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William Burris or Burrows 1680–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia

Death Date: 1740

Death Location: King William, Virginia

Father: John Burrows

Mother: Hannah Culver

Spouse(s): Mary Higgason, Mary Higgason

Children(s): John Burris, SARAH BURRAS, john Burris, John Burris, John Burris, William Burris

The story of William Burris or Burrows began in 1680 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia. William Burris or Burrows married Mary Higgason, Mary Luna Higgason, and had children including John A Burris, John Burris, Sarah Burras, William Burris. William Burris or Burrows passed away in 1740 in King William, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Burris or Burrows began in 1680 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia.
  • William Burris or Burrows married Mary Higgason, Mary Luna Higgason, and had children including John A Burris, John Burris, Sarah Burras, William Burris.
  • William Burris or Burrows passed away in 1740 in King William, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Burrows
1646–1706
Birth Location: Pequot, New London, CT
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Hannah Culver
1651–1733
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Higgason
1685–1916
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Mary Higgason
1685–
Birth Location: of, Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John Burris
1714–1796
Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
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SARAH BURRAS
1719–
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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john Burris
1720–1796
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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John Burris
1714–1738
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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John Burris
1720–1796
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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William Burris
1738–1798
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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William Burrows's Ancestors

Self
William Burrows
1680–1740
Birth Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia
Parents
John Burrows
1646–1706
Pequot, New London, CT
Hannah Culver
1651–1733
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Burrows
1620–1655
Of Burrows Mt, England
Bridget Bromfield
1624–1655
England
Great-Grandparents
John Burrows
1594–1628
John Bromfield
1600–1654
Bridgett Burket
1605–1652
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Burrows
1569–1625
JoAnne Daughtry
1580–1620

