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| John Burruss, Pioneer of Caroline County and Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| My genealogy of the Burruss' in the Colony of Virginia begins with John Burruss. Very little is known about his birth, and his descendants are estimates based on records that have survived. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| In March 1667/68 John Borras and William Woodward received a Virginia land patent of 179 acres lying on the North side of the York River, adjacent to Mr. Woodward. (1) On October 30, 1686 Joseph Haile received a land patent of 1000 acres in New Kent County, Virginia, located on the freshes of the Mattapony River, adjacent to Indian Town, and the lands of William Ricketts, Captain William Smith, JOHN BARROW, formerly John Pigg's, Major Payton, and James Taylor. (2) On October 20, 1688 James Taylor (mentioned in the previous 1686 patent) received an additional land patent of 350 acres in the St. Stephen's Parish in New Kent County, Va., described as being located adjacent to BARROW'S old house, Barrow's line, and the line of Giles Moodie. (3) In 1691, King and Queen County was formed from New Kent County and these properties were incorporated into the new county of King and Queen. On April 25, 1701 John Burrows received a patent for 439 acres in St. John's Parish, in King and Queen County Virginia in the Pamunkey Neck, located on the West side of John's Creek, adjacent to the property of William Woodward and Mrs. Gouge. (4) Again in 1701/02, the new County of King William was formed from parts of King and Queen County. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| From the above patents, it can be ascertained that John Burruss owned the same property originally located in New Kent County, and later the county of King and Queen County which became King William County, for about thirty years, when a report was issued by a Committee formed to examine the claims for land located in the Pamunkey Neck, including the claims made by treaty with the Pamunkey Indians. According to the records John Burross claimed to have been seated in June 1699 for at least 13 years on 590 acres located on the south side of the Blackwater Swamp. (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Little is known about the birth year of John Burruss. It has been assumed that he was at least 21 years old when he received his first known patent, making his birth year approximately 1640. Shortly after 1700, is appears John Burruss died and his King William County property passed to his sons, as evidenced by Tax Rolls and Deed records. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| In 1705 John and Thomas Burrus each owned at least 60 acres in King William County, Virginia. They were the only Burruss entries in the Quit Rent Rolls in either King William or King and Queen County, which is another indicator that John Burruss was deceased, and Thomas and John were most likely his eldest sons. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| On February 23, 1705/06 Thomas Burrus deeded 130 acres located in St. John's Parish, King William County, Virginia to Jacob and Edmund Burrus. This property was lying adjacent to John's Creek and the lands of Captain Nathaniel West in right of his wife (Martha Burras) and William Burras. (6) Jacob and Edmund Burrus sold this property (130 acres) to Orlando Jones in 1706. (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| On January 1, 1706/07 a deed was recorded, where William Burruss of King William County deeded 61 acres to Thomas on the upper side of John's Creek, and bounded by the lands of William, Jacob and Edmund Burrus and William Woodward. (Witnesses were William Biggors, William, John and Charles Burrus) (8) In 1708, Thomas Burrus deeded another parcel of land in King William County to Jacob Burrus. It appears from these and other land transactions, that William, Thomas, Charles, Edward, Jacob, and Edmund are sons of John Burrus. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1. Patent Book 6, page 115. 2. Patent Book 7, page 520 3. Patent Book 7, page 683 4. Patent Book 9, page 358 5. English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records, page 60. 6. King William County Deed Book 1, page 337 7. King William County Deed Book 1, page 358 8. King William County Deed Book 1, 383 |
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