John was the son of Edward Burgess and Nancy Anne Frances. He married Jane Shannon.
"Edward Burgess, of England, came to Virginia about 1760. He married a Miss Francis, and their son, John Burgess was the progenitor of the Platte County family. He was born in Virginia in February, 1777, married, in 1801, Jane Shannon, born November 27, 1782, daughter of James Shannon, of Tazewell County, Virginia. They removed to Lawrence County, KY, in 1804, and to Platte in 1840. He was a soldier of the War of 1812 and was esteemed for intelligence, enterprise, and courage. He settled on a farm northeast of New Market. His posterity are wealthy and influential."
[From Paxton, W.M. (William McClung.) "Annals of Platte County, Missouri, from its exploration down to June 1, 1897; with genealogies of its noted families, and sketches of its pioneers and distinguished people." Kansas City, Mo., Hudson-Kimberly Publishing Co. 1897, Page 252.]
"Edward Burgess, of England, came to Virginia about 1760. He married a Miss Francis, and their son, John Burgess was the progenitor of the Platte County family. He was born in Virginia in February, 1777, married, in 1801, Jane Shannon, born November 27, 1782, daughter of James Shannon, of Tazewell County, Virginia. They removed to Lawrence County, KY, in 1804, and to Platte in 1840. He was a soldier of the War of 1812 and was esteemed for intelligence, enterprise, and courage. He settled on a farm northeast of New Market. His posterity are wealthy and influential."
[From Paxton, W.M. (William McClung.) "Annals of Platte County, Missouri, from its exploration down to June 1, 1897; with genealogies of its noted families, and sketches of its pioneers and distinguished people." Kansas City, Mo., Hudson-Kimberly Publishing Co. 1897, Page 252.]
John was the son of Edward Burgess and Nancy Anne Frances. He married Jane Shannon.
"Edward Burgess, of England, came to Virginia about 1760. He married a Miss Francis, and their son, John Burgess was the progenitor of the Platte County family. He was born in Virginia in February, 1777, married, in 1801, Jane Shannon, born November 27, 1782, daughter of James Shannon, of Tazewell County, Virginia. They removed to Lawrence County, KY, in 1804, and to Platte in 1840. He was a soldier of the War of 1812 and was esteemed for intelligence, enterprise, and courage. He settled on a farm northeast of New Market. His posterity are wealthy and influential."
[From Paxton, W.M. (William McClung.) "Annals of Platte County, Missouri, from its exploration down to June 1, 1897; with genealogies of its noted families, and sketches of its pioneers and distinguished people." Kansas City, Mo., Hudson-Kimberly Publishing Co. 1897, Page 252.]
"Edward Burgess, of England, came to Virginia about 1760. He married a Miss Francis, and their son, John Burgess was the progenitor of the Platte County family. He was born in Virginia in February, 1777, married, in 1801, Jane Shannon, born November 27, 1782, daughter of James Shannon, of Tazewell County, Virginia. They removed to Lawrence County, KY, in 1804, and to Platte in 1840. He was a soldier of the War of 1812 and was esteemed for intelligence, enterprise, and courage. He settled on a farm northeast of New Market. His posterity are wealthy and influential."
[From Paxton, W.M. (William McClung.) "Annals of Platte County, Missouri, from its exploration down to June 1, 1897; with genealogies of its noted families, and sketches of its pioneers and distinguished people." Kansas City, Mo., Hudson-Kimberly Publishing Co. 1897, Page 252.]
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