William Burgess of Bedford Co., Virginia
[Haplotype R-FTE16443, Genetic Group: A1-A2 King George and Bedford ]
William Burgess Sr. was born by 1721, possibly in Virginia. He married Susannah __ by 1742. On 20 August 1760 he obtained a Virginia land grant (Patent Book #33, p. 858) of 195 acres on Byrd Creek in Albemarle (later Fluvanna) Co., Virginia, and later tripled his estate. He or his son William signed an indenture on 8 June 1769 with Charles Hudson for a debt of £60 to David Nowlin on Taylor Creek in Albemarle Co. On 10 September 1772 he purchased 200 acres of land on Great Byrd Creek (adjoining his earlier estate) in Albemarle Co. from John Thurmond. He or his son William signed a petition to the Virginia Legislature from Albemarle Co. in 1777 protesting the poor road conditions there, but moved to Bedford Co., Virginia, shortly thereafter.
William died in 1778 in Bedford Co., Virginia. His will, which was dated 23 April 1778 and probated 27 July 1778 (Bedford Co. Will Book #1, p. 307-08, with inventory dated 15 May 1779), notes four daughters (Isabel, Mary, Frankey, and Betty [i.e., Elizabeth]), and four sons, with his presumed oldest son, Edward, and his widow, Susannah, serving as executors, and identifies three adjoining plots of 200 acres each on Byrd Creek in Fluvanna Co., giving one section to Watt Johnson, ordering that a second farm of 200 acres to be sold, with the proceeds being divided between Edward and John, and giving the third estate to his third son, William Jr., “being the place where my said son now dwells”; a fourth section of 151 acres in Bedford Co., “being the place wherein I now dwell,” is given to Susannah, and after her death to his fourth son, Thomas. William had four sons:
1. Edward Burgess Sr. (1743-1835) of Lawrence Co., KY
2. John Burgess I (1744-1835) of Fluvanna Co., VA
3. William Burgess Jr. (1746-1798) of Pittsylvania Co., VA
4. Thomas Burgess Sr. (1755-1840) of Logan Co., VA (later WV)
First Branch: Edward Burgess Sr.
Edward Burgess Sr. was born about 1743 in Albemarle (later Fluvanna) Co., Virginia; in his Revolutionary War pension application, he gives his age as about 74 on 18 March 1818, 75 on 21 December 1819, and 78 on 16 September 1822. He married Anne “Nancy” Francis about 1765, perhaps in Saint Anne’s Parish, Goochland Co., Virginia, where Garland Burgess was christened a year later. On 16 December 1771 he witnessed a deed on Little Bacon Creek in Albemarle Co. between Jesse Creasey and Rene Woodson. He served as a Private in Capt. Newell’s Company, Col. Abraham Buford’s Regiment, Revolutionary War, from 1779-81, and later received a pension for his service (#S35806). According to a deposition that he later gave in Floyd Co., Kentucky, on 18 March 1818, Edward was living in Bedford Co., Virginia in 1775/76 near Thomas Hamilton, and had been living in Floyd Co. since 1806. He or his son Edward is listed in the Montgomery Co., Virginia road orders of 7 August 1798 (as overseer of the East River Road) and 2 July 1799. He is listed in the 1810-20 censuses for Floyd Co., Kentucky. He died on 5 October 1835 in Lawrence Co., Kentucky, having had five sons:
1. Garland Burgess (1766-1832) of Floyd Co., KY; he is listed in the Montgomery Co., Virginia road orders of 4 August 1789
2. Edward Burgess Jr. (1772-1839) of Lawrence Co., KY; he is listed in the Montgomery Co., Virginia road orders of 4 August 1789; he was serving as a Justice of the Peace in Lawrence Co. in 1822
3. Henry Burgess I (1773-1860+) of Lawrence Co., KY; he is listed in the Montgomery Co., Virginia road orders of 4 August 1789
4. John Burgess III (1777-1858) of Platte Co., MO
5. William Burgess IV (1782?-1861?) of Leavenworth Co., KS
Unknown Relationship: Joseph A. Davidson
Joseph A. Davidson was born on 15 April 1802 in Virginia, probably the natural child of one of the sons of Edward Burgess. He married his presumed first cousin, Nancy Shannon Burgess, daughter of John Burgess III, on 7 August 1825 in Lawrence Co., Kentucky. He is listed in the 1830 census for Lawrence Co., and from 1840-60 in Platte Co., Missouri. He died there on 10 February 1863, having had five sons:
1. Wesley S. Davidson (1828-1915) of Lyon Co., KS
2. John Alexander Burgess Davidson (1834-1900) of Livingston Co., MO
3. Milton J. Davidson (1834-1834), died childless
4. Joseph A. Davidson (1839-1885) of Platte Co., MO
5. Cornelious McGuire B(urgess?) Davidson (1844-1925) of Platte Co., MO
Second Branch: John Burgess I
