Burgett
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The Hampshire County Tax Lists provide more information:
1783: Frederick Burkit, TC=Abraham Johnson, 1 male >21, 1 horse
1793: Frederick Purgat, TC=George Beal, 1 male >21, 3 horses
1794: Frederick Purget, TC=Arjalon Price, 1 male >16, 3 horses
1795: Frederick Purgett, TC= Arjalon Price, 1 male >16, 3 horses
1797: Frederick Burget, TC= Arjalon Price, 1 male >16, 1 horse
1798: Frederick Burget, TC= Francis Keyes, 1 male >16, 2 horses
1801: Frederick Burget, 1 white tithable, 2 common horses
1802: Frederick Purget, 1 white tithable
1807: Frederick Purget, 2 white tithables, 3 common horses
1810: Frederick Purgit, 1 white tithable, 2 common horses
1811: Frederick Purgit, 1 white tithable, 2 common horses
1812: Frederick Purgit, 1 white tithable, 2 common horses
1812: Frederick Purgit, 1 white tithable, 1 stud (Henry's son?)
1813: Frederick Purget (MC), 1 white tithable, 2 common horses
1813: Frederick Purget, 1 white tithable, 1 stud (son of Henry?)
1814: Frederick Purgett, 1 white tithable, 3 common horses
The 1820 Federal Census records from Hampshire County, Virginia, page 256 lists Purgett, Frederick 010101-0001-2. Frederick is over 45, and his wife (?) too. There are two younger males: one 10-25, one 26-45. One other free person is living with the household. Neighbors include: Okey Johnston, John Totten, Phillip Umpstott, George Rinehart and others recognizable from other associations. On next page is John Burgett, age 26/45
On November 1, 1803, The Scioto Ohio Gazette & Chillicothe Advisor ran this notice: "Frederick Burget says that his wife Phebe Burgett has left him and he won't honor her debts."
According to The History of Pickaway County and Representative Citizens by Aaron N. van Cleaf, p. 146, "Other early settlers in this township (Muhlenburg Township) were: John and David Martin, Mrs. Burget, the Poulson brothers (mention of whom is made in the history of Darby township), and Arthur Whiteside."
The following is from the History of Franklin & Pickaway Counties, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, published in 1880, from a section about the early settlement of Pickaway County, page 335: "John and David Martin had a cabin on the creek at a very early date. They owned no land, and lived much as the Indians did - from hand to mouth. They did not remain long. . . Widow Burgett, with a son, Daniel, and four daughters, lived on Darby creek for a number of years, when they left for some other location. . . John, Cornelius, and William Poulson, and another brother, settled in Darby township at an early day."
Frederick and his wife, Phoebe, evidently came to Ross County with the very earliest settlers. They lived along Darby Creek, in what was later to become Pickaway County. Phoebe's brother, Jesse Kent, who owned land near the future site of Circleville, died in 1805, and his will is on file in Ross County. He left his sister, Phebe Burgett, "a cow and a calf now in her possession." He left most of his posessions to Jesse and David Johnston, the children of Okey and Margaret Johnston.
At some point, Frederick must have returned to Hampshire County. For some years, the tax lists and the 1820 census have two Fredericks, the older Frederick living near Patterson Creek/Cabin Run, and the younger Frederick, son of Henry Purgett, living along Mill Creek.
Notes and Transcriptions of LDS Microfilm 173578 Hampshire County, West Virginia Land Book, filmed in Morgantown, West Virginia (the numbers represent page numbers):
11. August 7, 1811: Frederick Purget assignee of Daniel Lyons assignee of John Higgins enters 327-2/2 acres of waste land lying in Hampshire county on the waters of Mill Creek adjoining the lands of John Foley and Frederick High by virtue of part of two land office Treasury warrants 150 acres of No. 1998 dated Frebrary 3rd 1809 & 177-2/2 acres of 1569 dated Jan. 25, 1804. (This is probably the son of Henry Purgett).
38. August 17, 1813: Fredrick Purget Sen' (senior) assignee of Dan'l Lyons withdraws his entry of 50 acres made May 17th 1813 and enters on waste land lying in Hamphire County on the drains of Pattersons Creek adjoing the land of Peter Hagsel(?) & Samuel Totton, by virtue of part of two land office Treasurey warrants, 50 acres of No. 5065 dated 20th(?) of Apr. 1813. (Note: an additional 50 acres was crossed off, with the note that it was surveyed for Samuel Totton. Samuel Totton is a neighbor living near the Burgets of Patterson Creek/Cabin Run. His name appears on Frederick's estate papers).
45. March 15, 1814: Frederick Purget assignee of Dan'l Lyons reenters his entry of 100 acres made May 17th 1813 on the same waste land lying in Hampshire County on the head drains fo Mill Creek adjoining the land of Frederick Hike & John Sharp (?Shop) by virtue of part of a land office treasury warrant No. 5065 dated April 21, 1813.
52. June 21, 1815: Samuel Totton assignee of Dan'l Lyons enters an entry of 50 acres entered for Frederick Purget Sen'r, August 17th 1813 and enteres the 50 acres on the same waste land lying in Hampshire country on the drains of Pattersons Creek adjoing the land of Peter Hasel? and his own by virtue...
