Brief Life History of William
When William Burrow was born in 1717, in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, John Burrow, was 22 and his mother, Jo Anna Cooke, was 22. He married Tabitha Damarel in 1739, in Sussex, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1758, in Sussex, Virginia, British Colonial America, at the age of 41, and was buried in Sussex, Virginia, British Colonial America.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Family Data Collection - Births
- North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Spouse and Children
1717–1758 Male
1721–1759 Female
Children (6)
1745–1811 Female
1746–1829 Male
1752– Male
1754– Male
1756–1829 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1695–1778 Male
1695–1770 Female
Siblings (6)
1712–1772 Female
1717–1758 Male
1715–1778 Male
1720–1759 Male
1724–1787 Male
+1 More Child
Name Meaning
English:
topographic name for someone who lived by a castle or manor house, or in a town, especially a chartered town or borough (Middle English burgh, Old English burg ‘fortified place, borough, manor’), or a habitational name for someone who came from a place so named because it was a fortified town or near an ancient fort, such as Burrow (Leicestershire, Lancashire), Burrough Green (Cambridgeshire), Brough (numerous counties), and Peterborough (Northamptonshire); see also Burgh .
topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or near a mound (Middle English bergh, Old English beorg), or a habitational name for someone who came from a place so named, such as Burrow (Devon, Somerset). Middle English bergh became throughly confused with burgh in 1 above. Compare Burrough .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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