Woolsey was the son of William Burton and Ann Statton of Accomack County, VA.
Woolsey came into Sussex County in the early seventeen hundreds from Accomack County, VA to live on 387 acres that had been purchased by his father William. By the time he died in 1730 he had acquired more than three thousand acres making him one of the largest land owners in Delaware. In 1717 he built his brick home which became known as "The White House". No doubt because of the white washed walls that the mariners in Indian River Bay used as a beacon. It is still owned by Burton descendants to this day.
Woolsey and his wife Ann Burton were the parents of eight children.
Woolsey came into Sussex County in the early seventeen hundreds from Accomack County, VA to live on 387 acres that had been purchased by his father William. By the time he died in 1730 he had acquired more than three thousand acres making him one of the largest land owners in Delaware. In 1717 he built his brick home which became known as "The White House". No doubt because of the white washed walls that the mariners in Indian River Bay used as a beacon. It is still owned by Burton descendants to this day.
Woolsey and his wife Ann Burton were the parents of eight children.
Woolsey was the son of William Burton and Ann Statton of Accomack County, VA.
Woolsey came into Sussex County in the early seventeen hundreds from Accomack County, VA to live on 387 acres that had been purchased by his father William. By the time he died in 1730 he had acquired more than three thousand acres making him one of the largest land owners in Delaware. In 1717 he built his brick home which became known as "The White House". No doubt because of the white washed walls that the mariners in Indian River Bay used as a beacon. It is still owned by Burton descendants to this day.
Woolsey and his wife Ann Burton were the parents of eight children.
Woolsey came into Sussex County in the early seventeen hundreds from Accomack County, VA to live on 387 acres that had been purchased by his father William. By the time he died in 1730 he had acquired more than three thousand acres making him one of the largest land owners in Delaware. In 1717 he built his brick home which became known as "The White House". No doubt because of the white washed walls that the mariners in Indian River Bay used as a beacon. It is still owned by Burton descendants to this day.
Woolsey and his wife Ann Burton were the parents of eight children.
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Here lies the body of Woolsey Burton, Esq. who departed this life, May 21, 1730, age 42 yrs 3 mo 1 day
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