William Burton Genealogy
Record modified: 2024-11-18
This is my ancestor 7 generations back.
Born: about 1763-00-00 Virginia USA
Died: about 1817-00-00 Kentucky USA
Marriages:
1. 1786-11-07 Mary Smith
Children of William Burton and Mary Smith:
Notes:
married in Louisa Co VA
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An 1821 settlement of the estate of Mary's father Edward Smith names the children of William Burton and Polly Smith as Charles, John, Elizabeth, Sarah, Nancy, Dolly, and Drury.
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2/7/1795: William Burton and wife Mary sold to Henry Foster, for 50 pds,
788 acres on both sides of of Henry Foster's Creek of Fairforrest,
granted 2/4/1788, bordered east by Neasbitt and vacant, south by vacant
and Henry Foster, and north by vacant. Wit: Charles Burton, Lawson
Thomson, Aaron Froyd (or Floyd). Recorded in Spartanburg Co, SC Deed
Book D, pages 120-3.
3/8/1806: William Burton (Spartanburgh) to James Smith (same); for $100
sold 110 ac on branch of Kelsoe's Cr of Fairforrest Cr (enters Tyger
River in Union Co about 5-10 miles north of Whitmire); border: Old Cedar
Spring tract, Court House Road near Cedar Spring Crossroads, Jesse
Connell, Legon now Burton, and Smith; plat attached. Witness William
Bagwell and David Linch (or Lynch). Signed William Burton. Recorded in
Spartanburg Co, SC Deed Book L, pages 078-9.
From "Old Spartanburg Dist Genealogy" Vol. III #1-4 1988: Minutes of the
Court of General Sessions 1806-1808 page 42 The State vs. William Burton,
indicted for Cheating - a true bill April 1808; page 41 The State vs.
William Burton, indicted for forgery (outcome not given). One other
item showed William was chosen to be on a jury in 1807.
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1810 census Spartanburg Dist SC p186
William Burton 1 M <10, 1 M 10-16, 1 M 45+, 3? F 10-16 [might be a 1]
[Drury 5, x, William 47, Nancy 12, x, x]
I think Elizabeth should still be at home. Is she 16?
1800 census Spartanburg Dist SC p204
William Burton 2 M <10, 2 M 10-16, 1 M 26-45, 3 F <10, 1 F 26-45
[x, x, x, x, William 37, Nancy 2, x, Elizabeth 10ish, wife]
1790 census Orange Co NC p96, St Mark's dist [image not at Ancestry.com]
William Burton [neighbor Joseph Allen]
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 49273
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