Thomas Burwell Wilkes

Children of Henrietta and Joseph Wilkes:

6) Thomas Wilkes (d: 1810), m: Sarah "Sally" Gunn

He migrated to Davidson Co. Tenn. from Virginia, together with his brother John Wilkes and his wife Betsy Stegall Wilkes, settling near the Harpeth River not far from the city of Nashville. He purchased 100 acres on Cumberland River, Davidson County., Tenn. in 1805, where he bred horses.

His estate settlement and inventory first appeared in Davidson County. in 1810. In settlement, Benjamin Wilkes bought a colt, and Burwell Wilkes of Virginia was paid for a stud horse.

This Burwell Wilkes, of Charlie Hope, Brunswick Co. Virginia, was famous in the South for breeding "Quarter Horses" - horses which could run best for a quarter-mile only.

Art's Wilkes Connection

• 1. John Wilkes born about 1710.
  • 2-1 Major Joseph Wilkes born about 1732 / died about 1783. + Henrietta ______.
    • 3-1 Burwell B. Wilkes 6-4-1757 / 3-31-1815 Brunswick Co. VA. +2nd wife Elizabeth Gunn 1773 / 1846. Married 12-3-1787 She was the daughter of James Gunn and unknown wife.
    • 3-2 Thomas Wilkes 9-8-1759 / 3-16-1846. +2nd wife Sally Gunn 1774 / -. Married 1-30-1794 Nottaway Co. VA. She was the daughter of James Gunn and unknown wife.

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