William
Allen
Burton
Born in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Brother of
Samuel Burton, Drury Burton, Hutchings Burton Jr., Richard Burton, David Allen Burton, Nowell Burton, Ann (Burton) Mathews, Charles Burton, John Burton, Robert Burton, Thomas Burton, Susannah (Burton) Price and Julius Allen Burton
Husband of
Mary (Walthall) Burton
— married
about 1747 in Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
David Burton, William Allen Burton II, Walthall Burton, Mary Burton and Susannah Virginia (Burton) Nunnally
Died
at age 45
in Cumberland County, Colony of Virginia
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Biography
William Allen Burton was born in 1727. He was the son of Hutchens Burton and Susannah Allen of Henrico County, VIrginia Colony.
William Allen Burton died in 1773.[1] He is buried in an unmarked grave in Cumberland County, Virginia.[2]
The Will of William Allen Burton of Cumberland County, Virginia was signed on March 26, 1767. The will was probated on March 22, 1773. A brief synopsis of the will follows:
My son Walthall to receive 250 acres in Cumberland County, Virginia. Son Walthall was not of age in 1767.
My son William Allen Burton to receive 250 acres.
Wife Mary to receive the plantation at "Deer pons" for use during her life.
My son David to receive plantation after death of his mother plus lot and houses in Chesterfield County, Virginia in Gatavil Town.
Divide all my "pursen" estate among my 5 children and wife.
He mentions his 2 "darters, but they are unnamed.
Executors: wife and Obey Smith. Witnesses: John Price, William Perkinson, Phillip Yates Jobson.
Sources
- ↑ Cumberland Co, Virginia. Will Book 2, page 94.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77347114/captain_william-allen-burton
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Irene Pinnix 
:
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Michael (Bissell) Bissell --Benefiel :
23andMe, GEDmatch M112651 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M396023 [compare], Ancestry member mgbissell
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Robert Benefiel :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Teddy Roehm :
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~0.78%
Trudie Davis :
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~0.78%
~6.25%
A. Boggs :
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~0.78%
Richard Ragland :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Nathan Bowen :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M421322 [compare], yourDNAportal NAT2d529d89, FTDNA kit #309869
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~0.39%
Kate McCarthy :
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~0.39%
Jeffrey Kurtz :
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Lucy (Winfrey) Davis :
MyHeritage DNA
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Burton-2540 and Burton-2574 do not represent the same person because: They are cousins
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Michael (Bissell) Bissell --Benefiel
Burton-2540 and Burton-2574 appear to represent the same person because: These two match on nearly every daum
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by Michael (Bissell) Bissell --Benefiel
Rejected matches › John William Burton (abt.1889-) › William Burton › William Burton (1630-1714) › William Burton (1630-1690) › William L. Burton (abt.1843-) › William Burton › William Burton (abt.1760-bef.1779) › William Burton (bef.1748-aft.1769) › William Burton › William Burton (1720-1773)
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