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Col Robert Burton

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Col Robert Burton

Birth
Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Death
31 May 1825 (aged 77)
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Continental Congressman. He moved to Granville (now Vance) County, North Carolina in 1775 and owned and operated a plantation he called Montpelier. Burton served as a Quartermaster in the Revolutionary War with the rank of colonel. He served on the Governor's Council from 1783 to 1784. In 1787 he served as a member of the Continental Congress. After the Revolution Burton withdrew from public life and continued operation of Montpelier. In 1801 he served as a member of the commission that established the boundaries between North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Burton was the uncle of Congressman and Governor Hutchins Gordon Burton.
Continental Congressman. He moved to Granville (now Vance) County, North Carolina in 1775 and owned and operated a plantation he called Montpelier. Burton served as a Quartermaster in the Revolutionary War with the rank of colonel. He served on the Governor's Council from 1783 to 1784. In 1787 he served as a member of the Continental Congress. After the Revolution Burton withdrew from public life and continued operation of Montpelier. In 1801 he served as a member of the commission that established the boundaries between North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Burton was the uncle of Congressman and Governor Hutchins Gordon Burton.

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  • Originally Created by: Bill McKern
  • Added: May 24, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19513869/robert-burton: accessed ), memorial page for Col Robert Burton (20 Oct 1747–31 May 1825), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19513869, citing Montpelier Plantation Cemetery, Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.