Sarah Chew Burgess

BIRTH 1662, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
DEATH 12 May 1740 (aged 77–78), Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA [1,2]
BURIAL All Hallows Church Cemetery, Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, MEMORIAL ID 124552835, by Barbara Summers1 (assumed buried with husband)

Will

"The last will and testament of his widow (Sarah Chew Burgess) was written on September 6, 1738, in the presence of Richard Goodman, James Craft and William Disney. It was presented at court in Anne Arundel County for probation on May 12, 1740. Executors - sons Benjamin Gaither and John Burgess

"The estate of her deceased husband was to be divided into three equaled parts; 1/3 to son Samuel Burgess;
1/3 to son John Burgess; 1/3 to be divided among the daughters Ann White, Sarah Gaither and Susanna
Richardson. To grandson William Ware 40 shillings To granddaughter Ann Balenea [Balmda] 40 shillings"

The personal estate was appraised on May 16, 1740, by William Sellman and James Nicholson at L238/16/16. Samuel Burgess and Susanna Richardson signed as next of kin, while Samuel Preston Moore and Rachel Moore signed as the greated creditors. It was not recorded at court until May 28, 1741, by Benjamin Gaither and John Burgess.

At an account filed on May 19, 1742, L57/5/3/ were paid to 'Thomas Richardson in right of his [wife] Susanna Richardson' as heir to the residuary estate, also to Robert White in right of Ann his wife a daughter of the deceased, and to Sarah Gaither, another daughter of the deceased."

Note

During the Middle Ages surnames were first used in order to distinguish between numbers of people bearing the same christian name. As taxation, under William The Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066, became the law, documentation became essential, and names were chosen from a man's trade, his father's name, some personal physical characteristic, or from his place of residence. In the case of the name CHEW, it was a locational name from a place named CHEW in County Somerset.

The name was originally rendered in the Old English form CEO, and literally meaning the dweller at the settlement where small birds were found. The earliest of the name on record appears to be Randal de CHIWING who was recorded in County Somerset in the year 1201, and Geoffrey CHIUE was documented in 1203 in County Cornwall. The name is also spelt CHEWING, CHEWE and CHOWING. Surnames derived from placenames are divided into two broad categories; topographic names and habitation names.

Topographic names are derived from general descriptive references to someone who lived near a physical feature such as an oak tree, a hill, a stream or a church. Habitation names are derived from pre-existing names denoting towns, villages and farmsteads. Other classes of local names include those derived from the names of rivers, individual houses with signs on them, regions and whole countries. Later instance of the name mention Robert CHEW of Billington, who was listed in the Wills at Chester in 1591, and Theordore Hanley and Jane CHEWE at St. James's, Clerkenwell, London in the year 1603.

John CHEW wed Janes Gifford at St. George's, Hanover Square, London in the year 1766. In the Middle Ages heraldry came into use as a practical matter. It originated in the devices used to distinguish the armoured warriors in tournament and war, and was also placed on seals as marks of identity. As far as records show, true heraldry began in the middle of the 12th century, and appeared almost simultaneously in several countries of Western Europe. The associated coat of arms is recorded in Sir Bernard Burkes General Armory. Ulster King of Arms in 1884. (CHEW [2]

Parents
Samuel Chew 1634–1676
Anne Ayres Chew 1635–1695

Spouse
Edward Burgess 1651–1722

Siblings
Joseph Chew 1662–1704
Benjamin Chew
1671–1700 Samuel Chew 1671–1718

Children
Elisabeth Burgess Nicholson 1687–1716
Sarah Burgess Gaither 1694–1749
John Burgess 1696–1774

References
[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124552835/sarah-burgess
[2] familysearch.org. It's accuracy is questionable.

Source
[3] "Anne Arundel Gentry, A Genealogical History of Some Early Families of Anne Arundel County, Maryland" by Harry Wright Newman, vol. 1, Family Line Publications, page 16:

[4] GEDCOM @R-2138281700@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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