John "of Longfield" BURTON
(son of Richard BURTON and Katherine CHRISTIAN)
was born Abt. 1632 in England
and died April 01, 1690 in Henrico Co., VA
He married Rachel Hutchins on Abt. 1650 in England
Will of John Burton:
To son Robert land & plantation where I lived,
to son William plantation where he lives,
to daughter Rachel bed as it stands and what is in my chest, to granchild Mary Davis cow & calf,
to grandson William Davis a calf,
to granchild Elizabeth Davis 300 lbs tobacco which John Davis promised to pay me for 6 hogs.
If he does not pay, the hogs go to my daughter Mary Glover, and she is to pay her daughter the 300 lbs tobacco.
To Mr. Glover all my corn,
to grandchild Elizabeth Davis a pewter bason & a small copper drinking pott and a chest,
son Robert to be executor.
[dated 12 Feb. 1689, witness: William Glover, James Morris and Richard Perrin. Probated April 01, 1690]
--Source, from "Colonial Wills Henrico Co., Virginia, Part 2, 1737-1781" by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, page 27.
-Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 18
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732]
Patent Book Number 5.
"JNO. BURTON, 700 acs. Henrico Co., 22 Mar. 1665/6, p. 479, (585). 300 acs. Nly. on a great swamp, Sly. towards land of ALICE EDLOWE, Widdow, Wly. over the river & Ely. into the woods, called by the name of the old feild; 300 acs. another parte joyning on the head of the Long feild pattent, beg. at a white oake marked 4 wayes at the extent of the deviding line of JNO. BURTON & JNO. DAVIES running along the greate slash S.E. by S. & c. 600 acs. granted to ROBT. CRADDOCK & by HOELL PRISE, his Atty., should unto JNO. COX, who assigned to sd. BURTON, & 100 acs. due for trans. of 2 pers: ANN COLEMAN, MARK WMS. (WILLIAMS)."
This is where the "LONGFIELD" name for John came from, that is, from the "Long feild pattent."
--Source, LINEAGES & GENEALOGY NOTES, by Mrs. Harry Joseph Morris (Louise Elizabeth Burton) 1967, in the Memphis, Tennesee Library. Courtesy, Janice Mauldin Castleman posting to GenForum: July 11, 1998.
"John Burton patented "Longfield" in 1665 and was called "John of Longfield."
The children were all born in Henrico County, Virginia. After John married in Charles City Co., VA, he took out a patent for 700 acres in Henrico on the "long field" beside Cornelius Creek in Lily Valley, about 7 miles from the present city of Richmond, VA on 22 March 1666.
In 1684, he divided his land by gift of deed to his sons, and gave the remaining lands to his sons named in his will dated 12 Feb. 1689, probated 01 Apr. 1690.
His wife was not mentioned in his will and may have died previously, date unknown."
--Source, VIRGINIA MAGAZINE XXXIII pp 317-318, courtesy of Janice Mauldin Castleman posting to GenForum: July 11, 1998.
"The following comes from Nancy Jamerson Weiland:
"In the orphan's court of 1677, an accounting is given of the cattle belonging to John Jameson, an orphan, by John Burton. '4 cows, 2 heifers, in all six to be kept and ordered for the use of the said orphans at the direction of John Burton, it being his owne gift.'
We cannot determine the relationship between Burton and Jameson.
John Jameson's mother was the daughter of Robert Porter of Henrico who died in 1651.
Her husband Jameson must have died just previous to this accounting in the orphans court in 1677.
On October 23, 1690, John Jameson patented 89 acres of land adjoining Burton and in the same year action was brought against him by William Burton 'for that he had made a breach of coven, in not covering some houses.'
John Jameson died in 1726 (Goochland, then Henrico) and his will mentions his wife Elizabeth and his daughter Elizabeth.
His widow married Arthur Moseley; by 1747 his daughter was married to Samuel Hancock, Jr.
--Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 22
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732] Patent Book Number 6.
"JOHN DAVIS (DAVIES), 500 acs. Henrico Co., 1 Oct 1672, p. 426. 300 acs. adj. JOHN BURTON: includ. nigh half the long feild over the brass Spring &c., half of patt. granted ROBERT CRADOCK & by HOWELL PRICE, Atty. of sd. CRADOCK, sould to JOHN COX, who assigned to sd. BURTON; 300 acs. due sd. DAVIS; 200 acs. for trans. of 4 pers: ABELL GOWER, WM. GOWER, JOHN CLARKE, ANN MALEY."
--Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 22
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732] Patent Book Number 6.
"RICHARD PERRIN, 740 a., 1 R., 24 P., Henrico Co., N. side James Riv., 13 May 1673, p. 445. 474 acs. called the Worlds End; from JOHN BURTON's house down the riv. 12 ft. below Cornelius' Cr., granted to Capt. MATHEW EDLOE 2 Oct. 1656 & sould to sd. PERRIN; 266 A., 1 R., 24 P. at the head &c. Trans. of 5 pers: STEVEN LEWIN (or LEWIS), THO. STANBRIG, NAN the maide, JONA. FISH, THO. MASON."
--Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 29
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732] Patent Book Number 7.
"THOMAS TAYLOR, Planter, 1053 acs. Henrico Co., at Harahadocks (harahadox); N. side of James Riv. 21 Oct. 1687, p. 633. Beg. on the river, a little below the orchard, by land now, or late, JOHN COX's along path to 4 Mi. Cr.; over the Roundabout Sw; to land now or late FRANCIS REDFORD's; to BURTON & TAYLOR's river land, to Harahadox Cr. mouth at the river, &c. 631 acs. due THOMAS TAYLOR (the uncle, late dec'd) by patt., 23 sept. & descended to the above named THOMAS; 422 acs. lying parte within & parte contiguous to sd. 631 acs., due the nephew THOMAS for trans. of 9 pers; GEORGE DICK; THOMAS LAWRENCE; CTSAR. GUV. ABASSE; GEORGE COOKE; one child MARIA. Marginal note: 'Fees & seale charged.'"