John Burgess I was born about 1744 in Albemarle (later Fluvanna) Co., Virginia; on his Revolutionary War pension application, he states that he was born in Fluvanna Co., and was 88 years old on 15 May 1833, and 89 years old on 3 October 1833. He married Elizabeth Saunders in 1775 in Fluvanna Co., Virginia. He served as a Private for three months in 1775 in Capt. William Henry’s Company, fighting Indians in the western part of the state on the Holstein River; and in 1776 for six months in Capt. Roger Thompson’s Company, the Revolutionary War; and later received a pension for his service (#S8113). He died there on 16 February 1835, having had six sons:
1. William Henry Burgess (1776?-1821?) of Buckingham Co., VA; he is listed in the 1812-14 personal property tax lists of Fluvanna Co., and in 1807 and from 1817-20 in Buckingham Co.; his estate is recorded on the 1821 tax list there
2. Pleasant Monroe Burgess (1778-1857) of Monroe Co., MO
3. George Washington Burgess (1780- )
4. Nathaniel Green Burgess (1785?-1813+) of Maury Co., TN; he served as a Lieut. in the 46th Regiment, Tennessee Militia, the War of 1812, from Maury Co., enlisting on 8 November 1813
5. Jack Meredith Burgess, who is believed to be the same person as John Meredith Burgess (1788?-1838?) of Kanawha Co., WV
6. Daniel Morgan Burgess (1790-1865) of Buckingham Co., VA
Fifth Son of John
John Meredith Burgess, also called Jack Meredith Burgess, was born about 1788 in Virginia. He settled in Kanawha Co., Virginia (later West Virginia) about 1811. He married Judith Cobb(s) there in 1812. He is listed in the 1820 census for Kanawha Co., and in the personal property tax lists there from 1811-30, and again from 1837-38, but has not been found in the 1830 census. He died there about 1838, having had four sons:
1. Capt. George Washington Burgess Sr. (1813?-1875) of Benton Co., MO, extinct in the male line
2. Fleming Cobb Burgess Sr. (1815-1883) of Kanawha Co., WV
3. Thomas C. Burgess (1817?-1898?) of Mason Co., WV
4. John Dickinson Burgess (1824?-1875) of Presidio Co., TX
Second Son of John Meredith
Fleming Cobb Burgess Sr. was born 25 January 1815 near Spring Hill, Kanawha Co., Virginia (later West Virginia). He married firstly Adelia (or Adelaide) Margaret Wood on 24 December 1835 in Kanawha Co., and secondly (Margaret) Ann Harshbarger about 1867. He is listed in the 1850-80 censuses for Kanawha Co., and in the personal property tax lists there from 1833. He died on 5 February 1883 at St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, having had six sons, all by his first wife:
1. James Washington Burgess (1837-1904) of Cabell Co., WV
2. John Meredith Burgess II (1842-1931) of Kanawha Co., WV
3. William Henry Burgess (II) (1844-1854), died young
4. Henry A. W(ood?) Burgess (1855-1892?) of Cabell Co., WV
5. George Edgar Burgess(1858-1936) of Kanawha Co., WV
6. Fleming Cobb Burgess Jr. (1865-1920+) of Montgomery Co., OH
Fifth Son of Fleming Cobb Sr.
George Edgar Burgess was born on 20 February 1858 in Kanawha Co., Virginia (later West Virginia). He married firstly Laura E. Riffle on 21 April 1881 in Kanawha Co., and secondly Leah Jividen on 23 March 1901 in Putnam Co., West Virginia. He is listed in the 1900-10 and 1930 censuses for Putnam Co., and in 1920 in Kanawha Co. He died on 13 October 1936 in Kanawha Co., having had four sons:
1. Robert E. Burgess (1882-1900) of Putnam Co., WV, died childless
2. Walter Miller Burgess (1885-1954) of Kanawha Co., WV
3. Fleming Cobb Burgess IV (1894-1920+) of Warrick Co., IN
4. William Stevens Burgess (1897-1982) of Kanawha Co., WV
Third Branch: William Burgess Jr.
William Burgess Jr. was born about 1746 in Albemarle (later Fluvanna) Co., Virginia. He married Jane Pigg on 7 August 1770 in Albemarle Co., Virginia. He lived in both Fluvanna and Pittsylvania Cos., Virginia. He is listed on the 1782-97 personal property tax lists in Pittsylvania Co., with his wife appearing as head of the family in 1798; and also on the land tax records there from 1786-1800. He died in Pittsylvania Co. in 1798, having had four sons:
1. Pendleton Burgess (1771-1847) of Pittsylvania Co., VA
2. Harrison Burgess (1773-1865) of Giles Co., TN
3. John Burgess II(1775-1837) of Pittsylvania Co., VA
4. William Burgess III (1777-1810+) of Pittsylvania Co., VA
Third Son of William Jr.
John Burgess II was born about 1775 in Virginia. He married Mary McMillon on 12 August 1799 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. He is listed there on the 1820-30 censuses (the 1800-1810 censuses having been lost), on the personal property tax lists there from 1810-34, and on the land tax records there from 1810-28+. He died there about 1834, having had six sons:
1. Henry Burgess II(1806-1861) of Floyd Co., VA (later WV)
2. Lewis Burgess (1808?- )
3. Stephen Burgess (1812?- )
4. William P. Burgess (18147?- )
5. Francis Burgess (1816?- )
6. Pleasant Madison Burgess (1818-1867) of Warren Co., MO
Fourth Branch: Thomas Burgess Sr.
