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 1622 - 1686 (64 years)
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| Name |
Burgess, William [1] |
| Born |
1622 |
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Alt. Birth |
1622 |
Truro, Wales, Cornwall, England |
| Emigration |
Bef 1646 |
Lower Norfolk Co, VA [2] |
- transported to Lower Norfolk Co., VA prior to 1646.
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| Land |
1647 |
Accomack Co., VA |
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| Office |
Anne Arundel Co., MD |
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| Relocation |
1650 |
Anne Arundel Co., MD [3] |
| Office |
1663 |
- High Sheriff Of Anne Arundel County
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| Property |
1666 |
Anne Arundel Co., MD |
- Burgess's Choice
Burgeses Choice, 400 Acres; Certificate
Developer/Owner: Burgess, William 1666 Patent Record 9, p. 95
Burgeses Choice, 400 Acres; Patent
Developer/Owner: Burgess, William 1666 Patent Record 9, p.471
Burgeses Choice, 400 Acres; Patent
Developer/Owner: Burgess, William 1666 Patent Record 10, p. 421
Burgeses Choice, 400 Acres; Patent
Developer/Owner: Burgess, William 1666 Patent Record 19, p. 333
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| Will |
7 Jul 1685 |
Anne Arundel Co., MD |
| Died |
24 Jan 1686 |
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co., MD |
| Probate |
19 Feb 1686 |
| Related to my family |
Y |
| _UID |
68AEFB2893CE4DF5B22457E9B9732161A0D4 |
| Buried |
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co., MD |
| Person ID |
I497 |
Buyer, Stier and Related Families |
| Last Modified |
1 Feb 2011 |
| Father |
Burges, Daniel, b. 1599, Stains, Sutton Magna, Wiltshire, England , d. 1674 (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Catherine, b. 1596, Truro, Wales, Cornwall, England |
| Married |
1620 |
| _UID |
38ADF5E46B8847DE9BF651E97B3E17F566DB |
| Family ID |
F186 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Robbins, Elizabeth, b. Abt 1624, Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England , d. 1658, Accomack Co., VA (Age ~ 34 years) |
| Married |
Bef 1647 |
Accomack Co., VA |
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| _UID |
F454CA2C99B443ECA58637CBBB2C0BAE878D |
| Children |
| | 1. Burgess, Edward, b. 29 Aug 1651, South River Parish, Anne Arundel Co., MD , d. 4 Mar 1722, South River Parish, Anne Arundel Co., MD (Age 70 years) |
| | 2. Burgess, George, b. 29 Aug 1651, d. 2 Dec 1704 (Age 53 years) |
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| Last Modified |
14 May 2005 |
| Family ID |
F171 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- From "The Offutt Family", Ada Offutt King, 1927: "The Honorable William Burgess one of the most prominent colonists on the River Patuxent bore the arms of the family of Tsuro in Cornwell, Wales...three crosses - crosslet - fitches of the last.
Epitaph of the Honorable William Burgess. Here lyeth the body of William Burgess, Esq. who departed this life on ye 24th day of January 1686 aged about 64 years leaving his dear beloved wife Ursula and eleven children - seven sons and four daughters and eight grandchildren, in his lifetime he was a Member of His Lordship's Counsel of State.
Provincial Governer - The Honorable William Burgess, the leading Colonist on the Patuxent from Marlborough in Wilts arrived in 1650 and at various times transported about one hundred and fifty persons including the forefathers of several of the the most distinquished families now living in the State of Maryland. He was himself through his son Charles the ancesotr of the Burgesses of Westphalia; through his daughter Susannah of the Sewells of Mattapenny; through his granddaughter Ursula of the Davises of Mount Hope who did not come from the principality of Wales before 1720' and through a still later female, one of the Bowies of Prince Georges Co.,_________ by Doctor Bowie of Upper Marlboro in 1853, many also of the first families of Kent Co. came about the year of Colonel Burgess' arrival, the few only who can by named here are the Ringgolds of Kent Island. Ref: Day Star - Davis. DAR Library
William Burgess is buried in All Hallows Graveyard, South River, 9 miles from Annapolis. In his lifetime he was a member of his Lordship's Counsel of State, one of His Lordship's Deputy Governors, a Justice of ye High Provincial Court, Col. of a Regiment of ye ________ _________ and sometime General of all ye Military Forces of the Province. London Town founded by William Burgess in 1680 is now extinct.
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The younger children of daughter, Ursula, and Col. Burgess were remembered very handsomely by Dr. Nicholas Painter. Col. Burgess was Exec. and Ursula Burgess a witness of his will.
Legatees: Charles Burgess & Heirs - 1750 acres.
Wm. Burgess & H. 700 acres, Benj. Burgess & h. 700 acres, Joseph Burgess & h. 700 acres, Ann Burgess 1700 acres.
Md. Calendar of Wills, Vol. 1, p. 135 April 17, 1684 - Dec. 27, 1684 Ann Arundel Co., Md.
To Elizabeth Burgess, daughter of Col. Burgess, and heirs - 700 acres on the Wye River, Talbot Co., Md.
Nicholas Painter is mentioned in "Founders of Ann Arundel and Howard Counties, Md." by Warfield p. 53
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Council of Deputy Governors-Maryland-1684-1688
The deputies named in the commission were George Talbot, Thomas Tailler, Colonel Vincent Lowe, Colonel William Stevens, Colonel William Burgess, Major Nicholas Sewall, and John Darnall. Most of them served the entire period indicated, but there were a few changes.
Benedict Leonard Calvert, infant son of the Lord Proprietary, was commissioned governor, but the duties were actually performed by the deputies.
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| Sources |
- [S47] Ancestral File, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (familysearch.org).
- [S396] Lower Norfolk Co., VA deeds, wills and orders 2:16, FHL microfilm 0,032,823.
- [S463] Maryland Patents Q:403, FHL microfilm 0,013,064.
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