More About John "of Longfield" BURTON and Rachel Hutchins:
Marriage: Abt. 1650, England.
Children of John "of Longfield" BURTON and Rachel Hutchins are:
+John BURTON,
b. Abt. 1650
d. February 02, 1679
+Rachel Burton,
b. Abt. 1654, Henrico Co., VA,
d. Bef. 1691
William BURTON,
b. Bet. 1654 - 1656, Henrico Co., VA
d., VA
+Mary Ann BURTON,
b. Bet. 1654 - 1657, Henrico Co., VA
d. Abt. 1696, Henrico Co., VA
Hutchins BURTON,
b. Abt. 1658
+Robert BURTON,
b. Abt. 1660, Henrico Co., VA
d. 1724, At "Longfield" Plantation, Henrico Co., VA
Benjamin BURTON,
b. Abt. 1662
d. 1687
Anne BURTON, b. 1668
∼**Notes to reader-- it has not yet been proven WHERE John was born, and WHEN is at present an approximation. If you believe you have found record(s) to establish John's birth info, please submit under the 'suggest edits' tab and I will gladly review and publish, if verifiable.
Both of the Burtons who were associated in the purchase
of Cobbs in 1656, Thomas and John, were brothers and [ALLEGED] sons of Richard Burton and his wife Katherine Christian. The children of John are associated with the region north of the James which is still known as Henrico county.
We do not know the date at which John Burton left
Cobbs --indeed we do not know whether he ever actually
lived there. On March 22, 1665, nine years after the joint
purchase of Cobbs, John Burton took out a patent for
700 acres in Henrico on the "longfield" beside Cornelius
Creek in Lily Valley, and about seven miles from the eastern
limits of the present city of Richmond. When he actually
settled there we do not know - a patent was often taken out
some years later to perfect a title acquired by purchase. The
greater part of this estate had been "by John Cox assigned and
set over unto John Burton" before the patent was granted.
An abstract of the Longfeld patent (Land Book V, p. 585; also Bk VII:607)
follows:
"Seven hundred acres in the county of Henrico three
hundred .. northerly on the great swamp .. southerly
towards the land of Alice Edloe [nee Cox] widow, westerly over the
river and easterly into the woods called by the name of the
Old field and .. three hundred acres another part of the
said Land joining on the long field Northerly the land included in this patent Beginnith next to the land of Alice Edloe widow and one hundred acres of the said land the residue at the head of the long field Patent Joining Beginning at a white oak marked four ways at the costent[sic]
of the dividing line parting John Burton and John Davis and runing along the great Slash .. six hundred acres of the said Land being formerly granted unto Robert Craddock & by Howell Price Attorney of the said Craddock sold unto John Cox and by John Cox Assigned and set over
unto the said John Burton and one hundred acres the residue being due by & for the transportation of two persons. 22 March 1666."
By the date when John Burton acquired the patent for
Longfield (22 March 1666) he had already been married for at least
thirteen years, since his eldest daughter [Mary, b.1652] married about 1668.
The last name of John Burton's wife is unknown; it is not improb-
able that the marriage took place in Charles City County,
before he moved up-river to Henrico. On the plantation of Longfield they brought up a family of four sons and three daughters, all born at Longfield Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia Colony.
- Mary Burton b.1652; m. 1 John Davis, 2 Wm Glovers; d.Aft. 22 Dec 1691
- Benjamin Burton b.1654; d.1687
- John Burton b.1656; d.1680
- Rachel Burton b.~1658
- Robert Burton b.~1660; d.1724
- Anne Burton b.~1662; d.bef. 12 Feb 1689
- William Burton 'of the Level' b.1666; d.1751
The title to this plantation remained in him until
he divided it up between his sons, first, in part, by deed of
gift in 1684 and finally by his will in 1689.
The destruction of Henrico records prior to 1677 leaves us
with very meagre information about the life of John Burton.
From the land records and from frequent association of the
two families, we may "place" the wife of John Burton as
a Cox. This however, is mere surmise.
John Button's will dated February 12, 1689, probated April I, 1660. (Henrico wills bk v:115)
"unto my son Robert Burton .. my land and plantation
whereon I live .. unto my son William Burton .. the
plantation whereon he liveth called the Levell .. unto my
daughter Rachael Burton my bed as it standeth and also .. which
I have in my new chest (to witt) 20 Ells Dowlas, 7 yards
pemstone, 3 yards blew linnen, one felt hat, 2 coats
to my grandchild Mary Davis, to my grandson William
Davis. Item .. to my grandchild Elizabeth a Pide heifer and her calf .. also to my grandchild Elizabeth Davis 300 lbs. tobacco which John Davis promised to pay me for six hogs and if in case he doe not pay ye tobacco in a store this year, the hogs to be my daughter Mary Burton [Davis] Glovers .. her daughter Elizabeth .. to Mr. Glover .. my son Robert Extr.
JOHN (X) BURTON."
Witnesses: - WmGlover, James Morrise, Rich. (× ) Perrin.
It will be noted that his wife had died before John' Burton
of Longfield, since she is not mentioned in his will.
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Source(s):
- Virginia Colonial Land Office. Patents of the Colonial Land Office, 1623-1774. Richmond [VA]: 1934, 1977, 1979.
- Harrison, Francis Burton,. Burton chronicles of colonial Virginia : being excerpts from the existing records, particularly relating to the Burtons of the valley of the James and Appomattox, with especial reference to the ancestry of Jesse Burton of Lynchburg (1750?-1795). Darmstadt : L. C. Wittich, 1933.
- Knox, Nellie M. Starkey. Genealogy of the John Pleasant Burton family. Loveland, Colorado: Knox, 1991.
- National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, and Jeanne J. Tabb. Ancestor Lineages of Members, Texas Society, National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century. [Texas?]: Clearfield Co, 1991.
- Coxe, Simeon O. Adventurers and Planters at Arrowhattocks: A Genealogy of the Coxe, Hutchins, Burton Families of Henrico County, Virginia. 1964.
