Abraham Burton Sr. (1669 - bef. 1737)

Born 1669 in Henrico, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Featherstone) Burton — married before Feb 1691 in Virginia

Descendants

Died before 14 Jan 1737 before age 68 in Amelia, Virginia Colony

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Biography

Abraham was a young boy when his father, Thomas Burton, died in 1686, having just deeded Abraham 100 acres.^[1] Although Abraham petitioned Henrico County June Court 1687 to chose a guardian other than his mother, “it appearing that he is a very lazy and peremptory boy, he is ordered still to abide and remain with his said mother and stepfather.”^[2][3]

Abraham Burton married Anne Featherstone before February of 1691 or 1692 when he acknowledged before the Henrico County court that he'd received Anne's share of her father's estate.^[4]

Abraham died, will dated 13 May 1736,^[5] recorded 11 Mar. 1736/7^[6]. Anne left a will in Amelia, will dated 22 Dec. 1745,^[7] recorded 17 Jan. 1745/6.

Will

Will of Abraham Burton. Amelia Co., VA, WB 1, p. 4, w. 13 May 1736, p. 14 Jan 1736/37. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/w9by2bk

daughter Susana Garrott

son Abraham Burton

son Charles Burton - land in Henrico Co.

son Thomas Burton

wife Ann

Exr: son Charles Burton

Wit: Edward Booker, John Phillips

Abraham was born on 9 Jun 1669 . He passed away on 14 Jan 1736.

In February 1692-3 the court records: “Abra. Burton who married Anne one of the orphs. of Charles Featherstone, dec’d, did this day appear in open court with Sam’l Newman his late guardian & acknowledge his receipt of ye said Anne’s full portion or share of her dec’d father’s estate & did thereof fully & clearly acquit and discharge him ye sd Newman his heirs and securities.”

In 1692, Abraham, as already noted, sold his share of Cobbs--The dwelling plantation--to his stepfather John Stewart. In 1708 he purchased from Captain Thomas Jefferson 200 acres on the South side of Swift’s Creek, Henrico County, some miles to the north-west of Cobbs; this land had been leased to his brother John Burton in 1701. This deed from Jefferson to Burton is given in full in the Virginia Magazine of History, XXIII at page 174. The boundaries of the conveyance were the lands of Captain Soane and of James Frankling

In 1735, the first year the new county of Amelia was organized, Abraham Burton was appointed road surveyor.

The bridge over the Appomattox opposite Abraham Burton's plantation at the mouth of Deep Creek was known at first as “Burton's Bridge;” later as “Bevill’s Bridge.” In 1744 and again in 1750 the courts of Amelia and Henrico (Chesterfield) we're concerned with the repair of this bridge. Watsons “Southside Virginia” contains references to three generations of the Burtons of Deep Creek.

Amelia Will Book I, page 13; it was dated May 13th, 1736, and probated January 14th, 1736-7.

Sources

1. ↑ Henrico Co. Deeds & Wills 1677-92, p. 350
2. ↑ Henrico Co. Deeds & Wills 1677-92, p. 167; Henrico County Record Book No. 2, 1678-1693,
3. ↑ Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, vol. 34, p. 341
4. ↑ Master Profile at Geni.com
5. ↑ Amelia Co. Will Bk. 1, 1735-61, p. 4
6. ↑ Amelia Co. Court Order Bk. 1, p. 21
7. ↑ Amelia Co. Will Bk. 1, 1735-61, p. 36

• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gacowet2/Featherstone_Charles.pdf
• http://rhead-burtonconnections.com/burton%20ancestors.htm
• Family documents

• Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900
• Burton Chronicals of Colonial Virgina 1933, by Francis Burton Harrison
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3121.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MLC