John Burress

Other Events:

• Tax List: 1809, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; List of taxed property within district of John Hoge :: John Burress - 1 male +16, 0 Horse, Tax .12 (Micajah in same district)
• Census 1810: 1810, Christanburg, Montgomery County, Virginia; John Burris :: 1 Male under 10; 1 Male 16-25; 1 Female 26-44 (listed on the same page as Micajah)
• Tax List: 1812, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; List of taxed property within district of James Rayburn :: John Burress - 2 male +16, 0 Horse, Tax .24
• Deed: 1 Jan 1816, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Deed between Henry Barnett and Mary his wife and John Burress
• Witness: March 1817, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Application of Caty Burress, widow of Anderson Burress
• Jury: 1823, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Listed as a juror for McMonahan case

Notes:

Birth:
No documented proof that John is the son of William.

Witness:
March Court 1817

On the application of Caty Burress, widow of Anderson Burress, deceased, of the County of Montgomery and State of Virginia - it is ordered to be certified to the paymaster general of the United States that it was proven to the court by the oath of John Burress, a respectable witness, that was present at the time Caty Burress was married to Anderson Burress and it was further proven by the oath of a respectable witness that the said Anderson Burress, marched from the county of Montgomery, Virginia to Norfolk, in the service of the United States in the month of July 1814 as a private in the company of Captain James Hoge - and that the said Anderson Burress departed this life about 25th day of October 1814 while in the service of the United States at Norfolk. It is further ordered to be certified that the said Caty Burress has three children. One named Mahala Burress born 2 July 1811, one named Jefferson Burress born 15 November 1812 and one named Betsy Burress, born 18 November 1814. And it is furhter ordered to be certified that the said Caty Burress remains a widow - all which doth appear by respectable evidence.

Other Events:

• Mirgration: 1790, Virginia, United States; When did William arrive in Montgomery and from where? The William in Bedford is probably the son of Edmund Burrass, who I find no relation to this William.
• Stray Horse: 12 Oct 1790, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Take up by William Burress and brought before me James Craig one bay horse 18 or 19 years old 4 feet 10 inches in height branded on the shoulder P shoed before with small star in forehead....
• Tax List: 1792, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; William Burrois or is it Burress? Listed on Tax List.
• Tax List: 29 March 1793, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; List of taxed property within district of James Hoge: William Burress - 0 male 16-21, Horses 3
• PP Tax List : 1794, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; List of taxed property within district of James Hoge : William Burress - 0 male 16-21, 2 Horses
• Tax List: 18 March 1795, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; List of taxed property within district of James Hoge : William Burress - 0 male 16-21, 2 Horses
• PP Tax List : 1796, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; List of taxed property within district of James Hoge :: William Burris 2 males above 16, 2 Horses (Micajah also listed same district)
• Tax List: 14 March 1797, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; List of taxed property within district of James Hoge :: William Burris 2 males above 16, 2 Horses (Micajah also listed same district)
• Tax List: 1798, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; List of taxed property within district of James Hoge : William Burress - 2 male +16, 1 Horse, Tax .9 (Micajah also listed same district)
• Tax List: 1799, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Could not find William in 1799, but Micajah was listed.
• Tax List: 1 April 1800, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; List of taxed property within district of John Hoge :: William Burress - 1 male +16, 0 Horse (Micajah listed in same district)
• Tax List: 16 March 1801, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; List of taxed property within district of John Hoge :: William Burress - 1 male +16, 0 Horse (Micajah listed in same district)
• Promissory Note : 17 August 1801, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; I William Burress now on Peach Creek, Montgomery County do promise to pay or cause to be paid unto John & James Preston the sum of 14 dollars and 67 cents....
• Summons: Sep 1802, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; September - December multiple summons to appear to answer petition to pay debt owned to the Prestons.
• Summons : 2 Feb 1803, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Summons to appear to answer petition from Prestons to pay back a debt. Not Executed, on information defendant left the county...could he have gone to Tazewell?
• Location?: 1802-1804, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; William is not listed in the tax records for these years, although Micajah is still listed. I could have missed him, film was very hard to read. But seems to have a problem being found to repay a debt...So may not have been taxed that year
• Tax List: 4 June 1805, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; List of taxed property within district of John Hoge :: List of taxed property within district of John Hoge (Micajah listed in same district)
• Tax List: 1806-1809, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; William not listed in tax lists...Micajah is listed til 1809, gone by 1810 (1808 tax lists for Montgomery were destroyed)
• Deed: 14 Nov 1809, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Wm Burruss & Elender, his wife of Montgomery County and Douglas Irby and Hannah, his wife of Botetourt County sold 285 acres to James Candler of Campbell Co. Land was located on North head waters of Beaver Creek.
• Census 1810: 1810, Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA; William is living close to Christopher Trinkle, who is the father of his son, Anderson's wife.
• Tax List: 1810, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; List of taxed property within district of James Rayburn: William Burris? - 2 male +16, 0 Horse, Tax .24 (is this the same William Burress or possibly a son?)
• Tax List: 1811, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; List of taxed property within district of James Rayburn: William Burress - 2 male +16, 0 Horse, Tax .24 (Anderson Burress living in same district)
• Tax List: 1812, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; List of taxed property within district of James Rayburn- William Burress - 2 male +16, 0 Horse, Tax .24
• Exemption: 1814, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Court Order Bk 18 Pg 281 :: Ordered that Wm Burress be exempt in future from the payment of county levy and poor rate.

