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- - in 1663 in Henrico Co, VA married Susannah HATCHER 1646 Henrico Co, VA
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found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I35163
ID: I35163
Name: Thomas I BURTON
Given Name: Thomas I
Surname: Burton
Suffix: IMM Sir
Title: IMM Sir
Sex: M
Birth: 1
Christening: 24 OCT 1611 Wath Upon Dearne,York,Eng 2
Death: 1 APR 1686 in Cobbs,Chesterfield,VA 1
Ancestral File #: 39T4-JL
Note:
Thomas came to America in 1656 and lived at Cobbs, Chesterfield Co Va.His home was known as the Bolling home. Thomas left it to his son, John,who sold it to Bolling family in 1704.
He owned Cobbs Plantation, thus called "Thomas of Cobbs".
Source: "A History of a Colonial Land Patent" 1639-1864 Ancestral Home ofThomas Burton from 1656-1685
In 1656, Robert Cobbs sold the same 350 acres to Michael Masters in turnsurrendered the 350 acres to Thomas & John Burton. (Will & Deed Books,Henrico Co., Va. / transcript)
p 265 At Court at Fort Henry Jan 15, 1656
Present : Col. Abraham Wood, Mr Wm. Baugh. Mr Wm Walthall and me GeorgeWorsham, Commissioners
I John, Knight, etc. grant to Ambrose Cobbs. 350 acres on AppomattoxRiver in Henrico, Co. bounded on south by the main river, west by land ofMr John Baugh, north by the main woods Signed : Thos Brerton
"extracted from the records of Bristol Parrish by Nich. Dison. C. Cur."
Recorded 1 Feb. 1683 at request of Thomas Burton.
Thomas Burton is our Colonial ancestor in Virginia. From the evidence itappears that the John Burton referred to above is the brother of ThomasBurton. However, in the sequence of deeds to follow, John does not appearas a grantor. Thus in May, 1656 Thomas Burton became the owner of"Cobbs". Subsequently he was known as Thomas Burton of Cobbs. John Burtonsettled 8-10 miles to the north on land patents north of the James Riverand his decendants form a long family of Burtons throughout the southsomewhat parallel to our own. John Burton's plantation was called"Longfield".
By the time Thomas Burton became established at "Cobbs", the Colonialgovernment was functioning and the tobacco trade flourished.Increasingly, however, the colonist began to resist English taxation andr epression and by 1776 Bacon's Rebellion and the Mecklenburg Declaration evidenced the Revolutionary War to follow.
"Cobbs" was located in an area strategic to both sides in the revolution.In 1781 both Lafayette and Cornwallis passed through or within a fewmiles of Cobbs, prior to the siege and surrender of British forces atYorktown.
From 1636 to 1865, "Cobbs" was in the very center of Colonial expansionand the formation of our nation. Indian massacres, revolution,Constitutional government, the War of 1812, and the War between theStates all occured at sites near or within the confines of the Estate.Within 25 miles lay the Jamestown Colony, Williamsburg, Yorktown, andRichmond. The owners and occupants of this remarkable Estate were a crosssection of pioneers, adventurers, merchants, planters, statesmen, huntersand war heroes; and not the least of these was our forefather, THOMASBURTON, OF " COBBS".
In a will recorded 1 Feb, 1685, Thomas Burton leaves 100 acres each tohis sons, Thomas, John, Abraham and Issac. Note that the original 350acres has become 400 acres. We do not know if 50 acres were acquiredafter 1656 or if the descriptions were general in nature.
In 1735, Issac Burton sold his 100 acres to Hohn Bolling, son of JohnBolling of Cobbs, and thus the last Burton in our family line left"Cobbs".
John Bolling purchased "Cobbs" in Nov, 1704 from John Burton, the landconsisting of 300 acres. The descendants of John Bolling weredistinguished and active in Military, Commerce and the Politicaldevelopment of Virginia. John Bolling was born in 1676 and died in 1709.He was the great grandson of Rolfe & Pocahontas and carried on a livelytrade with the Indians. He was buried at Cobbs and his marker wassurrounded by a stone wall.
