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Col. Robert Alley Burton 1660–1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Varina Parish, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1723

Death Location: Varina Parish, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA

Father: JOHN SR

Mother: MARY COX

Spouse(s): Mary Nowell

Children(s): John Longfield

Col. Robert Alley Burton was born in 1660 in Varina Parish, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA, the child of John Burton Of Longfield Sr And Mary Catherine Cox. Col. Robert Alley Burton married Mary Hutchins Nowell, and had children including John Of Longfield Burton Of Longfield. Col. Robert Alley Burton passed away in 1723 in Varina Parish, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. Robert Alley Burton was born in 1660 in Varina Parish, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA, the child of John Burton Of Longfield Sr And Mary Catherine Cox.
  • Col. Robert Alley Burton married Mary Hutchins Nowell, and had children including John Of Longfield Burton Of Longfield.
  • Col. Robert Alley Burton passed away in 1723 in Varina Parish, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN SR
1632–1690
Birth Location: Longfield, Henrico, Virginia
JS
MARY COX
1636–1665
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Mary Nowell
1660–1727
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
MN

Children(s)

John Longfield
1698–1776
Birth Location: Longfield, Henrico, Virginia, United States
JL

Col. Burton's Ancestors

Self
Col. Burton
1660–1723
Birth Place: Varina Parish, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA
Parents
JOHN BURTON (of Longfield) SR
1632–1690
Longfield, Henrico, Virginia
MARY (CATHERINE) COX
1636–1665
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Agnes (Elizabeth) Merryman
1618–1678
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Burton's Descendants

1.
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Col. (Robert Alley) Burton (1660–1723) m. Mary (Hutchins) Nowell (1660–1727)
  1. 1. John (of Longfield Burton of) Longfield 1698–1776
    1. 1. Martha Burton 1732–1770 m. Joseph Ward 1720–1802
      1. 1. Mary Ward 1748–1822 m. Jesse Holt 1758–1802
        1. 1. Mary ("Polly" Holt) Fisher 1787–1808

Col. Burton's Timeline

2 Records

1660
1660
Birth of Col. Robert Alley Burton in Varina Parish, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA
Varina Parish, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA
1723
1723
Age 63
Death of Col. Robert Alley Burton in Varina Parish, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA
Varina Parish, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Varina Parish, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Varina Parish, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA
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