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Benjamin BURGIN

Benjamin BURGIN[1]

Male 1741 - 1823  (81 years)

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  • Name Benjamin BURGIN 
    Born 30 Nov 1741  Shrewsbury Parish, Kent, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 


    • p. 8 & 10 Benjamin Burgin was born Nov. 30, 1741 and christened on Dec. 25, 1741. A transcript of Shrewsbury Parish records mistakenly lists birthdate as Dec. 25. Only in the original copies do you find the correct date of birth and christening. -> www.theburginfamily.org
    Christened 25 Dec 1741  Shrewsbury Parish, Kent, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration Between 1765 and 1770  , , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • "Sometime between 1765 and 1770, came to North Carolina." -> Echoes in the Mist, p. 10
    Occupation Bef 1765  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Blacksmith and Carpenter 
    Occupation Aft 1765  , , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Tanner 
    Occupation 1785  , Fayette, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • "He was J. P. in Fayette Co., North Carolina and resigned from that office in 1785." -> Echoes in the Mist, p. 10
    Occupation 1788  Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Justice of the Peace 
    Occupation 1789  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Deputy Sheriff 
    Census 1790  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • "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).
    Occupation 1794  Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9] 
    Justice of the Peace 
    • He is said to have jailed Daniel Boone for a while for non-payment of debts.
    Occupation 1796  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    • "Ben was active in local, civic and political affairs. A search of the minutes of Burke County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions show that Ben served as Deputy Sheriff in 1789, Clerk of the Court in 1793, JP in 1794 and 1795. In the October Session of 1796, Ben and Joseph Young, Esquires were judges of the Upper Election for Elector, and Ben Adams and James Fallon were appointed clerks to said election."

      Said judges participated in the selection of members of the electoral college which elected the second president of the United States, John Adams.
    Property 27 Feb 1798  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    purchased one or more slaves from John McLean 
    Census 1800  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • "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 1820  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • 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.
    FAN Millington Lytle 
    FAN Peter Stroud 
    FAN Thomas Hemphill 
    FAN Thomas Lytle 
    Name Pioneer Ben Burgin 
    Died 5 Apr 1823  Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16] 
    Burgin Family Bible - Deaths    		 Burgin Family Bible - Deaths
    Probate Jul 1823  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 17] 
    Will did not survive the burning of the Burke County Courthouse by the Union soldiers in 1865 
    • The executors inventoried his estate on September 10, 1823. Among the items of note were a 60-gallon still and 100 gallons of whiskey.
    Person ID I1582  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2013 

    Father John BURGIN,   b. 14 Sep 1704, , Kent, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 3 Sep 1753 and 4 Jan 1754, , probably Kent, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Martha CHRISFIELD,   b. 1704, Kent County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft May 1762, Shrewsbury Parish, Kent, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 1738  Shrewsbury Parish, Kent, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F43  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leah MANN,   b. 1754, , Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1837, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1772  Old Fort, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [18, 19] 
    Burgin Family Bible - Marriages    		 Burgin Family Bible - Marriages
    Benjamin Burgin and Leah Mann Marriage Bond    		 Benjamin Burgin and Leah Mann Marriage Bond
    transcription
    North Carolina Register of Deeds Marriage License Index, p.46    		 North Carolina Register of Deeds Marriage License Index, p.46
    Children 
     1. Daniel BURGIN
    +2. John BURGIN,   b. 15 Oct 1774, , Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1837, Marion, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     3. James BURGIN,   b. 9 Sep 1777
    +4. Major Benjamin BURGIN,   b. 16 Dec 1779, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1874, , McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    +5. Merritt BURGIN,   b. 10 Jul 1784, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1837, Old Fort, , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1868, , McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     11. Rebeccah BURGIN,   b. 30 Jan 1799
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F42  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Benjamin Burgin Homeplace    		Benjamin Burgin Homeplace
    Turn off Old Fort's Main Street onto Red Top Road and go 8/10 mile. (Red Top Road turns off Old Fort's Main Street) Pioneer Ben's house was located on the right side of the road. (House burned to the ground in 1929.)
    Pioneer Ben Burgin    		Pioneer Ben Burgin

    Documents
    Burgin Homestead Fire Newspaper Article    		Burgin Homestead Fire Newspaper Article

  • Sources 
    1. [S533] Echoes in the Mist, p. 10 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S533] Echoes in the Mist, p. 8 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S39] Burgin Genealogy Website, http://theburginfamily.org/corrections.html (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S39] Burgin Genealogy Website, http://theburginfamily.org/corrections.html (Reliability: 2).
      p. 8 & 10 Benjamin Burgin was born Nov. 30, 1741 and christened on Dec. 25, 1741. A transcript of Shrewsbury Parish records mistakenly lists birthdate as Dec. 25. Only in the original copies do you find the correct date of birth and christening.

