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Major Benjamin BURGIN

Major Benjamin BURGIN[1]

Male 1779 - 1874  (94 years)

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  • Name Benjamin BURGIN 
    Prefix Major 
    Born 16 Dec 1779  Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • 16 Dec 1779 -> tombstone
    Burgin Family Bible - Births    		 Burgin Family Bible - Births
    Photocopy of the Births page of the old Burgin Family Bible.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  , McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • "Benj'n" Burgin (70) appeared on the 1850 census as head of household. He was a farmer, with real estate valued at $4,050 (compared to a neighborhood average of $1,587). The only other person in his household was his wife, Elizabeth (68).
    Military War of 1812  [5] 
    Will


    • Research note: look for the will
    Died 27 Nov 1874  , McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7] 
    • 27 Nov 1874; McDowell County, NC -> Burgin Family Bible
      1874, Old Fort -> Western North Carolina
      29 Nov 1874 -> tombstone
    Burgin Family Bible - Deaths    		 Burgin Family Bible - Deaths
    Buried Aft 27 Nov 1874  Old Fort, McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Address:
    Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery 
    Major Ben Burgin and Elizabeth Brandon    		 Major Ben Burgin and Elizabeth Brandon
    Notes 
    • Name:
      Major Ben Burgin -> tombstone
    Person ID I2308  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2012 

    Father Benjamin BURGIN,   b. 30 Nov 1741, Shrewsbury Parish, Kent, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1823, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother 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 
    Family ID F42  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth BRANDON,   b. 12 Dec 1781, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1862, , McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 1799  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Their tombstone reads:
      "Major Ben Burgin. . .his wife Elizabeth Branon."
    Children 
     1. John BURGIN
     2. Josiah B. BURGIN,   b. Abt 1803, , , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Robert Hoard BURGIN,   b. Abt 1810, , , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Benjamin Logan BURGIN,   b. 18 Jan 1820, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1862, , McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F808  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Major Ben Burgin's Knife    		Major Ben Burgin's Knife

  • Sources 
    1. [S407] Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery, Major Ben Burgin and Elizabeth Branon; 19 August 2011; photographed by Tonia Kendrick (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S37] Burgin Family Bible, Births (Reliability: 3).
      Benjamin Burgin, born Decem. 16th, 1779

    3. [S407] Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery, Major Ben Burgin and Elizabeth Branon; 19 August 2011; photographed by Tonia Kendrick (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S595] 1850 Census. North Carolina. McDowell County., roll M432_636; p. 281, dwelling 379, family 379, Benj'n Burgin. (Reliability: 3).
      http://tinyurl.com/lxycc9

    5. [S424] Voices from the Past: A Burgin Genealogy Website, accessed; 23 December 2011; "Family Matters: Granddaughter Flora talks about Major Ben," http://www.theburginfamily.org/familymatters/matters03.html (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S37] Burgin Family Bible, Deaths (Reliability: 3).
      Benjamin Burgin departed this life November 27 1874.

    7. [S359] Asheville and Buncombe County, accessed; 14 May 2011; 143; this book refers to many original records which offer primary information although it does not include source citations as such (Reliability: 2).


 

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