Descendants of William Burgess

by Patricia Abelard Andersen
and Family Tree Maker®

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM1 BURGESS was born about 1622, probably in Wiltshire, England, and died January 24, 1686/87 in All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County. He married (1) ELIZABETH ROBBINS, daughter of EDWARD ROBBINS and JANE. Jane married second, George Puddington, who made bequests to the first two sons of William Offutt: Edward and George. He married (2) SOPHIA Abt. 1658. She died Abt. 1660. He married (3) URSULAH Abt. 1660. Nicholas Painter devised his estate to the children by Ursulah Burgess, but did not specify his relationship. THE AUTHOR'S LINE

Children of WILLIAM BURGESS and ELIZABETH ROBBINS are:

2. i. EDWARD2 BURGESS, b. Bef. 1656; d. Bef. March 14, 1726/27.
3. ii. GEORGE BURGESS, b. Bef. 1658; d. 1704, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Child of WILLIAM BURGESS and SOPHIA is:

4. iii. SUSANNA2 BURGESS, b. Abt. 1659.

Children of WILLIAM BURGESS and URSULAH are: THE AUTHOR'S LINE

5. iv. CHARLES2 BURGESS, b. Abt. 1662; d. Bef. May 03, 1740, Prince George's County, Maryland. THE AUTHOR'S LINE
v. ELIZABETH BURGESS, b. Abt. 1665. Recieved 700 acres on Wye River in Talbot county from will of Nicholas Painter.
vi. WILLIAM BURGESS, b. Abt. 1668; d. June 28, 1698, All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County; m. ANN GASSAWAY, August 13, 1697.
vii. BENJAMIN BURGESS, b. Abt. 1670; m. JANE BUCHANAN.
viii. JOSEPH BURGESS, b. Abt. 1673.
ix. JOHN BURGESS, b. Abt. 1675.
x. ANNE BURGESS, b. October 07, 1680; d. July 25, 1697, All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County; m. THOMAS SPARROW, June 08, 1697, All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County.
6. xi. SUSANNA BURGESS, b. Abt. 1684.


Generation No. 2


2. EDWARD2 BURGESS (WILLIAM1)1 was born Bef. 1656, and died Bef. March 14, 1726/27. He married SARAH CHEW Abt. 1679, daughter of SAMUEL CHEW and ANNE AYERS. She died Aft. September 26, 1738.

Children of EDWARD BURGESS and SARAH CHEW are:

i. ELIZABETH3 BURGESS, b. August 05, 1681; m. WILLIAM NICHOLSON, November 19, 1684.
ii. WILLIAM BURGESS, b. November 19, 1683.
iii. ANNE BURGESS, b. December 05, 1685; m. ROBERT WHITE, October 22, 1709.
7. iv. EDWARD BURGESS, b. December 05, 1685; d. 1715.
8. v. JOHN BURGESS, b. August 17, 1696; d. Bef. January 10, 1774, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
9. vi. SARAH BURGESS, b. November 13, 1698, All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County.
10. vii. SAMUEL BURGESS, b. November 13, 1698; d. 1743.
viii. MARGARET BURGESS, b. November 13, 1698; m. WILLIAM WARE, December 21, 1710, All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County.
ix. SUSANNA BURGESS, b. March 14, 1698/99; m. THOMAS RICHARDSON.

3. GEORGE2 BURGESS (WILLIAM1)1 was born Bef. 1658, and died 1704 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He married KATHERINE October 23, 1682. She was born in Barnstable, Devon county, England.

Child of GEORGE BURGESS and KATHERINE is:

i. GEORGE3 BURGESS.

4. SUSANNA2 BURGESS (WILLIAM1)1 was born Abt. 1659. She married NICHOLAS SEWELL, son of HENRY SEWELL and JANE LOWE.

Children of SUSANNA BURGESS and NICHOLAS SEWELL are:

i. CHARLES3 SEWELL.
ii. JEANNE SEWELL.

