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James Burroughs 1777–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1777

Birth Location: St Mary's, Maryland, USA

Death Date: Jul 1862

Death Location: Madison, Georgia, USA

Father:

Mother: Ann Meriwether

Spouse(s): Sarah Watson

Children(s): Mary Burroughs, William Burroughs, Eliza Burroughs, John Burroughs, Eleanor Burroughs

James Burroughs was born in 1777 in St Mary's, Maryland, USA, the child of John Burroughs And Ann Lewis Meriwether. In 1850, James Burroughs resided in Subdivision 56, Madison, Georgia. James Burroughs married Sarah Watson, and had children including Eleanor Keheech Burroughs, Eliza A Burroughs, John Alexander Burroughs, Mary Forster Burroughs, William Franklin Burroughs. James Burroughs passed away in 1862 in Madison, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Burroughs was born in 1777 in St Mary's, Maryland, USA, the child of John Burroughs And Ann Lewis Meriwether.
  • In 1850, James Burroughs resided in Subdivision 56, Madison, Georgia.
  • James Burroughs married Sarah Watson, and had children including Eleanor Keheech Burroughs, Eliza A Burroughs, John Alexander Burroughs, Mary Forster Burroughs, William Franklin Burroughs.
  • James Burroughs passed away in 1862 in Madison, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ann Meriwether
1785–1859
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Watson
1782–1844
Birth Location: Carolina, Puerto Rico, USA
SW

Children(s)

Mary Burroughs
1804–1854
Birth Location: Franklin, Georgia, USA
MB
William Burroughs
1817–1864
Birth Location: Madison, Georgia, USA
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Eliza Burroughs
1807–1883
Birth Location: Franklin, Georgia, USA
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John Burroughs
1823–1911
Birth Location: Madison, Georgia, USA
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Eleanor Burroughs
1815–1898
Birth Location: Madison, Georgia, USA
EB

James Burroughs's Ancestors

Self
James Burroughs
1777–1862
Birth Place: St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Parents
Ann (Lewis) Meriwether
1785–1859
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Burroughs's Descendants