William Burrows's Descendants

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William (Burris or) Burrows (1680–1740) m. Mary (Luna) Higgason (1685–15 Nov 1916) m. Mary Higgason (1685–)
  1. 1. John (A.) Burris 1714–1796 m. Ester Fadden 1718–1740 m. Elizabeth Bibbe 1713–1801 m. Elizabeth Boaz 1734–1801 m. Elizabeth Bibbe 1713–1779
    1. 1. John (Cornelius Burris) Sr 1739–1812 m. Esther ("Cherokee Cheraw Indian" Terry) Burris 1740–1830 m. Frances Ballard 1774–1851 m. Rebecca Burris 1756–
      1. 1. John (C.) Burris 1773–1812 m. Frances Ballard 1774–1851 m. Frances Ballard 1774–1851 m. Esther Terry 1740–1830 m. Mary (Ann) Miller 1782–1859 m. Ann (Mary) Miller 1797–1859
        1. 1. Daniel Burris 1796–1869 m. Phebe Ballard 1796–1877
        2. 2. Milley (M) Burris 1794–1875
        3. 3. Betty Burris 1799–
        4. 4. Rebecca Burris 1801–1889
        5. 5. Luke Burris 1794–
        6. 6. John Burris 1807–1886
        7. 7. Barclay Burris 1794–1880
        8. 8. Mahala Burris 1805–1862
        9. 9. Susanna Burris 1796–
        10. 10. Philip (W) Burris 1797–1849
        11. 11. John (C) Burris 1811–1873
        12. 12. Deborah Burris 1794–
        13. 13. Luke Burris 1809–
        14. 14. Rebeckah Burris 1801–
        15. 15. Daniel Burris 1797–1869 m. Phebe Tansey 1794–1877
        16. 16. Joseph Burris 1806–1862 m. Christiann (Hervy Hughey) Burris 1812–1878
        17. 17. Susan Burris 1807–1883
        18. 18. Caleb Burris 1818–1875
        19. 19. Martin Burris 1820–
        20. 20. Hannah Burris 1827–
        21. 21. Mary Burris 1813–1873
        22. 22. Rebecca Burris 1824–
        23. 23. James Burris 1798–1848
        24. 24. Moses Burris 1820–1862
        25. 25. joseph burris 1807–1862
        26. 26. Philip (W) Bowers 1797–1849
        27. 27. Philip (W) Burris 1797–1849
        28. 28. Rebecca Burris 1800–1850
        29. 29. David Bowers 1812–1890
        30. 30. Hannah Bowers 1805–1840
        31. 31. Henry (T) Bowers 1823–1897
        32. 32. William Burris 1819–
        33. 33. Mary (Ann) Burris 1811–
        34. 34. Sarah Bowers 1803–1885
        35. 35. Joseph Furr 1811–1886
        36. 36. John Bowers 1807–1886
        37. 37. Hannah Bowers 1805–1840
        38. 38. Catherine Bowers 1804–1850
        39. 39. Hannah Bowers 1805–1840
        40. 40. Daniel (H) Burris 1771–1845 m. Mary Horton 1778–1866 m. Phebe Lanzey 1780–
        41. 41. Rebecca BURRIS 1760–1829
        42. 42. Moses BURRIS 1776–1830
        43. 43. William BURRIS 1763–1833
        44. 44. Rachel BURRIS 1774–1825
        45. 45. Bowater Burris 1784–1841 m. Tabitha Burris 1789–1834
        46. 46. Deborah Burris 1780–
        47. 47. Miles Burris 1779–1835
        48. 48. Elijah Burris 1761–1850
        49. 49. John (H) Burris 1793–1832
        50. 50. Joseph Burris 1764–1833
        51. 51. Daniel Burris 1776–1845
        52. 52. Moses Burris 1765–1830
        53. 53. Rachel Burris 1773–1825
        54. 54. John (C.) Burris 1768–1832 m. Frances Ballard 1774–
        55. 55. Bowater Burris 1759–1841
        56. 56. Abraham (Elijah) Burris 1761–1798
        57. 57. John Burress 1758–1827
        58. 58. Luke Burris 1809–1873
        59. 59. Susan Burris 1807–1883
        60. 60. Hannah Burris 1827–
        61. 61. Caleb Burris 1818–1875
        62. 62. Martin Burris 1820–
        63. 63. Philip (W) Burris 1797–1849
        64. 64. Susanna Burris 1796–
        65. 65. Mahala (Burris) Tansey 1805–1862
        66. 66. Luke Burris 1794–
        67. 67. Rebecca (Burris) Ammons 1801–1889
        68. 68. Betty Burris 1799–
        69. 69. Milla (M. Amelia) Burris 1794–1875
        70. 70. Deborah Burris 1794–
        71. 71. Barclay Burrows 1803–1880
        72. 72. John Burris 1807–1886
      2. 2. Bowater Burris 1784–1841
      3. 3. Rebecca Burris 1760–1829 m. Bowater Sumner 1749–1829
        1. 1. Rachel Spargur 1785–1823
        2. 2. Allen Sumner 1798–1887
        3. 3. Isaac Sumner 1793–1871
        4. 4. Rebecca Sumner 1789–1831
        5. 5. Esther Sumner 1778–1850
        6. 6. Phebe Sumner 1780–1834
        7. 7. John Sumner 1783–1833
        8. 8. Rachel Sumner 1785–1823
        9. 9. Mary Sumner 1795–
        10. 10. Olive Sumner 1787–1788
        11. 11. Thomas Sumner 1795–
        12. 12. Olive Sumner 1790–1845
        13. 13. Tabitha Sumner 1790–
        14. 14. Isaac Sumner 1793–1827
        15. 15. Thomas Sumner 1795–1795
      4. 4. William (Burris) Sr 1763–1833
      5. 5. Daniel (H) Burris 1771–1845 m. Mary Horton 1778–1866 m. Danial (H) Burris 1771–
        1. 1. Mary Burris 1805–1873 m. Henry (Harvey) Hiatt 1806–1848
        2. 2. Daniel Burris 1805–1805
        3. 3. Stephen (Frank) Burris 1797–1855 m. Hannah Hiatt 1806–1841 m. Margaret (Ann) Williams 1809–1847 m. Susannah Carey 1822–1872
        4. 4. Miles Burris 1814–1888 m. Cordilah Chapin 1812–
        5. 5. Rebecca Burris 1821–1892
        6. 6. Horton Burris 1813–1873 m. Mahala Davis 1812–1887
        7. 7. Abraham Burris 1809–1864 m. Jane Hiatt 1813–1845 m. Asenith Lanmore 1825–1876
        8. 8. Jacob Burris 1801–1879 m. Christiana Burris 1804–1869 m. Charlotte Wilson 1821–1898 m. Charlotte ((Wilson)) Burris –1821
        9. 9. John (H) Burris 1799–1869
        10. 10. Moses Burris 1811–1876
        11. 11. Elias (Henry) Burris 1819–1873 m. Sarah (Ann) Mason 1821–1901