5. CHARLES2 BURGESS (WILLIAM1)1 was born Abt. 1662, and died Bef. May 03, 1740 in Prince George's County, Maryland. He married ELIZABETH THOMAS October 26, 1703 in All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County. THE AUTHOR'S LINE

Children of CHARLES BURGESS and ELIZABETH THOMAS are:

11. i. URSULA3 BURGESS, b. August 13, 1704; d. Bef. 1739.
12. ii. RICHARD BURGESS, b. Abt. 1707; d. 1784.
13. iii. CHARLES BURGESS, b. Abt. 1710; d. Bef. December 1739.
14. iv. ELIZABETH BURGESS, b. November 15, 1714, Prince George's County, Maryland; d. June 03, 1773. THE AUTHOR'S LINE

6. SUSANNA2 BURGESS (WILLIAM1)1 was born Abt. 1684. She married JOHN MITCHELL June 14, 1700.

Children of SUSANNA BURGESS and JOHN MITCHELL are:

i. BURGESS3 MITCHELL, b. August 11, 1705.
ii. MORDECAI MITCHELL, b. December 26, 1703.
iii. JOHN MITCHELL.
iv. HENRIETTA MITCHELL.


Generation No. 3

7. EDWARD3 BURGESS (EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born December 05, 1685, and died 1715. He married SARAH January 12, 1713/14 in All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County.

Child of EDWARD BURGESS and SARAH is:

i. ELIZABETH4 BURGESS, b. December 20, 1714.

8. JOHN3 BURGESS (EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born August 17, 1696, and died Bef. January 10, 1774 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He married (1) JANE MACKLEFRESH Abt. 1720. He married (2) MATILDA SPARROW 1734.

Children of JOHN BURGESS and JANE MACKLEFRESH are:

15. i. WILLIAM4 BURGESS, b. October 09, 1721, All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County.
ii. ANNE BURGESS, b. March 04, 1722/23.
16. iii. JOHN BURGESS, b. June 08, 1725.
17. iv. JOSEPH BURGESS, b. June 27, 1726.
v. SARAH BURGESS, b. February 02, 1727/28.
vi. MARY BURGESS, b. January 27, 1730/31.
18. vii. EDWARD BURGESS, b. 1733; d. 1809, Montgomery County, Maryland.

Children of JOHN BURGESS and MATILDA SPARROW are:

viii. BENJAMIN4 BURGESS.
19. ix. SAMUEL BURGESS, b. February 28, 1735/36, All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County; d. 1773.
20. x. WEST BURGESS, b. November 23, 1737, All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County.
21. xi. CALEB BURGESS, b. September 30, 1739, All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County.
xii. MARY BURGESS, b. December 25, 1743.
xiii. ANNE BURGESS, b. March 30, 1745.
xiv. SUSANNAH BURGESS, b. February 01, 1745/46.
xv. ELIZABETH BURGESS, b. November 26, 1751.

9. SARAH3 BURGESS (EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born November 13, 1698 in All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County. She married BENJAMIN GAITHER September 08, 1709, son of JOHN GAITHER and RUTH. He was born February 26, 1682/83.

Children of SARAH BURGESS and BENJAMIN GAITHER are:

i. BENJAMIN4 GAITHER, b. July 16, 1710.
22. ii. ELIZABETH GAITHER, b. October 14, 1711.
23. iii. JOHN GAITHER, b. April 24, 1713; d. 1784.
24. iv. EDWARD GAITHER, b. December 20, 1714, All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County; d. 1777.
v. SAMUEL GAITHER, b. January 19, 1717/18.
vi. JOSEPH GAITHER, b. March 10, 1721/22.
vii. RUTH GAITHER, b. October 23, 1723.
25. viii. HENRY GAITHER, b. May 24, 1724; d. 1783.
ix. SARAH GAITHER, b. March 29, 1726.
x. WILLIAM GAITHER, b. July 11, 1728.
xi. ANNE GAITHER, b. February 25, 1729/30.
xii. MARY GAITHER, b. March 17, 1731/32.
xiii. CASSANDRA GAITHER, b. March 17, 1731/32.

