William Burgess of Marion Co., Tennessee

[Haplotype J - FT63279]

 Note: This family is genetically related to; 

Hezekiah Burgess of Camden Co., North Carolina

William Burgess was born about 1755, possibly in Virginia. He is first mentioned as buying 40 acres of land on the Green River in Tryon Co., North Carolina, on 17 January 1776, the western half of which became Rutherford Co., North Carolina in 1779. He married Eleanor (or Elinor) __ about 1779. He is listed in the 1790-1800 censuses for Rutherford Co., North Carolina, and in Marion Co., Tennessee in 1830, but has not been found in 1810 or 1820. He settled in Marion Co. about 1805 and certainly by 1818, when he patented land there. He died in Marion Co. between 1830 and 1840, having had five sons:

1. William Burgess Jr. (1780?-1830+) of Marion Co., TN
2. John Burgess Sr. (1784?-1862) of Blount Co., AL
*3. James Burgess (1799?-1870+) of Cherokee Co., AL
*4. King N. Burgess (1803-1855) of Cherokee Co., AL
5. Samuel Burgess (1805?-1860+) of Polk Co., AR

Third Branch: James Burgess

James Burgess was born about 1799 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina. He married Nancy Melvina (Jones?) about 1820. He moved to Bledsoe Co., Tennessee by 1824, appearing in the census there in 1830. He settled in Floyd Co., Georgia about 1833, and is listed there in the 1840 census. He is listed in the 1850-70 censuses for Cherokee Co., Alabama. He died there before 1880, having had five sons:

1. William Madison Burgess (1822-1899) of Howard Co., AR
2. Pleasant Monroe Burgess (1824?-1899) of Howard Co., AR
3. Joseph Montgomery Burgess (1825-1897) of Howard Co., AR
4. Franklin Burgess (1829-1897) of Cherokee Co., AL
5. Nimrod Burgess (1833-1860+) of Cherokee Co., AL

Fourth Branch: King N. Burgess

King N. Burgess was born 1803 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He married Martha Bass on October 1, 1834, in St. Clair, Alabama. He died in 1855 in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama.  He and Martha had four sons:   

*1. James Robert Burgess (1838-1904) of Rockdale, Milam Co., Texas
2. William M. Burgess (1839-1904) of Milam County, Texas
3. Jesse Burgess (1844-1900 Tama) of Coryell County, Texas
4. Lafayette A. Burgess (~1846-?) of Williamson, Texas

James Robert Burgess

James Robert Burgess was born 5 Jul 1838 Cherokee County, Alabama.  He married Elizabeth Ellen Falwell on 16 Jul 1865 in Colorado County, Texas.  He died 18 Feb 1904, Milam Co., Texas.  He and Elizabeth had four sons:

1. John William Burgess (1867-1908)
*2. James Collins Burgess (1869-1930) of Falls County, Texas
3. Henry Thomas Burgess (1875-1957) of Milam County, Texas
4. Robert H. Burgess (1878-1906) of Milam County, Texas

James Collins Burgess

James Collins Burgess was born 16 Aug 1869 Colorado County, Texas.  He married Nancy Parthena Perry on 16 Jul 1890 in Milam County, Texas.  He died 4 Jan 1930 Falls County, Texas.  He and Nancy had five sons:

1. Robert Collins Burgess (1896-1973) of Hill County, Texas
2. John Henry Burgess (1899-1970) of Rockdale, Milam County, Texas
3. Thomas Eldon Burgess (1902-1996) of Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas
*4. Harvey Burbin Burgess (1905-1990) of Rockdale, Milam County, Texas
5. Claude Clarence Burgess (1908-2001) of Milam County, Texas

Harvey Burbin Burgess

Harvey Burbin Burgess was born 30 Jan 1905 Rockdale, Milam County, Texas.  He married Jessie Mae Johnson on 3 Oct 1923 Falls County, Texas.  He died 16 Jul 1990 Rockdale, Milam County, Texas.  He and Jessie had two sons:

*1. Alfred Curtis Burgess (1924-2010) of Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma
2. Marion Lowell Burgess (1926-2000) of Austin, Travis County, Texas

Alfred Curtis Burgess

Alfred Curtis Burgess was born 6 Aug 1924 Lott, Falls County, Texas.  He married Rowenia Geneieve Plumleigh 6 Mar 1946 Tulsa, Oklahoma.  He died 20 Dec 2010 Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma.  He and Rowenia had one son:

*1. Mike Burgess (living)

Mike Burgess has one son: David Burgess (living)
***  Mike Burgess’s FTDNA test is the one used for this Burgess DNA Project.