Descendants of Edmond Brannock of England

Generation #3

William (²Thomas, ¹Edmond) Brannock of Delaware

William Brannock was born c. 1719 Dorchester Co MD. One piece of evidence which connects this family to the Brannocks of Orange Co NC is the history of A. N. Brannock b. 1800 in Orange Co NC. Alexander Newton is believed to have been named for his paternal grandmother, Alice Newton, wife of William Brannock.

The Brannock Family lived their lives in what they thought was Maryland; as the family births, marriages, and wills along with land transactions and court proceedings were recorded in Dorchester Co MD. However after the 1775 Delaware/Maryland Boundary Survey, many Brannock Family land holdings were found to actually be in Kent Co DE. [1775 Boundary Map]

After the death of William's father in 1744, William would have had both monies and land. Were the lands that William would have inherited in Dorchester Co MD or Kent Co DE? Or, did William purchase lands in Kent Co DE on his own? Unfortunately, there are no records to prove either claim. However, William is first found documented in a 1743 Kent Co DE probate.

In about 1747 in Dorchester Co MD, Thomas married stepsister, Alice Newton b. c. 1723 Dorchester Co MD. The family lived in Murderkill Hundred of Kent Co DE until 1768 when records show they moved.

The last record for William is his will which was written in 1774. In the will he lists wife Alice and his residence in Mispillion Hundred. Evidently, the family scattered after William's death; as son William and daughter Rachael are later found in North Carolina.

• Born c. 1719 Dorchester Co MD

• 5/11/1743 Kent Co DE Probate

• 1/28/1744 Dorchester Co MD Probate

• Married c. 1747 in Dorchester Co MD to Alice Newton b. c. 1723 Dorchester Co MD

• 1768 Kent Co DE Land Records

• 1774/75 Boundary verified between Maryland and Delaware

• 8/4/1774 Abstracts of Wills, Kent Co DE

• Died before 8/11/1774 Kent Co DE

    Children

    1. Mary Brannock

• Born c. 1748 Kent Co DE

• Married c. 1768 in Kent Co DE to Mr. Abbet b. c. 1743

• 8/4/1774 Abstracts of Wills, Kent Co DE

• Died after 8/1774

    2. Rachael Brannock b. c. 1750 Kent Co DE

    3. Elizabeth Brannock

• Born c. 1753 Kent Co DE

• 8/4/1774 Abstracts of Wills, Kent Co DE

• Died after 8/1774

    4. William Brannock

• Born c. 1755 Kent Co DE

• 8/4/1774 Abstracts of Wills, Kent Co DE

• Migrated c. 1800 to Orange Co NC

• Had son Alexander Newton Brannock b. 1800 Orange Co NC

• 1810 Orange Co NC Census: William Brannock

• Died in North Carolina

    5. Henry Brannock (Not necessarily a sibling but added for reference.)

• Born 1757 Kent Co DE

• Migrated by 1783 to North Carolina

• Married c. 1783 in North Carolina to Elizabeth Wright b. c. 1762

• 1800 Orange Co NC Census: Henry Brannock

• Died in North Carolina

Generation #4