William Burgess of King George Co., Virginia

[Haplotypes R – FTE3517, FTE47999, Genetic Group: A1-A2 King George and Bedford]

William Burgess I was born by 1670, probably in the British Isles. His wife’s name is unknown. He died in April 1712 in Saint Mary’s Parish, Richmond (later King George) Co., Virginia, having had (according to his will) one son:

1. Edward Burgess Sr. (1699?-1759) of King George and Stafford Cos., VA

Only Son of William

Edward Burgess Sr. was born about 1699. He married Margaret Fewell, daughter of Henry Fewell, about 1720 in King George Co., Virginia. He died in 1759 in Stafford (later King George) Co., Virginia, having had five sons:

1. Garner Burgess (1726?-1790) of Fauquier Co., VA
2. William Burgess II (1730?-1780) of Stafford Co., VA
3. Edward Burgess Jr. (1739-1819) of Fauquier Co., VA
4. Moses Burgess I (1742-1796) of Orange Co., VA
5. Reuben Burgess Sr. (1745-1820) of Rowan (later Davie) Co., NC

First Branch: Garner Burgess

Garner Burgess was born about 1726 in King George Co., Virginia. He married Anne Barbee on 19 February 1750/51 O.S. in Stafford Co., Virginia. He is listed in the personal property tax lists of Fauquier Co., Virginia, from 1782-90. He died in 1790 in Fauquier Co., having had three sons:

1. Edward Burgess III (1764?-1798) of Culpeper (later Rappahannock) Co., VA
2. John Burgess Sr. (1767?-1846?) of Harrison Co., KY, and Putnam Co., IN
3. James Burgess (1769-1798) of Fauquier Co., VA, died childless

Second Branch: William Burgess Sr.

William Burgess Sr. (II) was born about 1730 in King George Co., Virginia. He married Bathsheba Courtney on 19 January 1755 O.S. in Stafford Co., Virginia. He died about 1780 in Stafford Co., Virginia, having had at least three sons:

1. William Burgess III “Jr.” (1755?-1787+) of Stafford Co. VA, unproven and issue unknown
2. Henry Burgess I (1775?-1813) of Fleming Co., KY
3. Edward Burgess V (1777-1858) of Scott Co., KY

Second Son of William Sr.

Henry Burgess was born about 1775 in Stafford Co., Virginia. He married Elizabeth Mauzy on 12 May 1797 in Bourbon Co., Kentucky. He was shot and killed in 1813 while on a trip to Vincennes, Knox Co., Indiana, having had three sons:

1. William Burgess VII (1798?-1847) of Fleming Co., KY
2. John Henry Burgess (1801-1891) of Blue Earth Co., MN
3. George Washington Burgess I (1805-1893) of Fleming Co., KY

Second Son of Henry

John Henry Burgess was born on 15 July 1801 in Bourbon Co., KY. He married Martha “Patsy” Lawson on 18 February 1824 in Fleming Co., Kentucky. He is listed in the 1830 census for Fleming Co., in 1840-50 in Parke Co., Indiana, in 1860 in Putnam Co., Indiana, and in the 1865-85 state and federal censuses for Blue Earth Co., Minnesota. He died there on 20 July 1891, having had nine sons:

1. Rev. William Henry Burgess (1825-1904) of Blue Earth Co., MN
2. George Washington Burgess (1826-1917) of Carroll Co., MO
3. John Marion Burgess (1828-1909) of Montgomery Co., IN; extinct in the male line
4. Jacob Lawson Burgess (1832-1881) of Blue Earth Co., MN
5. Thomas Fleming Burgess (1833-1911) of Whitman Co., WA
6. Monroe Harrison Burgess (1835?-1835?), died young
7. James Sylvester Burgess (1837-1901?) of Jefferson Co., IL
8. Harrison Monroe Burgess (1840-1891) of Blue Earth Co., MN; extinct in the male line
9. Barton Warren Burgess (1844?-1848), died young

Third Branch: Edward Burgess Jr.

Edward Burgess Jr. was born on 27 November 1739 O.S. in King George Co., Virginia. He married Sarah “Sally” Price on 20 February 1765 in Stafford Co., Virginia. He is listed in the 1810 census for Fauquier Co., Virginia, in the personal property tax lists of Prince William Co., Virginia, from 1782-85, and on the tax lists of Fauquier Co. from 1787-1819. He died on 4 March 1819 in Fauquier Co., Virginia, having had three sons:

1. William Burgess IV (1766-1846) of Seneca Co., OH
2. John Burgess III (1771-1855) of Fauquier Co., VA
3. Mason Peyton Burgess (1776-1845) of Orange Co., IN

Second Son of Edward Jr.

