, date unknown 2. Parthena [Branch] Keeler d. Hamond, New York 3. Abel Branch, (2), b. 8 Oct 1758 d. 1800 (Age 41 years) 4. Lucy [Branch] Parks, b. 9 Oct 1760 d. Yes, date unknown 5. Esther [Branch] Babcock, b. 8 Mar 1763 d. Yes, date unknown 6. Simeon Branch, b. 19 Jun 1765 d. 1777 (Age 11 years) 7. Levina [Branch] Walker, b. 8 Aug 1767 d. Yes, date unknown 8. John Branch, (7), b. 7 Oct 1769 d. 1839 (Age 69 years) 9. Shubal Branch, (2), b. 24 Jul 1772, Pittsfield, Mass. d. 2 Jan 1815, Richmond, VT. (Age 42 years)10. Lydia [Branch] Hall, b. 1777 d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F1317 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2013
- Ê He died there on March 5, 1812, and his wife, Priscilla, died also in Whiting, on Oct. 5, 1813. They were buried in a small burying ground in the south part of Whiting, but their bodies were removed in 1929, by John Branch of St. Albans, Vermont to the Whiting Cemetary, where the original stones, carefully repaired, were erected. The following inscriptions are on a single large slab, placed horizontally:
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Notes - John moved to Pittsfield, Mass. in 1767, after the fifth child was born. Although forty-seven years of age at the time, on June 30, 1777, he marched from Pittsfield to Fort Ann, under the command of Captain John Strong, in the regiment of Colonel John Brown, in the defense of Fort Ticonderoga, which was threatened by the advance of General Burgoyne up Lake Champlain. Record Index to Military Archives, Massachusetts, Vol. 156, pl 490, and Vol. 23, p. 13.] For some unknown reason, but probably on account of the death of his son, Simeon, he was dismissed on jul 26 1777.
While on that march he saw and fell in love with a Quaker's farm at Whiting, Vermont. In 1785, John traded the Pittsfield property for the Frank Dankels place in Whiting, and moved there with his family and his brothers Abel and Shubal. He died there on March 5, 1812, and his wife, Priscilla, died also in Whiting, on Oct. 5, 1813. They were buried in a small burying ground in the south part of Whiting, but their bodies were removed in 1929, by John Branch of St. Albans, Vermont to the Whiting Cemetary, where the original stones, carefully repaired, were erected. The following inscriptions are on a single large slab, placed horizontally:
PriscillaJohn Branch
wife ofDied Mar. 5, 1812
James Noblein the 83 year
former relict ofof his age.
John Branch
Died Oct. 5, 1813
in her 74 year.
Why loving friends indulge that tear,
Why trembling view my dark abode?
Though you with me must moulder here
Yet faith can wing the soul to God.
All six daughters married at or near Whiting, and all were left widows. None married again.
- John moved to Pittsfield, Mass. in 1767, after the fifth child was born. Although forty-seven years of age at the time, on June 30, 1777, he marched from Pittsfield to Fort Ann, under the command of Captain John Strong, in the regiment of Colonel John Brown, in the defense of Fort Ticonderoga, which was threatened by the advance of General Burgoyne up Lake Champlain. Record Index to Military Archives, Massachusetts, Vol. 156, pl 490, and Vol. 23, p. 13.] For some unknown reason, but probably on account of the death of his son, Simeon, he was dismissed on jul 26 1777.
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Sources - [S718] Andy Lane.
- [S718] Andy Lane.