Burtons in VA "Ten-thousand Name" petition of 1776
My fellow Burton rooters:
I recently looked over a scanned copy of a petition supposed signed by 10,000 Virginians and submitted to the Virginia State Legislature. I thought I would share the results of that search with you. Enjoy.
In the years following the Revolution, petitions played a vital role in registering widespread political opinion on important questions of public policy and religion. The ultimate stakes were the disestablishment of the Church of England and the possibility of a newfound commitment to full religious freedom for all citizens of the independent commonwealth. The most notable example is the famous "Ten-thousand Name" petition, presented during the first General Assembly session on October 16, 1776. Asking for disestablishment of the Church of England as well as religious equality, this document consisted of 125 pages sewn or joined together with wax seals, and was signed by an unprecedented ten thousand Virginia citizens.
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John Watson
Charles Burton
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Anderson Moffett
Jonathan Watson
John Burton
William Harvey
George Fetherengill
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Daniel Walters
Robert Berton/Denton
James Clapoole Sr and Jr
George Ozburn
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Josiah Cox
James Standefer
Wm Burton
Joel Barker
Israel Turner
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Saml Smith
George Martin
John Cox
Thomas Stone
Benja Burton
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Seth Farley
Higgs Bumpress
Wm Simmon Jr
Thomas Burton
William Swillevant
George Bollard
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Robert Foster
Henry Tuggle
Josiah Burton
Richd Phillips Jr
Gideon Seay
Hezekiah Seay
Jacob Seay
Moses Seay
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Isaac Smith
Wm Hudson
Josiah Burton
Howard Robinson
Thos House, Wm House, John House
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Obediah Gorden
Peter Day
Benja Hughes
William Burton
George Marples
Henry Trent
Benjamin Trent
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William Beasley, Benja Beasley
Gad Blankenship
Thomas Burton
Gilbert Elam
James Elam Jr
Joseph Meridith
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William Pemberton
John Burton
John Burton Jr
James Elam
William Woodman
Walter Davis
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Anthony Haden
Christoper Baltimore
John Merryman Sr
Beverly Randolph
Elisha Burton
Hezekiah Mosby
William Tucker
Nicholas Spears
Joseph Hobson
Robt Hughes
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Charles Cottrell
James Ford
Boaz Ford
Nathaniel Burton
Robert Evins
Peter Ford
Shelton Bailey
Edward Maxcey, John Maxcey
Hugh McCormick
Robert Burton
Joseph Carter
Drury Scruggs
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William Easley
Rucker Woodson
Jacob Buxton
Joseph Adcock
Daniel Weaver
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Thomas Scruggs
Thomas Ballew
Isaiah Burton
Chas Dial
Landay/Sanday Shewmaker
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