10. SAMUEL3 BURGESS (EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born November 13, 1698, and died 1743. He married ELIZABETH FOWLER.

Children of SAMUEL BURGESS and ELIZABETH FOWLER are:

i. EDWARD4 BURGESS.
ii. BENJAMIN BURGESS.
iii. RICHARD BURGESS.
iv. SARAH BURGESS.
v. JANE BURGESS.
vi. RACHEL BURGESS.
vii. URSULA BURGESS, b. December 11, 1726.

11. URSULA3 BURGESS (CHARLES2, WILLIAM1)1 was born August 13, 1704, and died Bef. 1739. She married MEREDITH DAVIS. He died Abt. 1751 in Prince George's County, Maryland. Ursula was not named in her father's will, nor where her children. Probably Charles Burgess felt they would be well provided for as Meredith Davis' only children. Her brother Richard Burgess was executor of the will.

Tracey and Dern: In 1726 Meredith Davis surveyed "Meredith's hunting quarter" 450 acres at the Mouth of Monocacy. With his wife, he maintained a residence at Westphalia in Lower Prince George's County. In 1728 he had Welch's tract surveyed on the Monocacy. In 1731 he had Good Luck surveyed as 400 acres next to Ballengers Josiah. It's first line was on the 17th line of Carrollton. Eight years later he surveyed 67 acres into Friends Good Will. See pages 81-83 for background on Quaker meeting which developed on 5 acres of Good luck he deeded to meeting. His second wife was the widow of Thomas Clagett, and after his death she married third, Ignatius Perry. In the will of Meredith Davis he divided his estate between his two surviving sons and his wife Anne. He also gave 100 acres called "Lost Breeches," to Posthumous Clagett.

Children of URSULA BURGESS and MEREDITH DAVIS are:

26. i. MEREDITH4 DAVIS, d. Bef. March 20, 1765, Frederick county, Maryland.

ii. CHARLES DAVIS.

12. RICHARD3 BURGESS (CHARLES2, WILLIAM1)1 was born Abt. 1707, and died 1784. He married ELIZABETH.

Children of RICHARD BURGESS and ELIZABETH are:

i. JOHN MAGRUDER4 BURGESS.
ii. MORDECAI BURGESS.
iii. RICHARD BURGESS.
iv. SARAH BURGESS.
v. CASSANDRA BURGESS.
vi. URSULA BURGESS.
vii. CHARLES BURGESS.

13. CHARLES3 BURGESS (CHARLES2, WILLIAM1)1 was born Abt. 1710, and died Bef. December 1739. He married MARTHA WARING, daughter of BASIL WARING and MARTHA.

Children of CHARLES BURGESS and MARTHA WARING are:

27. i. BASIL4 BURGESS, b. Abt. 1735.
ii. ANN BURGESS, b. Abt. 1736.
iii. URSULA BURGESS, b. Abt. 1738.

14. ELIZABETH3 BURGESS (CHARLES2, WILLIAM1)1 was born November 15, 1714 in Prince George's County, Maryland, and died June 03, 1773. She married SAMUEL OFFUTT January 23, 1733/34, son of WILLIAM OFFUTT and MARY BROCK. He was born April 19, 1712 in Prince George's County, Maryland, and died May 29, 1761 in Frederick/Montgomery County, Maryland. THE AUTHOR'S LINE

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Children of ELIZABETH BURGESS and SAMUEL OFFUTT are:

