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Capt. William Burton 1639–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1639

Birth Location: Accomack, Northampton, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 4 Feb 1696

Death Location: Northampton, Accomac County, Virginia Colony

Father: Thomas Burton

Mother: Lady Burton-Prettyman-Halford

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Woolsey Burton)

Capt. William Burton was born in 1639 in Accomack, Northampton, Virginia Colony, the child of Thomas Burton And Lady Elyzabeth Elizabetha Elizabeth Burton Prettyman Halford. Capt. William Burton had children including Woolsey Of William Ann Burton M Burton. Capt. William Burton passed away in 1696 in Northampton, Accomac County, Virginia Colony.

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Biography

  • Capt. William Burton was born in 1639 in Accomack, Northampton, Virginia Colony, the child of Thomas Burton And Lady Elyzabeth Elizabetha Elizabeth Burton Prettyman Halford.
  • Capt. William Burton had children including Woolsey Of William Ann Burton M Burton.
  • Capt. William Burton passed away in 1696 in Northampton, Accomac County, Virginia Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Burton
1609–1658
Birth Location: St Botolph Bishopsgate, London, England
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Lady Burton-Prettyman-Halford
1630–1698
Birth Location: Loddington, Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Woolsey Burton)
1688–1730
Birth Location: Nickawampus, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Capt. Burton's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Burton
1639–1696
Birth Place: Accomack, Northampton, Virginia Colony
Parents
Thomas Burton
1609–1658
St Botolph Bishopsgate, London, England
Lady (Elyzabeth\Elizabetha\Elizabeth) Burton-Prettyman-Halford
1630–1698
Loddington, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Burton, 1st Baronet Of) Stockerton
1580–1658
Eastwicke, Shropshire, , England
Anne Reynolds
1585–1634
Baycote, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Burton's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (William) Burton (1639–4 Feb 1696)
  1. 1. Woolsey ((of William & Ann) Burton (m. -) Burton) 1688–1730 m. Ann Plaskett 1693–1762
    1. 1. Capt. (Benjamin) Burton 1718–1783
      1. 1. Anne Burton 1744–1821
        1. 1. Henry Wingate 1768–1848
    2. 2. Woolsey Burton 1713–1751
    3. 3. Comfort Waples 1724–1796

Capt. Burton's Timeline

2 Records

1639
1639
Birth of Capt. William Burton in Accomack, Northampton, Virginia Colony
Accomack, Northampton, Virginia Colony
1696
4 Feb 1696
Age 57
Death of Capt. William Burton in Northampton, Accomac County, Virginia Colony
Northampton, Accomac County, Virginia Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Accomack, Northampton, Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1696
    Event Place: Northampton, Accomac County, Virginia Colony
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