Thomas Christian BURTON

Abt 1630 - 1686  (~ 56 years)

• Name	Thomas Christian BURTON  [1]
  Born	Abt 1630	Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1656	Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America   [2]
  Will names dau. Margaret Burton	Aft Aug 1665	Greater London, England   [2]
  	Margt. wid.of John Simonds, nuncupative will, to dau. Margaret Burton, who is now "beyong the seas". Prov.6 March 1666
  Deed Record	1 Feb 1686	Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America   [2]
  	100 acres each to 4 sons.
  FamilySearch ID	LYMM-WL4
  Immigration	[2]
  	FATHER IMMIGRATED IN 1624
  Buried	Apr 1686	Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Died	1 Apr 1686	Cobb's Plantation, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Person ID	I594766818	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Capt Richard BURTON,   b. 3 May 1580, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England ,   d. 10 Nov 1660, Varina, Henrico, Virginia  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Lady Katherine CHRISTIAN,   b. 19 Sep 1580, Maryport, Cumberland, England ,   d. 26 May 1646, Varina, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F536728772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah HATCHER, Burton,   b. 1646, Henrico County, Virginia, British Colony ,   d. 1 Dec 1699, Henrico County, Virginia, British Colony  (Age 53 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1663	Saint Johns Church, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Children	1. Charles STEWART, born Burton,   b. 1660, Henrico County, Virginia, British Colony ,   d. 1722, Henrico County, Virginia, British Colony  (Age 62 years)   2. Thomas BURTON, Jr.,   b. 1 Apr 1663, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America ,   d. 9 Nov 1691, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America  (Age 28 years)   3. Susannah BURTON,   b. 8 Aug 1664, Cobbs Plantation, Appomattox River, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America ,   d. 2 Oct 1736, St Johns Parish, Henrico, Virginia  (Age 72 years)   4. John Stovall BURTON, Sr,   b. 22 Feb 1666, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America ,   d. 23 Feb 1754, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America  (Age 88 years)   5. Elizabeth STEWART, born Burton,   b. 1667,   d. 11 May 1703, Henrico County, Virginia, British Colony  (Age 36 years)
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2022
  Family ID	F536728771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Known as Thomas Burton of Cobbs, because in May 1656 he became owner of the area known as "Cobbs." By the time he became more established at Cobbs, the Colonial government was functioning and the tobacco trade was flourishing. Increasingly, however, the colonists began to resist English taxation and repression and by 1776 Bacon's rebellion and the Mecklenburg Declaration evidenced the Revolutionary War to follow. Cobbs was located in an area strategic to both sides of the Revolution. In 1781 Lafayette and Cornwallis passed through or within miles of Cobbs, prior to the siege and surrender of British forces at Yorktown. From 1636 to 1865, Cobbs was in the very center of colonial expansion and the formation of our nation. Indian massacres, revolution, Constitutional government, the War of 1812 and the War between the Statesall occured at sites near or within the estate. Within 25 miles laid the Jamestown Colony, Williamsburg, Yorktown and Richmond. The Burton decendents moved west to Amelia County and Mecklenburg as the Civil War neared. Almost all the Burtons were slave owners who were caught in the turmoil of the growing conflict over state's rights and slavery and the call for secession from the Union. Ochre was first used as war paint by indians, was mined at Cobbs. Deed of THOMAS BURTON, SR. of Bristol Parish, Henrico County, VA to his four sons; recorded 1 Feb 1685, Henrico Court, page 350: 100 acres to eldest son THOMAS adjoining my plantation 100 acres to son JOHN adjoining James Baugh 100 acres to son ABRAHAM, where I now live 100 acres to son ABRAHAM 100 acres to son ABRAHAM (sic) next to Maj. Thomas Chamberlayne Sons not to get land until my decease, dated 1 January 1685 Witness Thomas Lockett & John Baugh "Deed ot Thomas Burton, dec'd probated 1 Feb 1685 and land given to four sons THOOMAS, JOHN, ABRAHAM, & ISAAC) Thomas was born in 1634. Henrico Co is one of the oldest "political" areas of Virginia, originally settled in 1611, four years after the Jamestown colony was established. It was the second settlement in Virginia. Today, you'll find Henrico County surrounds the state capital of Virginia, Richmond. Thomas, age of 28, married Susannah Hatcher, age 24. Susannah was the daughter of William Hatcher and Marian Newport, great grand-daughter of Captain Christopher Newport, colonial founder of Jamestown, June 1607 (Family Jewell's #1). John Burton transferred his share of Cobb Hall to his brother Thomas in 1680, and the estate stayed in the hands of the Burtons until 1704 when Thomas' oldest son sold the property to John Bolling, the great-grandson of Pocahontas and John Rolfe. According to Wikipedia, today, Cobb, or "Cobbs", is: just west of Point of Rocks on the north shore of the Appomattox River downstream from present-day Petersburg, Virginia. Cobbs was located in Henrico County until the area south of the James River was subdivided to form Chesterfield County in 1749. It is now an area of ball fields and parks. If you'd like to read more, here is a wonderful article published at ColumbiaMagazine.com, a website in Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky. It was written by Greg Burton. He too has researched the life of Thomas Burton and "Cobbs". www.columbiamagazine.com/index.php?sid=14480 An internet search found that Thomas made a gift of cattle and "swine" to his sons, John and Abraham, on December 13, 1681. Then on January 1, 1685/6, he deeded land to all four of his sons ? Thomas, John, Isaac, and Abraham. Less than a month later he died. Susannah, his widow, administered his estate on February 1, 1685/86. Thomas only had 4 sons and one daughter his Wife outlived him and married again, DNA testing showas hthat he and John Burton of Longfield are NOT genetically related! Found at https://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Burton-Sr/6000000004089042474?through=4831664137750044743

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Susannah HATCHER, person ID LZ6F-BPH. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Thomas Christian Burton, person ID LYMM-WL4. (Reliability: 3).