JOHN BURGIN is known from family records held by WILLIAM JENNINGS BURGIN to have married ELIZABETH MANN. Other sources, however, give her name as LEAH MANN, and claim that she was, in fact, JOHN BURGIN'S first cousin.
In order for this to be true, the "elder LEAH" would've had to have had a brother who, in turn, had a daughter named LEAH. Put another way, he would have had to have named his daughter after his sister. This is possible, but probably unlikely. While it's plausible that JOHN BURGIN did indeed marry his first cousin, it seems unlikely that his uncle would have chosen "LEAH" as her name. It might be that JOHN BURGIN'S wife was LEAH ELIZABETH BURGIN, but so far no documentary evidence has been found to support any real conclusions. All that is known for sure is that both BENJAMIN and his son, JOHN BURGIN, married women whose birth name was MANN.
This individual's birth records, likely derived from a family Bible, indicate birth in Burke County, North Carolina. However, that part of Burke County was subsequently annexed by McDowell County.
In order for this to be true, the "elder LEAH" would've had to have had a brother who, in turn, had a daughter named LEAH. Put another way, he would have had to have named his daughter after his sister. This is possible, but probably unlikely. While it's plausible that JOHN BURGIN did indeed marry his first cousin, it seems unlikely that his uncle would have chosen "LEAH" as her name. It might be that JOHN BURGIN'S wife was LEAH ELIZABETH BURGIN, but so far no documentary evidence has been found to support any real conclusions. All that is known for sure is that both BENJAMIN and his son, JOHN BURGIN, married women whose birth name was MANN.
This individual's birth records, likely derived from a family Bible, indicate birth in Burke County, North Carolina. However, that part of Burke County was subsequently annexed by McDowell County.
JOHN BURGIN is known from family records held by WILLIAM JENNINGS BURGIN to have married ELIZABETH MANN. Other sources, however, give her name as LEAH MANN, and claim that she was, in fact, JOHN BURGIN'S first cousin.
In order for this to be true, the "elder LEAH" would've had to have had a brother who, in turn, had a daughter named LEAH. Put another way, he would have had to have named his daughter after his sister. This is possible, but probably unlikely. While it's plausible that JOHN BURGIN did indeed marry his first cousin, it seems unlikely that his uncle would have chosen "LEAH" as her name. It might be that JOHN BURGIN'S wife was LEAH ELIZABETH BURGIN, but so far no documentary evidence has been found to support any real conclusions. All that is known for sure is that both BENJAMIN and his son, JOHN BURGIN, married women whose birth name was MANN.
This individual's birth records, likely derived from a family Bible, indicate birth in Burke County, North Carolina. However, that part of Burke County was subsequently annexed by McDowell County.
In order for this to be true, the "elder LEAH" would've had to have had a brother who, in turn, had a daughter named LEAH. Put another way, he would have had to have named his daughter after his sister. This is possible, but probably unlikely. While it's plausible that JOHN BURGIN did indeed marry his first cousin, it seems unlikely that his uncle would have chosen "LEAH" as her name. It might be that JOHN BURGIN'S wife was LEAH ELIZABETH BURGIN, but so far no documentary evidence has been found to support any real conclusions. All that is known for sure is that both BENJAMIN and his son, JOHN BURGIN, married women whose birth name was MANN.
This individual's birth records, likely derived from a family Bible, indicate birth in Burke County, North Carolina. However, that part of Burke County was subsequently annexed by McDowell County.
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