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Richard Burton 1720 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1720

Birth Location: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 8 Jun 1779 OR 1801

Death Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Father: Hutchins Burton

Mother: Susannah Allen

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Children(s):

The story of Richard Burton began in 1720 in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States. Richard Burton passed away in 1779 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Burton began in 1720 in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States.
  • Richard Burton passed away in 1779 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Richard Burton's Ancestors

Self
Richard Burton
1720 – 1779
Birth Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Parents
Hutchins Burton
1694 – 1763
Longfield Plantation, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Susannah (Watson) Allen
1700 – 1772
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Burton of) Longfield
1660 – 1724
Virginia, USA
Mary (Nowell) Noel
1660 – 1727
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia
Elizabeth (Sarah) Walker
1675 – 1758
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
JOHN Longfield)
1632 – 1690
Mary Cox
1633 – 1679
John Nowell
1632 – 1683
Lydia Perkins
1638 – 1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Burton's Timeline

2 Records

1720
5 Feb 1720
Birth of Richard Burton in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
1779
8 Jun 1779 OR 1801
Age 59
Death of Richard Burton in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1720
    Event Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1779 OR 1801
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

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