Woolsey (of Woolsey I & Ann) Burton, II

1713 - 1751  (38 years)

• Name	Woolsey (of Woolsey I & Ann) Burton  [1]
  Suffix	II
  Birth	9 Mar 1713	Sussex Co, Delaware   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	9 Apr 1728	Sussex Co, Delaware   [1]
  	He was shown as second son Woolsey (under 21) in the will of Woolsey Burton, wife Anne.
  Will	Abt 1751	Sussex Co, Delaware   [3]
  	In his will Woolsey Burton . . . [1751] . named heirs: wife Elizabeth; sons Woolsey and William; daughter Elizabeth; and child unnamed. Extrx wife Elizabeth. Witt: Peter Waples, Burton Waples, Jacob Burton & Henry Blackwood. Probated [May 8] 1751.
  Death	22 Mar 1751	Sussex Co, Delaware   [2]
  Burial	Aft 22 Mar 1753	White House Cemetery, Sussex County, Delaware, USA   [2, 4]
  	His tombstone shows him as Woolsey Burton Esq, who departed this life 22nd day of March, 1753, age 37 years.
  Deed named in	25 Apr 1772	Sussex Co, Delaware   [5]
  	William Burton, of Broadkill Hundred, acquired from Elizabeth Prettyman, John Stratton Burton, William Burton, joyner, William Bagwell and Ann his wife, all of Sussex Co., for £109.4, a parcel of marsh of 91 acres that William Burton of Worcester Co, MD, died posessed of and by his will devised to his grandson Woolsey Burton, who died intestate, situated - acknowledged 25 April 1772.
  Reference Identifier	Wm 14/08
  Record ID	77739
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Woolsey (of Woolsey I & Ann) Burton, II,   b. 9 Mar 1713, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 22 Mar 1751, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 38 years) ╚═Elizabeth (of Wm & Frances) Burton,   b. 29 Nov 1717, Indian River, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 4 Apr 1777, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 59 years),  m. Abt 1735, Sussex Co, Delaware   + 2. John (of Woolsey I) Burton,   b. 22 Nov 1715, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 22 Mar 1750, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 34 years) ╚═(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1715, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1735, Sussex Co, Delaware     3. Anne (of Woolsey I & Ann) Burton,   b. 16 Apr 1716, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Benjamin (of Woolsey I & Ann) Burton,   b. 28 Jan 1718, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 5 Nov 1783, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 65 years) ╚═Ann (of Hy) Brereton,   b. Abt 1715, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Aft 21 Sep 1751, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age > 36 years),  m. Bef 18 Sep 1744, Sussex Co, Delaware   ╚═Esther 'Hester' (of Jos & Ann) Coard,   b. 25 Apr 1731, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 6 Nov 1795, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 64 years),  m. Abt 1750, Sussex Co, Delaware   + 5. Agnes (of Woolsey I & Ann) Burton,   b. 6 Oct 1721, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 9 Feb 1784, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 62 years) ╚═James Hathaway,   b. Abt 1720, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 10 Oct 1783, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 63 years),  m. Abt 1745, Sussex Co, Delaware   + 6. Comfort (of Woolsey I & Ann) Burton,   b. 28 Apr 1724, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 5 Apr 1796, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 71 years) ╚═Burton Waples, Sr.,   b. 10 Feb 1719/20, St. George's Parish, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 6 Sep 1796, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 76 years),  m. Abt 1743, Sussex Co, Delaware     7. Patience (of Woolsey I & Ann) Burton,   b. 24 Jul 1727, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 1823, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 95 years) ╚═Joseph (of Jos of Wm I) Burton,   b. Abt 1718, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 20 Dec 1757, Long Neck, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 39 years),  m. 16 Jan 1752, Sussex Co, Delaware   + 8. William (of Woolsey I & Ann) Burton, (Long Burton),   b. 7 Dec 1729, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 19 May 1777, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 47 years) ╚═Elizabeth (of Jos & Ann) Coard,   b. Abt 1734, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1750, Sussex Co, Delaware
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Burton, I, Gent.,   b. Abt 1640, England d. Bef 18 Feb 1695/96, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 56 years)  (Grandfather)  Catherine Cotton, (Cotton?),   b. Abt 1660   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I77739	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Woolsey (of Wm I & Ann) Burton, I,   b. 20 Feb 1687/88, Nickawampus Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 21 May 1730, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Ann (of Robt I) Burton,   b. 30 Oct 1693, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 23 Dec 1762, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 69 years) Other Partners: ╚═John Plasket,   b. Abt 1695, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 8 Jul 1748, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 53 years)  m. Bef 4 Mar 1739
  Marriage	Abt 1710	Sussex Co, Delaware   [6]
  Family ID	F25468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth (of Wm & Frances) Burton,   b. 29 Nov 1717, Indian River, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 4 Apr 1777, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 59 years)  Other Partners: ╚═William (of Wm) Prettyman,   b. Abt 1733, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 3 Jan 1772, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 39 years)  m. Abt 1754
  Marriage	Abt 1735	Sussex Co, Delaware   [7]
  Children	+ 1. John Stratton (of Woolsey II & Eliz) Burton,   b. Abt 1737, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 6 Feb 1781, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 44 years) ╚═ Sarah (--?--)  (Age < 61 years)  m. Bef 6 Mar 1759   2. Woolsey (of Woolsey II & Eliz) Burton, III,   b. 9 Sep 1740, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 15 Jan 1771, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 30 years)   3. Elizabeth (of Woolsey II & Eliz) Burton,   b. Abt 1742, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ (--?--) Prettyman  m. Abt 1760   4. William (of Woolsey & Eliza) Burton, (joyner),   b. Abt 1744, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Ann (of Woolsey II & Eliz) Burton,   b. 31 Dec 1749, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 21 Feb 1810, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 60 years) ╚═ William (95) Bagwell  (Age 58 years)  m. Abt 1765;    ╚═ Capt. William (of Wm & Rachel Russell) Burton  (Age < 67 years)  m. Abt 1787
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F27147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2183] J Granville Leach, Leach, Sussex County, DE, Wills & Administrations, (Unknown Pennsylvania Periodical), p. 81 (will of Woolsey Burton, wife Anne), 2183. [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6363584/woolsey-burton, 2259. [S2194] Leon deValinger Jr, State Archivist, Valinger, Sussex Co, DE Probate Records, 1680-1800, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD 1993 (reprint)), p. 58 (will of Woolsey Burton, wife Elilzabeth), 2194. [S2182] Tombstone readings taken 15 Feb 1953, White House Farm, Sussex Co, DE - Tombstones, (Thomas H. Fooks V collection), 2182. [S2167] Wright, Col Fam of DE, Vol. 1, (Delmarva Roots, 217 Schley Ave., Lewes, DE, 2003), p. 64 (Robert Burton Family), 2167. [S887] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 1, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004), p. 95 (Bagwell Family - footnote #54), 887. [S2167] Wright, Col Fam of DE, Vol. 1, (Delmarva Roots, 217 Schley Ave., Lewes, DE, 2003), p. 59 & 64 (Robert Burton Family), 2167.