Project Newsletter #10
01 May 2005

Dear Cousins,

We have two new major connections to report, both of these random match-ups of DNA numbers that pointed the way to further genealogical research, which in turn finally tied these lines into their respective ancestral families.

The family of Samuel W. Burgess of Rockingham Co., Virginia, is a branch of the line of Col. William Burgess of Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, through his great-grandson, Samuel West Burgess.  We don't know yet whether the other Burgesses listed in the early records of Rockingham Co. (particularly Henry Burgess and James Burgess, his presumed son) are related to this group.

The family of Joseph D. Burgess of Burke Co., North Carolina, and Pickens Co., Georgia, has now been linked to the line of Edward Burgess of Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, through the latter's youngest son, William Burgess of Surry and Yadkin Cos., North Carolina.

We now have 55 members of the project, with more results due back in May and June.  I can't emphasize enough that the more participants we have, the larger the database grows, thereby enabling many further possible connections down the road.  We still have a fair number of unique number sets in the project, but these are gradually being tied together with markers from other families as new individuals sign up.

For complete results and interpretations, and for additional early Burgess census and tax records, please see my personal website, www.millefleurs.tv, under the "Burgess Genealogy" link.

Good hunting to all of you:

Prof. Michael Burgess