Hi Randy, Thank you. You would think I would have seen that before. I have checked several counties for a previous marriage for Branch and have not found a marriage bond for him and an earlier wife yet. So I wonder where they married? God bless, Beth > > --- [log in to unmask] wrote: > > > > Branch married Susanna P. Cogbill in 1817 so these > > children were of a first marriage. So far we do not > > know whom his first wife was. > > Robert Bolling Batte (see cardfiles online at Library > of Virginia -- Hatcher-121) indicates that Branch's > first wife was Sarah Epes, daughter of Richard Epes > and Martha Bolling. > > -- Randy Jones > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html