i. URSULA4 OFFUTT, b. May 12, 1736; d. April 18, 1751.
28. ii. NATHANIEL OFFUTT, b. September 20, 1737, Frederick/Montgomery County, Maryland; d. Abt. 1788, Hampshire County, (West) Virginia.
29. iii. ELIZABETH OFFUTT, b. March 02, 1738/39; d. 1790.
30. iv. NATHAN OFFUTT, b. December 01, 1740; d. Bef. May 22, 1777, Montgomery County, Maryland.
v. THOMAS OFFUTT, b. May 21, 1742.
31. vi. MORDECAI BURGESS OFFUTT, b. January 25, 1743/44; d. Bef. March 07, 1814, Montgomery County, Maryland.
vii. MARY OFFUTT, b. May 24, 1746; m. JOSEPH WEST. Joseph West not named in mother's will in 1768 as other sons named to divide eqully. Either very well off or predeceased her. William West, son of John purchased 50 acres from Joseph West Jr. in 1778 of "Two Brothers," MCLR Liber A:211. Wife Mary released dower.
viii. HANNAH OFFUTT, b. March 30, 1748; d. December 09, 1807, Montgomery County, Maryland; m. (1) ZADOCK OFFUTT, April 07, 1774; b. March 17, 1749/50, Frederick County, Maryland; d. February 27, 1804; m. (2) WILLIAM OFFUTT, Abt. 1805; b. December 18, 1747; d. Abt. 1823.
32. ix. DEBORAH OFFUTT, b. May 21, 1750.
33. x. HEZEKIAH OFFUTT, b. June 27, 1752, Montgomery County, Maryland; d. Bef. February 10, 1789, Montgomery County, Maryland. THE AUTHOR'S LINE
34. xi. ZEPHANIAH OFFUTT, b. August 14, 1754; d. Bef. February 23, 1796, Montgomery County, Maryland.
xii. URSULA OFFUTT, b. June 02, 1759; d. April 20, 1790; m. GREENFIELD.
xiii. CASSANDRA OFFUTT, b. November 25, 1760; m. ARCHIBALD MAGRUDER, Abt. 1780.

Generation No. 4

15. WILLIAM4 BURGESS (JOHN3, EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born October 09, 1721 in All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County. He married SARAH.

Children of WILLIAM BURGESS and SARAH are:

i. ANNE5 BURGESS, b. April 1743.
ii. SAMUEL BURGESS, b. January 19, 1743/44.
iii. JANE BURGESS, b. October 14, 1746.
iv. URSULA BURGESS, b. November 27, 1748.
v. WILLIAM BURGESS, b. June 10, 1751.
vi. JOHN BURGESS, b. May 24, 1753.
vii. SARAH BURGESS, b. October 22, 1756.

16. JOHN4 BURGESS (JOHN3, EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born June 08, 1725. He married SARAH DORSEY 1755, daughter of BASIL DORSEY and SARAH WORTHINGTON. She died Bef. December 14, 1768.

Children of JOHN BURGESS and SARAH DORSEY are:

i. ACHSAH5 BURGESS.
ii. SARAH BURGESS.
iii. BASIL BURGESS.
iv. JOHN BURGESS.

17. JOSEPH4 BURGESS (JOHN3, EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born June 27, 1726. He married ELIZABETH DORSEY, daughter of MICHAEL DORSEY and RUTH TODD. She was born December 03, 1735. There is a sketch of him and his descendants in Warfields, Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, noting that Capt. Joseph and his son Vachel, lived at Burgess Outlook, a tract just below the Triadelphia Reservoir today. Capt. Joseph Burgess had six sons in the Continental Army.

Children of JOSEPH BURGESS and ELIZABETH DORSEY are:

i. JOHN5 BURGESS, b. November 20, 1751.
ii. JOSEPH BURGESS, b. January 20, 1753.
iii. MICHAEL BURGESS, b. April 11, 1754.
iv. VACHEL BURGESS, b. May 09, 1756.
v. RICHARD BURGESS, b. September 01, 1757.
vi. RUTH BURGESS, b. 1759.
vii. JOSHUA BURGESS, b. July 03, 1760.
viii. PHILEMON BURGESS, b. December 13, 1761.
ix. RUTH BURGESS, b. May 10, 1763.
x. ELIZABETH BURGESS, b. May 25, 1765.
xi. JANE BURGESS, b. February 06, 1767.
xii. SARAH BURGESS, b. January 21, 1769.
xiii. WILLIAM BURGESS, b. February 09, 1771.
xiv. HONOR BURGESS, b. 1772.
xv. HONOR BURGESS, b. July 01, 1773.
xvi. NANCY BURGESS, b. September 15, 1775.
xvii. LIDEY BURGESS, b. December 09, 1777.
xviii. JOSEPH BURGESS, b. September 02, 1780.