        12. 12. Bowater Burris 1807–1872
        13. 13. Andrew Burris 1816–1882
        14. 14. Martha Burris 1803–1887
        15. 15. Lewis Burris 1818–1850
        16. 16. Rachel Burris 1795–1871 m. William (R) Mason 1806–1873
        17. 17. Rachel Burris 1795–1825
        18. 18. Rachel Burris 1795–1870
        19. 19. Louis Burris 1818–
        20. 20. Martha Burris 1803–1885
        21. 21. Rachel Burris 1795–1825
        22. 22. Rachel (Burris) Mason 1795–1871
        23. 23. Abraham Burris 1807–1864
        24. 24. Jacob Burris 1801–1879
        25. 25. Bowater Burris 1807–1841
        26. 26. Rachel Burris 1795–1825
        27. 27. Bowater Burris 1807–1872
        28. 28. Stephen Burris 1797–1885
        29. 29. Rachel Burris 1795–1870
        30. 30. Bowater Burris 1807–1872
        31. 31. Daniel Burris 1805–1805
        32. 32. Rachel Burris 1795–1871
      6. 6. Moses Burris 1765–1830
      7. 7. Joseph (M) Burris 1776–1845
      8. 8. Miles Burris 1779–1835
      9. 9. Rachel Burris 1773–1825 m. John (Strange) Bryant 1815–1877
      10. 10. Elijah Burris 1761–1850 m. Ann Ball 1774–1814 m. Nancy (Ann) Ball 1784–1817 m. Mary (Polly BOONE) Walker 1797–1850
        1. 1. Elijah Burris 1792–1830
        2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) Burris 1817–1875
        3. 3. Emily BURRIS 1835–
        4. 4. William BURRIS 1839–
        5. 5. Pinkney (B) Burris 1843–1909
      11. 11. John (H) Burris 1799–1869
      12. 12. John (H) Burris 1799–1869
      13. 13. John (H.) Burris 1793–1832
      14. 14. Rachel Burris 1773–1825
      15. 15. Joseph Burris 1806–1862
      16. 16. Joseph Burris 1764–1833
      17. 17. Rachel Burris 1773–1825
      18. 18. Rachel Burris 1773–1852
      19. 19. Moses Burris 1765–1830
      20. 20. Joseph BURRIS 1776–1845
      21. 21. John (C.) Burris 1769–1845
      22. 22. Bowater Burris 1784–1841
      23. 23. Moses Burris 1756–1830
      24. 24. Rachel Burris 1774–1825
      25. 25. Miles Burris 1779–1835
      26. 26. Abraham (Elijah) Burris 1761–1798
      27. 27. Rachel Burris 1774–1852
      28. 28. John (Cornelius) Burris 1768–1832
      29. 29. Bowater Burris 1759–1841
      30. 30. John Burress 1758–1827
      31. 31. William Burris 1763–1833
      32. 32. Jesse Burris 1770–1842
      33. 33. Mary (R) Burris 1766–1847
      34. 34. William Burris 1763–1840
      35. 35. Peter Burris 1775–1840
    2. 2. Nancy Burris 1740–
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Bettey) Burris 1743–1777 m. Charles Martin 1715–1785
      1. 1. Elizabeth Martin 1775–
    4. 4. James Burris 1739–1791
    5. 5. William Burris 1738–1798
    6. 6. Matthew Burris 1732–1756
    7. 7. Eunice Burris 1753–1816
    8. 8. John Burris 1730–1793
    9. 9. JC (Henry (Heinrich) Bowers) (Bauer) 1735–1814
    10. 10. Elizabeth (Bettey) Burris 1743–1777 m. Charles Martin 1715–1785
      1. 1. Elizabeth Martin 1775–
    11. 11. Esther Burris 1740–
    12. 12. John (C Burris) + 1739–1842
    13. 13. John Burris 1730–1796
    14. 14. Hester (Ann) Burris 1760–1837
    15. 15. John Burris 1758–1814
    16. 16. Elijah Burris 1756–1798
    17. 17. Eunice Burris 1753–1824
    18. 18. Elizabeth (Bettey) Burris 1743–1777 m. Charles Martin 1715–1790
      1. 1. Elizabeth Martin 1775–
    19. 19. Boaz Burris 1741–1803
    20. 20. James Burrows 1739–1770
    21. 21. William Burris 1738–1798
    22. 22. Matthew Burris 1735–1756
    23. 23. James Burrows 1750–1778
    24. 24. Matthew Burris 1732–1756
    25. 25. Esther Burris 1740–
    26. 26. James Burris 1739–1791
    27. 27. Eunice Burris 1753–1816 m. George Boydston 1737–1825
      1. 1. John Boydston 1794–1875
      2. 2. George (N) Boydston 1777–1845
    28. 28. John (W) Burris 1730–1793
    29. 29. Eunice Burris 1753–1816 m. George Boydston 1737–1825
      1. 1. John Boydston 1794–1875
      2. 2. George (N) Boydston 1777–1845
    30. 30. John Burris 1730–1814
    31. 31. Boaz Burris 1751–1836
    32. 32. Eunice Burris 1753–1816 m. George Boydston 1737–1825
      1. 1. John Boydston 1794–1875
      2. 2. George (N) Boydston 1777–1845
    33. 33. John (W) Burris 1730–1793
    34. 34. Matthew Burris 1732–1756
    35. 35. James Burris 1739–1791
    36. 36. Esther Burris 1740–
    37. 37. William Burris 1738–1798
    38. 38. John Burris 1730–1814
    39. 39. John (W) Burris 1730–1793
    40. 40. John Burris 1730–1793
    41. 41. William Burris 1738–1798
    42. 42. James Burris 1739–1791
    43. 43. John (C Burris) + 1739–1842
    44. 44. William Burris 1737–
    45. 45. Esther Burris 1740–
    46. 46. John (C.) Burris 1738–1812 m. Frances Ballard 1774–1851
    47. 47. Matthew Burris 1732–1756
    48. 48. John (C Burris) + 1739–1842
    49. 49. James Burris 1739–1770
    50. 50. George Burris –1797
  2. 2. SARAH BURRAS 1719–
  3. 3. john Burris 1720–1796
  4. 4. John Burris 1714–1738
  5. 5. John Burris 1720–1796
  6. 6. William Burris 1738–1798

William Burrows's Timeline

2 Records

1680
1680
Birth of William Burris or Burrows in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia
1740
1740
Age 60
Death of William Burris or Burrows in King William, Virginia
King William, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: King William, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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