John Burrus [30182]

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Apr 21, 1779 Peter and Robert Burrus signed Declaration of Independence for Albemarle County, Virginia.

1782 Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA.: Robert Burrus, 1 male over 21, 9 cattle, 4 horses, etc., Tax: 1 Pound, 3 Pence. (Only Robert Burrus in Albemarle Co)

Aug 14, 1783. At court held for Albemarle County . . . Robert Burrus filed a claim to seek reimbursement for "30 Diets, 6 bus. corn, and 150# fodder taken by Nicholas Lewis".

1785 Census of Head of Households,Albemarle Co.: Robert Burrus 3 whites. (Only Robert Burrus listed in Albemarle Co.)

Apr 9, 1791, Nov 11, 1798, Book 13, Page 146, Albemarle Co., John Burrus and Mary, his wife, sold to Robert Burrus 80 acres for $100.00. North part of a larger tract where John and Mary now live with a creek between for the boundary. Signed John (X) Burrus, Mary (X) Burrus.

1800 Tax List, Albemarle Co., VA: Robert Burrrass, Sr. 1 white male, 3 horses, 1 slave over 16 years. (Only Robert Burrass Sr. and Robert Burrass Jr. mentioned in Albemarle Co.)

Jun 16, 1801, Albemarle Co., VA Marriages: Robert Burris and Judith Lively. Min. Martin Dawson. (Marriage of Robert Jr.)

Feb. 2, 1805, Book 15, Page 87. Robert and Judith Burrus and Walter Burrus and wife Mary sold to Charles Lany 63 acres for $200.00 Located on Buck Island Creek, part of a larger tract where Walter Burrus now lives. All made their mark. (It would appear that Robert Burrus, Sr. may have died in 1805 and his son, Robert Jr. and wife, Judith, inherited an interest in land)

1806, Book 15, page 397. Robert Burrus, Sr., per trust to David Anderson.

By the 1810 Albemarle Co. Census, no Robert Burrus is listed.

By 1810 Joshua is no long a head of household in Albemarle Co.
1810 Amherst Co., VA Census shows a Joshua Burrus with 1 male child under ten, 1 male over 45, 2 females under 10 and 1 female 16-25.

1800 Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA. Burrass, Robert, Jr., 1 white male, 1 horse, 1 slave over 16 years. (Only other Robert Burrass mentioned in Albemarle Co was Robert Burrass, Sr.)

Robert married Judith Lively in Albemarle Co., VA., June 16, 1801.
By 1810 Census, no Robert Burris in Albamarle Co., VA.

1820 Census, Madison Co., GA. A Robert Burris appears as 1 white male, 26-45 with 1 white male under 10; 1 white female, 26-45 and 2 white females under 10.

Mar 11, 1799, Book 13, Page 148. John and Mary Burrus sold to Walter Burrus 220 acres for 50 pounds, on Buck Island Creek. Border on the west by Robert Burrus and Peter Burrus on the east. Signed John (X) Burrus, Mary (X) Burrus. Wit: Thomas (X) Burrus.

Mar 11, 1799, (Book & Pg num. missing.) Walter Burrus, Albemarle County, Virginia, for $1,000.00, agreed to keep John and Mary in sufficient maintenance, both in Victuling and Clothing, during their lives. Signed Walter (X) Burrus. Wit. Thomas (X) Burrus. Recorded July 1799.

1800 Tax List of Albemarle Co., VA. Walter Burrass, 2 white males, 4 horses. (Only Walter Burrass in Albemarle Co.)

Feb 2, 1805, Book 15, Page 87, Robert and Judith Burrus and Walter Burrus and wife Mary sold to Charles Lany 63 acres for $200. Located on Buck Island Creek, part of a larger tract where Walter Burrus now lives. All made their mark.

Walter (Waller) Burrus appears on the 1810 Albemarle Co., VA Census with one male under 10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 26-45, three females under 10, 1 female 16-26, and 2 females 26-45. No elderly persons. It would appear that his parents, John and Mary, died sometime between 1799 and 1810.

John married Mary Dickenson [30183] [MRIN: 10132]. (Mary Dickenson [30183] died about 1801 in Virginia.)