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ot burgesses 1698. 1(^9, 1714; by appoint- ment of William and Mary College surveyor general "of the colony 170S-1716. He was major of the militia and a prominent mer- chant with extensive business in \ irginia and England. He died in 1716 and was father of John Ihickner. of York and Staf- ford counties.

immigrant ancestor of a widel} scatt(.re(l family in the south, died in New Kent county. \ irginia. September 13. 1 716.

Bulloch, William, author of a well known tract on \" irginia. was a resident of Lon- don, but his father Captain Hugh Bullock, of London, patented 2,550 acres of land here, on which he had a corn-mill and saw- mill. Robert I'ullock. son and heir of \\ il- liam Cullock. came to ^'irginia and brought suit in the general court about a tract of 5.500 acres situated in Warwick county. This last probably left descendants in Vir- ginia.

Burgess, Thomas, was a burgess for War- rosqueake in 1629-30, for Martin's Hundred in 1632 and 1633.

Burnham, John, son of Rowland Burn- ham, was justice and lieutenant-colonel of iSIiddlesex county. A'irginia. militia in i<')8o. and died unmarried before July. 1681 ; bur- gess in 1675-7A.

Burnham, Rowland, was a justice of York cf unty, and a burgess in 1644. 1645 and 1649. He moved to Lancaster where his will, dated 1655. is recorded.

Burnley, Zachariah, son of John Burnley, of Albemarle cfjunty, was a burgess for

Hedford county Orange county in

in 1758-1761 and for 1765 and 1766-1768.

Burrows, Benoni, son o\ Christopher Lurrows. was burgess for Norfolk county in 1697. He was grandson of John Bur- rows, who married the wi(l<jw of Rev. Rich- ard Buck.

Burrows (Burroughs), Christopher, pat- ented land in 1635 in what is now Princess Anne county, and was a burgess for Lower Norfolk county i^H5- i64<\ 1652. and was a justice in i')52. He was born in 1612 and died before 1671, leaving two sons William and Benoni. He was probably a son of John Burrows, of "Burrows' Hill" in Surry county.

Burrows, John, patented about 1624 150 acres on the south side of the James river above Jamestown and called his place 'TUir- rows Hill." He married Bridget, the widow ol Rev. Richard Buck, and was probably the father of Christopher lUirrows by an earlier marriage.

Burton. John, burgess for Northampton county in the assemblies of 1769- 1771. 1772- 1774 and the convention of 1775.

Burwell, Armistead, son of Colonel Lewis Burwell. of ■"Ivingsmill." was burgess for Williamsburg in the assembly of 1752-1755. but died in 1754 and was succeeded by (icorge Wythe. He married Christian Blair, daughter of President John lUair. of the council.

Burwell, James, was a son of INIajor Lewis Burwell, of '"Carter's Creek," Gloucester county, and Abigail Smith his wife. He was born Februar\' 4. 1689. and died in