Note birth and death places are reversed on profile. He was born in Anne Arundel and died in Frederick County.

309 – 321 – Estate Settlement of John BURGESS
Eleanor McCANN, John H. BURGESS, William P. BURGESS, Sarah D. BURGESS, Washington BURGESS, Micah LARKIN & Juliana his wife, and John WOOD and Ruth H. his wife

John BURGESS died on or about 8 Oct 1821 leaving a will leaving 9 children:
1/ Eleanor McCANN (gave negro woman, Cate & her d/ Sarah, & $300)
2/ Nancy w/o Henry STIER (gave $300 or to her children if she dies, not husband)
3/ Charlotte w/o Nathan HAMMOND (gave $300)
4/ Ruth H. w/o John WOOD (gave $300)
5/ Sarah D. BURGESS (gave Negro woman, Peg & her offspring & $250)
6/ Juliana BURGESS (who has since married Micah LARKIN) (gave Negro girl Hetty
now living w/ Wm & $300)
7/ John H. BURGESS (gave $500 to exec for his use)
8/ William P. BURGESS - (gave $500 to exec for his use) his children – Oliver, Louisa & John BURGESS (all minors)
9/ Washington BURGESS (gave negro man Ned & $1500)
- Grand/dau/ Minerva McCANN (gave Negro boy Harry & $200 when she becomes 16 or marries)
- Grand/sons/ Oliver & John BURGESS, sons of my son William P. BURGESS, $500 for their father to
handle until he feels is right to be divided between them.
Execs – Washington BURGESS & Nathan HAMMOND, son-in-law
Wit/ Isaeh PRICE, Adam SPONSELLER, Joshua MURRAY
Written 1 Oct 1821,
Isaiah PRICE was appointed guardian for William P. BURGESS’s children on 11 Sep 1822.
John WOOD appointed Trustee for sale on 16 Dec 1822.
Owned Land tracts – pt The Supply to the Barrons, Wet Time, Middle Plantation, totalling 363 ½ acres.
Sale was held 10 Feb 1823 but did not effect a sale; re-advertised for 28 Mar 1823 and surveyed and
divided property into three sections
A. 181 acres sold to Washington BURGESS @ $11.20/acre (pt Wet Time located
next to Jacob LEASE’s along Lynganore Creek)
B. 104 acres sold to John LEASE @$11.01/acre (pt Wet Time next to John LARKIN and located
North of Linganore Creek)
C. 78 ½ acres sold to Nathan HAMMOND (of Vachel) @ $10/acre (pts of all three tracts; located on
North side of brand of Lynganore)
totaling $3,957.24; closed out on 9 Jul 1823.

Children

• Nancy Ann Stier (Burgess)
• Charlotte Hammond (Burgess)
• Eleanor Burgess
• Ruth Burgess
• Sarah Ann Dorsey Burgess
• John H. Burgess
• Juliana Burgess
• William Pitt Burgess

Bold = DNA Confirmed Descendants

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Nov 20 2017, 2:19:31 UTC