Ambrose
Burford
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of John Burford
and Sarah (Thacker) Burford
Brother of
John Burford, Mourning (Burford) Ham, Philip Burford, Archibald Burford, Martha (Burford) Crews and Daniel M. Burford
Husband of
Nancy (Tinsley) Burford
— married
19 Jan 1796 in Amherst, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Gustavus Burford, Catherine (Burford) McCary, Amanda Burford, Martha Burford, Delilah (Burford) Clark, James C. Burford, Themuthis Burford, Julieann (Burford) Cox, Matilda (Burford) Tinsley and Silvester Burford
Died before
before about age 59
in Amherst, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
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Contents |
Biography
Marriage
Ambrose Burford (bachelor) married Nancy Tinsley (spinster) on 19 January 1796. Archibald Burford was bondsman. Consent of her father, David Tinsley.[1]
Family
John Burford (father)
Will of John Burford[2]
Witten: 1 November 1807
Amherst, Virginia, United States
Probated 21 Dec 1807
Sons: Daniel and Ambrose
Grand-daughter: Matilda Norvel
Late sons: John and Archibald and Archibald's children Caroline and Powhatan Burford
Daughter: Martha Crews
Children of deceased daughter Mourning Ham - Yancy, Micah and Sally Ham
Children of deceased son Philip - Cynthia Ann Headley, George and Philip
Probate
Administrator's Bond - Estate of Ambrose Burford
[2]
16 November 1835
Amherst, Virginia
Nancy Burford appointed administrator. William Tucker and Willis M. Reynolds were bondsmen.
Division of Estate of Ambrose Burford[2]
21 November 1836
Amherst, Virginia
Nancy Burford, widow
Silvester and Gustavus Burford
Benjamin McCary in right of wife Catherine
Martha and Amanda Burford
Micajah Clark in right of wife Delilah
James C. Burford
Themuthis Burford
infant children of Matilda Tinsley, deceased
Archeleus Cox in right of wife Juliann
Guardian Bond - Estate of Ambrose Burford[2]
18 January 1836
Amherst, Virginia
Sylvester Burford appointed guardian of Amanda Burford, orphan of Ambrose Burford. Willis M. Reynolds was bondsman.
Guardian Bond - Estate of Ambrose Burford[2]
18 January 1836
Amherst, Virginia
John Freeman appointed guardian of Martha Ann Burford, orphan of Ambrose Burford. Sylvester Burford was bondsman.
Sources
- ↑ Sweeny, William Montgomery, and Lenora Higginbotham Sweeny. 1999. Marriage bonds and other marriage records of Amherst County, Virginia, 1763-1800 / Marriage records of Amherst County, Virginia, 1815-1821 and subscription for building St. Mark's Church, Amherst County, Virginia / by Lenora Higginbotham Sweeny. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Davis, Bailey Fulton. 1998. The wills of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1865. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press.
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Chris Brady
S Stevenson
potential duplicate of https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Burford-295 but different parents
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Chris Brady
These are not the same men - they just share a very common name in Amherst at the time.
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by Chris Brady
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