Burwell moved "West" from North Carolina to Tennessee in the early 1800's after the death of his first wife Elizabeth Olive Lashley. I speculate, as was custom for those times, that he decided to change the spelling of his last name from LASHLEY to LASHLEE. Several of his brothers moving west also changed the spelling of their last name to LASHLEE. Most of these are found in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas, some in Alabama. LASHLEY is more prominent in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and some in Alabama.
Burwell took his father's Revolutionary War Land Grant and came to Humphreys/Benton County with his father-in-law John Sarratt (Find A Grave Memorial# 61020456 & 59968479), who also was a Revolutionary War soldier and was claiming a land grant along with Burwell.
Burwell migrated to Tennessee thru Smith County, Rutherford County, Davidson County, Humphreys County (Bakerville) and then eventually into Humphreys-Benton County (Reynoldsburg-Beaverdam). Burwell was an original County Court member for Humphreys County in 1815.
Anderson Lashlee, Burwell's first born, is buried right of Lake Street in Camden, overlooking a gravel pit below. The land is currently owned by Phillis Todd Farmer and it is located behind her house across from what use to be Melton's Grocery, now Hilltop Market. The Find-A-Grave record is: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=59480181&CRid=14513& .
It has been passed down that Burwell requested to be buried with his slaves. Supposedly there are many unmarked graves around the New Bethlehem Cemetery which are in the woods, but no markers are depicted. His will is listed in "Wills and Inventories 1838-1844, page 143, Sept. Term, James Teas, Clerk".
Although there is a stone marking the burial of Burwell Lashlee (B.L, d1834), I believe this stone is simply for remembrance and placed there by the family as this cemetery became established in the late 1880's (especially since you can also factor that Burwell died 50 years prior to the first burial in New Bethlehem). Research speculates he is buried with his father-in-law in the Old Beaverdam Ancient Cemetery located about a 1/2 mile further north. It would be assumed wife Mary logically would be buried with her husband who died 10 years after him. She would more than likely have buried husband Burwell where her father John Sarratt is buried. As it was handed down in the family, Burwell was buried in an unmarked grave atop a hill with his slaves. Thanks to the research of Rick Lambert who located the gravesite of her father John Sarratt, I am editing the record to show her as buried there as well.
Oldest son Anderson Lashlee was named Administrator of Estate of Burwell Lashlee, deceased, page 107, Court Minutes 1842-1850, August 1842 from records in Court House, Waverly, Tennessee.
************************************************************* Burwell has another son named James Calvin (Cad) who no FAG record or location of burial has been found
Burwell took his father's Revolutionary War Land Grant and came to Humphreys/Benton County with his father-in-law John Sarratt (Find A Grave Memorial# 61020456 & 59968479), who also was a Revolutionary War soldier and was claiming a land grant along with Burwell.
Burwell migrated to Tennessee thru Smith County, Rutherford County, Davidson County, Humphreys County (Bakerville) and then eventually into Humphreys-Benton County (Reynoldsburg-Beaverdam). Burwell was an original County Court member for Humphreys County in 1815.
Anderson Lashlee, Burwell's first born, is buried right of Lake Street in Camden, overlooking a gravel pit below. The land is currently owned by Phillis Todd Farmer and it is located behind her house across from what use to be Melton's Grocery, now Hilltop Market. The Find-A-Grave record is: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=59480181&CRid=14513& .
It has been passed down that Burwell requested to be buried with his slaves. Supposedly there are many unmarked graves around the New Bethlehem Cemetery which are in the woods, but no markers are depicted. His will is listed in "Wills and Inventories 1838-1844, page 143, Sept. Term, James Teas, Clerk".
Although there is a stone marking the burial of Burwell Lashlee (B.L, d1834), I believe this stone is simply for remembrance and placed there by the family as this cemetery became established in the late 1880's (especially since you can also factor that Burwell died 50 years prior to the first burial in New Bethlehem). Research speculates he is buried with his father-in-law in the Old Beaverdam Ancient Cemetery located about a 1/2 mile further north. It would be assumed wife Mary logically would be buried with her husband who died 10 years after him. She would more than likely have buried husband Burwell where her father John Sarratt is buried. As it was handed down in the family, Burwell was buried in an unmarked grave atop a hill with his slaves. Thanks to the research of Rick Lambert who located the gravesite of her father John Sarratt, I am editing the record to show her as buried there as well.
Oldest son Anderson Lashlee was named Administrator of Estate of Burwell Lashlee, deceased, page 107, Court Minutes 1842-1850, August 1842 from records in Court House, Waverly, Tennessee.