    5. [S39] Burgin Genealogy Website, http://theburginfamily.org/pioneer.html (Reliability: 2).
      He had worked as a blacksmith and carpenter in Maryland
      from article "A Gentleman Named 'Pioneer Ben'"

    6. [S39] Burgin Genealogy Website, http://theburginfamily.org/pioneer.html (Reliability: 2).
      in North Carolina, he would operate a tannery. They used the tannin from the bark of the abundant local trees turning the equally abundant animal skins into leather, a commodity much needed on the frontier.
      from article "A Gentleman Named 'Pioneer Ben'"

    7. [S39] Burgin Genealogy Website, http://theburginfamily.org/old_fort.html (Reliability: 2).
      In 1788 Ben was serving as Justice of the Peace, the following year he was a Deputy Sheriff of Burke County (now McDowell County). During the next decade he frequently would be referred to with the sobriquet "Esquire", which was used only for community leaders. Benjamin Burgin was again appointed a Justice of Peace in 1794, a position much more important than it is today. He was actually one of the judges of the county court, The Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions.
      from article "Old Fort Revisited"

    8. [S174] 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: M637_7; Page: 107; Image: 0059. (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Ben Burgin
      Residence Date: 1790
      Residence Place: Burke, North Carolina
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1790usfedcen&h=156365&ti=0&indiv=try

    9. [S83] Edmundson & Related Families, http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=edaf0448&id=I02025 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S39] Burgin Genealogy Website, http://theburginfamily.org/old_fort.html (Reliability: 2).
      from article "Old Fort Revisited"

    11. [S39] Burgin Genealogy Website, http://theburginfamily.org/history.html (Reliability: 2).

    12. [S541] Slavery in Microcosm: Burke County, North Carolina, accessed; 1 June 2013; p. 141; citing John McLean to Benjamin Burgin, February 27, 1798 in Burke County, Miscellaneous Papers (North Carolina State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh), Bills of Sale 1781-1815-1833 (C. R. 14.009) (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S181] 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 29; Page: 729; Image: 111. (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Benjamin Borgen
      Residence Date: 1800
      Residence Place: Burke, North Carolina
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=303040&ti=0&indiv=try

    14. [S201] 1820 United States Federal Census, Year: 1820; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: M33_83; Page: 89; Image: 54. (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Benjamin Burgan
      Residence Date: 1820
      Residence Place: Burke, North Carolina
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=1469475&ti=0&indiv=try

    15. [S37] Burgin Family Bible, Deaths (Reliability: 3).
      Benjamin Burgin Sr. Departed this life April 5th in the year of our Lord 1823 in the 81st year of his age.

    16. [S39] Burgin Genealogy Website, http://theburginfamily.org/pioneer.html (Reliability: 2).
      Pioneer Ben died April 5, 1823; In the 81st year of his age at his home in what had become the community of Lackey Town, on Crooked Creek, near Old Fort.
      from article "A Gentleman Named 'Pioneer Ben'"

    17. [S39] Burgin Genealogy Website, http://theburginfamily.org/pioneer.html (Reliability: 2).
      Ben had made a will, which was probated in July, 1823, with his sons John and Benjamin the executors, but the will did not survive the burning of the Burke County courthouse by the Union soldiers in 1865.
      from article "A Gentleman Named 'Pioneer Ben'"

    18. [S37] Burgin Family Bible, Marriages (Reliability: 3).
      Benjamin Burgin his Wife Leah was Married 15th Nov. 1772

    19. [S184] North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, entry for Benjamin Burgin and Lear Man 1772 marriage; citing North Carolina State Archives, Rowan, NC; (Reliability: 3).
      http://tinyurl.com/y98oq6f


 

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