John
Mell
Burgess
Born in Pittsylvania, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Burgess
and Margaret (Fewell) Burgess
Brother of
Lettice (Burgess) Engles [half], Sarah (Burgess) Reddish [half], Garner Burgess [half], Anne Lucy (Burgess) Rogers [half], Margaret (Burgess) French [half], William Burgess [half], Mary (Burgess) White [half], Edward Ceasar Burgess [half], Moses Burgess Sr [half], Reuben Burgess Sr [half], Benjamin Burgess and Virlinda (Burgess) Snody
Husband of
Mary (Cox) Burgess
— married
28 Mar 1795 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Edward Burgess and Elizabeth (Burgess) Langford
Died
at about age 67
in Franklin County, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Feb 2018
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Biography
John Burgess was a Georgia colonist.
John was born in 1771. He passed away in 1838.
Research Notes
- It is doubtful that Margaret Fewell is his mother since her birth is estimated at 1699. This relationship appears to be based on Ancestry.com trees.
- FamilySearch has Margaret Elizabeth Adams as his mother. Although, this reference is Unsourced.
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 02 February 2018, 07:07), entry for John Mell Burgess(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:27HB-TKM); contributed by various users.
- "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS9-83CD : 16 January 2021), John Burgess or Burgiss and Polly Cox, 28 Mar 1795; citing Caswell, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
B W Lawson
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member BL
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~0.78%
Russell Beck :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Laura Lynne (Wilkinson) Hedgecock :
Living DNA, GEDmatch A764300 [compare], Ancestry member hedgemeister1
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~0.39%
Robin (Beall) Haynes :
23andMe, GEDmatch A893582 [compare], Ancestry member RobinEBHaynes
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A893582 [compare], Ancestry member RobinEBHaynes
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~0.39%
Larry Flesher :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lflesher125
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