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James Burroughs (Mar 1777–Jul 1862) m. Sarah Watson (1782–1844)
  1. 1. Mary (Forster) Burroughs 1804–1854
  2. 2. William (Franklin) Burroughs 1817–1864
  3. 3. Eliza (A) Burroughs 1807–1883
  4. 4. John (Alexander) Burroughs 1823–1911 m. Elizabeth (W) Allen 1823–1906
    1. 1. Elizabeth (C) Burroughs 1851–1940
    2. 2. James (H) Burroughs 1844–1863
    3. 3. L (M) Burroughs 1866–
    4. 4. Lewis (C) Burroughs 1849–
    5. 5. Benjamin (Tap) Burroughs 1860–1947
    6. 6. Berry (T) Burroughs 1858–1947 m. Louisa (Staunton) Campbell 1853–1924
      1. 1. Kate (H) Burroughs 1888–1993
      2. 2. John (A) Burroughs 1884–1885
      3. 3. James (H) Burroughs 1880–
      4. 4. Doctor (Hoyt) Burroughs 1896–
      5. 5. Ruth (E) Burroughs 1898–
      6. 6. Pearl (E) Burroughs 1885–1975
      7. 7. Paul (E) Burroughs 1887–1887
      8. 8. Mattie (L) Burroughs 1891–1976
      9. 9. Willie (N) Burroughs 1893–
      10. 10. Clara (E) Burroughs 1895–1990
      11. 11. Beulah (J) Burroughs 1882–
    7. 7. Thomas (Jefferson) Burroughs 1853–1941 m. Martha (C) Rice 1852–1910 m. Susie Williams 1870–1937
      1. 1. George (A) Burroughs 1886–1960 m. Bathie Burroughs 1884– m. Bessie Mercier 1886–
        1. 1. George (L) Burroughs 1919–
        2. 2. Clyde Burroughs 1911–1978
        3. 3. Wilma Burroughs 1907–
        4. 4. Sarah (Jean) Burroughs 1922–
        5. 5. Mattie (Lou) Burroughs 1914–
        6. 6. Joe (Curtis) Burroughs 1908–1965
      2. 2. Callie Burroughs 1878–1938 m. George (Benjamin) Bird 1875–1947
        1. 1. Catherine (M) Bird 1915–
        2. 2. Alva (E) Bird 1903–1987 m. Woodrow (Wilson) Culbertson 1918– m. William (R) Russell 1894–1966
        3. 3. Lula (Mae) Bird 1917– m. Woodrow (Wilson) Culbertson 1918–
        4. 4. Infant Bird 1907–1907
        5. 5. Horace (B) Bird 1905–
        6. 6. Frank (M) Bird 1910–
        7. 7. George Bird 1911–1914
        8. 8. John (S) Bird 1913–1964
        9. 9. James (Thomas) Bird 1920–1920
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Callie) Burroughs 1878–1938 m. George (Benjamin) Bird 1875–1947
        1. 1. Catherine Bird 1915–
        2. 2. Horace (B) Bird 1905–
        3. 3. James (Thomas) Bird 1920–1920
        4. 4. Infant Bird 1907–1907
        5. 5. Frank (M) Bird 1910–
        6. 6. George Bird 1911–1914
      4. 4. Edd (L) Burroughs 1881–1944
    8. 8. Robert (E) Burroughs 1863–1914
    9. 9. Nancy (C) Burroughs 1855–1940 m. Samuel (Burns) Freeman 1857–1940
      1. 1. Addie (Belle) Freeman 1891–1977
      2. 2. Addie (Clara) Freeman 1884–
      3. 3. Bell (H) Freeman 1891–1977
      4. 4. Charlie (L) Freeman 1897–
      5. 5. Charlie (L) Freeman 1897–
      6. 6. Grover (David) Freeman 1889–1975
      7. 7. Infant Freeman 1897–1898
      8. 8. Infant Freeman 1897–1898
      9. 9. Infant Freeman 1897–1898
      10. 10. Jennie Freeman 1893–1894
      11. 11. Earle (Aston) Freeman 1886–
      12. 12. Earle (Aston) Freeman 1886–
      13. 13. Earle (Aston) Freeman 1886–
      14. 14. Early Freeman 1887–
      15. 15. Elizabeth Freeman 1879–
      16. 16. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Freeman 1879–
      17. 17. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Freeman 1879–
      18. 18. George (B) Freeman 1882–1946
      19. 19. George (B) Freeman 1882–1946
    10. 10. Lucy (B) Burroughs 1865–1960
    11. 11. John (William) Burroughs 1847–1939 m. Catherine Adams 1849–1918
      1. 1. Earl (B) Burroughs 1888–1959 m. Zelia Adams 1890– m. Roxie (A) Bone 1887–1938 m. Minnie (M) Timms 1890–
        1. 1. Raymond Burroughs 1920–
        2. 2. Azalee Burroughs 1923–2002
        3. 3. John (A) Burroughs 1920–
      2. 2. William (F) Burroughs 1884–
      3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Burroughs 1870–1961
      4. 4. Laughton (A) Burroughs 1883–1968 m. Ella Harris 1887–1965
        1. 1. Heath Burroughs 1908–
        2. 2. Hoyt Burroughs 1916–
        3. 3. Franklin Burroughs 1919–
        4. 4. Lillian Burroughs 1921–
        5. 5. Scurry Burroughs 1923–
        6. 6. Dewey Burroughs 1915–
      5. 5. Ada Fitzpatrick 1885–1963
      6. 6. William (L) Burroughs 1884–
      7. 7. Laughton (A) Burroughs 1879–1968 m. Eller Burroughs 1887–
        1. 1. Heath Burroughs 1908–
      8. 8. Ida (Lee) Burroughs 1885–1984 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Morgan 1861–1939
      9. 9. Georgia (A) Burroughs 1876–1896
      10. 10. G (A) Burroughs 1877–1896
      11. 11. John (Thomas) Burroughs 1867–1953 m. Lucinda (Cindy) Evans 1866–1939 m. Lucinda (Cindy) Evans 1866–1939
        1. 1. Lila Burroughs 1897–1976 m. Jesse (Bowen) Drake 1897–1964 m. Jesse (Bowen) Drake 1897–1964 m. Jesse (Bowen) Drake 1897–1964
        2. 2. Lula (May) Burroughs 1892–1975
        3. 3. Donald Burroughs 1935–1935
      12. 12. James (Mack) Burroughs 1871–1930 m. Addie (P) Kesler 1873–1938
        1. 1. Nellie Burroughs 1912–
        2. 2. Charles Burroughs 1904–
      13. 13. Alice (I) Burroughs 1872–1960
      14. 14. Ada (N) Burroughs 1885–1963 m. Reuben (Thomas) Fitzpatrick 1873–1945
        1. 1. R (C) Fitzpatrick 1910–2003
        2. 2. Pauline Fitzpatrick 1917–
        3. 3. John (A) Fitzpatrick 1920–
        4. 4. Reuben (Thomas) Fitzpatrick 1922–1999
        5. 5. Doris Fitzpatrick 1901–1983
        6. 6. Jessie (Lee) Fitzpatrick 1914–
        7. 7. Hobart Fitzpatrick 1897–1947
      15. 15. A Burroughs 1879–
    12. 12. Robert (E Lee) BURROUGHS 1863–1914
    13. 13. Sarah (E) Burroughs 1845–
  5. 5. Eleanor (Keheech) Burroughs 1815–1898 m. John (Alexander) Thompson 1814–1885
    1. 1. James (W) Thompson 1841–1861
    2. 2. Mary (F) Thompson 1844–1914
    3. 3. William (F) Thompson 1837–1862
    4. 4. Bartow (Berry Major) Thompson 1861–1926
    5. 5. Andrew (Jackson) Thompson 1852–1918
    6. 6. Howell (Thomas) Thompson 1849–1914
    7. 7. George (H) Thompson 1857–1923

James Burroughs's Timeline

3 Records

1777
Mar 1777
Birth of James Burroughs in St Mary's, Maryland, USA
St Mary's, Maryland, USA
1850
1850
Age 73
James Burroughs resided here in Subdivision 56, Madison, Georgia
Subdivision 56, Madison, Georgia
1862
Jul 1862
Age 85
Death of James Burroughs in Madison, Georgia, USA
Madison, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1777
    Event Place: St Mary's, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 56, Madison, Georgia; Roll: M432_76; Page: 166; Image: 338.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 56, Madison, Georgia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 56, Madison, Georgia; Roll: M432_76; Page: 166; Image: 338.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1862
    Event Place: Madison, Georgia, USA
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