THE BALCH FAMILY

MARYLAND

The Descendants And All Known Relations Of

John Balch And Catharine Clellan Who Settled

At Deer Creek, Lord Baltimore's Maryland Colony

In The Year 1658

Updated April 2009

This site contains two web pages, one that lists the direct (bloodline) descendants of John Balch (c1631-c1690) and Catharine (Clellan) McClelland, and another that lists all descendants and all known relations.

See those web pages by clicking the appropriate links below.

Welcome to my Web Site.

My name is Gene Edward Balch and I am a twelfth generation descendant of John Balch of Maryland.

I have collected information on our Balch and related families over the past thirty years. Our family history database consists of over 17,000 individuals and more than 5,600 families, descendants from John Balch and Catharine (Clellan) McClelland, and those families related to our line. The database was created and is maintained by "Roots Magic" Version 3.0 an excellent program by Formal Soft, Inc, which is a replacement of their earlier program, Family Origins. The "Book Report" format with sources, notes, and index, printed from the database is approximately 900 pages.

Please browse our Balch family page. If you are a Balch descendant from any of our families, or a member of any of the related family lines, we would really like to get to know you.

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The Balch Family Of Maryland (Bloodline) (Takes you to Names Index showing Surnames alphabetically, and also the Surnames List where you can select and find anyone in the database.)

These are the direct "Bloodline" descendants of John Balch and Catharine Clellan. A Separate web page is listed below that contains all known direct descendants as well the family lines connected to the Balch line by marriage. Some of these "related" lines go back further than our Balch line, and of course there are many, many more Surnames. Please visit our other site.

Those of you who have visited this web page previously will note many changes and additions with this update. We have many new members names and corrections, thanks to all of you who have supported this effort through your email and letter contributions.

Due to space limitations, SOURCE information and NOTES on individuals are not included in the records posted to this web page. I also honored special requests by one or two individuals that their names not be listed on the web page. Other files contain only that information readily available from public records, such as BIRTH and DEATH dates, as well as MARRIAGE data.

This family history file is a compilation of data obtained through research and material contributed by family members and relations. No great effort has been expended to confirm or otherwise verify the accuracy of that information provided to me by others. The undertaking would be monumental. Working with other family members, I have tried to sort out obvious errors, however, it is certain that many, many remain. I solicit your help in correcting these errors, and of course any new information on any of our family lines would be greatly appreciated.

I will share notes and other data I might have on individuals born prior to 1910 or known to be deceased. Please contact me via e-mail.

These lists are large and may take a few seconds to download, so please be patient.

The Balch Family and all known Related Families (Balch Family & Relations)

This website will contain all Balch family members and those Surnames, both ancestral and descendant, of those related to the Balch line by marriage. Please Visit

David R. Balch of Palmyra, Virginia has published four volumes, I through IV covering our Balch line through the 9^th generation. David's books rectify many common errors in earlier publications and greatly enhance our family history.