Robert (m. Lydia Burton) Burton

Abt 1755 - Bef 1801  (< 46 years)

• Name	Robert (m. Lydia Burton) Burton  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1755	Sussex Co, Delaware   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Est Settmt B-in-law	5 May 1797	Sussex Co, Delaware   [2]
  	In his will Benjamin Burton named heirs: nephew Cord Burton; Benjamin Burton (son of William Burton Jr.); and children of brothers & sisters unnamed. Extr brother Woolsey Burton. Witt: George Green, Elizabeth Robinson & James F. Baylis. (NOTES: Others heirs mentioned in other references - Benjamin (son of William Burton); Cord Burton; Chidren of Robert, William, John, Joseph & Woolsey Burton; David Hopkins; Jenny Paynter.)
  Est Settmt Fa-in-law	3 Apr 1798	Sussex Co, Delaware   [1]
  	The settlement of the estate of Benjamin Burton, wife Hester, named: brother John; Albertus Jacobs & Eliza, his wife; Abigail Peters; Lydia Burton (wife of Robert), Leah Burton (wife of William), Hester Hopkins (wife of David). The estate was settled by Woolsey Burton, surviving Extr. Also mentioned were Robert Burton, merchant and William Burton of Benjamin.
  Reference Identifier	Sussex
  Record ID	118231
  Death	Bef 27 Jan 1801	Sussex Co, Delaware   [3]
  Burial	Burton Farm Cemetery, Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware, USA   [3]
  	There is no tombstone for this Robert Burton. The info is from his son Benjamin's Findagrave record.
  Origins
  Person ID	I118231	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Lydia (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 2 Jun 1757, Angola, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 12 Nov 1798, Angola, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1776	Sussex Co, Delaware   [1, 4]
  	They were shown as Robert Burton m. before 1779 Lydia (N) (d. 12 Nov 1798, age 21 yrs, 5 mos, 4 days). They were parents of John, b. 22 Jun 1779 & Elizabeth b. 20 May 1785.
  Children	1. John (of Robt & Lydia) Burton,   b. 22 Jun 1779, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elizabeth (of Robt & Lydia) Burton,   b. 20 May 1785, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Benjamin (of Robt & Lydia) Burton,   b. 2 Oct 1787, Angola, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 11 Feb 1814, Angola, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 26 years) ╚═ Mary 'Polly' Robinson  (Age 53 years)  m. Abt 1810
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F39820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Burton Farm Cemetery, Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2194] Leon deValinger Jr, State Archivist, Valinger, Sussex Co, DE Probate Records, 1680-1800, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD 1993 (reprint)), p. 151 (will of Benjamin Burton, wife Hester), 2194. [S2194] Leon deValinger Jr, State Archivist, Valinger, Sussex Co, DE Probate Records, 1680-1800, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD 1993 (reprint)), p. 282 (will of Benjamin Burton, unmarried), 2194. [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53443080/benjamin-burton, 2259. [S2404] Wright, Sussex Co, DE Marriage Refs 1648-1800, (Colonial Roots, Lewes, DE 2010), p. 26 (John Burton m. Lydia (N)), 2404.