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Some of the
Descendants of John Burgess,Sr.
FIRST
GENERATION
1. John BURGESS Sr.[1,2] was born about 1740 probably in Gloucester Co., VA. . He died 28 July 1806 in Henry Co., VA. John Burgess, Sr. may have moved his family to Henry County, VA around 1781, since he was in Henry County and served as a witness to a deed on 3 Sept 1781. In 1793, he bought 28 acres located on Smith River.
Note:
There was another John Burgess in Pittsylvania County, VA. He married
Mary [Polly] Mcmillon in 1799 and died on 28 Sep. 1837. To date,
I have not found a connection between these two men named John
Burgess.] John Burgess,
Sr. was married to Mary DAVIS on 12 Jun 1764 in Kingston Parish,
Gloucester and
Mathews Co., VA. Mary DAVIS[1,2] was born about 1744 probably in Gloucester
Co., VA
. She died after 1805 probably in Henry Co., VA.
Mary Davis Burgess was alive when her husband died, as
he provided for her in his will. |
John BURGESS Sr. and Mary DAVIS had the following known children:
2 i. John BURGESS Jr.[2] was born on 9 Jun 1771
in Kingston Parish, Gloucester Co., VA.
3 ii. Mary Alexander BURGESS[3,2] was born on 20
Aug 1769 in Kingston Parish,
Gloucester
Co., VA.
+4 iii. Davis BURGESS.
+5 iv. Elizabeth BURGESS I.
6 v. Willoughby BURGESS[3] was born on 10 Apr
1774 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester Co.,
VA.
Since Willoughby Burgess was not mentioned by his father's will, he may
have
been
dead when John Burgess, Sr. died in 1805.
SECOND GENERATION
4. Davis BURGESS[3,4,5,6,2] was born on 27 Jun 1765 in Kingston Parish,
Gloucester Co., VA.
He died on 27 Feb 1828 in Henry Co., VA. He was buried about 27 Feb 1828 in
Graveyard on
Old Marrowbone Road, Henry Co., VA.[6] He was married to Lucy PACE (daughter of
Captain
John PACE and Elizabeth NUNN) on 26 Jan 1794 in Henry Co., VA.[4]
Lucy PACE was born about 1774 in Henry Co., VA. She died on 4
Nov 1860 in Henry Co.,
VA.[7] The marriage of Davis Burgess to Lucy Pace is also recorded in: Dodd,
Virginia A.
[Compiled by] Henry County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds,1778-1849. Genealogical
Publ. Co., Inc.
Baltimore, MD. 1976. ISBN 0-8063-0702-1. page 7.
**Note: Davis Burgess is often incorrectly listed in public
records as "David." Davis BURGESS
and Lucy PACE had the following known children:
+7 i. Elizabeth BURGESS II.
+8 ii. John BURGESS III.
+9 iii. Davis H. BURGESS.
10 iv. Milly BURGESS[5] was born in Henry
Co., VA.
11 v. Nancy BURGESS[5] was born in Henry
Co., VA.
12 vi. Thomas BURGESS[5] was born in Henry
Co., VA.
13 vii. William BURGESS[5] was born in
Henry Co., VA.
14 viii. Hewlett BURGESS5 was born in Henry
Co., VA.
15 ix. Sally BURGESS[5] was born in Henry
Co., VA. Referred to as Sally Harrison in her
father's will, but her husband is not named.
16 x. Mary (Polly) BURGESS[5]
probably was born in Henry Co., VA . Referred to as Polly
Potts in her father's will, but her husband is not named.
5. Elizabeth BURGESS I [3,8,2] was born on 28 Jun 1767 in Kingston Parish,
Gloucester Co.,
VA. She died probably in Henry Co., VA. John Burgess, Sr. named his daughter,
Elizabeth
Hewlett, [wife of William Hewlett] in his will. He also named Edward D. Hewlett,
Polly M. Hewlett,
and Nancy D. Hewlett as heirs and left each one ten pounds, but did not specify
kinship. These
three Hewletts named are almost certainly his Grandchildren.
She was married to William HEWLETT on 7 Jan 1796 in
Henry Co., VA.[9] William HEWLETT
died before 1805 probably in Henry Co., VA. He was born probably in Henry Co.,
VA.
THIRD GENERATION
7. Elizabeth BURGESS II[10,5,11] was born about 1795 in Henry Co., VA. She died
on 29 Aug
1868 in Henry Co., VA. Elizabeth's age was listed as 73 in 1868, at the
time of her death.
