John
Burgess
Born about in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Burgess
and Hannah (Church) Burgess
Brother of
Edward Burgess, Joseph Burgess, Thomas Burgess, Lydia (Burgess) Sanford, Elizabeth (Burgess) Grant, Sarah (Burgess) Greeno and Phebe (Burgess) Greeno
Husband of
Mary (Sanford) Burgess
— married
1774 (to 16 Jan 1782) in Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia
Husband of
Annie (Anthony) Burgess
— married
1787 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Minnie Burgess, Robert Burgess, Benjamin Burgess, John A. Burgess, Sarah (Burgess) Dimock, Hannah (Burgess) Welner, Mary (Burgess) Mosher, Increase Burgess, Noah Burgess, David Burgess, Ezekiel Burgess, Lydia (Burgess) Hill and Daniel Burgess
Died
at about age 89
in Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
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Contents |
Biography
John was born about 1754 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island. He was the son of Benjamin Burgess and Hannah (Church) Burgess.
He married first Mary Sanford in 1774 Newport, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia.
He married second Annie Anthony in 1787.
He died on 20 Feb 1843 in Newport, Hants Co., Nova Scotia.
Children
- Children of John Burgess:
- Ezekiel Burgess.
- Minnie Burgess.
- Robert Burgess.
- Benjamin Burgess.
- John A. Burgess.
- Sarah Burgess.
- Hannah Burgess.
- Mary Burgess.
- David Burgess.
- Daniel Burgess.
Research Notes
Benjamin Burgess, the Nova Scotia Planter, is recorded at Newport, Nova Scotia in 1772:[1]
- Roll or Inventory of Estates in the Township of Newport, Dec. 30, 1772. Taken from records in the Province Library, Halifax.
- - Benjamin Burges, p. 130
Benjamin’s sons John and Edward are recorded at Newport, Nova Scotia on September 5, 1781:[2]
- Sept. 5, 1781 E. Mosher, Constable
- This is a list of all th…this side of Cannecut River
- - John Burges, p. 133
- - Edward Burges, p. 133
Will proved in Windsor Nova Scotia 26 Apr 1834.
Sources
- ↑ The Narragansett Historical Register…State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Vol. VII. 1889. James N. Arnold, Editor. The Narragansett Historical Publishing Company. Providence, R.I. Benjamin Burges, p. 130
- ↑ The Narragansett Historical Register… John Burges, Edward Burges, pp. 132-3
- Falmouth A New England Township in Nova Scotia by John Duncanson.
- Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Silver Books, Volume Sixteen, Part 2, The Descendants of John Alden Through His Daughter Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie, 2002 Edition, Published 2002, page 162
- Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QVQG-7VR : accessed 9 May 2021), entry for Phebe Burgess, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~2.34%
Marilyn Sanford
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A866986 [compare], Ancestry member marilyncc62
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~0.78%
Jerry Huntley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A161958 [compare], Ancestry member jerrychuntley
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~0.78%
Peter Newton :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member pmnewton2
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~0.78%
Patty (Burgess) Beisel :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Pbeisel
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~0.78%
Shirley (Payson) Coers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A801649 [compare], Ancestry member scoers147
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~0.78%
Lori Sanford :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member littleonev123
-
~0.78%
Kelvin Lynch :
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Burgess-553 and Burgess-306 appear to represent the same person because: These two are duplicates and need to be merged. Please explain why they should not be merged. Dates, family, etc. all match.
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Dawn (Harvey) Horn
Burgess-306 and Burgess-553 are not ready to be merged because: Some of the information does not appear to be adequate
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Sharon Gabert
Burgess-306 and Burgess-553 appear to represent the same person because: they look the same ?
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