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James Burwell 1690–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 FEB 1690

Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 6 OCT 1718

Death Location: Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA

Father: Lewis Burwell

Mother: Martha Lear

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In 1690, James Burwell entered the world in Gloucester, Virginia, United States, born to Lewis Fairfield Burwell And Martha Lear. James Burwell passed away in 1718 in Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1690, James Burwell entered the world in Gloucester, Virginia, United States, born to Lewis Fairfield Burwell And Martha Lear.
  • James Burwell passed away in 1718 in Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA.

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James Burwell's Ancestors

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James Burwell
1690–1718
Birth Place: Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
Lewis Fairfield Burwell
1651–1710
Hayes, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Martha Lear
1668–1704
Nansemond Manor, Nansemond County (Present City of Suffolk), Virginia Colony
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James Burwell's Timeline

4 Records

1689
2 MAR 1689
James Burwell was christened in Gloucester, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Gloucester, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
1690
4 FEB 1690
Birth of James Burwell in Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1718
6 OCT 1718
Age 28
Death of James Burwell in Carters Creek, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Carters Creek, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
1718
17 SEP 1718
Age 28
James Burwell - Probate in Yorktown, Va.
Yorktown, Va.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 FEB 1690
    Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 OCT 1718
    Event Place: Carters Creek, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 2 MAR 1689
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 17 SEP 1718
    Event Place: Yorktown, Va.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA

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