James Burgess

Thomas Burgess of York Co., Ontario, Canada

[Haplotype R1b1b2 ? confirmed by test]

Note: This family is affiliated with that of :
Thomas Burgess of Barnstable Co. Massachussetts
Josiah Burgess of Monroe Co., New York
Benjamin Burgess of Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Thomas Burgess was born about 1776 in Nova Scotia, Canada. He is listed in one unverified internet genealogy as being descended from Thomas Burgess Jr., son of Thomas Burgess Sr. of Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, but the chronology of this line seems questionable. He married Elizabeth Ann Card by 1806. He is listed in the 1851 census for Vaughn Township, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Other possible sons include Richard Burgess and Thomas Burgess, both also listed in the 1851 census in York Co. as having been born in Nova Scotia. He died at Woodbridge, York Co., Ontario, having had at least one son:

*1. Stephen Burgess (1807-1891+) of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

First Branch: Stephen Burgess

Stephen Burgess was born on 23 January 1807 in Nova Scotia, Canada (his place of birth is given as Scotland in the 1881 census). He married Mary Ann Harling on 11 October 1832 (or 12 October 1833) at Eastport, Washington Co., Maine. He was living in Nova Scotia in 1841 when his son James was born. He is listed in the 1851 census for Vaughn Township, York Co., Ontario, Canada, and appears to be listed by himself in the 1881-91 censuses for Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He supposedly died at Tillsonburg, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada, having had six sons:

1. Elias Burgess (1834?-1922) of Saginaw Co., MI; he is listed as the oldest child (age 17) in 1851

2. James Burgess (1837?-1910) of Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada; he is listed as age 14 in 1851

3. George Franklin Burgess (1841-1919) of Genesee Co., MI

4. David Burgess (1845-1845?), died young before 1851

5. John Stephen Burgess (1850- ) of Kent Co., Ontario, Canada

6. Richard William Burgess (1852- )

George Franklin Burgess is the ancestor of S. L. Burgess; Elias Burgess is the ancestor of L. D. Burgess.

Test results received from one representative in this line match the numbers of the families of Josiah Burgess of Monroe Co., New York, Benjamin Burgess of Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada, and Thomas Burgess of Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. They have a common Burgess ancestor, name unknown. However, a second representative of this family has numbers that do not match the first, indicating a possible break in the chain of descent.