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John Burgamy[1]
Male 1809 - 1861


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  • Birth  6 Feb 1809  Houston County, Georgia. Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender  Male 
    Birth  6 Feb 1809 
    Died  17 Jun 1861  Griffin, Houston Co., Georgia. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I0377  J. Purifoy Adair8
    Last Modified  12 Aug 2012 

    Father  William Burgamy, Jr.,   b. 1765, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1810 
    Relationship  Natural 
    Mother  Margaret Leggett,   b. 1787, Putnam Co., Ga. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1844, Marietta Co., Ga. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship  Natural 
    Married  1807  Putnam Co., Ga. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F28  Group Sheet

    Family  Martha Davis Purifoy,   b. 22 Nov 1814, Putnam County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1857, Griffin, Houston Co., Ga. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  1 Dec 1830  Putnam Co., Ga. Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Emory Gause Burgamy,   b. 25 Nov 1848, Spalding Co., Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1907, Morrison Cem., LaRue, Henderson Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F29  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • The Memorial Record of Alabama ,Vol. 1, page 771, by Brant & Fuller, Madis
      on, Wis., 1893" states:
      John died in Fayette Co. in 1861, while Martha died in Spaulding Co. in 18
      56.
      Both were Methodists.
      John was a successful and practical farmer, was an old line whig, was a j
      ustice of the peace for some years and a public-spirited man in many ways.
      John's grandfather, William Burgamy, was of French ancestry, was a Revolut
      ionary soldier and died
      in Georgia at an advanced age.

      John's second wife, Sidney, was a sister to his first wife, Martha.

      Abridged Compendium by Frederick Virkus:
      John Burgamy (1809-1861) married 1830 Martha Davis Peurifoy (1814-1857); d
      esc. Capt. Thomas Purefoy, from Eng. to Elizabeth City, Va., 1620, was bur
      gess, member King's Council, commr. of Eliz. City Co., Va. and prin. cd
      r. of same co.

      Federal Census, Fayette County, Georgia
      John Burgamy 53
      S.B. Burgamy 53
      John Burgamy 19
      P.A. Burgamy 14 (male)
      Emery J. Burgamy 12 (male)
      Mathew C. Burgamy 8
      McCarroll Burgamy 7 (male)
      Eli Burgamy 23 (male)
      Fanny Burgamy 20
      Ann Burgamy 2/12
      James Burgamy 14 (male)

      A will of a John Burgamy that died 6/17/1861 is in Fayette Co., Ga. Per B
      ob Ellis on Georgia Message Board on Ancestry.com on July 12, 2009:

      1861 will for John Burgamy. It states "executed June 1, 1859, probated A
      ugust 11, 1861.
      This will is from Spalding County and contains an understanding with h
      is presemt wife (who is not named) that each should retain property he
      ld at the time of their marriage. Executor: Tilman Burgamy of Montgomer
      y, Alabama, his oldest son. Witnesses: Thos. J. Brooks, Wiley
      Patrick and J. W. McCord."
      Will Book A, Pg 202-204.


  • Sources 
    1. [S07729] Paul and Kathy Gause.

    2. [S26208] Memorial Record of Alabama, (Pub. by Brant & Fuller (1893)).

    3. [S07105] Putnam Co., Ga, Marriages 1807-1850, Page 6.


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