Elizabeth Leah (Mann) Burgin (1777 - abt. 1860)

Born 29 Sep 1777 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Merritt Burgin — married 31 Aug 1797 in Burke, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died about 1860 at about age 82 in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1777. She was the daughter of John Mann. She died in 1862.

Elizabeth was enumerated in Burke County, North Carolina in 1840, West of North Fork, Page 334.^[1]

1840 United States Federal Census - Household of Elizabeth Burgin

(2) Free White Males 20 to 29

(1) Free White Male 30 to 39

(1) Free White Male 50 to 59

(1) Free White Female 10 to 14

(1) Free White Female 60 to 69

(2) Male Slaves under 10

(1) Male Slave 10 to 23

(1) Male Slave 24 to 35

(1) Female Slave under 10

(2) Female Slaves 10 to 23

(1) Female Slave 55 to 99

In 1850 Elizabeth was enumerated in McDowell County, North Carolina pp. 42-43 (penned), 276 (stamped), dwelling/family 302.^[2]

Elizabeth was enumerated in McDowell County, North Carolina in 1860 p. 177 (stamped), Old Fort Post Office, dwelling/family 352.^[3]

Elizabeth's estate entered probate in 1862.^[4]

Research Notes

Elizabeth's father was John Mann, who was a son of Robert Mann who died about 1757/58 and this Robert Mann was a brother of John Mann who died in 1758. Elizabeth was a cousin to Leah Burgin (John's mother). The following is from Peggy Silvers Book Echoes in the Mist:

• John Mann died ca. 1758, Rowan Co., North Carolina. Brother Robert Mann

Robert died ca. 1757/8, leaving at least 3 minor children: John, Else (Alse), and Mary. John later married Elizabeth ________. They had a daughter, Elizabeth, who married John Burgin. Else Mann, daughter of Robert and sister of John, married Henry Wright, November 17, 1771, Rowan Col, North Carolina. Their daughter Gean (Jean) later married James Burgin. The Wrights and the Mann family are entangled with the Burgin family even in Maryland records.^[5]

Echoes In The Mist
John Burgin married his cousin Leah Mann (11) August 31, 1797 in Burke County (9) N.C. Elizabeth, better known as Leah, was born September 29, 1777. Leah was the daughter of John Mann and granddaughter of Robert Mann of Rowan Co. (11) .

After John died Robert lived with his mother, as did John Mann, her brother. They were all in the same household in the 1850 census of McDowell County. On September 28, 1850 Leah and son Robert came to an agreement (14) whereas Leah agreed to give Robert all the land she processed, the negroes, all of the negro Hannah's increase (children that Hannah might have from that date forward) and all the crops and rents in exchange for her care and maintenance for the remainder of her life. She was 73 years old at that time. Leah passed away October 4, 1862. If she is buried beside John, her grave is unmarked. There is no stone for her there. John and Leah had 12 children.^[6]

Peggy's References

(9) Family records from the prayer book of John Burgin, now in the possession of Meta Burgin, Morganton, N.C. (as of 1989)

(11) Orphans Court Records of Rowan County, North Carolina.

(14) Reference = Deed Book 4-332 McDowell County, North Carolina.

Acknowledgements

• This WikiTree profile was created through the import of Henderson Family Tree.ged on Jul 24, 2011 by Herb Henderson. See the changes tab on this page] for the details of edits by Herb and others.

Sources

1. ↑ * 1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840"
   citing Page: 334; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M704; Digital film/folder number: 005154835_008_M9ZT-6Y9; FHL microfilm: 0018092; Image number: 67
   FamilySearch Record: XHRR-SVB (accessed 8 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB3-SLX
   Elizabeth Burgin in Burke, North Carolina, United States.
2. ↑ * 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 42; Digital film/folder number: 004203583_002_M9CD-HJS; FHL microfilm: 444649; Image number: 42; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01140-7
   FamilySearch Record: M4B8-WMK (accessed 8 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6QR9-HCM
   Elizabeth Benjin (72) in McDowell, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
3. ↑ * 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 53; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170495; FHL microfilm: 803904; Image number: 357; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01784-2
   FamilySearch Record: MDDT-NDF (accessed 8 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSC-CMM
   Elizabeth Burgin (82) in McDowell, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
4. ↑ * Probate: "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979"
   citing McDowell, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,318,026
   FamilySearch Record: K78C-8ZK (accessed 8 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-8177-9CV Image number 00282
   Elizabeth Burgin probate in 1862 in McDowell, North Carolina, United States.
5. ↑ Silvers, Peggy. “Echoes in the Mist”, Nebo, North Carolina, 1989, Page 11
6. ↑ Silvers, Peggy. “Echoes in the Mist”, Nebo, North Carolina, 1989, Page 17 - 18

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC5X-8SZ
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), vol. 109, p. 315, Elizabeth Mann born 1778; citing H. Franklin Andrews, History of the Andrews fam. gen. of Robt. Andrews and des. ( Audubon, Iowa, 1890), p. 197. Genealogy column, Boston Transcript 1906-1941; database, Ancestry.