James BURROUGHS & Elizabeth W. ROBERTSON

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James BURROUGHS
Elizabeth W. ROBERTSON

PLEASE NOTE: Our subject is alleged to have fathered children by his slaves (see below). I have no idea whether or not this allegation is true.

Husband: James BURROUGHS / BURROWS
Birth: 30 Oct 1794, VA
Death: 24 Jul 1861, Franklin Co., VA
Occupation: farmer
Father: Joseph BURROUGHS (1763-1833)
Mother: Mary PIERCE (1763-1844)

Marriage: 8 Aug 1818, Bedford Co., VA

Wife: Elizabeth W. "Betsy" ROBERTSON
Birth: 1800/1 or 15 May 1802, Buckingham Co., VA
Death: 21 Dec 1895, Franklin Co., VA
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Nicholas ROBINSON (1776-1848)
Mother: Sarah "Sally" WALTHALL (1781-1814)

Children with Elizabeth ROBERTSON:

— born in Bedford Co., VA:
1. Mary Hill BURROUGHS, b. 9 Sep 1819; d. 14 Jul 1853; m. 26 Oct 1839, Bedford Co., VA, John Merriman AYERS (1815-1896)
2. Joseph Nicholas BURROUGHS, b. 21 Apr 1821; d. 1899; m. 11 Feb 1847, Sarah Anthony MORGAN (1826-1916)
3. Sarah "Sally" BURROUGHS, b. ca. 1825; m. 12 Nov 1839, Bedford Co., VA, Thomas JOHNSON (c1820-)
4. James Benjamin BURROUGHS, b. ca. 1830; m. Sarah RUCKER (c1832-)
5. Martha Frances BURROUGHS, b. 1829/30; m. 1870, Charles R. NOELL (c1824-)
6. Thomas Robertson BURROUGHS, b. ca. 1831; d. ca. 1902; m. 25 Sep 1857, Bedford Co., VA, Julia BOND (1836-1896)
7. Lucinda Katherine BURROUGHS, b. Jul 1832; d. 1912; m. Ferdinand PRICE (1816-1886)
8. Ann Elizabeth BURROUGHS, b. 1833/4
9. James William "Billie" BURROUGHS, b. 2 Jul 1835; d. 7 Mar 1863, Culpeper Co., VA (Civil War)
10. Christopher Frank BURROUGHS, b. 1837/8; d. 1865, Civil War POW camp, Beaufort Co., SC; m. Fannie CUNDIFF (c1840- )
11. Eliza Jane BURROUGHS, b. 1839/40; m. 1 May 1877, Bedford Co., VA, David O. WITT (c1837-)

— born in either Bedford Co., VA, or Franklin Co., VA:
12. Laura Angeline BURROUGHS, b. 1842; m. 1873, Stephen R. HOLLAND (c1840- )
13. Susan A. BURROUGHS, b. 1841/2; m. Henry J. HARDY (b. 1841, Washington, DC)
14. Edwin Newton BURROUGHS, b. 27 Jul 1844; d. 28 Sep 1922; m. 4 Feb 1869, Mary Adeline Virginia PETERS (1844-1922)
15. Ellen D. [America] BURROUGHS, b. 1846/7 or 8 Aug 1848; d. 16 Mar 1891; m. 6 Sep 1871, Bedford Co., VA, William Judson GOGGIN (1849-1936)

The daughter I'm calling, "Susan," secondary sources are calling, "Laura." Other sources have sons, Frank and William, but not Christopher.

Alleged Children with Slaves — born in Bedford Co., VA:

16. Jane BURROUGHS, b. 1820
17. Monroe BURROUGHS, b. 1823
18. Sophie BURROUGHS

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Sources (n.b., Franklin Co. was formed in 1785 from Bedford and Henry Cos.):

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 52; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820 VA Bedford Co. Southern Dist. Roll M33_133 p. 62/374 Ln. 11 James Burress 000100-10100-0-200 1010-0000

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 white male 19-25* 1794-1801 = James (b. 1794)

1 white female 9 or under 1810-1820 = Mary (b. 1819)

1 white female 16-25 1794-1804 = Elizabeth (b. 1801/2)

2 people engaged in agriculture

1 male slave 13 and under 1806-1820 = ?

