Edward Burwell (1579 - aft. 1626)

Born 24 Aug 1579 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Bedell) Wingate — married 1615 (to 1626) in England

Descendants

Died after 18 Oct 1626 after age 47 in Houghton Park, Harlington, Bedfordshire, England

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Biography

Edward Burwell is a Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society

Edward was born in 1579. He was christened on the 24th of August 1579 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England. Edward was the son of Edward Burwell (Sr) and Jane Wingate. ^[1][2][3]

Edward Burwell married Dorothy Bedell, the daughter of William Bedell of Catworth, Huntington, England.^[4]

Edward wrote his will 18 October 1626, he gave his wife the estate, unless she remarries. He assigned his two daughters as servants to his two sisters. Eldest daughter (age 8) went to his sister "Sheafe", and Elizabeth (age 5) went to his sister "Wingate."^[5] He asked "Lord Bruce" to be "a kind lord" to his wife and children.

Dorothy married second Roger Wingate, they emigrated to Virginia.^[5]

Edward Burwell was a member (investor) in the Second Virginia Charter of 1609. Some sources do not include his name, but he is found in The history of the first discovery and settlement of Virginia, by William Stith and in Adventures of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1625.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Children

1. Edward Burwell, christened 14 April 1616^[9]
2. Dorothy Burwell christened 24 June 1618^[10]
3. Elizabeth Burwell christened 25 February 1621^[11]
4. Lewis Burwell christened 5 March 1622, died 1652^[12]
5. George Burwell christened 17 May 1624^[13]
6. Edward Burwell, christened 19 February 1626^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NP18-5JH : 19 September 2020), Edward Burwell, 1579.
2. ↑ Page-Turner, Frederick Augustus, 1845-1931; Bedfordshire (England) Genealogia Bedfordiensis; being a collection of evidences relating chiefly to the landed gentry of Bedfordshire, A. D. 1538-1700. Collected out of parish registers, the bishop's transcripts, early wills, monumental inscriptions. pg 296 [1]
3. ↑ The Visitations of Bedfordshire, p. 151, https://archive.org/details/visitationsofbed1921harv/page/n171/mode/2up?view=theater
4. ↑ Cutter, William Richard, New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the ..., Volume 4 , p. 2089 Burwell/Bedell
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Blair, John L. "The Rise of the Burwells." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 72, no. 3 (1964): 304-29. Accessed April 29, 2021. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4247029.
6. ↑ Stith, William. The history of the first discovery and settlement of Virginia. New York: Reprinted for Joseph Sabin, 1865. Image 382 of 412
7. ↑ Burwell, Edward - A1306; born 1579, died 1626 Huntingdonshire, England; (Member of Virginia Company).
8. ↑ Jester, Annie. Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1625 (Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1956) Page 108
9. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMKP-T8M : 19 March 2020), Edward Burwell in entry for Edward Burwell, 1616.
10. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 26 February 2019), Edw. Burwell in entry for Dorothy Burwell, 24 Jun 1618); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 599,350.
11. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQBZ-N8Q : 11 February 2018, Edw. Burwell in entry for Eliz. Burwell, 25 Feb 1621); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 599,350.
12. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPD3-2T5 : 20 March 2020), Lewis Burwell, 1622.
13. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMV5-75K : 20 March 2020), Edw. Burwell in entry for Geo. Burwell, 1624.
14. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPDS-B9N : 20 March 2020), Edw. Burwell in entry for Edw. Burwell, 1626.

See also:

• Source: Virginia Gleanings in England, The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Apr., 1915), pp. 156-157
• Torrence, Clarence, Winston of Virginia and Allied Families, Richmond, VA: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927, pp. 361-362
• Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia, Edward Burwell https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I044634&tree=Tree1
• Keith's Ancestry of Benjamin Harrison, 34 35

Acknowledgements

• Thanks to Jonathon Dale Walter Myers for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Jonathon Dale Walter and others.
• Burwell-22 was created by Valentine Van Zee on 24 September 2010; adopted by Bairfield-1 19:49, 23 December 2013 (EST)