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Sarah (Chew) Burgess (abt. 1670 - 1740)

Sarah Burgess formerly Chew
Born about in Anne Arundel County, Province of Marylandmap
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Wife of — married 24 Jan 1686 in Anne Arundel County, Marylandmap
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Died at about age 70 in Anne Arundel County, Province of Marylandmap
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Biography

1662 Birth and Parents

Sarah Chew was born about 1662 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She was the daughter of Colonel Samuel Chew (1634–1676) of Herrington and his wife Anne Ayres (1635–1695) [1]

Siblings

  1. Joseph Chew (1662–1704) [1]
  2. Benjamin Chew (1671–1700) [1]
  3. Samuel Chew (1671–1718) [1]

1686 Marriage

On 24 JAN 1686 she married Edward Burgess (1651–1722) [1]

1740 Will, Death, Estate

She died 12 May 1740 in Anne Arundel County and was probably buried withher husband in the All Hallows Church Cemetery, Birdsville, Anne Arundel County. [1]

Burgess, Sarah, widow, Anne Arundel County, 26th Sept., 1738; 12th May, 1740. [2]

  • To sons John and Samuel, 2/3 of estate of deceased husband Edward.
  • To daus. Anne White, Sarah Gaither and Susannah;
  • To Richard son of grandson William Ware and granddau. Anne Balanda, 40s.

Exs.: Sons Benjamin Gaither and John Burgess.

  • Test: Richard Goodman, James Craft, William Disney. 22.268

"The last will and testament of his widow (Sarah Chew Burgess) was written on September 6, 1738, in the presence of Richard Goodman, James Craft and William Disney. It was presented at court in Anne Arundel County for probation on May 12, 1740. [3]

The estate of her deceased husband was to be divided into three equaled parts; 1/3 to son Samuel Burgess; 1/3 to son John Burgess; 1/3 to be divided among the daughters Ann White, Sarah Gaither and Susanna Richardson. [3]

  • To grandson William Ware 40 shillings
  • To granddaughter Ann Balenea [Balmda] 40 shillings
  • Executors - sons Benjamin Gaither and John Burgess

The personal estate was appraised on May 16, 1740, by William Sellman and James Nicholson at L238/16/16. Samuel Burgess and Susanna Richardson signed as next of kin, while Samuel Preston Moore and Rachel Moore signed as the greated creditors. It was not recorded at court until May 28, 1741, by Benjamin Gaither and John Burgess.[3]

At an account filed on May 19, 1742, L57/5/3/ were paid to 'Thomas Richardson in right of his [wife] Susanna Richardson' as heir to the residuary estate, also to Robert White in right of Ann his wife a daughter of the deceased, and to Sarah Gaither, another daughter of the deceased."[3]

Children

  1. Elisabeth Burgess Nicholson (1687–1716) [1]
  2. Sarah Burgess Gaither (1694–1749) [1]
  3. John Burgess (1696–1774) [1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Find A Grave: Memorial #124552835 Memorial for Sarah Chew Burgess. Accessed 6 August 2023 jhd
  2. Calendar of Wills
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harry Wright Newman. Anne Arundel Gentry, A Genealogical History of Some Early Families of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications. Vol 1 page 16

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Chew-108 and Chew-96 appear to represent the same person because: These appear to be the same person. One date is different and should be clarified. Each has the other profile listed as a sibling.
posted by Deborah Shaw