Mary Frances (McGee) Burgin (1785 - 1870)

Wife of Daniel Augustus Burgin — married 13 Dec 1808 in Warren, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Biography

Mary was born in 1785. She passed away in 1870. ^[1]

Marty Polly McGee married Daniel Burgin on 13 December 1808 in Upson County, Georgia. ^[2]

In the 1850 U.S. Census, Mary is enumerated living in District 1 of Tuscaloosa, Alabama and is listed as the wife of Daniel Burgin. Mary's age in this census is listed as 65 years old with a birth year of 1785 in Maryland^[3]

In the 1870 U.S. Census, Mary is enumerated at 86 years of age and she states that her birth state is in Georgia. Mary is living with her grandson Thomas Jefferson Hickman in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ^[4]

Daniel and Mary had the following children:

Jesse B. W. Burgin 1808–1866

James Augustus Burgin 1810–1884

Thomas Albartus Burgin 1814–1897

Mary Caroline Burgin Hickman 1815–1861

Research Notes

Daniel August Burgin married Mary Frances McGee in Warren County, Georgia on December 13, 1806. Many record the marriage as 1808 and as Polly McGee but it was recorded in 1808 and Polly was another name (or common nickname) for Mary. In all other official documents she is listed as Mary. Mary was born February 15, 1785 in Maryland, died December 25, 1870/76. She was buried in Bucksville Cembetery. (The tombstone inscription has death as December 25, 1870. So does M. M. Ragsdale. However several historical magazines who have examined the family Bible list death date in 1876, noting the discrepancies in the dates.) Mary was the daughter of Joseph and Judith McGee who were living in Columbia County when Josiah died in 1818.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83569187/mary-frances-burgin : accessed 27 March 2022), memorial page for Mary Frances “Polly” McGee Burgin (17 Feb 1785–23 Dec 1870), Find A Grave: Memorial #83569187, citing Bucksville Cemetery, Bucksville, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Patricia Thrasher Waller (contributor 47410433).
2. ↑ [1]""Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJK-8JH : 7 February 2020), Daniel Burgin and Polly McGee, 13 Dec 1808; citing Marriage, Warren, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 219,569."
3. ↑ "1850 United States Federal Census""United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5H-TH9 : 19 December 2020), Mary Burgin in household of Daniel Burgin, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
4. ↑ "1870 United States Federal Census" "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH2S-YCM : 28 May 2021), S Mary Burgin in entry for H Thomas Hickman, 1870."
5. ↑ Silvers, Peggy. “Echoes in the Mist”, Nebo, North Carolina, 1989, Page 360-361