John BURGIN^[1]

1774 - 1837  (62 years)

• Name	John BURGIN
  Born	15 Oct 1774	, Rowan, North Carolina   [2]
  		Burgin Family Bible - Births Photocopy of the Births page of the old Burgin Family Bible.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1790	Burke County, North Carolina   [3]
  	"Ben Burgin" was enumerated as head of household and one of two white males 16 years+. The other is John (16). The household also includes 1 white female (Leah) and 6 white males under 16 (James 13, Ben Jr. 11, Robert 9, Merritt 6, 2 unidentified).
  Property	24 Apr 1799	Mill Creek, Burke County, North Carolina
  	Grant number 2672. 50 acres on the Mill Creek. Book, page: 107:52.
  	Address: n/a
  Property	24 Oct 1799	Bridge Branch, Burke, North Carolina
  	Grant number 2849. 50 acres on the Bridge branch. Book, page: 112:141.
  	Address: n/a
  Census	1800	Burke County, North Carolina   [4]
  	John Burgin was enumerated as head of household and the only male aged 26 to 44. There is one female aged 16 to 25 (Elizabeth, 23) and two males under 10 (Benjamin, 2 and John, 1). They have one slave.
  Property	28 Feb 1804	Burke County, North Carolina   [5]
  	relinquished two land entries to Ephraim Davidson
  Property	24 Oct 1808	Big Branch, Burke, North Carolina
  	Grant number 3485. 50 acres on waters of Big branch. Book, page: 125:111.
  	Address: n/a
  Census	1820	Burke County, North Carolina   [6]
  	"John Burgan Esqr" was enumerated as head of household and one of two males aged 45+ (the 2nd is unidentified). Other household members include one male under 10 (likely Alney, 6), 3 males aged 10-15 (likely Albertis, 14, Merritt, 10,and Robert, 12), one male aged 16 to 18 (Jesse 17), one male aged 16 to 25 (Jesse 17), one female under 10 (likely Elizabeth, 3), one female aged 10-16 (likely Leah, 15), and 1 female aged 26 to 45 (likely Elizabeth Mann Burgin). Nine household members were engaged in agriculture. The household also included 4 male slaves aged 14 to 25, 1 male slave aged 26 to 44, 1 female slave under 14, and 1 female slave aged 14 to 25.
  Census	1830	Burke County, North Carolina   [7]
  	John is enumerated as head of household and the male aged 40-50. The household also includes 2 males aged 15 to 20 (likely Alney and James), 3 males aged 20 to 30 (likely Merritt, Robert, and Albertus), 1 female aged 10-15 (likely Elizabeth), 1 female aged 15-20 (likely Ann), and 1 female aged 40-50 (likely Elizabeth).
  FAN	Millington Lytle
  FAN	Peter Stroud
  FAN	Thomas Hemphill
  FAN	Thomas Lytle
  Occupation	Blacksmith and Hide Tanner  [8]
  Died	22 Jan 1837	Marion, Burke, North Carolina
  Person ID	I1579	Kendrick-Hemphill
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2014

  
  

  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 MANN,   b. 29 Sep 1777, , Rowan, North Carolina ,   d. Burke County, North Carolina
  Married	31 Aug 1797	Burke County, North Carolina   [9]
  Children	1. Benjamin BURGIN,   b. 14 Jun 1798, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 4 Feb 1833, Burke County, North Carolina  (Age 34 years) + 2. John BURGIN,   b. 7 Dec 1799, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 21 Jun 1884, Buncombe County, North Carolina  (Age 84 years) + 3. Malinda BURGIN,   b. 4 Jul 1801, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 25 Nov 1828, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina  (Age 27 years) + 4. Jesse BURGIN,   b. 3 Apr 1803, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 2 Feb 1890  (Age 86 years) + 5. Leah BURGIN,   b. 19 Oct 1804, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 18 Mar 1842, Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina  (Age 37 years)   6. Robert Pitt BURGIN,   b. 29 Sep 1808, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Apr 1884, , McDowell, North Carolina  (Age 75 years) + 7. Merritt BURGIN,   b. 25 Jun 1810, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 2 May 1874, , McDowell, North Carolina  (Age 63 years)   8. Alney BURGIN,   b. 21 Jan 1814, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 30 Jul 1899, , McDowell, North Carolina  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S546] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire (Reliability: 3). "One appendant body in Freemasonry also uses "Esquire" as a degree title[5]." [S37] Burgin Family Bible, Births (Reliability: 3). John Burgin, son of Benj. & Leah Burgin, born Oct 15th, 1774 [S174] 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: M637_7; Page: 107; Image: 0059. (Reliability: 2). Name: Ben Burgin Residence Date: 1790 Residence Place: Burke, North Carolina http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1790usfedcen&h=156365&ti=0&indiv=try [S181] 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 29; Page: 730; Image: 112. (Reliability: 2). Name: John Burgin Residence Date: 1800 Residence Place: Burke, North Carolina http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=303043&ti=0&indiv=try [S601] Burke County NC Deeds Registered 1804-1813, 12 (Reliability: 3). [S201] 1820 United States Federal Census, Year: 1820; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: M33_83; Page: 89; Image: 54. (Reliability: 2). Name: John Burgan Esqr Residence Date: 1820 Residence Place: Burke, North Carolina http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=1469476&ti=0&indiv=try [S211] 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 118; Page: 179. (Reliability: 2). Name: John Bergan Residence Date: 1830 Residence Place: Burke, North Carolina http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=174315&ti=0&indiv=try [S83] Edmundson & Related Families, http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=edaf0448&id=I02027 (Reliability: 3). [S533] Echoes in the Mist, p. 10 (Reliability: 2).