Susannah HATCHER, Burton

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• Name: Susannah BURTON
• Name: Susannah HATCHER
• Name: Susannah STEWART
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• Marriage License Granted: 2 Oct 1685, Henrico, Virginia; Marriage License Granted John Steward for marrying Susanna Burton

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According to the Hatcher Families Genealogy Association -
https://hatcherfamilyassn.com/getperson.php?personID=I40980&tree=WmTheIm

Susannah
The Hatcher surname previously given is almost certainly an error. Both sons John Burton and Abraham Burton can be presumed to have Y-DNA from William Hatcher, Sr. because many of their direct male descendants test positive for that Y-DNA. The most plausible theory as to how this happened is that Susan married a son of William, Sr., specifically William, Jr., and that all of the sons of William, Jr., became step sons ("sons-in-law" in those days) of Thomas Burton. (The best argument against this is wondering if all of the sons were renamed, including the eldest son as Thomas Burton, Jr.? However, in those days, Sr. and Jr. meant mostly "the elder" and "the younger," and if William Jr. had named his son Thomas, and Thomas Burton adopted him and gave him his last name, Thomas would indeed have become "the younger Thomas Burton.")

The next best theory asks whether or not Thomas Burton, Sr. is a son (bastard or otherwise) of William Hatcher, Sr., who gave a Deed of Gift to Thomas Burton, Jr. for some unknown reason. This latter theory stretches credulity, and is thus discounted, because the surrounding facts (dates, relationships, etc.) don't easily line up. (Thomas Burton, Sr. is believed to have been born in 1620-1630, whereas William Hatcher is believed to have been born about 1613. Records of Burton arrivals in Virginia do not include Thomas, etc.)

The Burton chronicles suggest Susan's surname might be Lockett because when Thomas Lockett made his will on 1 Jun 1686 he mentioned a daughter Susan. Lockett was a near neighbor of Thomas Burton, and their names appear on several documents related to both in various capacities. However, other documents seem to negate this possibility, proving that Susan Lockett married somebody else.

Susannah (Lockett?) Hatcher is presumed to have married Thomas Burton, Sr. at some point after the conception of her youngest child, Anne (given that Abraham and Anne are so close in age; Abraham is proven to be a Hatcher by Y DNA). This could have been any time after the death of her presumed first husband, William Hatcher, Jr.

From the Burton Chronicles we learn that Thomas Burton, Sr. and his presumed brother, John Burton, acquired the Cobbs estate circa 1656. Five years later, in 1661, John patented his own estate of "Longfield," which was located on the north bank of the James River (it is not known when he actually moved). John is believed to have married before 1650, which meant that John and his wife provided a family for Thomas, and when they left for the other side of the James, Thomas would have been left almost alone. Presumably this provided some motivation for Thomas to marry the widow Susannah.
Descendants of at least John Burton, Sr. and youngest son Abraham test out as having Y DNA the same as men who descend from William "the immigrant" Hatcher. William, Sr. had a son, William, Jr., who was listed as unmarried at the time of an early death. The best view of the evidence is that Susannah Hatcher was William, Jr.'s spouse instead of William, Sr.'s daughter, and that upon remarriage, step-father Thomas Burton, Sr. gave his surname to William, Jr.'s biological children (this would have not been unusual in that day and age).

While Thomas Burton, Jr. died without issue, it is true that William, Sr., gave him a special deed of gift, which was his only written will. So, there was clearly a close connection between these Burton and Hatcher families. Why didn't the deed of gift also mention the other sons of Thomas, Sr.? The answer lies in the habits of England in those times, where the main property descends to only the eldest son, while the other children receive smaller gifts and bequests out of what remains. So, it seems that William Hatcher, Sr. decided to make a special bequest to the eldest son of his own (deceased) eldest son, William Hatcher, Jr., which would again not have been unusual in those times.

If multiple sons of Thomas Burton, Sr. have Hatcher Y-DNA, then how about Thomas, Sr.? There are some indications that Susannah's surname was not actually Hatcher (somebody may have ascribed that surname to her based upon William, Sr.'s, deed of gift). So, maybe Thomas, Sr. was the actual (bastard) son of William, Sr.?

These questions and many more await factual proof before we can deduce answers.

Susannah married Thomas Christian BURTON on 2 Oct 1663 in Saint Johns Church, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America. Thomas (son of Capt Richard BURTON and Lady Katherine CHRISTIAN) was born about 1630 in Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 1 Apr 1686 in Cobb's Plantation, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in Apr 1686 in Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susannah married John STEWART in Oct 1686 in Saint John's Church, Henrico, Virginia, Colonial America. John was born in 1633 in Westmoreland, Virginia; died on 15 Nov 1729 in Christ Church, Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Edward married Martha TANNER before 1723 in Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America. Martha (daughter of Edward TANNER and Mary HATCHER) was born in 1697 in Henrico, Virginia, British Colony; died after 1760 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Catherine Mary WHITWORTH. Catherine was born in 1739 in Amelia County, Virginia, Colonial America; died in 1782 in Amelia County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]