Information from Death Records of Henry Co.,VA, Vol.I, 1853-1874, page 88. She
was married to
Jacob HEFFLEFINGER Sr. (son of John HEFFLEFINGER I and Mary [maiden?]
HEFFLEFINGER) on 11 Dec 1815 in Henry Co., VA. Jacob HEFFLEFINGER Sr. was born
about
1786 in Pennsylvania. He died on 10 Aug 1868 in Henry Co., VA. Elizabeth BURGESS
II and
Jacob HEFFLEFINGER Sr. had the following children:
+17 i. Jacob HEFFLEFINGER Jr..
+18 ii. John M. HEFFLEFINGER.
19 iii. Susan HEFFLEFINGER was born in 1817
probably in Henry Co., VA.
20 iv. George II HEFFLEFINGER was born in
1828.
+21 v. Elizabeth HEFFLEFINGER.
+22 vi. James F. HEFFLEFINGER.
23 vii. Emily HEFFLEFINGER was born about
1837 in probably Henry Co., VA.
8. John III BURGESS[12,5] was
born about 1800 in probably Henry Co., VA. He was married to Polly
WEAVER on 22 Oct 1825 in Henry Co., VA. Polly WEAVER was born
probably in Henry Co., VA.
9. Davis H. BURGESS[13,5] was born in Henry Co., VA. He was married to Elizabeth LANIER on 10 Nov 1823 in Henry Co.,
VA. Elizabeth LANIER was born probably in Henry Co., VA.
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SOURCES
1. Matheny, Emma R. and Yates, Helen K. [Compiled by]. Kingston Parish Register, Gloucester
and Mathews Counties, 1749-1827. Entry of marriage in Register on page 225. Entry on page
4 of book made from transcribed records. Published by authors.
2. Will Book 2, Pages 129, 130. Clerk of Court's Office, Henry County Courthouse, Henry County,
VA.
3. Matheny, Emma R. and Yates, Helen K.[Compiled by]. Kingston Parish Register, Gloucester
and Mathews Counties, VA, 1749-1827. Entry of Burgess children's births in book made from
Kingston Parish Register on page 35. Published by the authors in Richmond, VA, 1963. A
copy is in The Library of Virginia. Currently being published by Clearfield Company, 200 East
Eager St., Baltimore, MD 21202.
4. Capt. John Pace. Hand written note from John Pace to John Cox, Clerk of Court, granting
permission for a marriage license to be issued for his daughter to marry Davis Burgess. Also
on record is the marriage bond made by Davis Burgess and Thomas Pace. Clerk of Court was
Tunstall Cox who acted as witness. Boxed Marriage Bonds, 1778-1800, Clerk of Court's Office,
Henry County Courthouse, Henry Co. VA.
5. Will Book 3, Pages 198-199, Clerk of Court's Office, Henry County Courthouse, Henry County,
VA.
6. Inscription on grave marker in private family cemetery, located on Old Marrowbone Road -
across from Ora Hardy on Route 642 & 640 in Henry County, VA. Information collected by
The late Lela C. Adams [a respected local genealogist.] This grave marker is thought to be the
oldest, or one of the oldest grave markers in Henry Co.,VA. Henry County Cemeteries,
Bassett Branch Historical Center.
7. Vestal-Miller, Anne. Henry Co.,VA . Death Register of Henry Co., VA, 1853-1896. Vol.I, Old
Mill Printers, Rocky Mount, VA. 1992, page 36.
8. Dodd, Virginia Anderton, [Compiled by.]. Henry County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1778-1849.
Gen. Publ. Co., Inc. Baltimore, Md. 1976. ISBN 0-8063-0702-1.p. 103.
9. Ibid. Dodd. Henry County, VA, Marriage Bonds, Minister's returns, page 103.
10. Ibid. Dodd. Henry County, VA, Marriage Bonds, 1778-1849. Genealogical Publishing Co.,
Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1976. page 25.
11. Vestal-Miller, Anne.. Death Register of Henry County, VA, Vol.I, 1853-1874. Old Mill Printers,
45 Walnut Street, Rocky Mount, VA. 1992. pages 88, 89.
12. Dodd, Virginia Anderton. Henry County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1778-1849. Genealogical
Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1976. page 7.
13. Ibid. pages 7 and 89. Othniel Minter, Minister.
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