Descendants of Thomas Birch Generation No. 1 1 1. T HOMAS B IRCH was born 1588 in England, and died May 08, 1657 in Dorchester, Mass.. He married UNKNOWN in Dorchester, Mass.. Children of T HOMAS B IRCH and U NKNOWN are: 2. i. JOSEPH 2 B IRCH , b. Abt. January 1643, Dorchester, Mass.. 3. ii. JEREMIAH B IRCH I, b. Abt. 1650, Dorchester, Mass.. 4. iii. JONATHAN B URCH , b. 1652, Dorchester, Mass.; d. November 16, 1704, Stonington, Conn.. iv. LEWIS B IRCH , b. Dorchester, Mass.. 5. v. THOMAS B IRCH , b. Dorchester, Mass.. vi. MARY B IRCH . Generation No. 2 2 1 2. J OSEPH B IRCH (T HOMAS ) was born Abt. January 1643 in Dorchester, Mass.. He married U NKNOWN in Dorchester, Mass.. Children of J OSEPH B IRCH and U NKNOWN are: i. MARY 3 B URCH , b. August 25, 1672, Dorchester, Mass.. ii. JOSEPH B URCH , b. January 10, 1673, Dorchester, Mass.; d. Bef. November 23, 1675, Dorchester, Mass.. iii. JOSEPH B URCH , b. November 23, 1675, Dorchester, Mass.. iv. JEREMIAH B URCH , b. January 02, 1677, Dorchester, Mass.; d. January 03, 1677, Dorchester, Mass.. v. ELIZABETH B URCH , b. June 10, 1680, Dorchester, Mass.. vi. EXPERIENCE B URCH , b. January 15, 1681, Dorchester, Mass.. vii. SAMUEL B URCH , b. Dorchester, Mass.. Notes for SAMUEL B URCH : Samuel was a blacksmith by trade and was in Doechester Mass. in 1734. He went with Thomas Birch as a soldier in the expedition to Canada in 1690. In right of his uncle Eleazer Wales. He received a grant of land in a new settlement for his services as a soldier in the expedition and he removed to Ashburn in Worcester County, Mass. 2 1 3. J EREMIAH B IRCH I (T HOMAS ) was born Abt. 1650 in Dorchester, Mass.. He married U NKNOWN in Stratford, Conn.. Notes for J EREMIAH B IRCH I: Jeremiah made his home at Stonington, Conn. before 1670 and was father of four sons. He received a land grant in or near Clark's Falls, Conn. He was a blacksmith by trade as was his father. Children of J EREMIAH B IRCH and U NKNOWN are: 6. i. THOMAS 3 B IRCH , b. May 28, 1671, Stonington, Conn.. 7. ii. JEREMIAH B IRCH II, b. July 14, 1673, Stonington, Conn.. iii. JOSEPH B IRCH , b. July 14, 1673, Stonington, Conn.; d. July 20, 1673, Stonington, Conn.. 8. iv. JONATHAN B URCH , b. August 06, 1885, Dorchester, Mass.. 2 1 4. J ONATHAN BURCH (T HOMAS B IRCH ) was born 1652 in Dorchester, Mass., and died November 16, 1704 in Stonington, Conn.. He married U NKNOWN . Children of J ONATHAN B URCH and U NKNOWN are: 9. i. JONATHAN 3 B IRCH , b. August 06, 1685, Dorchester, Mass.; d. Aft. February 28, 1767, Stonington, Conn.. ii. JEREMIAH B URCH , b. Abt. 1694. 2 1 5. T HOMAS B IRCH (T HOMAS ) was born in Dorchester, Mass.. He married B ATHSHEBA S SABFORD 1684 in Swansea, Mass.. Child of T HOMAS B IRCH and B ATHSHEBA S SABFORD is: 10. i. JEREMIAH 3 B IRCH . Generation No. 3 3 2 1 6. T HOMAS B IRCH (J EREMIAH , T HOMAS ) was born May 28, 1671 in Stonington, Conn.. He married ELIZABETH B URCH . Children of T HOMAS B IRCH and E LIZABETH B URCH are: i. THOMAS 4 B URCH . ii. ROBERT B URCH . iii. JONATHAN B URCH . iv. RICHARD B URCH , m. E LIZABETH H ARRIS . v. HANNAH B URCH . 3 2 1 7. J EREMIAH B IRCH II (J EREMIAH , T HOMAS ) was born July 14, 1673 in Stonington, Conn.. He married (1) E LIZABETH W HEELER . He married (2) M ARGARET B ILLINGS February 15, 1717 in Stonington, Conn.. Children of J EREMIAH B IRCH and E LIZABETH W HEELER are: i. ELIZABETH 4 B URCH , b. December 15, 1697; m. W ILLIAM L AMSON . ii. JEREMIAH B URCH , b. June 10, 1699; m. S ARAH B EECHER . iii. MARY B URCH , b. June 10, 1701. Children of J EREMIAH B IRCH and M ARGARET B ILLINGS are: iv. JOSEPH 4 B IRCH , b. December 25, 1717, Stonington, Conn.. 11. v. THOMAS B IRCH , b. December 25, 1717, Stonington, Conn.. 12. vi. ISAIAH B IRCH , b. February 11, 1720, Stonington, Conn.. vii. MARY B IRCH , b. January 19, 1722, Stonington, Conn.. viii. JEREMIAH B IRCH III, b. May 26, 1724; m. S ARAH B ROOMER , October 24, 1742. ix. MARTHA B IRCH , b. July 14, 1726, Stonington, Conn.. 13. x. INCREASE B IRCH , b. October 25, 1728, Stonington, Conn.. xi. JONATHAN B IRCH , b. January 10, 1730, Stonington, Conn.. 