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James Burroughs 1794–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1794

Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia

Death Date: 24 Jul 1861

Death Location: Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joseph Burroughs

Mother: Mary Pierce

Spouse(s): Sarah Ferguson, Elizabeth Robertson, Ann Burroughs

Children(s): Booker Sr, Joseph Burroughs, Christopher Burroughs, Sarah Burroughs, Eliza Witt, Edwin Burroughs, Ann Ferguson, John Burroughs, Laura Burroughs, Thomas Burroughs, Martha Burroughs, Lucinda Burroughs, Mary Burroughs, James Burroughs, Sarah Bailey, Ellen Burroughs, Susan Burroughs, Sarah Ferguson

The story of James Burroughs began in 1794 in Amherst, Virginia. In 1820, James Burroughs resided in Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, United State. In 1830, James Burroughs resided in Bedford, Virginia, USA. James Burroughs married Ann Burroughs, Elizabeth Walthall Robertson, Sarah Jene Ferguson, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Burroughs Ferguson, Booker Taliaferro Washington Sr, Christopher Frank Burroughs, Edwin Newton Burroughs, Eliza Jane Liza Burroughs Witt, Ellen America Burroughs, James Benjamin Burroughs, John William Burroughs, Joseph Nicholas Burroughs, Laura Angeline Burroughs, Lucinda Katherine Burroughs, Martha Francis Burroughs, Mary Hill Burroughs, Sarah Ann Burroughs Bailey, Sarah Jane Burroughs Ferguson, Sarah Rozetta Burroughs, Susan Burroughs, Thomas Robertson Burroughs. James Burroughs passed away in 1861 in Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Burroughs began in 1794 in Amherst, Virginia.
  • In 1820, James Burroughs resided in Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, United State.
  • In 1830, James Burroughs resided in Bedford, Virginia, USA.
  • James Burroughs married Ann Burroughs, Elizabeth Walthall Robertson, Sarah Jene Ferguson, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Burroughs Ferguson, Booker Taliaferro Washington Sr, Christopher Frank Burroughs, Edwin Newton Burroughs, Eliza Jane Liza Burroughs Witt, Ellen America Burroughs, James Benjamin Burroughs, John William Burroughs, Joseph Nicholas Burroughs, Laura Angeline Burroughs, Lucinda Katherine Burroughs, Martha Francis Burroughs, Mary Hill Burroughs, Sarah Ann Burroughs Bailey, Sarah Jane Burroughs Ferguson, Sarah Rozetta Burroughs, Susan Burroughs, Thomas Robertson Burroughs.
  • James Burroughs passed away in 1861 in Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Burroughs
1763–1833
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Mary Pierce
1763–1844
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Ferguson
1836–1895
Birth Location: Virginia
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Elizabeth Robertson
1802–1895
Birth Location: Buckingham County, VA
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Ann Burroughs
1802–1868
Birth Location: Middleton, Shropshire, , England
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Children(s)

Booker Sr
1856–1915
Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America
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Joseph Burroughs
1821–1899
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Christopher Burroughs
1838–1864
Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America
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Sarah Burroughs
1820–1853
Birth Location: Bedford Co., Virginia, USA
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Eliza Witt
1840–1918
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia
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Edwin Burroughs
1844–1922
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Ann Ferguson
1833–1903
Birth Location: Burnt Chimney, Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America
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John Burroughs
1835–1863
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Laura Burroughs
1842–1912
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia
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Thomas Burroughs
1827–1902
Birth Location: Stone Mountain, Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Martha Burroughs
1829–1904
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, United States
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Lucinda Burroughs
1831–1912
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Mary Burroughs
1819–1853
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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James Burroughs
1830–1894
Birth Location: Ashville, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Bailey
1826–1870
Birth Location: Virginia
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Ellen Burroughs
1846–1891
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia
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Susan Burroughs
1842–
Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Ferguson
1836–1874
Birth Location: James Burroughs Tobacco Farm, Franklin, Alabama, United States
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James Burroughs's Ancestors

Self
James Burroughs
1794–1861
Birth Place: Amherst, Virginia
Parents
Joseph Burroughs
1763–1833
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Mary Pierce
1763–1844
Maryland, United States
Grandparents
John Burroughs
1710–1782
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann?) Keech
1714–1802
St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Burroughs's Descendants

