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Meredith Burgess 1797–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 04 Oct 1870

Death Location: Logan County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Burgess

Mother: Wynna Key

Spouse(s): Matilda Farley

Children(s):

Meredith Burgess was born in 1797 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Burgess And Wynna Caudle Key. In 1830, Meredith Burgess resided in Logan, Virginia, USA. In 1840, Meredith Burgess resided in Logan, Virginia, USA. Meredith Burgess married Matilda Farley, Polley Davis. Meredith Burgess passed away in 1870 in Logan County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Meredith Burgess was born in 1797 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Burgess And Wynna Caudle Key.
  • In 1830, Meredith Burgess resided in Logan, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1840, Meredith Burgess resided in Logan, Virginia, USA.
  • Meredith Burgess married Matilda Farley, Polley Davis.
  • Meredith Burgess passed away in 1870 in Logan County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Burgess
1754–1839
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
TB
Wynna Key
1765–1850
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
WK

Spouses(s)

Matilda Farley
1800–
Birth Location: Virginia
MF

Children(s)

Meredith Burgess's Ancestors

Self
Meredith Burgess
1797–1870
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Burgess
1754–1839
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Wynna (Caudle) Key
1765–1850
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Burgess
1721–1778
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Susannah ("Sarah") Garland
1724–1792
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
John (Waller Key) III
1731–1790
Albemarle, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Agnes) Witt
1732–1788
Albemarle or Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Innes
1700–
John II
1716–1769
Susannah Watts
1728–1790
William Witt
1675–1754
Elizabeth Daux
1684–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1696–1764
Martha Tandy
1692–1742

Meredith Burgess's Timeline

7 Records

1797
1797
Birth of Meredith Burgess in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
1830
1830
Age 33
Meredith Burgess resided here in Logan, Virginia, USA
Logan, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 43
Meredith Burgess resided here in Logan, Virginia, USA
Logan, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 53
Meredith Burgess resided here in District 32, Logan, Virginia, USA
District 32, Logan, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 63
Meredith Burgess resided here in Logan, Virginia, USA
Logan, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 73
Meredith Burgess resided here in Logan, Logan, West Virginia, USA
Logan, Logan, West Virginia, USA
1870
04 Oct 1870
Age 73
Death of Meredith Burgess in Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Logan County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 32, Logan, Virginia; Roll: M432_956; Page: 139B; Image: 283
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Logan, Virginia; Roll: M653_1358; Page: 273; Image: 283; Family History Library Film: 805358
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Logan, Logan, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1691; Page: 528A; Image: 149924; Family History Library Film: 553190

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Logan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Logan, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 191; Page: 270; Family History Library Film: 0029670

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Logan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Logan, Virginia; Roll: 566; Page: 74; Image: 151; Family History Library Film: 0029689

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 32, Logan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 32, Logan, Virginia; Roll: M432_956; Page: 139B; Image: 283

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Logan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Logan, Virginia; Roll: M653_1358; Page: 273; Image: 283; Family History Library Film: 805358
    [2] West Virginia, Compiled Census Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Logan, Logan, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Logan, Logan, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1691; Page: 528A; Image: 149924; Family History Library Film: 553190

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Oct 1870
    Event Place: Logan County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index
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