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Samuel Josiah Burgess 1766–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Telfair County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: William Burgess

Mother: Mary Harris

Spouse(s): Barbara Peters, Margaret Powell

Children(s): Stephen Burgess, William Burgess, Elizabeth Burgess, James Burgess, Robert Burgess, Mary Burgess, Josiah Burgess, Sarah Burgess, Rachel Burgess, William Burgess

The story of Samuel Josiah Burgess began in 1766 in Virginia, USA. In 1831, Samuel Josiah Burgess resided in Georgia, USA. Samuel Josiah Burgess married Barbara Peters, Margaret Unk Powell, Susanna Page, and had children including Elizabeth Burgess, James Dillard Burgess, Josiah S Burgess, Mary C Burgess, Rachel A Burgess, Robert R Burgess, Sarah Ann C Burgess, Stephen Tish Burgess, William Burgess, William Jordan Burgess. Samuel Josiah Burgess passed away in 1856 in Telfair County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Josiah Burgess began in 1766 in Virginia, USA.
  • In 1831, Samuel Josiah Burgess resided in Georgia, USA.
  • Samuel Josiah Burgess married Barbara Peters, Margaret Unk Powell, Susanna Page, and had children including Elizabeth Burgess, James Dillard Burgess, Josiah S Burgess, Mary C Burgess, Rachel A Burgess, Robert R Burgess, Sarah Ann C Burgess, Stephen Tish Burgess, William Burgess, William Jordan Burgess.
  • Samuel Josiah Burgess passed away in 1856 in Telfair County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Samuel Burgess's Ancestors

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Samuel Burgess
1766–1856
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
William Burgess
1727–1770
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Mary Harris
1735–1816
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States of America
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Burgess's Descendants

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Samuel (Josiah) Burgess (1766–1856) m. Barbara Peters (abt 1766–1810) m. Margaret ("Unk") Powell (1804–)
  1. 1. Stephen (Tish) Burgess 1809–1880 m. Elizabeth (Burgess) Byrd 1819–1900
    1. 1. Wiley (William "Willis") Burgess 1838–1905 m. Martha (Ann "Patsy") Cross 1834–1914 m. Martha Burgess 1843–1900
      1. 1. Richard (Henry Bufford) Burgess 1867–1924 m. Rena (Ann) Childress\Childers 1874–1950
        1. 1. Britton (Carver "Britt") Burgess 1902–1985 m. Margaret (Wilma. "Maggie") Green 1907–1996
        2. 2. Ollie (Mae Burgess \) Hughes 1898–1980
        3. 3. John (Buford) Burgess 1900–1971
        4. 4. Verma (Lee Burgess \) Hall 1913–1998
        5. 5. Hoyt (Nelson) Burgess 1903–1941
        6. 6. Jessie (Macon (BUD)) Burgess 1908–1992
        7. 7. Beatrice (Burgess \) Perry 1916–1998
        8. 8. Lizzie (Estelle Burgess \) Bowen 1905–1990
        9. 9. Luther (Dilmus) Burgess 1910–1990
        10. 10. Lela (Bell) Burgress 1896–1964
        11. 11. Vurmer (L) Burgess 1915–
      2. 2. Mariah (Anna) Burgess 1859–1917
      3. 3. John Burgess 1860–1933
      4. 4. Jazeb (W) Burgess 1859–
      5. 5. Charles (B) Burgess 1861–
      6. 6. Robert (M) Burgess 1861–
      7. 7. Sissie Burgess 1869–1920
      8. 8. Emma Burgess 1881–1982
    2. 2. Gordon Burgess 1862–
    3. 3. I (L) Burgess 1854–
    4. 4. Martha (Ann Jane) Burgess 1847–1880
    5. 5. Narcissa Burgess 1869–1927
    6. 6. Marjorie (Elizabeth) Burgess 1841–
    7. 7. Sarah (Ann Francis) Burgess 1846–1900
    8. 8. James (Elsbury) Burgess 1855–
    9. 9. Abaraham (Francis) Burgess 1846–
    10. 10. Jackson (Laffayette) Burgess 1843–1864
    11. 11. Stephen ((T) Josiah) Burgess 1853–
    12. 12. Ariminda (Jackson) Burgess 1865–1924
    13. 13. Jordan (L) Burgess 1861–1919
    14. 14. Robert (Mallery Madison) Burgess 1860–1926
    15. 15. Eliza (Ann Margaret) Burgess 1850–1914
    16. 16. Mary (Ann) Burgess 1847–1880
    17. 17. Ariminda ("Armendie\Armeadia\Armydie" "Minda" Jane) Burgess 1873–1924
    18. 18. Charles Burgess 1842–1928
  2. 2. William (Jordan) Burgess 1842–1957
  3. 3. Elizabeth Burgess 1804–1877
  4. 4. James (Dillard) Burgess 1801–1883
  5. 5. Robert (R) Burgess 1808–1861
  6. 6. Mary (C) Burgess 1846–
  7. 7. Josiah (S) Burgess 1841–1861
  8. 8. Sarah (Ann C) Burgess 1838–
  9. 9. Rachel (A) Burgess 1836–
  10. 10. William Burgess 1803–1858

Samuel Burgess's Timeline

3 Records

1766
1766
Birth of Samuel Josiah Burgess in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1831
1831-1848
Age 65
Samuel Josiah Burgess resided here in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1856
1856
Age 90
Death of Samuel Josiah Burgess in Sand Hill Cemetery, Telfair, Georgia, USA
Sand Hill Cemetery, Telfair, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1831-1848
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Sand Hill Cemetery, Telfair, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Telfair County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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