Thomas Burton (1737 - 1802)

Born 1737 in Dale Parrish, Henrico, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Lillian Craine — married about 1797 in Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1802 at about age 65 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Thomas was born and named subsequent to the death of his older brother Thomas.

Research notes

Message received 6.21.2022. Research continues and adjustments to profiles will be made: Pam, thanks. As President of the Hatcher Families Genealogy Association, within the past few years we've proven that descendants of Thomas "of Cobbs" Burton are genetically descendants of William "the immigrant" Hatcher. Our founder, Nel Hatcher, didn't spend any time researching Burtons because she believed that Susannah Hatcher was the daughter of William. No, she was the widow of William's "unmarried" son, WIlliam, Jr., who died young. So, now I'm trying to rapidly come up with research on Burtons which would have been a lot easier decades ago when Nel had dozens of field researchers gathering copies of wills, tax lists, etc. from the colonial era. So, I'll take membership in the trusted list for any Burton you have, particularly if they descend from Thomas "of Cobbs," because that family is part of our Hatcher clan.

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Family Story 1

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the more accurate version of the family story.

Thomas Burton, died about 1810, USA. Great, great grandson of John Burton, b. in England; to U.S. ca 1632; Will 1689: This Thomas Burton is the great, great grandson of John Burton (b. in England; to U.S. about 1632; will dated 1689. Thomas Burton married Martha Ann Perrin, b. in U.S. This information is from a chart given to Mrs. Benjamin Sullivan Burton (probably in the 1940's) by Mrs. Sam Merrit of Americus, Georgia. She is a descendent of Robert, son of Thomas, and second wife, Eliza Denmark. She has a complete chart of the Burtons and many of their descendants, with references. Much can be found about these Burton in Ttyler Magazine, Vol. 2, pages 113, 114, 273, 274; also in the Virginia Magazine of History and Genealogy and William and Mary College Quarterly. 15W 26th Street, James Northern Parish, Goocheland County, Virginia. Marriages - Robert Burton and Judith La Force, 1756, - both of this Parish. This info says that Thomas was born in the U.S. and not in England, as written by Dr. John Robart Burton (b. 1826-1903), son of Robert Perrin Burton, I, grandson of Benjamin Burton, and great grandson of Thomas Burton, who died about 1810 in the U.S.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The above is text written by a grandson of Benjamin Burton, son of this Thomas Burton. What is known about the earlier generations of this family is that the immigrant, likely John Burton (disputed), had two sons, John, Jr. and Thomas, who jointly bought the Cobbs plantation. Thomas married the widow of William Hatcher, Jr., and direct male descendants of the sons of this marriage have the DNA of Hatcher. One of the sons of this marriage was John "Old John" Burton, whose son James appears to be the father of this Thomas. Keep this lineage in mind as you read the family stories presented here.

Family Story 2

EDITOR'S NOTE: See above for the truth about who immigrated from England and when.

Thomas Burton, died about 1810, USA.: Thomas, Charles, and Peter Burton, tradition says, were natives of Worcestorshire, England. My father told me that in England, they were people of means and belonged to the "gentry" of the Country. In point of character, the older Burtons resembled much in disposition - all being fond of amusement of any kind, - card playing and whiskey having ruined several of Uncle Robert's sons. They immigrated to Virginia about 1750. Thomas settled in Charlotte County, VA and married a Miss Perrin. He, with his brother-in-law, Mr. Sullivan, resided there until after the Revolution, then immigrated to Laurens District, SC., where they continued their former occupation of farming and raising tobacco, which they sold in Charleston, carrying on wagons several hundred miles all they had to sell. Thomas Burton had seven sons and four daughters. Three of the sons, Benjamin, Robert, and James, after the death of their mother, and the second marriage of their father, moved to Georgia, probably about 1805. The other four sons returned to Virginia and went soon after to Kentucky. Of the daughters, their is no trace. Benjamin married his first cousin, Elizabeth Sullivan, who died in the third week after the birth of Robert Perrin Burton, I, her only child, who was my father ( of Dr. John Robart Burton (1826-1903). He was taken at once by his grandmother Sullivan, with whom he lived until he was 12 years old. My great grandfather, Thomas Burton, was, I am told, while living in Virginia, famous for his fondness for fine race horses, and indulged much in horse racing, thereby losing much that he had made by hard labor. Source: (1943) Family Burton Book of Dr. John Robart Burton, great grandson of Thomas Burton ( who died about 1810 in Laurens District, SC). Dr. John Robart Burton was also the son of Robt. Perrin Burton, I. This book was given to Vickers Demetrio Johnson, the great, great granddau. of Dr. John Robart Burton. 4/10/2011.

Will

Images have been uploaded of the will dated 4 May 1802. Proven 28 Jun 1802.

Provision summary: Life estate to wife Lillian. Bequests to minor daughters, Judah (youngest), and Anna. Remainder of estate to be sold and divided among four other children: Samuel Burton, Robert Burton, Benjamin Burton, and Rebeca Ford.

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 May 2018, 01:51), entry for Thomas Burton(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LBNT-R2Z); contributed by various users.

See also: https://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/burton/pats