Major Benjamin BURGIN^[1]

1779 - 1874  (94 years)

• Name	Benjamin BURGIN
  Prefix	Major
  Born	16 Dec 1779	Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina   [2, 3]
  	16 Dec 1779 -> tombstone
  		Burgin Family Bible - Births Photocopy of the Births page of the old Burgin Family Bible.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	, McDowell, North Carolina   [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   [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
  Buried	Aft 27 Nov 1874	Old Fort, McDowell, North Carolina   [1]
  	Address: Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery
  	Tombstone Tuesday: 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 ,   d. 5 Apr 1823, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Leah MANN,   b. 1754, , Rowan, North Carolina ,   d. 9 Aug 1837, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina  (Age 83 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1772	Old Fort, Rowan, North Carolina
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

• Photos

  Major Ben Burgin's Knife

  
  

• Sources

  [S407] Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery, Major Ben Burgin and Elizabeth Branon; 19 August 2011; photographed by Tonia Kendrick (Reliability: 3). [S37] Burgin Family Bible, Births (Reliability: 3). Benjamin Burgin, born Decem. 16th, 1779 [S407] Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery, Major Ben Burgin and Elizabeth Branon; 19 August 2011; photographed by Tonia Kendrick (Reliability: 2). [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 [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). [S37] Burgin Family Bible, Deaths (Reliability: 3). Benjamin Burgin departed this life November 27 1874. [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).