1.
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James Burroughs (30 Oct 1794–24 Jul 1861) m. Sarah (Jene) Ferguson (Nov 1836–21 Dec 1895) m. Elizabeth (Walthall) Robertson (15 May 1802–21 Dec 1895) m. Ann Burroughs (1802–04 Apr 1868)
  1. 1. Booker (Taliaferro Washington) Sr 1856–1915 m. Olivia (America) Davidson 1854–1889 m. Margaret (James) Murray 1861–1925 m. Fanny (Norton) Smith 1858–1884
    1. 1. Davidson Washington 1889–1938 m. Edith (Eugenia Washington) Meriwether 1891–1968
      1. 1. Louise Washington 1920–1999
      2. 2. Margaret (Ernestine Washington) Clifford 1922–2009
      3. 3. Edith (Olivia Washington) Hughes 1924–2002
      4. 4. Gloria (Washington Jackson) Baskins 1927–2009
      5. 5. Agnes (Louise) Washington 1919–1999
    2. 2. Portia (M) Washington 1883–1978 m. William (Sidney Pittman) Sr 1875–1958
      1. 1. William (Sidney Pittman) Jr 1909–1969
      2. 2. Booker (T) Pittman 1909–1969 m. Thelma (J) Pittman 1904–1962
        1. 1. Willie (M) Pittman 1922–1987
        2. 2. Mattie (Bell Pittman) Smith 1925–1970
      3. 3. Fannie Pittman 1913–1973
      4. 4. VIrginia (Pittman) Ferguson 1890–
    3. 3. Booker (T) Washington 1887–1945 m. Beatrice Washington 1890–1972 m. Nettie Hancock 1887–1972
      1. 1. Nettie (Washington) Douglass 1917–1982 m. Fred Douglass 1913–1942
      2. 2. Booker (Taliaferro Washington) III, 1913–1989 m. Joyce (Myra) Dodson 1927–2011
  2. 2. Joseph (Nicholas) Burroughs 1821–1899 m. Sarah (F) Burroughs 1825–1908 m. Sarah (Anthony "Sallie") Morgan 1826–1916
    1. 1. Silas (C) Burroughs 1850–1926
    2. 2. Ida (Bell) Burroughs 1869–1929
    3. 3. Ada (B) Burroughs 1869–1932
    4. 4. Sallie (Bettie) Burroughs 1852–1923
    5. 5. William (David) Burroughs 1860–1931
    6. 6. Samuel (N.) Burroughs 1866–1926 m. Emma (Brown) Burroughs 1869–1917 m. Ottie Burroughs 1883–1969
      1. 1. Lucile Burroughs 1899–1967
      2. 2. Lilly (H) Burroughs 1898–1966
      3. 3. Lucile (M) Burroughs 1900–
      4. 4. Helen (G) Burroughs 1901–1976
      5. 5. Ottie (Edna) Burroughs 1925–2017
    7. 7. Amanda (Hill Burroughs) Morgan 1855–1896
    8. 8. Mary (Virginia "Molly") Burroughs 1847–1919
    9. 9. Julia (Ann) Burroughs 1857–1935
    10. 10. Laura (Estelle) Burroughs 1867–1959
    11. 11. Sarah (Elizabeth) Burroughs 1855–
    12. 12. James (T) Burroughs 1854–1857
    13. 13. Mary (S) Burroughs 1853–
    14. 14. Harriet (A) Burroughs 1859–
    15. 15. Mildred (T.) Burroughs 1850–
    16. 16. James (Tommy) Burroughs 1854–1857
  3. 3. Christopher (Frank) Burroughs 1838–1864 m. Mary (F) Cundiff 1841–
  4. 4. Sarah (Rozetta) Burroughs 1820–1853 m. Thomas Johnson 1809–1869
    1. 1. Rosa (Lillian) Johnson 1853–1939
    2. 2. Thomas (A) Johnson 1850–
    3. 3. Mary (F) Johnson 1849–1923
    4. 4. Martha Johnson 1843–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Johnson 1839–
    6. 6. Eliza (Ann) Johnson 1841–1929
    7. 7. James (William) Johnson 1849–1930
    8. 8. Nelson (R.) Johnson 1855–
    9. 9. Mattie (S Johnson) Garman 1849–1913
    10. 10. Sallie (Batt) Johnson 1840–1929
    11. 11. Annie (Eliza) Johnson 1844–1894
  5. 5. Eliza (Jane "Liza" Burroughs) Witt 1840–1918 m. David (Oglesby) Witt 1805–1890
  6. 6. Edwin (Newton) Burroughs 1844–1922 m. Roberta Kern 1856–1943 m. Mary ("Adeline" Virginia) Peters 1844–1889
    1. 1. Twin (Daughter) Burroughs 1880–1880
    2. 2. Susan (Camden "Susie") Burroughs 1869–1938
    3. 3. William (Hunter "Willie") Burroughs 1872–1927
    4. 4. Frank (Henry) Burroughs 1878–1927
    5. 5. Hattie (Peters) Burroughs 1880–1938
  7. 7. Ann (Elizabeth Burroughs) Ferguson 1833–1903 m. John (C) Ferguson 1823–1897 m. George (Washington) Ferguson 1839–1913
    1. 1. Willie Ferguson 1854–
    2. 2. Sallie (Boothe) Ferguson 1857–1944
    3. 3. John (Hatcher) Ferguson 1859–1919
    4. 4. Carey (Eugene) Ferguson 1861–1890
    5. 5. Starke (Dupuy) Ferguson 1863–1962
    6. 6. Frank Ferguson 1870–1938
    7. 7. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" Robertson) Ferguson 1875–1957 m. Carlton Price 1868–1934
      1. 1. Carlton (Demoss) Price 1898–1972 m. Gussie (Lena) Cheek 1899–1988
      2. 2. John (F) Price 1902–1990
      3. 3. Elizabeth Price 1905–
      4. 4. Ida (L) Price 1907–1992
      5. 5. Mary (Louise) Price 1911–2009
      6. 6. Ida Price 1906–
      7. 7. (Julia) (Elizabeth) Price 1904–2002
    8. 8. Liza McAllister 1876–
  8. 8. John (William) Burroughs 1835–1863
  9. 9. Laura (Angeline) Burroughs 1842–1912 m. Stephen Holland 1831–1907
    1. 1. James (Elmore) Holland 1875–1941
    2. 2. William Holland 1865–1877
    3. 3. Alonzo Holland 1867–1957
  10. 10. Thomas (Robertson) Burroughs 1827–1902 m. Julia (N Benson) Bond 1836–1896 m. Lelia (F.) Ballard 1854–1925
    1. 1. Minnie (E.) Burroughs 1863–1938
    2. 2. Thomas (S.) Burroughs 1866–
    3. 3. James (Pleasant) Burroughs 1867–1907
    4. 4. Herbert (Eustis) Burroughs 1869–1917
    5. 5. Robert (E. L.) Burroughs 1872–1917
    6. 6. Charles (Percy) Burroughs 1874–1939
    7. 7. Thomas (Nicholas) Burroughs 1872–1901
    8. 8. Frank (Emmet) Burroughs 1865–1935
    9. 9. Elleck Burroughs 1887–
  11. 11. Martha (Francis) Burroughs 1829–1904 m. Charles (R.) Noell 1812–1886
    1. 1. Stephen (A.) Noell 1855–
    2. 2. Charles (G.) Noell 1858–1944
    3. 3. Judia (M.) Noell 1860–1886
    4. 4. Jabez (R) Noell 1862–1940
    5. 5. Sarah (Frances) Noell 1864–
    6. 6. Robert Noell 1866–
  12. 12. Lucinda (Katherine) Burroughs 1831–1912 m. Ferdinand Price 1816–1886
    1. 1. Berkley (Edgar "Binkly") Price 1861–1916
    2. 2. William (Ferdinand "Willie") Price 1864–1929
    3. 3. Larra (E.) Price 1867–1947
    4. 4. Park (Livingston) Price 1869–1966
    5. 5. Walthall (Woodridge) Price 1871–1944
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Mary "Bettie") Price 1848–1919
    7. 7. Alphonse Price 1852–
    8. 8. Katherine (Warfield "Kate") Price 1853–1921
    9. 9. Thomas Price 1856–
    10. 10. Charlie Price 1858–1922
    11. 11. Lula Price 1866–
  13. 13. Mary (Hill) Burroughs 1819–1853 m. John (N.) Ayres 1815–1896
    1. 1. Martha (D.) Ayres 1854–1922 m. Alexander (Polk) Johnson 1844–1912
  14. 14. James (Benjamin) Burroughs 1830–1894 m. Sarah (F) Burroughs 1825–1908 m. Sarah (Francis) Rucker 1825–1908
    1. 1. Elisa (R.) Burroughs 1857–
    2. 2. Dr. (James Anthony) Burroughs 1859–1909
    3. 3. Ambrose (Hammett) Burroughs 1860–1929
    4. 4. Eliza (R) Burroughs 1856–
    5. 5. Mary (Sue) Burroughs 1853–1951
    6. 6. Harriet (A) Burroughs 1859–
  15. 15. Sarah (Ann Burroughs) Bailey 1826–1870
  16. 16. Ellen (America) Burroughs 1846–1891 m. William (Judson) Goggin 1849–1936
  17. 17. Susan Burroughs 1842–
  18. 18. Sarah (Jane Burroughs) Ferguson 1836–1874

