Mary (Willis) Burwell
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Mary Frances (Willis) Burwell (1714 - abt. 1746)

Mary Frances Burwell formerly Willis
Born in Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial Americamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married Oct 1736 in Gloucester County, VAmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 32 in White Marsh, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial Americamap
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Biography

Mary was born in 1714 in Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, USA. She was the daughter of Francis Willis Esq. and Anne (Rich) Willis.

Mary died at the age of about 28 - 32 on 29 May 1746 in White Marsh, Gloucester, Virginia.

NOTE: Nathaniel was born in 1735, not 1748 which is two years after his mother died. - Jayne Peace Pyle

Find A Grave says Mary was born 12 Oct 1718 VA and died 22 May 1746 VA, however Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923 lists her death date as 29 May 1746. I cannot find a source, other than my family records, that state when she was born, but I think she was born in 1718. Anyone who can help here, please do. -Jayne Peace Pyle


Lewis Burwell III Born 1711 in Gloucester, Colony of Virginiamap Ancestors ancestors Son of Nathaniel Burwell and Elizabeth (Carter) Nicholas Brother of William Page Burwell, Lucy Burwell, Carter Burwell, Elizabeth (Burwell) Nelson, Robert Carter Burwell, Judith Burwell, Leannah (Nicholas) Spiller [half], George Nicholas [half], John Nicholas [half] and Robert Carter Nicholas Sr [half] Husband of Mary Frances (Willis) Burwell — married Oct 1736 in Gloucester County, VAmap Descendants descendants Father of Lewis Burwell, Elizabeth Lucy (Burwell) Whiting, Ann Burwell, Mary (Burwell) Hale, Rebecca (Burwell) Ambler and Nathaniel Burwell Died 6 May 1756 at about age 45 in White Marsh, Gloucester, Virginiamap Problems/Questions Profile manager: Michelle Brooks Find Relationship private message [send private message] Burwell-18 created 24 Sep 2010 | Last modified 14 Dec 2023 | Last tracked change: 14 Dec 2023 02:44: You edited the Biography, Birth Date and Status Indicators for Lewis Burwell III (1711-1756). (Bio improvement. Adding sources. added list of children with dates) This page has been accessed 2,499 times. Biography

Lewis Burwell III was born in 1711 at Fairfield, the residence on Carter's Creek in Gloucester County of his parents, Elizabeth Carter Burwell and her first husband, Nathaniel Burwell (1680–1721).

His grandfathers were Lewis Burwell (d. 1710), a wealthy Gloucester County planter, and Robert "King" Carter, one of the wealthiest men in North America, who served as president of the governor's Council. Burwell's younger brother, Carter Burwell, who built Carter's Grove in James City County.[1]

In October 1736, Lewis Burwell married Mary Willis. The couple had the following children: by Jayne Peace Pyle

1) Anne Burwell (1733- )

2) Nathaniel Burwell (1735- )

3) Lewis Burwell II (1737-1779) m. Judith Page

4) Sarah "Lucy" Burwell (1740-1779) m. Thomas Weathersbee

5) Elizabeth Burwell (1742- )

6) Mary "Polly" Burwell (1744-1809) m. Lewis Hale

7) Rebecca Lewis Burwell (1746-1806) m. Jaquelin Ambler

In the Burwell history, online, it states that Lewis Burwell II was their first child, so I'm guessing the first two children had either a different father or a different mother. -Jayne Peace Pyle

Research Notes

A child that was claimed to be her son, Nathaniel Burwell was born in about 1748, however, she was already deceased by then. Research should be done to confirm his birth year or parentage.

Sources

  • Family Records of Jayne Peace Pyle
  • Willis, Byrd Charles & Willis, Richard Henry (1898). " A sketch of the Willis family of Virginia, and of their kindred in other states. With brief biographies of the Reades, Warners, Lewises, Byrds, Carters, Champs, Bassetts, Madisons, Daingerfields, Thorntons, Burrells, Taliaferros, Tayloes, Smiths, and Amblers". Pages 123-124. (PDF pages 122 & 123). Accessed via Archive.org.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burwell_family_of_Virginia
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223478396/mary-frances-burwell: accessed 18 April 2023), memorial page for Mary Frances Willis Burwell (12 Oct 1718–22 May 1746), Find A Grave: Memorial #223478396, citing Burwell Family Cemetery, White Marsh, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).
  • Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923: Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan Ancestry Record 61462 #6944 This record lists her death date as 29 May 1746 and that agrees with my Family Records. - Jayne Peace Pyle

Acknowledgements

  • Profile Willis-1543 was created through the import of 46l4cb_2617164eb9pf478824cdl0.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by John Drinkwater.




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The Encylopedia VA says she had 3 daughters but yet 5 are listed. Maybe an error here.
posted by John Richburg Jr.
Encyclopedia VA says she died in 1746
posted by John Richburg Jr.
Willis-6967 and Willis-180 appear to represent the same person because: same name, exact same spouse, similar birth year, exact same father, daughter Mary on both profiles with same birth year, same death year
posted by Teresa Downey
Willis-1543 and Willis-180 appear to represent the same person because: Same person just one has a married name and the other does not.
posted by Phillip Rich

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