John Burgess III was born on 11 June 1771 in Prince William Co., Virginia. He married Charlotte Johnston on 12 November 1805 in Fauquier Co., VA. He is listed in the 1810-40 censuses of Fauquier Co., Virginia, and in 1850 in Prince William Co., Virginia; he is also listed on the personal property tax lists of Fauquier Co. beginning in 1789. He died on 12 December 1855 in Fauquier Co., VA, having had six sons:

1. Moses Burgess III (1808-1858) of Prince William Co., VA
2. Peyton Price Burgess (1810-1892) of Fauquier Co., VA
3. John Wesley Burgess Sr. (1812-1880+) of Fauquier Co., VA
4. Addison Burgess (1814-1887) of Fauquier Co., VA
5. Edward Burgess X (1823-1906) of Fauquier Co., VA; died childles
6. Dawson Jackson Burgess Sr. (1828-1896) of Fauquier Co., VA

Fourth Branch: Moses Burgess I

Moses Burgess I was born on 2 December 1742 O.S. in King George Co., Virginia. He married firstly Elizabeth Price on 30 May 1762 in Stafford Co., Virginia, and secondly Margaret “Peggy” Bennett about 1784. He is listed in the 1782-83 personal property tax lists of King George Co., Virginia, and in Orange Co., Virginia from 1785-96. He died in late 1796 in Orange Co., having had three sons:

1. Lunsford Burge(ss) (1762-1788+) of King George Co., VA; issue uncertain
2. John P. Buckner Burgess Sr. (1764-1833?) of Halifax Co., Virginia
3. Maj. Edward Burgess IV (1767-1847?) of Kanawha Co., WV

Fifth Branch: Reuben Burgess Sr.

Reuben Burgess Sr. was born on 12 February 1744/45 O.S. in King George Co., Virginia. He married Margaret Stribling on 1 September 1765 in Stafford (later King George) Co., Virginia. He is listed from 1783-88 on the personal property tax lists of Stafford Co., Virginia, from 1789-99 on the tax lists of Albemarle Co., Virginia, and on the 1800-20 censuses for Rowan (later Davie) Co., North Carolina. He died in the summer of 1820 in Rowan (later Davie) Co., North Carolina, having had three sons:

1. William Burgess III (1769-1849?) of Davie Co., NC, possibly extinct in the male line
2. Reuben Burgess Jr. (1772-1839?) of Davie Co., NC, possibly extinct in the male line
3. Thomas Burgess Sr. (1776?-1830) of White (later Putnam) Co., TN

Third Son of Reuben Sr.

Thomas Burgess Sr. was born about 1776 in Stafford Co., VA. He married Mary Hunter about 1800. He is listed in the 1800-10 censuses for Rowan (later Davie) Co., North Carolina, and in 1820-30 in White (later Putnam) Co., Tennessee; he also appears in the tax records of White Co. from 1816-29. He purchased 334 acres of land from William Stinson in White (later Putnam) Co. on 8 February 1815. He drowned in 1830 while trying to cross the Cumberland River, having had seven sons:

1. George Washington Burgess I (1804-1873) of Putnam Co., TN
2. Charles Hunter Burgess (1806-1886) of Putnam Co., TN
3. Anderson Burgess (1808-1899) of Warren Co., MO
4. Joel Burgess I (1812-1880) of Putnam Co., TN
5. Thomas Burgess Jr. (1815-1900) of Washington Co., AR
6. William (W.) Burgess (1816?-1843+); he enlisted in the U.S. Army on 2 March 1834 and deserted on 4 July 1834; he is mentioned in a 22 February 1843 letter from Anderson Burgess to his brother Charles as being “in the regular service”; he has not been identified in any census; issue unknown
7. King Hiram Burgess I (1820-1910) of Cumberland Co., TN

Summary

Edward Burgess III is the ancestor of J. A. Burgess; 
John Burgess Sr. is the ancestor of M. W. Burgess; 
Rev. William Henry Burgess is the ancestor of D. L. Burgess; 
Thomas Fleming Burgess is the ancestor of M. R. Burgess and __ Burgess; 
Moses Burgess III is the ancestor of R. C. Burgess and J. S. Burgess; 
Edward Burgess IV is the ancestor of D. A. Burgess; 
Thomas Burgess Jr. is the ancestor of C. F. Burgess; 
King Hiram Burgess I is the ancestor of J. D. Burgess and R. R. Burgess.

Test results received from many representatives in this line confirm a genetic relationship between these seventh cousins; they have a common male ancestor, Edward Burgess Sr. of King George Co., Virginia.

This family is genetically related to the following families these families have a common 17th century Burgess ancestor, name unknown : 

William Burgess of Bedford Co., Virginia
William Burgess of Albemarle Co., Virginia

It was previously speculated that these families descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages (Niall Nóigiallach), a fifth-century High King of Ireland who died about 450 A.D., and who is believed to be the ancestor of 21.5% of the male population of Northwestern Ireland—and of roughly two to three million present-day males of various surnames.  

Big Y testing of 4 members has yielded two terminal SNPs FTE3517 and FTE47999

The R-FTE3517 paternal line was formed when it branched off from the ancestor R-FTE3233 and the rest of humankind around 1250 CE. The man who is the most recent common ancestor of this line is estimated to have been born around 1650 CE. In other words around the generation of Edward Sr. plus or minus 2 generations. 

The R-FTE47999 paternal line descends from R-FTE3517 and branched off from the rest of humankind around 1650 CE.  The man who is the most recent common ancestor of this line is estimated to have been born around 1800 CE. This would correspond to the line of King Hiram or his father Thomas Sr.