Elizabeth, daughter of Woolsey Burton and Elizabeth Burton, was an underage child when her father wrote his will in 1751:
Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Woolsey Burton[,] my daughter Elizabeth Burton[,] my son William Burton and the child my wife is pregnant with the residue and remainder of my movable estate that I have not already mentioned to be equally divided amongst them and their heirs forever and if any of the aforesaid children should die before they arrive to age or without heir my will and desire is that the parts be equally divided amongst all my children that lives or survives. My will and desire is that my wife should have the use of the Legacies(?) home before given and bequeathed and all my said children arrive to full age she giving them reasonable education.
This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.
↑ Source: #S00003 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Woolsey Burton
↑ Source: #S00003 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Woolsey Burton
Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971: Sussex: Wills, books B-D, 1751-1794. Database and images, Ancestry.com [1]
Will of Woolsey Burton, 1751, image 8 of 717. Leaves bequest to daughter Elizabeth Burton.
WikiTree profile Burton-902 created through the import of Clayton Burton_2009-10-26.ged on Jul 4, 2011 by Clayton Burton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Clayton and others.
Source: S00003 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R00001 NOTEAncestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).
WikiTree profile Burton-904 created through the import of Clayton Burton_2009-10-26.ged on Jul 4, 2011 by Clayton Burton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Clayton and others.
Source: S00003 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R00001 NOTEAncestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
Have set an unmerged match between Elizabeth Burton and Elizabeth Burton, two half sisters with the same name. No evidence of a marriage between Elizabeth Burton Burton Prettyman and John Burton. John Burton, who died after 1763, must have been a subsequent spouse, after the death of Woolsey Burton in 1851. A child born before 1851, such as Elizabeth, would have been Woolsey's child. And Woolsey's will (sadly incomplete) does mention a daughter, Elizabeth.
This person probably died before 1772, when her mother and siblings sold property belonging to her brother Woolsey Burton.
Have set an unmerged match between Elizabeth Burton and Elizabeth Burton, two half sisters with the same name. No evidence of a marriage between Elizabeth Burton Burton Prettyman and John Burton. John Burton, who died after 1763, must have been a subsequent spouse, after the death of Woolsey Burton in 1851. A child born before 1851, such as Elizabeth, would have been Woolsey's child. And Woolsey's will (sadly incomplete) does mention a daughter, Elizabeth.
This person probably died before 1772, when her mother and siblings sold property belonging to her brother Woolsey Burton.
This person probably died before 1772, when her mother and siblings sold property belonging to her brother Woolsey Burton.
This person probably died before 1772, when her mother and siblings sold property belonging to her brother Woolsey Burton.