John Bolling was born in 1676 and died in 1709. In 1622 a band of Indiansled by Chief Opechancanough led an uprising that massacred 347 colonist,one third of the settlers in Va. In addition to Jamestown to the south,Henricus, several miles to the north of "Cobbs" suffered a severe loss oflife.
During the War of 1812, the French Navy controlled the Chesapeake Bayarea. From Feb 1813 to July 1815, there were few land engagements nearCobbs, but the French did carry out limited foraging expeditions alongthe banks of the James and Appomattox Rivers. During one of theseexpeditions the Cobbs Estate was overun. The outbuildings and grainstorage buildings were burned, but the Mansion and the family grave areaswere spared.
The Burton decendants were moving west to Amelia County and Meckenburg asthe Civil War neared. Almost all Burtons were slave holders and caught upin the turmoil of the growing conflict over states's rights and slaveryand the call for secession from the Union.
"Ochre", first used as war paint by the indians, was mined at Cobbs. Thiswas in trade by the subsequent owners of "Cobbs" until ca. 1900.
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SOURCES:
1993 Stovall Family Assn book "The Family of Batholomew Stovall"
by Neil D. Thompson Volume 1 pages 75 and 91:
ADDRESS: Stovall Asnn descendants of Bartholomew 5000 Rock River Dr Ft Worth
TX 76103 817 457 5383 Lyle Williams editor;
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Excerpts downloaded from Internet of Ahnentafel Chart for Pauline Virginia Breuer. Some of the dates and other items have been changed in the present records based on analysis and other information. One significant item of information is the family migrated to Virginia in 1635, so the children, it appears, were born in England, not in Virginia as others have concluded, and in some cases shown on the download..
1200. Richard BURTON Sr was born 1564/1594 in England. He died 1635/1682 in Henrico, VA. Richard married Katherine CHRISTIAN on 3 Mar 1604 in St. Saviors Southwork, London, England.
Children
1. Francis BURTON b: WFT Est. 1594-1636 in ENGLAND
2. Judith BURTON b: WFT Est. 1594-1636
3. Robert BURTON b: BET. 1629 - 1634
4. Samuel BURTON b: WFT Est. 1594-1636
5. Richard BURTON II b: WFT Est. 1594-1636
6. Thomas BURTON , Sr. b: 1634 in Henrico County, Virginia
7. John BURTON , Sr. b: ABT. 1632 in Longfield, Henrico Co, VA
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #0473, Date of Import: Aug 21, 1999]
THE FAMILY CAME TO AMERICA FROM ENGLAND ON THE SHIP ABIGAIL IN 1635.
1201. Katherine CHRISTIAN was born 1571/1594 in England. She died in Henrico, VA.
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Change Date: 3 APR 2010 at 00:00:00
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3 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com
Father: Richard I BURTON b: ABT 1589 in New Castle,London,Middlesex,Eng
Mother: Katherine CHRISTIAN b: ABT 1590 in Eng
Marriage
1 Susannah HATCHER b: 1646 in Henrico Co,VA
Married: 1663 in Henrico Co,VA
Sources:
1.Title: IGI (International Genealogical Index)
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication: www.familysearch.org
Abbrev: IGI (International Genealogical Index)
Note: Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church.
Search performed using PAF Insight on 25 Feb 2006
Text: Thomas Burton; Male; Birth: About 1617 , , England; Death: 1669; Father: Richard Burton; Mother: Katherine Christian; No source information is available.
2.Title: IGI (International Genealogical Index)
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication: www.familysearch.org
Abbrev: IGI (International Genealogical Index)
Note: Extracted birth or christening record for locality listed in the record.
Search performed using PAF Insight on 25 Feb 2006
Text: THOMAS BURTON; Male; Christening: 24 OCT 1611 Wath Upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England; Father: RICHARD BURTON; Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: P009651 1598 - 1781 IT 1 0844553 Film NONE P009651 1598 - 1781 IT 1 0844553 Film NONE Sheet: 00
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