Jessee Cobbs Burton Jr (1779 - 1857)

Born 1779 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Norvell) Burton — married 12 Mar 1801 in Campbell, Virginia, United States

Died 6 Dec 1857 at about age 78 in Marysville, Campbell, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Native Virginian

Jesse Burton, Jr. was a magistrate of Campbell County, Virginia for forty years. He also served for a number of years as sheriff. He was a representative in the Virginia legislature for nine terms. He and his wife had at least 7 children. He passed away on December 6, 1857 in Campbell, Virginia.^[1] His obituary was published on December 30, 1857 in the Lynchburg Virginian Tri-Weekly on page 1, column 6.^[2]

Research Notes: Virginia Project

Marriage Record

• Jesse Burton in the Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1850
• Name Jesse Burton
• Gender Male
• Marriage Date 12 Mar 1801
• Marriage Place Campbell, Virginia
• Spouse Name Elizabeth Nowell [Norvell]
  • Source^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248204345/jessee-cobbs-burton: accessed 14 January 2024), memorial page for Jessee Cobbs Burton Jr. (1779–6 Dec 1857), Find a Grave Memorial ID 248204345; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Baron60 (contributor 48826825).
2. ↑ Jones Memorial Library; Lynchburg, Virginia; Lynchburg, Virginia Obituaries; URL: https://www.jmlibrary.org/
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

William Norvell (1746-1794) of Hanover Co.VA, page 123 by Lucy Harrison Miller Baber, Sargent Ward Braden, and Jacquelin Ambler Nicholas Harvey 1992

• "United States Census, 1810", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH25-2LV : Wed Oct 04 21:45:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Jesse Burton, 1810.
• "United States Census, 1820", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLH-RHN : Thu Oct 05 02:54:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Jesse Barton, 1820.
• "United States Census, 1830", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH54-YG7 : Fri Oct 06 21:15:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Jesse Burton, 1830.
• "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYM-LM8 : Thu Oct 05 16:53:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Jessee Burton, 1840.
• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88T-2YD : Fri Oct 06 02:44:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Jesse Burton and Elizabeth Burton, 1850.
• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWV-PCZM : 15 February 2020), Jesse Burton in entry for MM9.1.1/MV8L-LNS:, 1850.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRWC-9P2 : 29 January 2020), Jesse Burton in entry for Robert H. Walthall, 1853.