Thomas Burgess Sr. was born about 1755 (possibly on 22 November 1754), probably in Albemarle (later Fluvanna) Co., Virginia. He married Wynna Caudle on 21 December 1789 in Bedford Co., Virginia. He bought 4 acres of land in August 1805 from John Toney on the East River in Montgomery (later Giles) Co., Virginia, and is listed there in the 1810 census (with one son aged 16-26, one 10-16, and three under the age of 10), and also on the 1815 tax list there. He leased 100 acres of land on Buffalo Creek from John Preston on 24 July 1822 in Cabell Co., (West) Virginia, in the section that became Logan Co. in 1824, and is listed in the 1820 census there, with one son aged 16-26, and three under the age of 10. He is listed in 1830 census in Logan Co., (West) Virginia, with two sons age 15-20, and one aged 10-15. He died there in 1840 (perhaps on 13 October 1839), being recorded on the personal property tax list for that year but not in the census, having had nine sons:
1. Hiram Burgess (1791-1857) of Raleigh Co., VA (later WV)
2. Meredith Burgess (1797-1870+) of Logan Co., WV
3. John A. “Jackson” Burgess (1799-1880+) of Kanawha Co., WV
4. Tandy Burgess (1800?-1865?) of Logan Co., WV
5. David Burgess (1800?-1880+) of Lincoln Co., WV
6. Andrew Burgess (1806-1831+) of Logan Co., VA
7. William Burgess V (1814?-1855+) of Logan Co., WV
8. Thomas Burgess Jr. (1814?-1870+) of Logan Co., WV
9. Austin Burgess (1815?-1830+) of Logan Co., WV
Fourth Son of Thomas Sr.
Tandy Burgess was born about 1800 in Virginia. He married Elizabeth Browning about 1825. He is listed in the 1830-60 censuses for Logan Co., Virginia (later West Virginia). He died there after 1860, having had six sons:
1. Calvin M. Burgess (1827-1910+) of Logan Co., WV
2. Hiram Burgess (1828-1879+) of Logan Co., WV
3. William T. Burgess (1830-1873+) of Logan Co., WV
4. Cornelius Burgess(1835-1897) of Boone Co., WV
5. James P. Burgess (1843-1875) of Logan Co., WV
6. Ballard P. Burgess (1849-1925) of Logan Co., WV
First Son of Tandy
Calvin M. Burgess was born about 1827 in Logan Co., Virginia (later West Virginia). He married firstly Jane Vance about 1851, and secondly Charlotte Mahan about 1873. He died after 1910 in Logan Co., West Virginia, having had eight sons, five by his first wife, and three by his second:
1. Aaron A. Burgess (1857-1941) of Logan Co., WV
2. (Ulysses) Pribble Burgess (1859-1892?) of Boone Co., WV; he is listed on a number of unverified internet records as having died on 15 December 1872 in Boone Co., but since he is believed to be the father of (Ulysses) Floyd Burgess (who was born on 27 May 1887 [or 1889] in Mingo Co., WV), the “1872” may be a mistranscription for “1892”; however, he has not been found in the 1880 census
3. Calvin M. Graves “Grover” Burgess (1863-1941) of Logan Co., WV
4. James Marion B. Burgess (1864-1930+) of Logan Co., WV
5. Charles Burgess (1867-1870+), died young?
6. John Burgess (1874-1915) of Logan Co., WV
7. Edward Burgess (1880-1905) of Logan Co., WV
8. Leander D. “Lee” Burgess (1887-1968) of Franklin Co., OH
Summary
James Washington Burgess is the ancestor of T. D. Burgess;
Henry A. W. Burgess is the ancestor of R. J. Burgess;
William Stevens Burgess is the ancestor of M. O. Burgess;
John Dickinson Burgess is the ancestor of D. M. Burgess;
Henry Burgess I is the ancestor of M. A. Burgess;
John Burgess IIIis the ancestor of O. E. Burgess;
Wesley S. Davidson is the ancestor of R. J. Davidson;
Henry Burgess II is the ancestor of L. G. Burgess;
Pleasant Madison Burgess is the ancestor of C. O. Burgess;
Ulysses Pribble Burgess is the ancestor of J. G. Burgess;
Cornelius Burgess is the ancestor of J. A. Burgess.
This family is genetically related to the following families, these families have a common Burgess ancestor, name unknown :
William Burgess of Albemarle Co., Virginia
William Burgess of King George Co., Virginia
Test results received from many representatives in this line match each other; they have a common male ancestor, William Burgess Sr.; however, one representative from this line does not match with the others, indicating a break in the chain of descent. They also match the markers of the male descendants of William Burgess of King George Co., Virginia, but chronological conflicts preclude the possibility that one line descends from the other; the family also shares a common Burgess ancestor, name unknown, with the family of William Burgess of Albemarle Co., Virginia.