(son of Richard BURTON and Katherine CHRISTIAN)
was born Abt. 1632 in England
and died April 01, 1690 in Henrico Co., VA
He married Rachel Hutchins on Abt. 1650 in England
Will of John Burton:
To son Robert land & plantation where I lived,
to son William plantation where he lives,
to daughter Rachel bed as it stands and what is in my chest, to granchild Mary Davis cow & calf,
to grandson William Davis a calf,
to granchild Elizabeth Davis 300 lbs tobacco which John Davis promised to pay me for 6 hogs.
If he does not pay, the hogs go to my daughter Mary Glover, and she is to pay her daughter the 300 lbs tobacco.
To Mr. Glover all my corn,
to grandchild Elizabeth Davis a pewter bason & a small copper drinking pott and a chest,
son Robert to be executor.
[dated 12 Feb. 1689, witness: William Glover, James Morris and Richard Perrin. Probated April 01, 1690]
--Source, from "Colonial Wills Henrico Co., Virginia, Part 2, 1737-1781" by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, page 27.
-Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 18
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732]
Patent Book Number 5.
"JNO. BURTON, 700 acs. Henrico Co., 22 Mar. 1665/6, p. 479, (585). 300 acs. Nly. on a great swamp, Sly. towards land of ALICE EDLOWE, Widdow, Wly. over the river & Ely. into the woods, called by the name of the old feild; 300 acs. another parte joyning on the head of the Long feild pattent, beg. at a white oake marked 4 wayes at the extent of the deviding line of JNO. BURTON & JNO. DAVIES running along the greate slash S.E. by S. & c. 600 acs. granted to ROBT. CRADDOCK & by HOELL PRISE, his Atty., should unto JNO. COX, who assigned to sd. BURTON, & 100 acs. due for trans. of 2 pers: ANN COLEMAN, MARK WMS. (WILLIAMS)."
This is where the "LONGFIELD" name for John came from, that is, from the "Long feild pattent."
--Source, LINEAGES & GENEALOGY NOTES, by Mrs. Harry Joseph Morris (Louise Elizabeth Burton) 1967, in the Memphis, Tennesee Library. Courtesy, Janice Mauldin Castleman posting to GenForum: July 11, 1998.
"John Burton patented "Longfield" in 1665 and was called "John of Longfield."
The children were all born in Henrico County, Virginia. After John married in Charles City Co., VA, he took out a patent for 700 acres in Henrico on the "long field" beside Cornelius Creek in Lily Valley, about 7 miles from the present city of Richmond, VA on 22 March 1666.
In 1684, he divided his land by gift of deed to his sons, and gave the remaining lands to his sons named in his will dated 12 Feb. 1689, probated 01 Apr. 1690.
His wife was not mentioned in his will and may have died previously, date unknown."
--Source, VIRGINIA MAGAZINE XXXIII pp 317-318, courtesy of Janice Mauldin Castleman posting to GenForum: July 11, 1998.
"The following comes from Nancy Jamerson Weiland:
"In the orphan's court of 1677, an accounting is given of the cattle belonging to John Jameson, an orphan, by John Burton. '4 cows, 2 heifers, in all six to be kept and ordered for the use of the said orphans at the direction of John Burton, it being his owne gift.'
We cannot determine the relationship between Burton and Jameson.
John Jameson's mother was the daughter of Robert Porter of Henrico who died in 1651.
Her husband Jameson must have died just previous to this accounting in the orphans court in 1677.
On October 23, 1690, John Jameson patented 89 acres of land adjoining Burton and in the same year action was brought against him by William Burton 'for that he had made a breach of coven, in not covering some houses.'
John Jameson died in 1726 (Goochland, then Henrico) and his will mentions his wife Elizabeth and his daughter Elizabeth.
His widow married Arthur Moseley; by 1747 his daughter was married to Samuel Hancock, Jr.
--Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 22
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732] Patent Book Number 6.
"JOHN DAVIS (DAVIES), 500 acs. Henrico Co., 1 Oct 1672, p. 426. 300 acs. adj. JOHN BURTON: includ. nigh half the long feild over the brass Spring &c., half of patt. granted ROBERT CRADOCK & by HOWELL PRICE, Atty. of sd. CRADOCK, sould to JOHN COX, who assigned to sd. BURTON; 300 acs. due sd. DAVIS; 200 acs. for trans. of 4 pers: ABELL GOWER, WM. GOWER, JOHN CLARKE, ANN MALEY."
--Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 22
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732] Patent Book Number 6.
"RICHARD PERRIN, 740 a., 1 R., 24 P., Henrico Co., N. side James Riv., 13 May 1673, p. 445. 474 acs. called the Worlds End; from JOHN BURTON's house down the riv. 12 ft. below Cornelius' Cr., granted to Capt. MATHEW EDLOE 2 Oct. 1656 & sould to sd. PERRIN; 266 A., 1 R., 24 P. at the head &c. Trans. of 5 pers: STEVEN LEWIN (or LEWIS), THO. STANBRIG, NAN the maide, JONA. FISH, THO. MASON."
--Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 29
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732] Patent Book Number 7.
"THOMAS TAYLOR, Planter, 1053 acs. Henrico Co., at Harahadocks (harahadox); N. side of James Riv. 21 Oct. 1687, p. 633. Beg. on the river, a little below the orchard, by land now, or late, JOHN COX's along path to 4 Mi. Cr.; over the Roundabout Sw; to land now or late FRANCIS REDFORD's; to BURTON & TAYLOR's river land, to Harahadox Cr. mouth at the river, &c. 631 acs. due THOMAS TAYLOR (the uncle, late dec'd) by patt., 23 sept. & descended to the above named THOMAS; 422 acs. lying parte within & parte contiguous to sd. 631 acs., due the nephew THOMAS for trans. of 9 pers; GEORGE DICK; THOMAS LAWRENCE; CTSAR. GUV. ABASSE; GEORGE COOKE; one child MARIA. Marginal note: 'Fees & seale charged.'"
More About John "of Longfield" BURTON and Rachel Hutchins:
Marriage: Abt. 1650, England.
