This birth date is speculative, based upon his father's age of 25 at his birth.
In 1750, John's grandmother left him a bequest -- to grandson John burton son of Richard Burton.
Sources
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).
Signed: 25 Feb 1750; Proved: 23 Mar 1750 (1750/51?)
Bequest to son Richard Burton
Bequest to grandchildren Elizabeth Hall, Sarah Burton, ffrances Burton, Ann Burton, John Burton, Tabitha Burton, the children of son Richard Burton
Sussex, Delaware Orphan’s Court dockets and minute dockets, 1728-1802. Image: 310. Images available at FamilySearch.org [1]
May 1769
Estate of ELIZABETH BURTON, Widow
Account of William Burton, executor. Shares of estate to Ann Burton, Tabitha Burton, John Burton, and Robert Burton
:Estate of JOHN BURTON, includes settlement and interest from above settlement of Elizabeth Burton.
Shares of John Burton estate to William Burton, Robert Burton, Ann Burton, Tabitha Burton, Thomas Hall heirs & Sarah Johnson
Acknowledgments
WikiTree profile Burton-942 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.
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