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James Burton 1698 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 17, 1698

Birth Location: Arrington, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Virginia

Father: Abraham BURTON

Mother: Anne Featherstone

Spouse(s): Nellie Gest

Children(s): Margaret Burton, James Burton

James Burton was born in Arrington, Cambridgeshire, England in 1698, to Abraham Isaac BURTON and Anne Featherstone. Later in life, James Burton married Nellie Gest; among their children were Margaret Elizabeth Burton and James Burton. James Burton died in Virginia, 1785.

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Parents

Abraham BURTON
1669 – 1735
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia
AB
Anne Featherstone
1670 – 1746
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
AF

Spouses(s)

Nellie Gest
1700 –
Birth Location: Virginia
NG

Children(s)

Margaret Burton
1720 – 1789
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MB
James Burton
1736 –
Birth Location: –
JB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Mar 17, 1698
    Event Place: Arrington, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1785
    Event Place: Virginia
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