Ralph Burges(s) of Cheshire Co., England
[Haplotype R1b1]
Note: this family is affiliated with that of :
John Burgess (I) of Cheshire Co., England
William Burgess of Middlesex Co., Massachussetts
Samuel Burgess of Bucks Co., Pennsylvania
The genealogy of this line should only be considered as verified beginning with the generation of Henry Burgess Sr. (1682-1753).
Ralph Burges Sr. was born about 1555 in Cheshire Co., England. He married firstly Jone Adshedde on 6 February 1581/82 O.S., and secondly Elizabeth Greene on 27 Apr. 1592 O.S. He had two sons by his first wife, and one by his second:
1. Randle Burges (1581- ) of Adlington, Cheshire Co., England
2. Raphe Burges (1583- ) of Adlington, Cheshire Co., England
*3. Ralph Burges Jr. (1592- ) of Adlington, Cheshire Co., England
Third Branch: Ralph Burges Jr.
Ralph Burges Jr. was born on 10 Mar. 1592/93 O.S. at Adlington, Cheshire Co., England. He married __. He had at least one son:
*1. Ralph Burges III (1645-1713) of Adlington, Cheshire Co., England
First Son of Ralph Jr.
Ralph Burges III was born in 1645. He married Martha Colline on 4 April 1687 in Cheshire Co. He died 3 April 1713 at Adlington, Cheshire Co., England, having had at least one son:
*1. Henry Burgess Sr. (1682-1753) of Adlington, Cheshire Co., England
First Son of Ralph III
Henry Burgess Sr. was born in 1682 in Cheshire Co., England. He married Frances Barlow(e) about 1712. He died in 1753 in Cheshire Co., having had six sons:
1. Thomas Burgess (1714- )
2. Ralph Burgess IV (1718- ), died young
3. Henry Burgess Jr. (1722-1785) of Adlington, Cheshire Co., England
4. Ralph Burgess V (1724- )
5. John Burgess (1727- )
6. James Burgess (1730- )
Henry Burgess Jr. is the ancestor of G. R. Burgess.
Test results received from one representative of this family match the markers of descendants of John Burgess of Canterbury Region, New Zealand, and William Burgess of Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; they have a common Burgess ancestor, name unknown.
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