1 male slave 26-44 1775-1794 = ?

*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25; therefore, any individual in column three is duplicated in column four. By subtracting the number in column three from the number in column four, you can create an age class, 19-25.

3. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #55 of 148; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 VA Bedford Co. Roll 194 p. 151 Ln. 1 James Burruss 210 001 - 210 010 110000-100100 010000-00000

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 white males 4 or under 1825-1830 = James (b. ca. 1830)
= ?

1 white male 5-9 1820-1825 = Joseph (b. 1821)

1 white male 30-39 1790-1800 = James (b. 1794)

2 white females 4 or under 1825-1830 = Martha (b. 1829/30)
=

1 white female 5-9 1820-1825 = Mary (b. 1819)

1 white female 20-29 1800-1810 = Elizabeth (b. 1801/2)

1 male slave 9 or under 1820-1830 = ?

1 male slave 10-23 1806-1820 = ?

1 female slave 9 or under 1820-1830 = Jane? (b. 1820)

1 female slave 36-54 1775-1794 = ?

1 male free colored 10-23 1806-1820 = ?

4. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #69-70 of 72; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 VA Bedford Co. Roll 550 pp. 270B-271A Ln. 28 James Burrows 201 100 100 - 112 001 110000-120000 0400000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 white males 4 or under 1835-1840 = Christopher (b. 1837/8)
=

1 white male 10-14 1825-1830 = James (b. ca. 1830)

1 white male 15-19 1820-1825 = Joseph (b. 1821)

1 white male 40-49 1790-1800 = James (b. 1794)

1 white female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Eliza (b. 1839/40)

1 white female 5-9 1830-1835 = Ann (b. 1833/4)

2 white females 10-14 1825-1830 = Martha (b. 1829/30)
= ?

1 white female 30-39 1800-1810 = Elizabeth (b. 1801/2)

1 male slave 9 or under 1830-1840 = ?

1 male slave 10-23 1816-1830 = ?

1 female slave 9 or under 1830-1840 = ?

2 female slaves 10-23 1816-1830 = ?
= Jane? (b. 1820)

4 persons employed in agriculture

5a. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find, and I really looked, including page-by-page for ten pages either side of Josiah FERGUSON.

5b. 1850 Slave Schedule Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find.

6a. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #69 of 159): Halesford [Hale's Ford] P.O., N.E. Division, Franklin Co., VA, Roll M653_1346, p. 259, PN 69, 495/477, enumerated 25 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Jas Burroughs 65 M Farmer 3105 8200 Va

Elizabeth W " 59 F "

Martha F    " 30 F "

Ann E       " 26 F "

Christopher " 22 M Farmer "

Eliza J     " 20 F "

Susan A     " 18 F "

Newton E    " 15 F "

Ellen D     " 13 F "

6b. 1860 Slave Schedule Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #21 of 38): N.E. Division, Franklin Co., VA, p. 115A, PN 21, enumerated 24 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Name of
Slave Owner Number
of
Slaves Description Fugitive
from the
State Number
manumitted Deaf & dumb,
blind, insane,
or idiotic. Number
of Slave
Houses Deduced
Name of
Slave

Age Sex Colour

Jas Burroughs 1 41 F B

1 40 F B Jane

1 22 M B

1 12 F B

1 8 M M John Henry

1 4 M M Booker T.

1 1 F B 2 Amanda

"Deduced Name of Slave" added by DGM.

7. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 62): Rocky Mount P.O., Gills Creek Twp., Franklin Co., VA, Roll M593_, p. 337A, PN 5, 33/33, enumerated 28 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Ferguson John C 47 M W Farmer 2000 3500 Virginia

   "     Ann 38 F W Keeps House "

   "     Willie 16 M W At Home "

   "     Ida 14 F W "

   "     Sallie 12 F W "

   "     John 10 M W "

   "     Cary? 8 M W "

   "     Duprey? 6 M W "

Burroughs Elizabeth 67 F W Without Occupation "

   "     Eliza 26 F W Without Occupation "

Newton and Christopher not found, anywhere. If any of the other girls are alive, they're apparently married.

8. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Elizabeth.

9. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

10. Broderbund. World Family Trees. Vol. 2, Pedigree #2348.

11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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