18. EDWARD4 BURGESS (JOHN3, EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born 1733, and died 1809 in Montgomery County, Maryland. He married MARY DAVIS, daughter of THOMAS DAVIS and ELIZABETH GAITHER. She died Bef. 1835 in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Children of EDWARD BURGESS and MARY DAVIS are:

i. JOHN5 BURGESS, d. May 1813, Montgomery County, Maryland; m. HELEN (ELEANOR) MACCUBBIN, 1800; b. 1780; d. Aft. 1855, Montgomery County, Maryland..
ii. ELIZABETH BURGESS, d. Bef. November 12, 1824, Montgomery County, Maryland..
iii. ANNE BURGESS, d. Bef. May 20, 1826, Montgomery County, Maryland.
iv. EDWARD BURGESS, d. January 26, 1824, Montgomery County, Maryland. He never married, but left estate to three unmarried sisters, Ann, Elizabeth and Jane, in his will dated 25 August 1824. All three of these ladies also died unmarried and testate, naming each other in their wills.
v. MARGARET BURGESS, m. NINIAN CLAGGETT, September 05, 1804, Montgomery County by license dated above.
vi. EPHRAIM BURGESS.
vii. JANE BURGESS, d. Bef. August 08, 1825, Montgomery County, Maryland.
viii. THOMAS BURGESS, d. Bef. 1835. Thomas Burgess, also apparently died without issue, as in deeds 27 January 1835, Elbert Beckwith and Susan his wife, Ann Burgess and their mother Hellen Burgess sold their rights to tracts of land which their grandmother Mary Burgess had owned, as well as interests in tract called "Henry and Elizabeth" supposed to belong to their uncle Thomas Burgess. MC deeds BS#7, f. 64.
ix. MARY BURGESS, m. JOHN SHECKLES.
x. SARAH BURGESS, m. DANIEL HOOK.

19. SAMUEL4 BURGESS (JOHN3, EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born February 28, 1735/36 in All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, and died 1773. He married JANE WYVILL. She died 1776.

Children of SAMUEL BURGESS and JANE WYVILL are:

i. MATILDA5 BURGESS.
ii. BARBARA BURGESS.
iii. JOHN WEST BURGESS.
iv. BENJAMIN BURGESS.

20. WEST4 BURGESS (JOHN3, EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born November 23, 1737 in All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County. He married ELIZABETH WARFIELD October 03, 1765.

Children of WEST BURGESS and ELIZABETH WARFIELD are:

i. SANDERS5 BURGESS.
ii. SAMUEL WEST BURGESS.
iii. JOHN BRICE BURGESS.
iv. THOMASINE BURGESS, b. September 10, 1766.
v. WEST BURGESS, b. 1777.

21. CALEB4 BURGESS (JOHN3, EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born September 30, 1739 in All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County. He married DEBORAH WARFIELD Bef. November 15, 1769.

Children of CALEB BURGESS and DEBORAH WARFIELD are:

i. JOHN5 BURGESS.
ii. CALEB BURGESS.
iii. SAMUEL BURGESS.
iv. ALEXANDER BURGESS.
v. PHOEBE DELA BURGESS.

22. ELIZABETH4 GAITHER (SARAH3 BURGESS, EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born October 14, 1711. She married THOMAS DAVIS.

Child of ELIZABETH GAITHER and THOMAS DAVIS is:

i. MARY5 DAVIS, d. Bef. 1835, Montgomery County, Maryland; m. EDWARD BURGESS; b. 1733; d. 1809, Montgomery County, Maryland.

23. JOHN4 GAITHER (SARAH3 BURGESS, EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born April 24, 1713, and died 1784. He married AGNES ROGERS Abt. 1744. She was born October 02, 1723.

