Woolsey (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton, (Dagsberry)

1751 - 1803  (51 years)

• Name	Woolsey (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton  [1, 2]
  Suffix	(Dagsberry)
  Birth	14 Apr 1751	St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	15 Dec 1781	Sussex Co, Delaware   [1]
  	In his will Benjamin Burton named heirs: wife Hester Burton; sons Woolsey, Benjamin, John, William, Daniel and Joseph Burton; daughters Hester and Comfort Burton; children unnamed; grandchildren Benjamin and William Robinson. Extrs wife Hester and sons Woolsey and Benjamin Burton. Witt: John Roberts, Benjamin Benston, Joshua Burton. Probated 10 Nov 1783. (NOTES: Also mentioned in other references - brother John; Albertus Jaocbs and Eliza his wife; Abigail Peters, Lydia Burton (wife of Robert), Leah Burton (wife of William), Hester Hopkins (wife of David), estate settled 3 Apr 1798 by Woolsey Burton, surviving Extr. & mentions Robert Burton, merchant & a William Burton of Benjamin.)
  Land bought	8 Aug 1787	tract Bottle and Cake in Long Neck, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware   [2]
  	Woolsey Burton [son of Benjamin] of Dagsberry Hundred, yoeman, bought from Sarah Burton of Angola and Indian River Hundred, spinster, a parcel of land containing 90 acres, being a part of a tract called Bottle and Cake, whereof William Burton, commonly called Long Burton, late of Sussex Co, by his will devised same to his son Joseph, father of aforesaid Sarah, subject to the thirds or dower of Elizabeth, the widow of said William, which being alloted to her by virtue of an order of the Orphans Court and whereas Joseph died intestate, seized of the remaining 2/3 leaving a widow and 6 children, aforesaid Sarah, Mary, Thomas, Elizabeth, William Bagwell and Patience to whom the lands descended. Tract adjoining land devised by Benjamin Burton to his son the aforesaid Woolsey Burton and runs along Herring Creek.
  Will - Brothers	27 Apr 1797	Sussex Co, Delaware   [5]
  	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 Fathers	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.
  Est Settmt Mothers	4 Aug 1798	Sussex Co, Delaware   [6]
  	Woolsey Burton exhibited an account on the estate of Hester Burton in right of Benjamin Burton dec'd.
  Reference Identifier	TF#0074
  Record ID	77751
  Will	6 Sep 1800	Sussex Co, Delaware   [7]
  	In his will Woolsey Burton gave to wife Molley the use of one third of my land during her natural life and service of my slaves. Son Benjamin all that part of my small tract of land that is eastward of the road which runs from Peter Halls to my landing; that part I have from Thomas Killams deed dated 6 January 1783, second son Miers on moiety of land of an Alienation Bond of Thomas Burton dated 9 May 1795 and half the tract that my father bought of his brother John Burton in Long Neck; son John the rest of tract. To 3rd son Woolsey land which my father devised to me in Long Neck and 52 acres bought of Sarah Burton in Long Neck; the land that my father bought of his brother John is excepted. To 5th son Daniel Burton all my land in Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred including moiety of a grist mill. To sons Miers and John land which is west of the road leading from Peter Halls to my landing. To son John, slave Bristol. To daughters Hessey and Polley, $1,000 each. Extrx: wife Molley. Witt: Eliza Dagworthy Wells, Henmon Wharton & Wm. Hill Wells. Probate: 20 Apr 1803.
  Death	30 Jan 1803	Sussex Co, Delaware   [8]
  Burial	Saint Georges Chapel Cemetery, Harbeson, Sussex County, Delaware, USA   [4]
  Siblings	6 brothers and 6 sisters
  + 1. Woolsey (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton, (Dagsberry),   b. 14 Apr 1751, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 30 Jan 1803, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 51 years) ╚═Mary 'Molly' (109) Walton,   b. 2 Jul 1749, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 29 Oct 1803, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 54 years),  m. Abt 1775, Sussex Co, Delaware   + 2. Joseph (of Ben & Esther) Burton,   b. Abt 1752, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 4 Jul 1809, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 57 years) ╚═Nancy (of Thos) Bartlet,   b. Abt 1760, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1780, Sussex Co, Delaware     3. Benjamin (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 10 Aug 1753, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 1760  (Age < 6 years) + 4. (dau of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. Abt 1755, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 15 Dec 1781, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 26 years) ╚═(--?--) Robinson,   b. Abt 1750, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1775, Sussex Co, Delaware   + 5. 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) ╚═Robert (m. Lydia Burton) Burton,   b. Abt 1755, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 27 Jan 1801, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 46 years),  m. Abt 1776, Sussex Co, Delaware   + 6. Leah (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 4 Feb 1759, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 6 Mar 1790, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 31 years) ╚═William (m Leah Burton) Burton,   b. Abt 1758, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Bef 16 Sep 1780, Sussex Co, Delaware     7. Benjamin (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 29 Sep 1760, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 2 May 1797, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 36 years)   8. John (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 19 Apr 1762, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 1789, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 26 years) ╚═Sarah (--?