Children of John "of Longfield" BURTON and Rachel Hutchins are:
+John BURTON,
b. Abt. 1650
d. February 02, 1679
+Rachel Burton,
b. Abt. 1654, Henrico Co., VA,
d. Bef. 1691
William BURTON,
b. Bet. 1654 - 1656, Henrico Co., VA
d., VA
+Mary Ann BURTON,
b. Bet. 1654 - 1657, Henrico Co., VA
d. Abt. 1696, Henrico Co., VA
Hutchins BURTON,
b. Abt. 1658
+Robert BURTON,
b. Abt. 1660, Henrico Co., VA
d. 1724, At "Longfield" Plantation, Henrico Co., VA
Benjamin BURTON,
b. Abt. 1662
d. 1687
Anne BURTON, b. 1668
∼**Notes to reader-- it has not yet been proven WHERE John was born, and WHEN is at present an approximation. If you believe you have found record(s) to establish John's birth info, please submit under the 'suggest edits' tab and I will gladly review and publish, if verifiable.
Both of the Burtons who were associated in the purchase
of Cobbs in 1656, Thomas and John, were brothers and [ALLEGED] sons of Richard Burton and his wife Katherine Christian. The children of John are associated with the region north of the James which is still known as Henrico county.
We do not know the date at which John Burton left
Cobbs --indeed we do not know whether he ever actually
lived there. On March 22, 1665, nine years after the joint
purchase of Cobbs, John Burton took out a patent for
700 acres in Henrico on the "longfield" beside Cornelius
Creek in Lily Valley, and about seven miles from the eastern
limits of the present city of Richmond. When he actually
settled there we do not know - a patent was often taken out
some years later to perfect a title acquired by purchase. The
greater part of this estate had been "by John Cox assigned and
set over unto John Burton" before the patent was granted.
An abstract of the Longfeld patent (Land Book V, p. 585; also Bk VII:607)
follows:
"Seven hundred acres in the county of Henrico three
hundred .. northerly on the great swamp .. southerly
towards the land of Alice Edloe [nee Cox] widow, westerly over the
river and easterly into the woods called by the name of the
Old field and .. three hundred acres another part of the
said Land joining on the long field Northerly the land included in this patent Beginnith next to the land of Alice Edloe widow and one hundred acres of the said land the residue at the head of the long field Patent Joining Beginning at a white oak marked four ways at the costent[sic]
of the dividing line parting John Burton and John Davis and runing along the great Slash .. six hundred acres of the said Land being formerly granted unto Robert Craddock & by Howell Price Attorney of the said Craddock sold unto John Cox and by John Cox Assigned and set over
unto the said John Burton and one hundred acres the residue being due by & for the transportation of two persons. 22 March 1666."
By the date when John Burton acquired the patent for
Longfield (22 March 1666) he had already been married for at least
thirteen years, since his eldest daughter [Mary, b.1652] married about 1668.
The last name of John Burton's wife is unknown; it is not improb-
able that the marriage took place in Charles City County,
before he moved up-river to Henrico. On the plantation of Longfield they brought up a family of four sons and three daughters, all born at Longfield Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia Colony.
- Mary Burton b.1652; m. 1 John Davis, 2 Wm Glovers; d.Aft. 22 Dec 1691
- Benjamin Burton b.1654; d.1687
- John Burton b.1656; d.1680
- Rachel Burton b.~1658
- Robert Burton b.~1660; d.1724
- Anne Burton b.~1662; d.bef. 12 Feb 1689
- William Burton 'of the Level' b.1666; d.1751
The title to this plantation remained in him until
he divided it up between his sons, first, in part, by deed of
gift in 1684 and finally by his will in 1689.
The destruction of Henrico records prior to 1677 leaves us
with very meagre information about the life of John Burton.
From the land records and from frequent association of the
two families, we may "place" the wife of John Burton as
a Cox. This however, is mere surmise.
John Button's will dated February 12, 1689, probated April I, 1660. (Henrico wills bk v:115)
"unto my son Robert Burton .. my land and plantation
whereon I live .. unto my son William Burton .. the
plantation whereon he liveth called the Levell .. unto my
daughter Rachael Burton my bed as it standeth and also .. which
I have in my new chest (to witt) 20 Ells Dowlas, 7 yards
pemstone, 3 yards blew linnen, one felt hat, 2 coats
to my grandchild Mary Davis, to my grandson William
Davis. Item .. to my grandchild Elizabeth a Pide heifer and her calf .. also to my grandchild Elizabeth Davis 300 lbs. tobacco which John Davis promised to pay me for six hogs and if in case he doe not pay ye tobacco in a store this year, the hogs to be my daughter Mary Burton [Davis] Glovers .. her daughter Elizabeth .. to Mr. Glover .. my son Robert Extr.
JOHN (X) BURTON."
Witnesses: - WmGlover, James Morrise, Rich. (× ) Perrin.
It will be noted that his wife had died before John' Burton
of Longfield, since she is not mentioned in his will.
===========================================
Source(s):
- Virginia Colonial Land Office. Patents of the Colonial Land Office, 1623-1774. Richmond [VA]: 1934, 1977, 1979.
- Harrison, Francis Burton,. Burton chronicles of colonial Virginia : being excerpts from the existing records, particularly relating to the Burtons of the valley of the James and Appomattox, with especial reference to the ancestry of Jesse Burton of Lynchburg (1750?-1795). Darmstadt : L. C. Wittich, 1933.
- Knox, Nellie M. Starkey. Genealogy of the John Pleasant Burton family. Loveland, Colorado: Knox, 1991.
- National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, and Jeanne J. Tabb. Ancestor Lineages of Members, Texas Society, National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century. [Texas?]: Clearfield Co, 1991.
- Coxe, Simeon O. Adventurers and Planters at Arrowhattocks: A Genealogy of the Coxe, Hutchins, Burton Families of Henrico County, Virginia. 1964.
