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The Burgess Family
(Other spellings include Burges, Burgis, and Burgiss)

Updated 11/13/2007

by Paul Ridenour email

Burgess Crest

Colonel John Chew (1590 - 1668) married Sarah Unknown [Dottie Ridenour's 10th great grandparents] and had a son named Captain Samuel Chew (1634 - 1676).

William Ayres (Member of Quorem from 1667 - 1675) [Dottie Ridenour's 10th great grandfather] had a daughter named Anne Ayres ( - 1695).

Captain Samuel Chew (1634 - 1676) married Ann Ayres ( - 1695) [Dottie Ridenour's 9th great grandparents] and had a daughter named Sarah Chew ( - 1738)
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Much of the information below comes from:

Anne Arundel County. Maryland Marriage Records, compiled by John W. Powell, page 78

Anne Arundel County Church Records of the 17th and 18th Centuries, All Hallows Parish, pages 1-64, 195-202, by F. Edward Wright

A History of All Hallows Parish, researched and compiled by Gail Meredith Enright, 2004

Revolutionary Patriots of Maryland 1775 - 1783 A Supplement, by Henry C. Peden,
"Thomas McNeir, of Frederick County, sergeant in the Frederick German Artillery c1782"

Revolutionary Patriots of Anne Arundel County, Maryland by Henry C. Peden, Jr. 1992  "McNear (McNeare) Thomas - Private in Captain William Marbury's Co. of Artillery in 1778. Thomas signed Oath of Allegiance before the Hon. Richard Harwood, Jr., on 3/1/1778." (P. 131)

DAR Patriot Index, "Thomas McNeir born circa 1747 married Ann Nancy Burgess Sgt  MD."

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Colonel and Deputy Governor of Maryland William Burgess (1622 - 1686) married ?? #1 Elizabeth Robbins and #2 Ursulah Moore
(Dottie Ridenour's 9th great grandparents)
[Colonel William Burgess had seven sons and four daughters]
Children ?? #1:

    Captain Edward Burgess (1651 - 1722) married Sarah Chew (sometimes shown as Sary or Sarah) ( - 1738) [married Sarah (?) widow 1/12/1713 ???]
    (Dottie Ridenour's 8th great grandparents)
    Children: (All children baptized on 11/13/1698 except where stated otherwise)

        Elizabeth Burgess (12/5/16?? - )
        William Burgess ( - buried 12/1/1704)
        Samuel Burgess ( - )
        Edward Burgess (1685 - )
        Ann Burgess (12/5/1685 - )
        Sary Burgess
        Margritt Burgess
        Mary Lea Burgess
        John Burgess (8/17/1696 - 1774) married Jane Mackelfresh (1700 - 1733) on 12/15/1720
        (Dottie Ridenour's 7th great grandparents)
        Children:

            William Burgess (10/9/1721 - 1763) married Sarah Unknown
            (Dottie Ridenour's 6th great grandparents)
            Children:

                Ann Nancy Burgess (4/4/1743 - ) married Sergeant Thomas McNeir (circa 1743 - circa 1801) on 10/1/1765 - see the McNeir Family
                (Dottie Ridenour's 5th great grandparents)
                Children:

                    Thomas McNeir (8/3/1766 at 3 AM - 1/12/1788) married Elizabeth Coberth (or Elizabeth Cobath) on 1/12/1788
                    (Dottie Ridenour's 4th great grandparents)
                    Children:

                        George McNeir (5/28/1794 Annapolis, MD - 6/1/1857 DC) married Elizabeth Thompson (1796 - 10/1/1867) on 9/1/1816 (or 8/31/1816)
                        (Dottie Ridenour's 3rd great grandparents)
                        Children:

                            Thomas Shepherd McNeir (11/16/1817 DC - 1/16/1886) married Emily R. Schwrar in 3/1842
                            Joseph Rollins McNeir (9/29/1819 - 3/24/1878) married Priscilla Leonard
                            Mary Elizabeth McNeir (3/5/1821 - 1/7/1823)
                            Elizabeth McNeir (11/18/1822 - 1/17/1823)
                            George McNeir (2/6/1824 - )
                            Lydia McNeir (10/2/1825 - 1825)
                            Sarah Maria McNeir (9/20/1826 - 3/12/1902) married #1 Jourdan W. Maury #2 Samuel F. Phillips
                            Elizabeth Quest McNeir (12/28/1831 - 7/10/1894) married Robert Otto Israel
                            Ann Claude McNeir (12/11/1833 - 6/12/1918) married Jno. W. P. Myers
                            William McNeir (7/3/1836 Annapolis, MD - 8/1879 Smith Point, TX) married Agnes Paschal - see the McNeir Family
                            (Dottie Ridenour's 2nd great grandparents)
                            Mary Catherine McNeir (5/6/1840 - 5/6/1840 )

                    William Burgess McNeir (11/18/1767 at 10 AM - )
                    Sarah McNeir (4/22/1769 - )
                    Jane McNeir (7/22/1770 at 11 PM - )
                    Ann McNeir (1/4/1773 at 11 PM - )
                    George McNeir (7/9/1774 about 3 AM - )
                    Sarah McNeir (9/5/1775 - )
                    John Burgess McNeir (1/2/1777 - )
                    Mary Knox McNeir (11/24/1779 - 8/28/1780)             

                Samuel Burgess (1/19/1744 - )
                Jane Burgess (10/14/174? - )

            Ann Burgess (3/4/1722 - ) - baptized 4/7/1723
            Joseph Burgess (1/27/1726 - )
            Sarah Burgess (2/2/1727 - ) - baptized 3/21/1728

        Susanna Burgess (3/14/1699 - ) - baptized 7/8/1700

Children #2:

    William Burgess (circa 1673 - died 6/28/1698 at age 25) - eldest son of Colonel William and Ursulah Burgess
    Anne Burgess (10/7/1680 - 7/25/1697) who married Thomas Sparrow
   
   

All Hallows Parish historical marker, Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, MD

All Hallows Parish

All Hallows Parish

Buried in the front right of the church is Maryland Deputy Governor and Colonel William Burgess (1622 - 1686) who married Ursulah Moore.  Buried next to William is his son William Burgess (died 6/28/1698 at age 25) and his daughter Anne Burgess (10/7/1680 - 7/25/1697) who married Thomas Sparrow.

All Hallows Parish Cemetery