************************************************************* Burwell has another son named James Calvin (Cad) who no FAG record or location of burial has been found
Burwell moved "West" from North Carolina to Tennessee in the early 1800's after the death of his first wife Elizabeth Olive Lashley. I speculate, as was custom for those times, that he decided to change the spelling of his last name from LASHLEY to LASHLEE. Several of his brothers moving west also changed the spelling of their last name to LASHLEE. Most of these are found in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas, some in Alabama. LASHLEY is more prominent in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and some in Alabama.
Burwell took his father's Revolutionary War Land Grant and came to Humphreys/Benton County with his father-in-law John Sarratt (Find A Grave Memorial# 61020456 & 59968479), who also was a Revolutionary War soldier and was claiming a land grant along with Burwell.
Burwell migrated to Tennessee thru Smith County, Rutherford County, Davidson County, Humphreys County (Bakerville) and then eventually into Humphreys-Benton County (Reynoldsburg-Beaverdam). Burwell was an original County Court member for Humphreys County in 1815.
Anderson Lashlee, Burwell's first born, is buried right of Lake Street in Camden, overlooking a gravel pit below. The land is currently owned by Phillis Todd Farmer and it is located behind her house across from what use to be Melton's Grocery, now Hilltop Market. The Find-A-Grave record is: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=59480181&CRid=14513& .
It has been passed down that Burwell requested to be buried with his slaves. Supposedly there are many unmarked graves around the New Bethlehem Cemetery which are in the woods, but no markers are depicted. His will is listed in "Wills and Inventories 1838-1844, page 143, Sept. Term, James Teas, Clerk".
Although there is a stone marking the burial of Burwell Lashlee (B.L, d1834), I believe this stone is simply for remembrance and placed there by the family as this cemetery became established in the late 1880's (especially since you can also factor that Burwell died 50 years prior to the first burial in New Bethlehem). Research speculates he is buried with his father-in-law in the Old Beaverdam Ancient Cemetery located about a 1/2 mile further north. It would be assumed wife Mary logically would be buried with her husband who died 10 years after him. She would more than likely have buried husband Burwell where her father John Sarratt is buried. As it was handed down in the family, Burwell was buried in an unmarked grave atop a hill with his slaves. Thanks to the research of Rick Lambert who located the gravesite of her father John Sarratt, I am editing the record to show her as buried there as well.
Oldest son Anderson Lashlee was named Administrator of Estate of Burwell Lashlee, deceased, page 107, Court Minutes 1842-1850, August 1842 from records in Court House, Waverly, Tennessee.
************************************************************* Burwell has another son named James Calvin (Cad) who no FAG record or location of burial has been found
Burwell took his father's Revolutionary War Land Grant and came to Humphreys/Benton County with his father-in-law John Sarratt (Find A Grave Memorial# 61020456 & 59968479), who also was a Revolutionary War soldier and was claiming a land grant along with Burwell.
Burwell migrated to Tennessee thru Smith County, Rutherford County, Davidson County, Humphreys County (Bakerville) and then eventually into Humphreys-Benton County (Reynoldsburg-Beaverdam). Burwell was an original County Court member for Humphreys County in 1815.
Anderson Lashlee, Burwell's first born, is buried right of Lake Street in Camden, overlooking a gravel pit below. The land is currently owned by Phillis Todd Farmer and it is located behind her house across from what use to be Melton's Grocery, now Hilltop Market. The Find-A-Grave record is: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=59480181&CRid=14513& .
It has been passed down that Burwell requested to be buried with his slaves. Supposedly there are many unmarked graves around the New Bethlehem Cemetery which are in the woods, but no markers are depicted. His will is listed in "Wills and Inventories 1838-1844, page 143, Sept. Term, James Teas, Clerk".
Although there is a stone marking the burial of Burwell Lashlee (B.L, d1834), I believe this stone is simply for remembrance and placed there by the family as this cemetery became established in the late 1880's (especially since you can also factor that Burwell died 50 years prior to the first burial in New Bethlehem). Research speculates he is buried with his father-in-law in the Old Beaverdam Ancient Cemetery located about a 1/2 mile further north. It would be assumed wife Mary logically would be buried with her husband who died 10 years after him. She would more than likely have buried husband Burwell where her father John Sarratt is buried. As it was handed down in the family, Burwell was buried in an unmarked grave atop a hill with his slaves. Thanks to the research of Rick Lambert who located the gravesite of her father John Sarratt, I am editing the record to show her as buried there as well.
Oldest son Anderson Lashlee was named Administrator of Estate of Burwell Lashlee, deceased, page 107, Court Minutes 1842-1850, August 1842 from records in Court House, Waverly, Tennessee.
************************************************************* Burwell has another son named James Calvin (Cad) who no FAG record or location of burial has been found
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