John "of Longfield" BURTON
(son of Richard BURTON and Katherine CHRISTIAN)
was born Abt. 1632 in England
and died April 01, 1690 in Henrico Co., VA
He married Rachel Hutchins on Abt. 1650 in England
Will of John Burton:
To son Robert land & plantation where I lived,
to son William plantation where he lives,
to daughter Rachel bed as it stands and what is in my chest, to granchild Mary Davis cow & calf,
to grandson William Davis a calf,
to granchild Elizabeth Davis 300 lbs tobacco which John Davis promised to pay me for 6 hogs.
If he does not pay, the hogs go to my daughter Mary Glover, and she is to pay her daughter the 300 lbs tobacco.
To Mr. Glover all my corn,
to grandchild Elizabeth Davis a pewter bason & a small copper drinking pott and a chest,
son Robert to be executor.
[dated 12 Feb. 1689, witness: William Glover, James Morris and Richard Perrin. Probated April 01, 1690]
--Source, from "Colonial Wills Henrico Co., Virginia, Part 2, 1737-1781" by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, page 27.
-Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 18
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732]
Patent Book Number 5.
"JNO. BURTON, 700 acs. Henrico Co., 22 Mar. 1665/6, p. 479, (585). 300 acs. Nly. on a great swamp, Sly. towards land of ALICE EDLOWE, Widdow, Wly. over the river & Ely. into the woods, called by the name of the old feild; 300 acs. another parte joyning on the head of the Long feild pattent, beg. at a white oake marked 4 wayes at the extent of the deviding line of JNO. BURTON & JNO. DAVIES running along the greate slash S.E. by S. & c. 600 acs. granted to ROBT. CRADDOCK & by HOELL PRISE, his Atty., should unto JNO. COX, who assigned to sd. BURTON, & 100 acs. due for trans. of 2 pers: ANN COLEMAN, MARK WMS. (WILLIAMS)."
This is where the "LONGFIELD" name for John came from, that is, from the "Long feild pattent."
--Source, LINEAGES & GENEALOGY NOTES, by Mrs. Harry Joseph Morris (Louise Elizabeth Burton) 1967, in the Memphis, Tennesee Library. Courtesy, Janice Mauldin Castleman posting to GenForum: July 11, 1998.
"John Burton patented "Longfield" in 1665 and was called "John of Longfield."
The children were all born in Henrico County, Virginia. After John married in Charles City Co., VA, he took out a patent for 700 acres in Henrico on the "long field" beside Cornelius Creek in Lily Valley, about 7 miles from the present city of Richmond, VA on 22 March 1666.
In 1684, he divided his land by gift of deed to his sons, and gave the remaining lands to his sons named in his will dated 12 Feb. 1689, probated 01 Apr. 1690.
His wife was not mentioned in his will and may have died previously, date unknown."
--Source, VIRGINIA MAGAZINE XXXIII pp 317-318, courtesy of Janice Mauldin Castleman posting to GenForum: July 11, 1998.
"The following comes from Nancy Jamerson Weiland:
"In the orphan's court of 1677, an accounting is given of the cattle belonging to John Jameson, an orphan, by John Burton. '4 cows, 2 heifers, in all six to be kept and ordered for the use of the said orphans at the direction of John Burton, it being his owne gift.'
We cannot determine the relationship between Burton and Jameson.
John Jameson's mother was the daughter of Robert Porter of Henrico who died in 1651.
Her husband Jameson must have died just previous to this accounting in the orphans court in 1677.
On October 23, 1690, John Jameson patented 89 acres of land adjoining Burton and in the same year action was brought against him by William Burton 'for that he had made a breach of coven, in not covering some houses.'
John Jameson died in 1726 (Goochland, then Henrico) and his will mentions his wife Elizabeth and his daughter Elizabeth.
His widow married Arthur Moseley; by 1747 his daughter was married to Samuel Hancock, Jr.
--Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 22
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732] Patent Book Number 6.
"JOHN DAVIS (DAVIES), 500 acs. Henrico Co., 1 Oct 1672, p. 426. 300 acs. adj. JOHN BURTON: includ. nigh half the long feild over the brass Spring &c., half of patt. granted ROBERT CRADOCK & by HOWELL PRICE, Atty. of sd. CRADOCK, sould to JOHN COX, who assigned to sd. BURTON; 300 acs. due sd. DAVIS; 200 acs. for trans. of 4 pers: ABELL GOWER, WM. GOWER, JOHN CLARKE, ANN MALEY."
--Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 22
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732] Patent Book Number 6.
"RICHARD PERRIN, 740 a., 1 R., 24 P., Henrico Co., N. side James Riv., 13 May 1673, p. 445. 474 acs. called the Worlds End; from JOHN BURTON's house down the riv. 12 ft. below Cornelius' Cr., granted to Capt. MATHEW EDLOE 2 Oct. 1656 & sould to sd. PERRIN; 266 A., 1 R., 24 P. at the head &c. Trans. of 5 pers: STEVEN LEWIN (or LEWIS), THO. STANBRIG, NAN the maide, JONA. FISH, THO. MASON."
--Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 29
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732] Patent Book Number 7.
"THOMAS TAYLOR, Planter, 1053 acs. Henrico Co., at Harahadocks (harahadox); N. side of James Riv. 21 Oct. 1687, p. 633. Beg. on the river, a little below the orchard, by land now, or late, JOHN COX's along path to 4 Mi. Cr.; over the Roundabout Sw; to land now or late FRANCIS REDFORD's; to BURTON & TAYLOR's river land, to Harahadox Cr. mouth at the river, &c. 631 acs. due THOMAS TAYLOR (the uncle, late dec'd) by patt., 23 sept. & descended to the above named THOMAS; 422 acs. lying parte within & parte contiguous to sd. 631 acs., due the nephew THOMAS for trans. of 9 pers; GEORGE DICK; THOMAS LAWRENCE; CTSAR. GUV. ABASSE; GEORGE COOKE; one child MARIA. Marginal note: 'Fees & seale charged.'"
More About John "of Longfield" BURTON and Rachel Hutchins:
Marriage: Abt. 1650, England.
