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1850 Russell Co VA Census
# 491 Micajah Burress 73 M Hatter Bedford Co. VA
Elisabeth 46 F North Carolina
Tempus 12 F Russell Co. VA
Jane 09 F Russell Co. VA
Rachel 05 F Russell Co. VA
Henry A. 04 M Russell Co. VA
Sidney 1/12 M Russell Co. VA
I believe the children listed in the 1850 Russell Co VA Census had to be Micajah's children with Elizabeth Francis. I'm thinking the only way to prove "lewdness" in court is to show that there were children being born to the couple outside of marriage.
It's not inconceivable for an older man to have had kids...in fact, several spry old men in my family who would have been thought to be too old took teenage wives after their first or second wives head died and sired families up into their late 60's.
Following are the only Burris' in the 1860 Russell Co VA Census (GenForum removes tab spaces, so sorry for the awful formatting):
1860 Russell Co VA Census
# 1416 Judith Fraley 38 F Seamstress $10 ____
Duff 04 M ____
Patsy Burriss 53 F Spinner ____
Could Elizabeth Francis have been a "Martha Elizabeth" nicknamed Patsy?
1860 Russell Co VA Census
# 1300 David Jessee 39 M Farmer $2280 / $1027 ____
Hannah A. 30 F ____
John S. 10 M ____
Cyntha C. 07 F ____
Sarah V. B. 04 F ____
Thomas WILSON 20 M ____
Jane BURRIS 17 F ____
1860 Russell Co VA Census
# 1116 Isaac Muncy 64 M Farmer $3000 / $468 ____
Patsey 60 F ____
Henry BURRIS 14 M ____
1860 Russell Co VA Census
# 217 Henry S. Musick 26 M farmer $25 ____
Eliza Ann 21 F ____
Richard B. 01 M ____
Sidney BURRIS 07 F ____
My guess is that you'll probably eventually find a court order to "bound out" the children to other homes after Micajah's death.
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