| Name |
Leah MANN |
| Born |
1754 |
, Rowan, North Carolina  [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Misc |
17 Apr 1759 |
, Rowan, North Carolina [2, 3] |
- "ABSTRACTS OF THE MINUTES OF COURT, P&Q, ROWAN COUNTY, NC (1753-1762) by JO WHITE LIN, SALISBURY, NC.
(Apr 17, 1759) Ordered P Cur (i.e.by the court) that Leiah Man, orphan of John Man, decd, br bound unto George Davidson until the sd orphan arrive at the age of eighteen years, she being now adjudged five years old and sd Davidson to give the child a young cow at her freedom besides what the Law allows and to comply with an Act of Assembly in such cases concerning the binding out orphans to learn her to read and write with consl. speed." ->Edmundson & Related Families
"Under the legal customs of the time, orphans were bound out as apprentices or indentured servants -- boys until their twenty-first birthday, girls until their eighteenth.The terminology of the indenture order for Leah Mann, dated April 17, 1759 would indicate that Leah's mother was also deceased at the time of the indenture, otherwise the court would not have had to "adjudge" Leah's age. She was adjudged to be five years of age at the time. Leah was raised as a member of the George Davidson family, a prominent family on the North Carolina frontier. If she was five years of age in 1759, she would have turned eighteen and been released from her indenture in 1772, probably not long before her marriage to Ben." -> Burgin Family.org
Research note: Which George Davidson is this?
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| Census |
1790 |
Burke County, North Carolina [4] |
- "Ben Burgin" was enumerated as head of household and one of two white males 16 years+. The other is John (16). The household also includes 1 white female (Leah) and 6 white males under 16 (James 13, Ben Jr. 11, Robert 9, Merritt 6, 2 unidentified).
|
| Census |
1800 |
Burke County, North Carolina [5] |
- "Benjamin Borgen" was enumerated as head of household and one of two males 45 and over. The household includes 1 female 45 and over (Leah 56), 1 male under 10 (Alney 3), 2 males 10 to 15 (Daniel ? and Merritt, 15 or 16), 2 males 16 to 25 (James 23 and Ben Jr 21), 3 females under 10 (Martha 7, Leah 6, Rebecca 1) and seven slaves.
|
| Census |
7 Aug 1820 |
Burke County, North Carolina [6] |
- Benjamin Burgan is enumerated as head of household, and 1 of 2 free white males, aged 45+ (Ben Jr. is on another page in this census). The other FWM is likely Merritt. The household also includes a FWM aged 16 to 24 (likely Alney) and a free white female, aged 45+ (likely Leah Mann). There are also 3 male slaves under 14, 2 male slaves aged 14-25, 1 female slave under 14, 1 female slave aged 14-25, and 1 female slave aged 26-44.
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| Died |
9 Aug 1837 |
Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina [7] |
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Burgin Family Bible - Deaths
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| Notes |
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| Person ID |
I1581 |
Kendrick-Hemphill |
| Last Modified |
27 May 2013 |
| Family |
Benjamin BURGIN, b. 30 Nov 1741, Shrewsbury Parish, Kent, Maryland , d. 5 Apr 1823, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina (Age 81 years) |
| Married |
15 Nov 1772 |
Old Fort, Rowan, North Carolina [8, 9] |
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Burgin Family Bible - Marriages
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Benjamin Burgin and Leah Mann Marriage Bond
transcription |
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North Carolina Register of Deeds Marriage License Index, p.46
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| Children |
| | 1. Daniel BURGIN |
| + | 2. John BURGIN, b. 15 Oct 1774, , Rowan, North Carolina , d. 22 Jan 1837, Marion, Burke, North Carolina (Age 62 years) |
| | 3. James BURGIN, b. 9 Sep 1777 |
| + | 4. Major Benjamin BURGIN, b. 16 Dec 1779, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina , d. 27 Nov 1874, , McDowell, North Carolina (Age 94 years) |
| + | 5. Merritt BURGIN, b. 10 Jul 1784, Burke County, North Carolina , d. 7 Jun 1837, Old Fort, , North Carolina (Age 52 years) |
| | 6. Robert BURGIN, b. 13 Jan 1787 |
| | 7. Abner BURGIN, b. 18 Mar 1789 |
| + | 8. Martha BURGIN, b. 8 Dec 1791 |
| + | 9. Leah BURGIN, b. 15 Feb 1794 |
| + | 10. Alney BURGIN, b. 14 Mar 1797, Burke County, North Carolina , d. Oct 1868, , McDowell, North Carolina (Age 71 years) |
| | 11. Rebeccah BURGIN, b. 30 Jan 1799 |
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| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2015 |
| Family ID |
F42 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1754 - 1837 (83 years)