Children of John "of Longfield" BURTON and Rachel Hutchins are:
+John BURTON,
b. Abt. 1650
d. February 02, 1679
+Rachel Burton,
b. Abt. 1654, Henrico Co., VA,
d. Bef. 1691
William BURTON,
b. Bet. 1654 - 1656, Henrico Co., VA
d., VA
+Mary Ann BURTON,
b. Bet. 1654 - 1657, Henrico Co., VA
d. Abt. 1696, Henrico Co., VA
Hutchins BURTON,
b. Abt. 1658
+Robert BURTON,
b. Abt. 1660, Henrico Co., VA
d. 1724, At "Longfield" Plantation, Henrico Co., VA
Benjamin BURTON,
b. Abt. 1662
d. 1687
Anne BURTON, b. 1668
∼**Notes to reader-- it has not yet been proven WHERE John was born, and WHEN is at present an approximation. If you believe you have found record(s) to establish John's birth info, please submit under the 'suggest edits' tab and I will gladly review and publish, if verifiable.
Both of the Burtons who were associated in the purchase
of Cobbs in 1656, Thomas and John, were brothers and [ALLEGED] sons of Richard Burton and his wife Katherine Christian. The children of John are associated with the region north of the James which is still known as Henrico county.
We do not know the date at which John Burton left
Cobbs --indeed we do not know whether he ever actually
lived there. On March 22, 1665, nine years after the joint
purchase of Cobbs, John Burton took out a patent for
700 acres in Henrico on the "longfield" beside Cornelius
Creek in Lily Valley, and about seven miles from the eastern
limits of the present city of Richmond. When he actually
settled there we do not know - a patent was often taken out
some years later to perfect a title acquired by purchase. The
greater part of this estate had been "by John Cox assigned and
set over unto John Burton" before the patent was granted.
An abstract of the Longfeld patent (Land Book V, p. 585; also Bk VII:607)
follows:
"Seven hundred acres in the county of Henrico three
hundred .. northerly on the great swamp .. southerly
towards the land of Alice Edloe [nee Cox] widow, westerly over the
river and easterly into the woods called by the name of the
Old field and .. three hundred acres another part of the
said Land joining on the long field Northerly the land included in this patent Beginnith next to the land of Alice Edloe widow and one hundred acres of the said land the residue at the head of the long field Patent Joining Beginning at a white oak marked four ways at the costent[sic]
of the dividing line parting John Burton and John Davis and runing along the great Slash .. six hundred acres of the said Land being formerly granted unto Robert Craddock & by Howell Price Attorney of the said Craddock sold unto John Cox and by John Cox Assigned and set over
unto the said John Burton and one hundred acres the residue being due by & for the transportation of two persons. 22 March 1666."
By the date when John Burton acquired the patent for
Longfield (22 March 1666) he had already been married for at least
thirteen years, since his eldest daughter [Mary, b.1652] married about 1668.
The last name of John Burton's wife is unknown; it is not improb-
able that the marriage took place in Charles City County,
before he moved up-river to Henrico. On the plantation of Longfield they brought up a family of four sons and three daughters, all born at Longfield Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia Colony.
- Mary Burton b.1652; m. 1 John Davis, 2 Wm Glovers; d.Aft. 22 Dec 1691
- Benjamin Burton b.1654; d.1687
- John Burton b.1656; d.1680
- Rachel Burton b.~1658
- Robert Burton b.~1660; d.1724
- Anne Burton b.~1662; d.bef. 12 Feb 1689
- William Burton 'of the Level' b.1666; d.1751
The title to this plantation remained in him until
he divided it up between his sons, first, in part, by deed of
gift in 1684 and finally by his will in 1689.
The destruction of Henrico records prior to 1677 leaves us
with very meagre information about the life of John Burton.
From the land records and from frequent association of the
two families, we may "place" the wife of John Burton as
a Cox. This however, is mere surmise.
John Button's will dated February 12, 1689, probated April I, 1660. (Henrico wills bk v:115)
"unto my son Robert Burton .. my land and plantation
whereon I live .. unto my son William Burton .. the
plantation whereon he liveth called the Levell .. unto my
daughter Rachael Burton my bed as it standeth and also .. which
I have in my new chest (to witt) 20 Ells Dowlas, 7 yards
pemstone, 3 yards blew linnen, one felt hat, 2 coats
to my grandchild Mary Davis, to my grandson William
Davis. Item .. to my grandchild Elizabeth a Pide heifer and her calf .. also to my grandchild Elizabeth Davis 300 lbs. tobacco which John Davis promised to pay me for six hogs and if in case he doe not pay ye tobacco in a store this year, the hogs to be my daughter Mary Burton [Davis] Glovers .. her daughter Elizabeth .. to Mr. Glover .. my son Robert Extr.
JOHN (X) BURTON."
Witnesses: - WmGlover, James Morrise, Rich. (× ) Perrin.
It will be noted that his wife had died before John' Burton
of Longfield, since she is not mentioned in his will.
===========================================
Source(s):
- Virginia Colonial Land Office. Patents of the Colonial Land Office, 1623-1774. Richmond [VA]: 1934, 1977, 1979.
- Harrison, Francis Burton,. Burton chronicles of colonial Virginia : being excerpts from the existing records, particularly relating to the Burtons of the valley of the James and Appomattox, with especial reference to the ancestry of Jesse Burton of Lynchburg (1750?-1795). Darmstadt : L. C. Wittich, 1933.
- Knox, Nellie M. Starkey. Genealogy of the John Pleasant Burton family. Loveland, Colorado: Knox, 1991.
- National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, and Jeanne J. Tabb. Ancestor Lineages of Members, Texas Society, National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century. [Texas?]: Clearfield Co, 1991.
- Coxe, Simeon O. Adventurers and Planters at Arrowhattocks: A Genealogy of the Coxe, Hutchins, Burton Families of Henrico County, Virginia. 1964.
