Following is the genealogy of John Brantley of Nash County.  Recent DNA comparisons by the Brantley Association indicate that descendants of John Brantley of Nash County are not descended from  Edward Brantley, the first Brantley in America and the father of all Brantleys in America.  The site was constructed while we thought that John Brantley of Nash County was a direct descendant of Edward Brantley.  (See note at the bottom of the page about the lineage.)  This site is an attempt to chronicle John Brantley's descendants that continue to have Nash county roots.   Email Ann to contribute your Brantley family ancestry.  If you are interested in joining a Brantley family site and meeting other Brantleys with roots in Nash county, contact Ann Douglas at Ann @ Brantley. com.  The site is on MyFamily (Nash County Roots).

If your surname is Brantley and you would like to participate in the Brantley DNA project contact Ann @ Brantley. com.

Note:  Where applicable, specific sources are given for the material herein.

Following is Edward Brantly's line as close to John of Nash County as we have been able to determine.

Edward Brantly

b. abt. 1617

m.

d. Jan. 1, 1689

Edward Brantly came to America as an indentured servant under John Seaward who received a land patent on June 18, 1638 for 400 acres, Isle of Wight county, Virginia for transporting Edward and 7 other individuals to America. (pg. 634 Virginia Land Patents and Grants [copy of original]).   Edward received a land patent of 675 acres in Isle of Wight county 30 Oct 1669 (pg. 261) for: "Trans. of 14 persons."

His will.

Phillip Brantley

son of Edward Brantley

(Known from Edward Brantly's will.)

b. abt. 1651 Isle of Wight co., VA

m. Joyce Lewis (b. abt 1660) Isle of Wight co, VA

d. abt 1725 Isle of Wight, VA


children of Phillip and Joyce Lewis Brantley

Edward Brantley, II

son of Phillip Brantley

(Known from Edward Brantly, Sr's will.)

b. abt 1672 Isle of Wight co., VA

m.

d. 1737 Nottoway Parish, Isle of Wight co, VA

son of Edward Brantley, II

James Brantley

b. abt 1700 Isle of Wight county, VA

m. Ruth

d. 1741 

John's Descendants

From the Brantley Association web site:

Update 2006

DNA testing shows that John Brantley of Nash County, is not a descendant of Edward Brantley of 1638 through a consistent male line. That is, he does not descend from him from father to son, to son, etc as we would expect.  Often grandfathers will adopt the children of a deceased daughter and rear them with their own name.  Since the Y-chromosome is handed down from father to son ONLY, it would not follow through the daughter. It is likely that John is a descendant of Edward, but DNA testing seemingly assures us that he did not descend through the generations from father to son.  Since he was no doubt tied either by adoption, if not by blood, to the Brantley family, his descendants are considered of the lineage of Edward.  The best news of this discovery, is that now we can identify his descendants by the distinct DNA profile as shown in others of his known descendants.  It has already shown that some proposed as his descendants were, in fact not, and others previously unknown in his lineage have now been identified as his descendants.  There are many more discoveries that will be made in the coming years as we find others among his many descendants throughout America through DNA testing