Notes:

Birth:
Bedford County was formed in 1754 from Albemarle and Luneburg Counties.

Deed:
Note: Burruss or Irby, or their wifes got the property from Henry Candler, date unknown

Census 1810:
1 Male 16-251 Male 45+; 1 Female -10; 1 Female 16-25; 1 Female 45+ (this would indicated William had two other daughters besides Elizabeth)

Died:
Only a guess based on the reasoning in 1810 he was in Montgomery Co. In 1820 the only Wm within range is in Campbell who is too young. Assuming he didnt leave Montgomery and he didn't get missed in 1820 census, he probably died between 1812-20.

William married Ellender Candler (?) in 1774 in Virginia, United States. Ellender (daughter of John Candler and Elizabeth Gibson) was born about 1757 in Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Deed: 17 Nov 1809, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Wm Burruss & Elender, his wife of Montgomery County and Douglas Irby and Hannah, his wife of Botetourt County sold 285 acre to James Candler of Campbell Co., VA.

Notes:

Name:
The fact that Ellender is the daughter of John and Elizabeth is not proven! I also do not know if she was William's first or second wife. The only proof of their marriage was a deed in 1809 Campbell County.

Other Events:

• Bedford: 1753, Bedford County, Virginia; Bedford County is formed from parts of Lunenburg and Albemarle counties.
• Tax List: 1754, Bedford County, Virginia; Bedford Co Order Bk 1754 living along Blackwater RD wch meandered up the hill from the James Rive & Ferry crossing, twd Chestnut Hill.
• Land Purchase: 27 August 1759, Bedford County, Virginia; John bought land from Charles Lynch (who was a famed judge in VA during the Rev. Also where the term "Lynch" comes from and the town Lynchburg. John was a neighbor) 233a on Rock Castle Branch of Blackwater Creek.
• Quaker Records: 1767, Bedford County, Virginia; John was a Quaker who was disowned by Friends in 1767 and readmitted in 1782.

Notes:

Died:
Inventory of John Candler: Campbell Co. will book. #2, pg.111, inventory of estate, 10 Jan 1803.

John married Elizabeth Gibson in 1750 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Deed: 1752, Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA; [Lunenburg County Deed Book #2, p. 486] on Elk Creek of Otter/Roanoke River (land that was part of Richard Randolph's 1744 grant on Elk Creek [Virginia Patents #23, 1743-1745, p.766).

James married Eleanor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]