(son of Richard BURTON and Katherine CHRISTIAN)
was born Abt. 1632 in England
and died April 01, 1690 in Henrico Co., VA
He married Rachel Hutchins on Abt. 1650 in England
Will of John Burton:
To son Robert land & plantation where I lived,
to son William plantation where he lives,
to daughter Rachel bed as it stands and what is in my chest, to granchild Mary Davis cow & calf,
to grandson William Davis a calf,
to granchild Elizabeth Davis 300 lbs tobacco which John Davis promised to pay me for 6 hogs.
If he does not pay, the hogs go to my daughter Mary Glover, and she is to pay her daughter the 300 lbs tobacco.
To Mr. Glover all my corn,
to grandchild Elizabeth Davis a pewter bason & a small copper drinking pott and a chest,
son Robert to be executor.
[dated 12 Feb. 1689, witness: William Glover, James Morris and Richard Perrin. Probated April 01, 1690]
--Source, from "Colonial Wills Henrico Co., Virginia, Part 2, 1737-1781" by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, page 27.
-Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 18
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732]
Patent Book Number 5.
"JNO. BURTON, 700 acs. Henrico Co., 22 Mar. 1665/6, p. 479, (585). 300 acs. Nly. on a great swamp, Sly. towards land of ALICE EDLOWE, Widdow, Wly. over the river & Ely. into the woods, called by the name of the old feild; 300 acs. another parte joyning on the head of the Long feild pattent, beg. at a white oake marked 4 wayes at the extent of the deviding line of JNO. BURTON & JNO. DAVIES running along the greate slash S.E. by S. & c. 600 acs. granted to ROBT. CRADDOCK & by HOELL PRISE, his Atty., should unto JNO. COX, who assigned to sd. BURTON, & 100 acs. due for trans. of 2 pers: ANN COLEMAN, MARK WMS. (WILLIAMS)."
This is where the "LONGFIELD" name for John came from, that is, from the "Long feild pattent."
--Source, LINEAGES & GENEALOGY NOTES, by Mrs. Harry Joseph Morris (Louise Elizabeth Burton) 1967, in the Memphis, Tennesee Library. Courtesy, Janice Mauldin Castleman posting to GenForum: July 11, 1998.
"John Burton patented "Longfield" in 1665 and was called "John of Longfield."
The children were all born in Henrico County, Virginia. After John married in Charles City Co., VA, he took out a patent for 700 acres in Henrico on the "long field" beside Cornelius Creek in Lily Valley, about 7 miles from the present city of Richmond, VA on 22 March 1666.
In 1684, he divided his land by gift of deed to his sons, and gave the remaining lands to his sons named in his will dated 12 Feb. 1689, probated 01 Apr. 1690.
His wife was not mentioned in his will and may have died previously, date unknown."
--Source, VIRGINIA MAGAZINE XXXIII pp 317-318, courtesy of Janice Mauldin Castleman posting to GenForum: July 11, 1998.
"The following comes from Nancy Jamerson Weiland:
"In the orphan's court of 1677, an accounting is given of the cattle belonging to John Jameson, an orphan, by John Burton. '4 cows, 2 heifers, in all six to be kept and ordered for the use of the said orphans at the direction of John Burton, it being his owne gift.'
We cannot determine the relationship between Burton and Jameson.
John Jameson's mother was the daughter of Robert Porter of Henrico who died in 1651.
Her husband Jameson must have died just previous to this accounting in the orphans court in 1677.
On October 23, 1690, John Jameson patented 89 acres of land adjoining Burton and in the same year action was brought against him by William Burton 'for that he had made a breach of coven, in not covering some houses.'
John Jameson died in 1726 (Goochland, then Henrico) and his will mentions his wife Elizabeth and his daughter Elizabeth.
His widow married Arthur Moseley; by 1747 his daughter was married to Samuel Hancock, Jr.
--Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 22
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732] Patent Book Number 6.
"JOHN DAVIS (DAVIES), 500 acs. Henrico Co., 1 Oct 1672, p. 426. 300 acs. adj. JOHN BURTON: includ. nigh half the long feild over the brass Spring &c., half of patt. granted ROBERT CRADOCK & by HOWELL PRICE, Atty. of sd. CRADOCK, sould to JOHN COX, who assigned to sd. BURTON; 300 acs. due sd. DAVIS; 200 acs. for trans. of 4 pers: ABELL GOWER, WM. GOWER, JOHN CLARKE, ANN MALEY."
--Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 22
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732] Patent Book Number 6.
"RICHARD PERRIN, 740 a., 1 R., 24 P., Henrico Co., N. side James Riv., 13 May 1673, p. 445. 474 acs. called the Worlds End; from JOHN BURTON's house down the riv. 12 ft. below Cornelius' Cr., granted to Capt. MATHEW EDLOE 2 Oct. 1656 & sould to sd. PERRIN; 266 A., 1 R., 24 P. at the head &c. Trans. of 5 pers: STEVEN LEWIN (or LEWIS), THO. STANBRIG, NAN the maide, JONA. FISH, THO. MASON."
--Source, from the book, EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES ALONG THE JAMES RIVER: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Henrico County--Goochland County Virginia Compiled by LOUISE PLEDGE HEATH FOLEY, Volume One. Page 29
[Abstracts of Land Patents of Henrico County and Goochland County, including selected patents from Charles City, Chesterfield, and Powhatan Counties 1624--1732] Patent Book Number 7.
"THOMAS TAYLOR, Planter, 1053 acs. Henrico Co., at Harahadocks (harahadox); N. side of James Riv. 21 Oct. 1687, p. 633. Beg. on the river, a little below the orchard, by land now, or late, JOHN COX's along path to 4 Mi. Cr.; over the Roundabout Sw; to land now or late FRANCIS REDFORD's; to BURTON & TAYLOR's river land, to Harahadox Cr. mouth at the river, &c. 631 acs. due THOMAS TAYLOR (the uncle, late dec'd) by patt., 23 sept. & descended to the above named THOMAS; 422 acs. lying parte within & parte contiguous to sd. 631 acs., due the nephew THOMAS for trans. of 9 pers; GEORGE DICK; THOMAS LAWRENCE; CTSAR. GUV. ABASSE; GEORGE COOKE; one child MARIA. Marginal note: 'Fees & seale charged.'"
