Mary Branham ("Polly" Branham) and John Calvin Burchett
As with Margaret Branham, our information about Polly's relationship to George Branham and her marriage to John Calvin Burchett come from George's will, which identifies her as John's widow. We know that John was a relatively prosperous landowner who had property in both Clinton County and in Tennessee; Clinton County deed records also identify him as a sheriff for the county. He was the son of Icil Burchett and his wife Elizabeth Henry.
In 1850, the family is enumerated in Overton County, TN, living between Richard Brannum (60, b. NC) and his wife Sarah (60, b. MD) and P.A. Brannum (20, b. TN) and his wife, Martha (16, b. TN); it is possible that this Richard is George Branham's brother, but we have no further data to either support or discard that possibility at the moment.
After John's death in 1869, Polly largely remained in Clinton County (although we have not yet found her in census records in 1870); in the 1880 census, she is identified as a "cripple," but we don't know exactly what her infirmity was. Both John and Polly are buried in the Icil Burchett Cemetery in Clinton County, as is their daughter Margaret Burchett and son John Tyler Burchett.
As with the other Branhams, our research is continuing in court and other records. As more becomes available, we will post it here.
Mary "Polly" Branham (17 Sep 1824, prob Roane, TN - 10 Mar 1888, prob. Clinton, KY)
m. ca 1842, probably Clinton Co, KY
John Calvin Burchett (7 Sep 1823, KY - 15 Aug 1869, prob. Clinton, KY)
Children:
i. George W. Burchett (1843-1935); m. Annie M. (unknown)
ii. Icil Stokes Burchett (1846-1936); m. Mary J. (unknown)
iii. Margaret E. Burchett (1848-1862)
iv. William H. Burchett (1852-1920); m. Cynthia A. (unknown)
v. Alfred Frank Burchett (1853-1926); m. Victoria Murphy
vi. Mary Ellen Burchett (1856-1926); m. Elijah F. Ferguson
vii. Matilda Caroline Burchett (1858-1875)
viii. Thomas Bramlette Burchette (1861-1926); m. Malvina (unknown)
ix. John Tyler Alexander Burchette (1867-1868)