--),   b. 26 Aug 1763, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 15 Nov 1843, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 80 years),  m. Abt 1785, Sussex Co, Delaware     9. Elizabeth (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 17 Feb 1764, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Albertus Jacobs,   b. Abt 1760, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1785, Sussex Co, Delaware   + 10. William (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 28 Jan 1766, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 16 Apr 1790, Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 24 years) ╚═Cornelia Stephenson,   b. Abt 1770, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 26 Sep 1846, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 76 years),  m. 18 Sep 1788, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware   + 11. Daniel (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 9 Sep 1768, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 9 Jul 1809, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 40 years) ╚═Arcadia Milby,   b. Abt 1770, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 3 Aug 1796, Sussex Co, Delaware     12. Hester (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 1770, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown ╚═David Hopkins,   b. Abt 1770, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Aft 6 Mar 1790, Sussex Co, Delaware     13. Comfort (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. Abt 1772, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown
  Half-siblings	2 half sisters (family of Benjamin (of Woolsey I & Ann) Burton and Ann (of Hy) Brereton)
  1. Ann 'Nanny' (of Ben & Ann) Burton,   b. 18 Sep 1744, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown   2. Comfort (of Ben & Ann) Burton,   b. 1 Feb 1746, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Burton, I, Gent.,   b. Abt 1640, England d. Bef 18 Feb 1695/96, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 56 years)  (Great Grandfather)  (--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1655   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I77751	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Benjamin (of Woolsey I & Ann) Burton,   b. 28 Jan 1718, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 5 Nov 1783, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 65 years) Other Partners: ╚═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
  Mother	Esther 'Hester' (of Jos & Ann) Coard,   b. 25 Apr 1731, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 6 Nov 1795, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1750	Sussex Co, Delaware   [1, 9]
  	He was shown as Benjamin Burton (d. bef. 10 Nov 1783) m. 1st (N)(N) and m. 2nd bef. 4 Apr 1751 Hester/Esther Cord, dau. of Joseph Cord (d. Apr-May 1738). [That Benjamin m. twice is evidenced by the fact that his daughter Patience Burton d. leaving sisters of the half-blood: Nanny and Comfort Burton.]
  Family ID	F25469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary 'Molly' (109) Walton,   b. 2 Jul 1749, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 29 Oct 1803, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1775	Sussex Co, Delaware   [3, 10]
  Children	1. Maj. Benjamin (of Woolsey & Molly) Burton,   b. 25 Jun 1775, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 8 Jun 1824, Dagsborough, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 48 years) ╚═ Lydia (of John of Robt) Burton  (Age 22 years)  m. Abt 1800 + 2. Miers (of Woolsey & Molly) Burton,   b. 15 Sep 1777, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 15 Nov 1858, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 81 years) ╚═ Hetty Burton  (Age 59 years)  m. 1805 + 3. Hester 'Hetty' (of Woolsey & Molly) Burton,   b. 14 Sep 1779, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 17 Aug 1855, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 75 years) ╚═ Isaiah Wharton  (Age 45 years)  m. 10 Sep 1801;    ╚═ Thomas Robinson, (of Wm)  m. Bef 19 Sep 1842 + 4. Woolsey (of Woolsey & Molly) Burton,   b. 1782, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 1817, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 35 years) ╚═ Mary Tingle  m. Abt 1800   5. Thomas (of Woolsey & Molly) Burton,   b. Abt 1783, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary 'Polly' (of Woolsey & Molly) Burton,   b. Abt 1785, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ James A. Baylis  m. Abt 1805   7. Emily Burton,   b. Abt 1787, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Daniel (of Woolsey & Molly) Burton,   b. 11 Jan 1788, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 1 May 1822, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 34 years) ╚═ Mary 'Polly' Shepherd Wolfe  (Age 42 years)  m. Abt 1810   9. John (of Woolsey & Molly) Burton,   b. 16 May 1788, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown   10. Susan Burton,   b. Abt 1789, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown   11. Eliza Ann Burton,   b. Abt 1791, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown   12. Zydia Burton,   b. Abt 1793, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown   13. Sarah Burton,   b. Abt 1795, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F25470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Burial - - Saint Georges Chapel Cemetery, Harbeson, 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. [S2167] Wright, Col Fam of DE, Vol. 1, (Delmarva Roots, 217 Schley Ave., Lewes, DE, 2003), p. 68 (Unplaced Burtons), 2167. [S2167] Wright, Col Fam of DE, Vol. 1, (Delmarva Roots, 217 Schley Ave., Lewes, DE, 2003), p. 55 (William Burton Family), 2167. [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124802741/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. 282 (will of Benjamin Burton, unmarried), 2194. [S2194] Leon deValinger Jr, State Archivist, Valinger, Sussex Co, DE Probate Records, 1680-1800, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD 1993 (reprint)), p. 264 (will of Hester Burton), 2194. [S2296] Wright, Sussex Co, DE Wills, 1800-1813, (Colonial Roots, Lewes, DE 2003), p. 22 (will of Woolsey Burton, wife Molley), 2296. [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124802844/molley-burton, 2259. [S2404] Wright, Sussex Co, DE Marriage Refs 1648-1800, (Colonial Roots, Lewes, DE 2010), p. 24 (Benjamin Burton m. 2nd Hester/Esther Cord), 2404. [S2185] C.M.B. Turner Collection, Vol. 1, pp. 129 - 165 at Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Showell, Burton Family Chart, (Samuel H. Showell, Self-published, Millsboro, DE 1973), 2185.