Children of JOHN GAITHER and AGNES ROGERS are:

i. SAMUEL5 GAITHER.
ii. JOHN ROGERS GAITHER, b. September 14, 1745.
iii. ZACHARIAH GAITHER, b. June 28, 1747.
iv. VACHEL GAITHER, b. November 14, 1749.
v. ANNE GAITHER, b. March 31, 1755.
vi. SARAH GAITHER, b. January 19, 1757.
vii. MARY GAITHER, b. December 25, 1758.
viii. SUSANNAH GAITHER, b. July 17, 1760; m. NATHAN WATERS.
ix. AGNES GAITHER, b. January 17, 1762.
x. EVAN GAITHER, b. April 17, 1765.

24. EDWARD4 GAITHER (SARAH3 BURGESS, EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born December 20, 1714 in All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, and died 1777. He married ELEANOR Abt. 1751.

Children of EDWARD GAITHER and ELEANOR are:

i. BURGESS5 GAITHER.
ii. BENJAMIN GAITHER.
iii. JOHNSEY GAITHER.
iv. ELI GAITHER.
v. NICHOLAS GAITHER.
vi. BRICE GAITHER.
vii. GAITHER ELEANOR.
viii. SARAH GAITHER.
ix. CASSANDRA GAITHER.
x. LYLA GAITHER.
xi. GREENBRUY GAITHER, b. 1751.
xii. BASIL GAITHER, b. 1751.

25. HENRY4 GAITHER (SARAH3 BURGESS, EDWARD2, WILLIAM1)1 was born May 24, 1724, and died 1783. He married MARTHA RIDGELY, daughter of WILLIAM RIDGELY and ELIZABETH DUVALL.

Children of HENRY GAITHER and MARTHA RIDGELY are:

i. WILLIAM5 GAITHER.
ii. HENRY CHEW GAITHER.
iii. BEALE GAITHER.
iv. EPHRAIM GAITHER.
v. GERRARD GAITHER.
vi. BENJAMIN GAITHER.
vii. DANIEL GAITHER.
viii. FREDERICK GAITHER.
ix. ANNE GAITHER.
x. DEBORAH GAITHER.
xi. MARY GAITHER.
xii. AMELIA GAITHER.
xiii. ELIZABETH GAITHER, b. July 09, 1746.

26. MEREDITH4 DAVIS (URSULA3 BURGESS, CHARLES2, WILLIAM1) died Bef. March 20, 1765 in Frederick county, Maryland. He married SARAH CLAGGETT Abt. 1750, daughter of THOMAS CLAGGETT and ANNE BELT. She was born Abt. 1732.

Children of MEREDITH DAVIS and SARAH CLAGGETT are:

i. THOMAS5 DAVIS, b. 1753.
ii. URSULA DAVIS, b. Abt. 1755.
iii. RICHARD DAVIS, b. Abt. 1757.
iv. IGNATIUS DAVIS, b. 1759; d. 1828.

Notes for IGNATIUS DAVIS:

Ignatius operated the Davis Mill at Buckeystown. He reportedly married 4 times and had 28 children, per Tracey & Dern, Pioneers of Old Monocacy. His two oldest siblings, died unmarried and childless in the 1790s. Richard died in infancy and was not named in their father's will.

v. ANN DAVIS, b. Abt. 1761.

27. BASIL4 BURGESS (CHARLES3, CHARLES2, WILLIAM1)1 was born Abt. 1735. He married ANN SMITH February 28, 1759.

Children of BASIL BURGESS and ANN SMITH are:

i. AMELIA5 BURGESS, b. October 16, 1759.
ii. RICHARD BURGESS, b. March 02, 1761.
iii. ELIZABETH BURGESS, b. December 13, 1762.
iv. WILLIAM FREDERICK AUGUSTUS BURGESS, b. January 15, 1765.
v. CHARLES BURGESS, b. December 18, 1767.
vi. BASIL BURGESS, b. December 31, 1768.
vii. WALTER SMITH BURGESS, b. January 22, 1771.
viii. MARY HOLLYDAY BURGESS, b. May 17, 1773.

