Ensign Burgess Gaither

1757 - 1819  (62 years)

• Name	Burgess Gaither  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Ensign
  Born	16 Jul 1757	Montgomery County, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Frederick County, Maryland   [4]
  Military Award	12 Sep 1777	Montgomery County, Maryland   [4]
  	commission of ensign of the Middle Battalion of Militia
  Move	1781	Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina   [4]
  	He settled on Rocky Creek above Turnersburg.
  Political	1792-1801	North Carolina   [5]
  	was a prominent figure in the politics of
  	He represented Iredell County in the State Legislature in 1792, '95, '96, '97, 1800, and 1801.
  Died	9 Dec 1819	Iredell County, North Carolina   [1]
  Buried	Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina   [4]
  	It is said the he requested to be buried at a spot under a certain apple tree on his farm.
  Person ID	I33051	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2008

  
  

  Father	Edward Gaither,   b. 20 Dec 1714, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland ,   d. Between 26 Mar 1777 and 11 Jun 1777, Montgomery County, Maryland  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Widow Eleanor Whittle,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amelia Martin,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	24 Sep 1791	Iredell County, North Carolina   [1]
  Children	1. Alfred Gaither,   b. 26 Apr 1793, Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Martin Gaither,   b. 20 Dec 1794, Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sarah Gaither,   b. 19 Oct 1796, Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elvira Gaither,   b. 1 Aug 1798, Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Forrest Gaither,   b. 26 May 1800, Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Lemira Gaither,   b. 15 Nov 1802, Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Milly Maria Gaither,   b. 20 Dec 1803, Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Burgess Gaither,   b. 16 Mar 1807, Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Eleanor Emmeline Gaither,   b. 6 Apr 1810, Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Charles Cotesworth Pinkney Gaither,   b. 31 May 1812, Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2008
  Family ID	F11658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S227] Fredric Z. Saunders, Fredric Z. Saunders, (Midvale, Utah: fzsaund@ix.netcom.com, 18 Nov 2006), Genealogy of Gaither Family of Virginia to Maryland to North Carolina (Reliability: 3). [S228] Ancestral Colonial Families, by Luther W. Welsh, (Independence, Missouri: Lambert Moon Print Company, 1928, 213 pages), page 202 (Reliability: 3). [S420] Anne Arundel Gentry, Harry Wright Newman, (Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Pioneer Series, 1933), page 368 (Reliability: 4). [S420] Anne Arundel Gentry, Harry Wright Newman, (Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Pioneer Series, 1933), page 374 (Reliability: 4). [S420] Anne Arundel Gentry, Harry Wright Newman, (Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Pioneer Series, 1933), page 375 (Reliability: 4).