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William Burgess
b.Est 1740
 
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Name William Burgess
Gender Male
Birth? Est 1740
Marriage to Isabel (add)

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:


  • P-322: William Burgess of Hampshire County, assignee of Col. Angus McDonald, 246 acres on the Wagtgon Road to Cox's Ferry in said County. Surv. Richard Rigg. Adj. John Johnston, Clay Lick Ridge, Mill Run, Daniel McGloclan. 21 Feb. 1775. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 228].


Disposition of Land in Virginia :


  • 4 November 1779, William Burgess and wife Isabel of Hampshire County, to William Chapman of Hampshire County, lease and release, 30 acres on Little Cacapeon River; rec. 11-9-1779. Wit: John Stoker, Isaac Short. [Source: Early Records: Hampshire County Virginia now West Virginia, by Clara McCormack Sage, Laura Sage Jones, pg. 6].
  • 9 November 1779, William Burgess and wife Isabel of Hampshire County, to Isaac Short of Hampshire County, parcel of land on Little Cacapeon; rec. 11-9-1779. Wit: John Stoker, Enoch Berry. [Source: Early Records: Hampshire County Virginia now West Virginia, by Clara McCormack Sage, Laura Sage Jones, pg. 6].