Sebray Burgess of Rockingham Co., Virginia

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Sebray Burgess (also called Sebra Burgess, Siberry Burgess, and Seabrook Burgess) was born about 1800 in Virginia. He may be the William S. Burgess listed in the 1828 personal property tax record for Rockingham Co. He married Barbara Pifer on 27 December 1822 in Rockingham Co., Virginia. He is listed in the 1830-40 censuses for Rockingham Co. (as Sebra Burges), and in the personal property tax lists there from 1830-44 (in 1833 as Siberry Burgess) (it should be noted, however, that the tax lists in Rockingham Co. from 1822-29 did not enumerate polls, but only individuals who owned taxable property); his widow appears there as head of the family in the 1845-51 tax lists, and also in the 1850 census. Sebray Burgess died in Rockingham Co. about 1844, having had at least two sons:

*1. Patterson Burgess (1825-1912) of Rockingham Co., VA
2. James W. Burgess (1828-1880+) of Rockingham Co., VA

First Branch: Patterson Burgess

Patterson Burgess was born February 1825 in Rockingham Co., Virginia. He married Eliza Ann Tutwiler on 7 December 1853 in Rockingham Co. He is listed in the 1850 census with his mother, and from 1860-1910 in Rockingham Co., Virginia. He died there on 2 April 1912, having had five sons:

1. James S. Burgess (1859-1944) of Stark Co., OH
2. John William “Jack” Burgess (1861-1944) of Rockingham Co., VA
3. Turner J. Burgess (1863-1932) of Rockingham Co., VA
4. Charles H. Burgess (1866-1916) of Rockingham Co., VA
5. Edward L. “Edmund” Burgess (1872-1964) of Rockingham Co., VA

James S. Burgess is the ancestor of W. S. Burgess.

Test results received from one representative of this family do currently not match the numbers of any other Burgess line.