28. NATHANIEL4 OFFUTT (ELIZABETH3 BURGESS, CHARLES2, WILLIAM1)1 was born September 20, 1737 in Frederick/Montgomery County, Maryland, and died Abt. 1788 in Hampshire County, (West) Virginia. He married ELIZABETH OWEN 1759, daughter of LAWRENCE OWEN and SARAH.

Notes for NATHANIEL OFFUTT:

See Capon Valley, It's Pioneers and Their Descendants 1698 to 1940, by Maud Pugh, Volume 1, for more information on this branch of the Offutt Family. (published by the author 1948; revised reprint 1982, Gateway Press, with index by William E. Lynch.].

Children of NATHANIEL OFFUTT and ELIZABETH OWEN are:

i. SAMUEL OWEN5 OFFUTT, b. October 18, 1760; m. ELIZABETH HITE; b. 1765; d. 1845.
ii. ELIZABETH BURGESS OFFUTT, b. February 17, 1765, Prince George's Parish Records; m. AUSTIN.
iii. RACHAEL OFFUTT, m. JANES VAN VECTOR.
iv. SOLOMON OFFUTT, b. 1776, Montgomery County, Maryland; d. February 07, 1848, Shanesville, Virginia; m. ELIZABETH ROBERTS; b. 1785, Montgomery County, Maryland; d. September 13, 1870, Shanesville, West Virginia.

29. ELIZABETH4 OFFUTT (ELIZABETH3 BURGESS, CHARLES2, WILLIAM1)1 was born March 02, 1738/39, and died 1790. She married NATHANIEL MAGRUDER Bef. 1761, son of ALEXANDER MAGRUDER. He was born 1726, and died 1798.

Children of ELIZABETH OFFUTT and NATHANIEL MAGRUDER are:

i. WALTER5 MAGRUDER.
ii. AQUILA MAGRUDER.
iii. ELIZABETH MAGRUDER.
iv. LETHE MAGRUDER.

30. NATHAN4 OFFUTT (ELIZABETH3 BURGESS, CHARLES2, WILLIAM1)1 was born December 01, 1740, and died Bef. May 22, 1777 in Montgomery County, Maryland. He married MARY. Lived at "Newton" as devised to him by his father.

Children of NATHAN OFFUTT and MARY are:

i. THOMAS BURGESS5 OFFUTT, d. Bef. 1826; m. SELAH FISHER, March 23, 1808; d. October 09, 1827.
ii. GEORGE WASHINGTON OFFUTT, m. CASSANDRA OFFUTT, March 04, 1801, Montgomery County by license dated above.
iii. CASSANDRA OFFUTT.
iv. DEBORAH OFFUTT.
v. MARY (MOLLY) OFFUTT.

31. MORDECAI BURGESS4 OFFUTT (ELIZABETH3 BURGESS, CHARLES2, WILLIAM1)1 was born January 25, 1743/44, and died Bef. March 07, 1814 in Montgomery County, Maryland. He married JANE OFFUTT, daughter of JAMES OFFUTT and REBECCA MAGRUDER. She was born July 31, 1752, and died July 06, 1806.

Children of MORDECAI OFFUTT and JANE OFFUTT are:

i. JANE5 OFFUTT, m. ABSOLUM THRIFT, December 21, 1803, Montgomery County, Maryland.
ii. MARY OFFUTT.
iii. CLARISSA OFFUTT.
iv. REBECCA OFFUTT, m. CHARLES OFFUTT JONES, January 22, 1799, Montgomery County by license dated above.
v. CASSANDRA OFFUTT, m. GEORGE WASHINGTON OFFUTT, March 04, 1801, Montgomery County by license dated above.
vi. VERLINDA OFFUTT, m. BARUCH OFFUTT, February 25, 1799, Montgomery County, Maryland.
vii. COLMORE OFFUTT, b. Abt. 1783; d. Bef. March 20, 1855, Montgomery County, Maryland; m. (1) MARY ANN OFFUTT, January 14, 1809; m. (2) ELIZABETH ANN POOLE, February 08, 1847, Montgomery County by license dated above; b. Abt. 1821.In his will, made 19 June 1848, he referred to children by "my present wife," and "children by my first wife." Children were not named. Will presented for probate 20 March 1855. There is a marriage license for a Colmore Offutt and Mary Ann Offutt January 14, 1809 who could be first wife.
viii. SARAH (SALLY) OFFUTT, b. August 19, 1784, Montgomery County, Maryland; d. August 13, 1833, Scott County, Kentucky; m. JOHN CARTINHOUR, December 27, 1806, Montgomery County, Maryland; b. May 25, 1777, Washington County, Maryland; d. June 21, 1862, Scott County, Kentucky.