More About John "of Longfield" BURTON and Rachel Hutchins:
Marriage: Abt. 1650, England.
Children of John "of Longfield" BURTON and Rachel Hutchins are:
+John BURTON,
b. Abt. 1650
d. February 02, 1679
+Rachel Burton,
b. Abt. 1654, Henrico Co., VA,
d. Bef. 1691
William BURTON,
b. Bet. 1654 - 1656, Henrico Co., VA
d., VA
+Mary Ann BURTON,
b. Bet. 1654 - 1657, Henrico Co., VA
d. Abt. 1696, Henrico Co., VA
Hutchins BURTON,
b. Abt. 1658
+Robert BURTON,
b. Abt. 1660, Henrico Co., VA
d. 1724, At "Longfield" Plantation, Henrico Co., VA
Benjamin BURTON,
b. Abt. 1662
d. 1687
Anne BURTON, b. 1668
∼**Notes to reader-- it has not yet been proven WHERE John was born, and WHEN is at present an approximation. If you believe you have found record(s) to establish John's birth info, please submit under the 'suggest edits' tab and I will gladly review and publish, if verifiable.
Both of the Burtons who were associated in the purchase
of Cobbs in 1656, Thomas and John, were brothers and [ALLEGED] sons of Richard Burton and his wife Katherine Christian. The children of John are associated with the region north of the James which is still known as Henrico county.
We do not know the date at which John Burton left
Cobbs --indeed we do not know whether he ever actually
lived there. On March 22, 1665, nine years after the joint
purchase of Cobbs, John Burton took out a patent for
700 acres in Henrico on the "longfield" beside Cornelius
Creek in Lily Valley, and about seven miles from the eastern
limits of the present city of Richmond. When he actually
settled there we do not know - a patent was often taken out
some years later to perfect a title acquired by purchase. The
greater part of this estate had been "by John Cox assigned and
set over unto John Burton" before the patent was granted.
An abstract of the Longfeld patent (Land Book V, p. 585; also Bk VII:607)
follows:
"Seven hundred acres in the county of Henrico three
hundred .. northerly on the great swamp .. southerly
towards the land of Alice Edloe [nee Cox] widow, westerly over the
river and easterly into the woods called by the name of the
Old field and .. three hundred acres another part of the
said Land joining on the long field Northerly the land included in this patent Beginnith next to the land of Alice Edloe widow and one hundred acres of the said land the residue at the head of the long field Patent Joining Beginning at a white oak marked four ways at the costent[sic]
of the dividing line parting John Burton and John Davis and runing along the great Slash .. six hundred acres of the said Land being formerly granted unto Robert Craddock & by Howell Price Attorney of the said Craddock sold unto John Cox and by John Cox Assigned and set over
unto the said John Burton and one hundred acres the residue being due by & for the transportation of two persons. 22 March 1666."
By the date when John Burton acquired the patent for
Longfield (22 March 1666) he had already been married for at least
thirteen years, since his eldest daughter [Mary, b.1652] married about 1668.
The last name of John Burton's wife is unknown; it is not improb-
able that the marriage took place in Charles City County,
before he moved up-river to Henrico. On the plantation of Longfield they brought up a family of four sons and three daughters, all born at Longfield Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia Colony.
- Mary Burton b.1652; m. 1 John Davis, 2 Wm Glovers; d.Aft. 22 Dec 1691
- Benjamin Burton b.1654; d.1687
- John Burton b.1656; d.1680
- Rachel Burton b.~1658
- Robert Burton b.~1660; d.1724
- Anne Burton b.~1662; d.bef. 12 Feb 1689
- William Burton 'of the Level' b.1666; d.1751
The title to this plantation remained in him until
he divided it up between his sons, first, in part, by deed of
gift in 1684 and finally by his will in 1689.
The destruction of Henrico records prior to 1677 leaves us
with very meagre information about the life of John Burton.
From the land records and from frequent association of the
two families, we may "place" the wife of John Burton as
a Cox. This however, is mere surmise.
John Button's will dated February 12, 1689, probated April I, 1660. (Henrico wills bk v:115)
"unto my son Robert Burton .. my land and plantation
whereon I live .. unto my son William Burton .. the
plantation whereon he liveth called the Levell .. unto my
daughter Rachael Burton my bed as it standeth and also .. which
I have in my new chest (to witt) 20 Ells Dowlas, 7 yards
pemstone, 3 yards blew linnen, one felt hat, 2 coats
to my grandchild Mary Davis, to my grandson William
Davis. Item .. to my grandchild Elizabeth a Pide heifer and her calf .. also to my grandchild Elizabeth Davis 300 lbs. tobacco which John Davis promised to pay me for six hogs and if in case he doe not pay ye tobacco in a store this year, the hogs to be my daughter Mary Burton [Davis] Glovers .. her daughter Elizabeth .. to Mr. Glover .. my son Robert Extr.
JOHN (X) BURTON."
Witnesses: - WmGlover, James Morrise, Rich. (× ) Perrin.
It will be noted that his wife had died before John' Burton
of Longfield, since she is not mentioned in his will.
===========================================
Source(s):
- Virginia Colonial Land Office. Patents of the Colonial Land Office, 1623-1774. Richmond [VA]: 1934, 1977, 1979.
- Harrison, Francis Burton,. Burton chronicles of colonial Virginia : being excerpts from the existing records, particularly relating to the Burtons of the valley of the James and Appomattox, with especial reference to the ancestry of Jesse Burton of Lynchburg (1750?-1795). Darmstadt : L. C. Wittich, 1933.
- Knox, Nellie M. Starkey. Genealogy of the John Pleasant Burton family. Loveland, Colorado: Knox, 1991.
- National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, and Jeanne J. Tabb. Ancestor Lineages of Members, Texas Society, National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century. [Texas?]: Clearfield Co, 1991.
- Coxe, Simeon O. Adventurers and Planters at Arrowhattocks: A Genealogy of the Coxe, Hutchins, Burton Families of Henrico County, Virginia. 1964.
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