14. xii. BENJAMIN B IRCH , b. March 15, 1731, Stonington, Conn.. 3 2 1 8. J ONATHAN B URCH (J EREMIAH B IRCH I, T HOMAS ) was born August 06, 1885 in Dorchester, Mass.. He married M ERCY R ATHBUN August 22, 1706 in Stonington, Conn., daughter of T HOMAS R ATHBUN and MARY D ICKENS . She was born 1687 in Lyme, Conn., and died Aft. 1777 in Stonington, Conn.. Children of J ONATHAN B URCH and M ERCY R ATHBUN are: 15. i. JANE 4 B URTCH , b. December 10, 1736, Stonington, Conn.; d. February 23, 1811, Stephentown, New York. 16. ii. JONATHAN B URTCH S R. , b. September 16, 1740, Stonington, Conn.. 3 2 1 9. J ONATHAN B IRCH (J ONATHAN B URCH , T HOMAS B IRCH ) was born August 06, 1685 in Dorchester, Mass., and died Aft. February 28, 1767 in Stonington, Conn.. He married M ERCY R ATHBUN August 22, 1706 in Stonington, Conn., daughter of T HOMAS R ATHBUN and M ARY D ICKENS . She was born 1687 in Lyme, Conn., and died Aft. 1777 in Stonington, Conn.. Children of J ONATHAN B IRCH and M ERCY R ATHBUN are: 17. i. JONATHAN 4 B URTCH , b. August 01, 1707, Stonington, Conn.. ii. JANE B URCH , b. February 03, 1708, Stonington Conn. 18. iii. JOHN B URCH , b. June 14, 1711, Stonington Conn. 19. iv. ZURVAIH B URCH , b. June 04, 1713, Stonington Conn. v. JEREMIAH B URCH , b. July 18, 1715; m. S ARAH B ROMER . 20. vi. MARCY B URCH , b. August 1717, Stonington Conn. 21. vii. DAVID B URCH , b. June 23, 1719; d. 1767. viii. JOSHUA B URCH . ix. ANNE B URCH . 3 2 1 10. J EREMIAH B IRCH (T HOMAS , T HOMAS ) He married E LIZABETH W HEELER 1696 in Stratford, Conn.. Notes for J EREMIAH B IRCH : It is not proven that Jeremiah ia a son of Thomas, however there is strong belief that he is. Children of J EREMIAH B IRCH and E LIZABETH W HEELER are: i. ELIZABETH 4 B IRCH . ii. JEREMIAH B IRCH , b. June 10, 1699, Stratford, Connecticut. iii. MARY B IRCH . 22. iv. DANIEL B URCH . Generation No. 4 4 3 2 1 11. T HOMAS B IRCH (J EREMIAH , J EREMIAH , T HOMAS ) was born December 25, 1717 in Stonington, Conn.. He married M ARTHA D AVIS October 10, 1740. She was born in Westerly Rhode Island. Child of T HOMAS B IRCH and M ARTHA D AVIS is: 23. i. THOMAS 5 B URTCH , b. Stonington, Conn.. 4 3 2 1 12. I SAIAH B IRCH (J EREMIAH , JEREMIAH , T HOMAS ) was born February 11, 1720 in Stonington, Conn.. He married U NKNOWN . Child of I SAIAH B IRCH and U NKNOWN is: i. EZEKIAL 5 B URTCH , b. July 23, 1743, Stonington, Conn.. 4 3 2 1 13. I NCREASE B IRCH (J EREMIAH , J EREMIAH , T HOMAS ) was born October 25, 1728 in Stonington, Conn.. He married U NKNOWN . Notes for I NCREASE B IRCH : In 1859 I find a Increase R. Burch as Master of a Steam River Boat on the Sabine River out of Sabine Pass Texas. Also a Charlie Burch as boat Capt. There also listed was a Neal Burch, Sherwood Burch, S.K. Burch as crew men on these boats on the Sabine River out of Sabine Pass, Texas. Child of I NCREASE B IRCH and U NKNOWN is: 24. i. INCREASE 5 B URTCH , b. 1750, Dutchess County, New York. 4 3 2 1 14. B ENJAMIN B IRCH (J EREMIAH , J EREMIAH , T HOMAS ) was born March 15, 1731 in Stonington, Conn.. He married A NNA U DALL November 08, 1750 in Stonington, Conn., daughter of L IONELL U DALL and ABIGAIL B ILL . She was born July 17, 1728 in Stonington, Conn.. Child of B ENJAMIN B IRCH and A NNA U DALL is: i. BENJAMIN B IRCH 5 J R. , b. November 04, 1751, Stonington, Conn.. 4 3 2 1 15. J ANE B URTCH (J ONATHAN B URCH , J EREMIAH B IRCH I, T HOMAS ) was born December 10, 1736 in Stonington, Conn., and died February 23, 1811 in Stephentown, New York. She married L IONEL U DALL . He was born February 19, 1734 in Stonington, Conn., and died April 1779. Children of J ANE B URTCH and L IONEL U DALL are: i. WILLIAM 5 U DELL , b. 1759. ii. LIONEL U DELL , b. 1760. iii. ABIGAL U DELL , b. 1762. iv. MERCY U DELL , b. 1764. v. SAMUEL U DELL , b. 1766. vi. CHARLOTTE U DELL , b. 1768. vii. WEELOCK U DELL , b. 1770. viii. ABNER U DELL , b. 1773. ix. POLLY U DELL , b. 1774. x. ANNA U DELL , b. 1777. 4 3 2 1 16. J ONATHAN B URTCH S R. (J ONATHAN B URCH , J EREMIAH B IRCH I, T HOMAS ) was born September 16, 1740 in Stonington, Conn.