SC-Wm C. Burgess father of Rhoda m 1775
Wm Burgess entire will is printed here in GenForum under: Will/Wm Burgess/1775/SC. It lists his younger children as: Delilah, John, Elizabeth, James, Jacob, Jemima & Sarah and his second wife, Olive. Other children were: Joseph, William, Jr.& Rhoda.---He was born ca. 1734 in Old 96-Abbeville, SC. His will was probated 1 July 1783. The Old 96 District (Abbeville)is in the West of SC near GA. Rhoda married in 1775 to Hezekiah Williams. Also be sure to read the follow up by Rowanda Smith. She tells about the witness to the will John & Sarah Evans, etc.On rootsweb it states that the parents of Wm C.Burgess were Samual Burgess and Mary Givens.Also see:
GenCircles info on William C. Burgess and the LDC Ancestral File has more on Wm.C.Burgess and Rhoda 'Rhody' Burgess.
For some reason Rhoda Burgess was a very popular name at that time. Some seem to be children of Rhoda's siblings, etc.
What was the name of Wm. first wife? She was likely Rhoda's mother.Since Rhoda married
a Tory, Hezekiah Williams they had to leave quickly after the fall of Charleston.They took their children and departed through Florida for another Tory stronghold, Fort Natchez, Mississippi. This was about 1782/3.They had land granted there. A few years later they moved to St. Helena Parish, LA.I will be gald to provide the childrens names. Several children moved on to Texas.
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Re: SC-Wm C. Burgess father of Rhoda m 1775
Constance Estep 4/01/06