James Burroughs's Timeline

6 Records

1794
30 Oct 1794
Birth of James Burroughs in Amherst, Virginia
Amherst, Virginia
1820
1820
Age 26
James Burroughs resided here in Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1830
1830
Age 36
James Burroughs resided here in Bedford, Virginia, USA
Bedford, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 46
James Burroughs resided here in Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1860
21 Jul 1860
Age 66
James Burroughs resided here in North Eastern Division, Franklin, Virginia, USA
North Eastern Division, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1861
24 Jul 1861
Age 67
Death of James Burroughs in Hales Ford, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Hales Ford, Franklin, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1794
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: North Eastern Division, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: M653_1346; Page: 259; Family History Library Film: 805346
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4481.080; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Southern District, Bedford, Virginia; Page: 62; NARA Roll: M33_133; Image: 19

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Bedford, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 194; Page: 151; Family History Library Film: 0029673

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Southern District, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: 550; Page: 271; Family History Library Film: 0029683

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1860
    Event Place: North Eastern Division, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Northeast Division, Franklin, Virginia; Archive Collection Number: T1132; Roll: 6; Page: 17; Line: 32; Schedule Type: Agriculture
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: North Eastern Division, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: M653_1346; Page: 259; Family History Library Film: 805346

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Hales Ford, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index
    [2] Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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