Re: Thomas Burgess b. 1837 in either Davenham or Norwi
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In reply to:
Thomas Burgess b. 1837 in either Davenham or Norwi
Eugene Burgess 1/18/02
the story floating around my family is that Thoman Burgess,known as Sir Thomas Burgess, came to the United States from Sussex, England sometime around 1850 and fell in love with a red head someplace in the New England area.she took him for all he was worth and he ended up commiting suicide. He had two children a daughter and a son and the son joined the union army during the civil war. i never heard what happened to the daughter, but he was
supposed to have had property in the Sussex area, and he was told he would lose his property if he didn't return.
he had to have been my great grandfather because my mother
was born about 1892. sounds more like something out of a novel.