Thomas Burris I (1722 - 1789)

Born 1 Jun 1722 in King and Queen, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Tandy) Burris — married 1750 in Orange Co., VA

Descendants

Died 1789 at about age 66 in St Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Thomas Burris I is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 125890
Rank: Private

Thomas Burris I was a Virginia colonist.

Thomas Burris I served with 3rd Virginia Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Thomas Burris Sr. was born 1 June 1722, in King and Queen, Virginia, He was the son of Edmund Burris born in 1676 in "Burrows Hill", James City, Virginia and Elizabeth Woolfolk. He married Frances Tandy in 1750 in St Stephen parish, Caroline Co, Virginia.

From the "Quisenberry Genealogy," by Anderson Chenault Quisenberry, we learn that Frances Tandy who married Thomas Burris was the daughter of Roger Tandy, whose mother was a Miss Colby, a descendant of Sir Edward Colby, a member of the original London Company that settled Jamestown (Va.).

Thomas died about 1789 in Orange, Virginia, United States. His will was probated March 1789, in Orange County, Virginia, United States. In his will he bequeathed to his daughter, Sarah Ann Tribble, one negro girl named Agnes, and all her increase; also one feather bed and furniture.

Children all born in Orange, Virginia

1. Francis "Fanny" Burris b: 1747/1748 in Orange Co., VA
2. Mildred Burris b: 1750/1751 in St. Thomas Parish, Orange Co., VA
3. Elizabeth Burris Brockman b: 1751 in Orange Co., VA
4. Sarah Ann "Sallie" Burris b: 30 SEP 1753 in Orange Co., VA
5. Mary "Mollie" Burris Perry b: ABT 1756 in Orange Co., VA (unproven, not mentioned in will)
6. Thomas Burris b: ABT 1757 in St. Thomas Parish, Orange Co., VA
7. Jane Burris Quisenberry b: 5 JUL 1759 in Orange Co., VA
8. Frances Tandy Burris b: 31 JAN 1762 in Orange Co., VA
9. Mourning Burris b: 1763 in Orange Co., VA
10. Roger Tandy Burris b: 18 APR 1769 in Orange Co., VA
11. Nancy Burris b: 1775 in Orange Co., VA
12. William Tandy Burris b: 9 JUN 1776 in Orange Co., VA

Research Notes

1754

Thomas served with the Virginia Regiment and fought at the Battle of Fort Necessity in 1754.^[1][2]

1755

Thomas Burris was employed by George Washington as a messenger or courier between the frontier forts, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon.^[3]

1758

Thomas Burris was employed by George Washington as a messenger or courier between the frontier forts, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon.^[3]

1765

Nathaniel Smith, assignee of Thomas Lipscomb, v. Thomas Burrus and John Bird.^[4] In debt. Edward Thomas, security bond. Judgement for Plt for 10.15.0 with interest from November 1, 1765.^[5]

1776-1779

Thomas Burriss enlisted 23 February, 1776, in Capt. William Washington's Company, 3rd Virginia Regiment, Continental Line, and served until November, 1779, at which time he was a sergeant. He is reported as corporal in muster rolls as folllows: Capt. John Francis Mercer's Co., 3rd Va. Regt., until November, 1779, at which time he was sergeant. Capt. Robert Powell's Co., 3rd VA Regt. and 7th Regt. from May to September, 1778.^[6] He is likewise recorded at Valley Forge during the winter of 1778:^[7]

Last Name: Burris
First Name: Thomas
Rank: Corporal
State: Virginia
Regiment: 3rd Virginia
Brigade: 3rd Virginia
Division: 3rd
Company: Capt John F Mercer
Comments for DEC 1777: Furlough
Comments for FEB 1778: Furlough
Comments for APR 1778: Fit For Duty
Comments for JUN 1778: Fit For Duty
First Name: Thomas
ID: VA07860
Rank Type: NCO
Regiment Commander: Col William Heth
Brigade Commander: BG William Woodford
Division Commander: MG Marquis de Lafayette
Comments for JAN 1778: Furlough
Comments for MAR 1778: Furlough
Comments for MAY 1778: Fit For Duty
Remarks: DEC 1777 - MAR 1778: ON FURLOUGH

1788-1789

The will of Thomas Burris is dated "Parish of St. Thomas, Orange County, Virginia, 2 October 1788" and was probated 23 March 1789. Listed as children Thomas, William Tandy, Roger Tandy, Mourning, Fanny, Dau Mildred Embree, dau Elizabeth Brockman, dau Sarah Tribble, dau Jane Quisenberry, dau Frances Tandy Bush, grandchildren by last name Perry, wife Frances.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Roster of Virginia Regiment, Fort Necessity National Battlefield
2. ↑ Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776. United States: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973. University of Illinois
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} The Papers of George Washington Digital Edition, ed. Theodore J. Crackel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, Rotunda, 2008.
4. ↑ Burris served with John's brother Thomas Bird at Fort Necessity at the beginning of the French and Indian war.
5. ↑ Orange Co. VA Order Book 7, p. 415, March 26, 1767
6. ↑ Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.
7. ↑ Valley Forge Muster Roll
8. ↑ GENEALOGIES of KENTUCKY Families SLFHL 976.9 D2gK.

• Genealogical Memoranda of the Quisenberry Family and Other Families, Including the Names of Chenault, Cameron, Mullins, Burris, Tandy, Bush, Broomhall, Finkle, Rigg, and Others. United States, Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2022.
• The Burris Family http://burrusfamily.com/documents/burress_original.pdf