Woolsey Burton (1740 - 1771)

Born 24 Sep 1740 in Sussex, Delaware

Ancestors

Died 15 Jan 1771 at age 30 in Sussex, Delaware

Biography

Woolsey was the son of Woolsey Burton and Elizabeth Burton

In 1751, his father's will -- which is incomplete -- left Woolsey a set of gold buttons, a gun, and a share of the estate. Woolsey seems to have been under the age of twenty one at the time.

He died in 1771.

Find A Grave Memorial# 55143171

Birth: unknown Death: Jan. 15, 1771

Inscription:

In Memory of Woolsey Burton son of Woolsey Burton, Esq and Elizabeth, his wife Who departed this life January 15, 1771 30y 3m 21d

Burial: Burton - Bagwell Cemetery Millsboro Sussex County Delaware, USA ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Created by: Audra Hart Record added: Jul 19, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 55143171 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55143171

• Will of William Burton of Worcester County, in Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999 (Worcester) Wills 1742-1759, Vol 2, Image 17-18. Images (browse only) at FamilySearch.org, accessed 24 Sept 2020.

Signed: 17 Apr 1744; Proved 1 Feb 1744/45

Bequest to grandson Wollsey {sic} Burton, son of daughter Elizabeth Burton.

• Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971: Sussex: Wills, books B-D, 1751-1794. Database and images, Ancestry.com [1]

Will of Woolsey Burton, 1751, image 8 of 717.

Leaves bequest to son, Woolsey Burton.

• Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947> Sussex> 005> Page 205; Image 126. Database and images at Ancestry.com Image

Date: 2 April 1772

Sellers: Elizabeth Prittyman, John Stratton Burton; William Burton Joyner*, William Bagwell and Ann his wife, all of Sussex County

Buyer: William Burton of Broadkill Hundred, Sussex County

Property Description: For £109.4, 91 acres of marsh in Broadkill Hundred known as Trumer--?s Island. Property that William Burton bequeathed to his grandson Woolsey Burton, deceased, who died intestate in Broadkill Hundred.

’*the seller Wm Burton is called both “William Burton Joyner” and “William Burton” in this document

• DOB Estimated between 1737-1740. Hoosier Roots, the Prettyman Domain, http://prettyman.hoosierroots.com/getperson.php?pid=3004

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Burton-1042 created through the import of Clayton Burton_2009-10-26.ged on Jul 4, 2011 by Clayton Burton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Clayton and others.
• WikiTree profile Burton-1044 created through the import of Clayton Burton_2009-10-26.ged on Jul 4, 2011 by Clayton Burton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Clayton and others.