32. DEBORAH4 OFFUTT (ELIZABETH3 BURGESS, CHARLES2, WILLIAM1)1 was born May 21, 1750. She married NATHANIEL OFFUTT Abt. 1776, son of EDWARD OFFUTT and ELEANOR EDMONSTON. He was born Abt. 1734, and died June 03, 1818 in Scott County, Kentucky.

Child of DEBORAH OFFUTT and NATHANIEL OFFUTT is:

i. ARCHIBALD5 OFFUTT, b. Abt. 1778.

33. HEZEKIAH4 OFFUTT (ELIZABETH3 BURGESS, CHARLES2, WILLIAM1)1 was born June 27, 1752 in Montgomery County, Maryland, and died Bef. February 10, 1789 in Montgomery County, Maryland. He married SARAH ODEL, daughter of THOMAS ODELL and KEZIAH OFFUTT. She was born Abt. 1753 in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Children of HEZEKIAH OFFUTT and SARAH ODEL are:

i. HANNAH5 OFFUTT, b. Abt. 1776, Montgomery County, Maryland; d. Bef. May 20, 1841, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; m. JOSEPH CRAWFORD, Bef. December 1792, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; b. Abt. 1770, Washington County, Pennsylvania; d. Bef. October 31, 1842, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, THE AUTHOR'S LINE.
ii. ELIZABETH OFFUTT.
iii. BROOKE BURGESS OFFUTT.
iv. BURGESS OFFUTT.
v. THOMAS ODLE OFFUTT, b. 1777.
vi. JANE HUMPHREY OFFUTT, b. 1785; d. Bef. June 13, 1854, Luzerne Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania.

34. ZEPHANIAH4 OFFUTT (ELIZABETH3 BURGESS, CHARLES2, WILLIAM1)1 was born August 14, 1754, and died Bef. February 23, 1796 in Montgomery County, Maryland. He married (1) LUCY BEALL October 30, 1776, daughter of ROBERT BEALL and HANNAH. She died Bef. 1780. He married (2) MARGARET BUTLER August 24, 1780, daughter of THOMAS BUTLER and ELIZABETH. She died Bef. May 25, 1827 in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Child of ZEPHANIAH OFFUTT and LUCY BEALL is:

i. REZIN BEALL5 OFFUTT, d. Bef. March 13, 1837, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.; m. CATHERINE KNOTT, February 08, 1801, Montgomery County, Maryland.

Children of ZEPHANIAH OFFUTT and MARGARET BUTLER are:

ii. ELIZABETH CHEW5 OFFUTT, m. ANDREW OFFUTT.
iii. LUCY BURGESS OFFUTT, m. (1) LEONARD KNOTT, January 31, 1804, Montgomery County, Maryland; d. Bef. 1817; m. (2) JAMES HILTON, December 25, 1817; d. Abt. 1831, Frederick county, Maryland.
iv. SAMUEL CHEW OFFUTT, d. Bef. July 17, 1811, Montgomery County, Maryland.
v. ZACHARIAH OFFUTT. In his will he makes a bequest to his sister Lucy B. Knott. He does not mention his wife or any children at that time.
vi. ZEPHANIAH BURGESS OFFUTT, b. Aft. 1775.
vii. CATHERINE CHRISTIE OFFUTT, b. Aft. 1778; m. JOHN OF NATHAN JONES, November 04, 1817, Montgomery County, Maryland; d. Bef. April 17, 1866, Montgomery County, Maryland.

 

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