65. July 16, 1816: Frederick Purget assignee of Dan'l Lyons assignee of Lorert (?) assignee of Colsey reenters his entry of 327 acres made August 7th 1811 on the same waste land lying in Hampshire on the head drains of Mill Creek adjoing the land of Foaley, Hoke & others by virtue of part of five land office treasury warrant , ? Acres of warrant No. 1569 dated January 25th 1804 & 100 acres of warrant No. 5571 dated February 9th 1816 & ? Acres of warrant No. 5587 dated February 12th 1816 & 11 acres of warrant No. 5119 dated October 29th 1813.
The estate settlement papers from Hampshire County, Virginia for Frederick Purgett, Recorded at a court hearing 16 April 1827: Listed are various payments [2] made from the estate from March 1825 - March 1827. Payment # 11, June 24, 1825: "To cash paid Silas Burgett Atty in fact for Phebe Burget widow of F Purgett 62.00." Payment # 12, June 24, 1825: "To cash paid Silas Burget Atty in fact for Phebe Burget widow of said Dec'd (paid by D. Hollenback*) 86.00." An inventory of the property owned by Frederick Purget was ordered by the court's fall term 1825.
Frederick "Burkit" in the 1784 the state census was living in the Patterson Creek/Cabin Run area of Hampshire County, near where a Jacob "Bergit" was living. According to Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia, Jacob Burkett was granted 329 acres on Cabin Run in 1777. We don't know how Frederick is related to this Jacowas born Certainly, the name "Jacob" appears very often among the Burgett descendants. This Jacob Burget had several land grants:
Sims Index to Land Grants in WV: 1777, 'Burkett, Jacob', book 2, pg 97, 329 acres on Cabin Run. (earliest one seen so far) 1789, 'Purget, Jacob', book 8, pg 235, 93a.1r.6p on Cabin Run. 1792, 'Purget, Jacob', book 6, pg 172, 413 acres on Cabin Run. 1796, 'Purget, Jacob', book 6, pg 510, 125 acres on Knobly Mt. 1796, 'Purget, Jacob', book 9, pg 6, 50 acres on Knobly Mt. (* see below for text) 1796, 'Purget, Jacob', book 9, pg 7, 75 acres on Knobly Mt. 1796, 'Purget, Jacob', book 9, pg 8, 125 acres adjacent to J.Spencer (who was granted land on Cabin Run) [3].
Some other land transactions, abstracted in Sage & Jones, Early Records of Hampshire County:
1775, March 14, Simon Purgatt of Hampshire County leases 200 acres on Patterson Creek from Okey Johnson and his wife, Margaret, of Hampshire County. (It is interesting that Phoebe Kent's brother, Jesse Kent, leaves most of his estate to children of Okey and Margaret Johnson.)
1781, Sept.11, Jacob Burkit of Hampshire County leases 120 acres on Patterson Creek from Simon Burkit of Hampshire County. No witnesses.
1794, June 16, Jesse Kent witnesses a land transaction from Peter Gooset to Thomas Greenwell. Land is on Patterson Creek. (Jesse Kent is the brother to Phoebe Kent, who married Frederick Burget. We know this from Jesse's will. More on this later.)
1795, Sept. 11, Jacob Purgitt of Hampshire County buys 20 acres on Patterson Creek from Valentine Purgitt and his wife Mary, also of Hampshire County. Witnessed by Arjalon Price.
1796, Dec. 19, Jacob Purgett of Hampshire County buys 115 acres on Patterson Creek from Valentine Purgett and his wife Madaline, also of Hampshire County. No witnesses.
1798, Mar.16, Jacob Purgitt witnesses a land transfer of 100 acres on Patterson Creek from Richard and Mary Hoddy of Hampshire County to Cornelius Devore of Bedford County.
1799, Mar. 4, Jacob Burkett witnesses a land transfer of 275 acres on Patterson Creek from Abraham Johnston to Thomas Buffington, both of Hampshire County. Other witnesses are: John Syder, Wm. Johnson, Okey Johnson, and Abraham Brook.
1799, April 1, Frederick Purgett of Hampshire County buys 112 acres on Patterson Creek from Daniel Jones and his wife Rosanna, also of Hampshire county.
There seem to be geographically 2 (or possibly 3) groups of Burget/Purgit families in Hampshire County, Virginia from 1770s. In the Patterson Creek area, there are Simon, Jacob and Valentine Purget/Burget. Just a bit later, there appears our Frederick Burget (husband of Phoebe Kent). They are located on the foot of Mt. Knobly, on Cabin Run and Patterson's Creek, not too far from Reese's Mill. It is interesting that there is a small creek that runs off of Knobly into Cabin Run, named Parguts Run. The Kents were also located in this area. The only hint we've found so far to figure out the relationships of these Burget/Purgets is an entry in the Hampshire Court's Minutes Book. It follows:
1820, April 17: "An indenture of bargain and sale for land from John Purget and Nancy his wife, Sarah Purget widow of Jacob Purget, dec'd, Henry Purget and Mary his wife and Sarah Purget heirs of Jacob Purget, dec'd to Jacob Flick."
The Flicks lived in the Patterson creek area. Jacob Purget must have died some time earlier. There are several references in the land entry book to land located near the lands of Jacob Purget, deceased. For example, on Nov. 17, 1810, "Henry Purget ... enters 100 acres of land in Hampshire County adjoining the lands of the heirs of Jacob Purget, deceased, on the drains of Cabins Run."
The Henry Purget and Mary are most certainly the Henry Burget and wife Mary Dickson, who moved to Washington Twp., Pickaway County, OH about 1811. The John Purget might be the John Burget mentioned in the History of Pickaway and Franklin Counties, who served on the first grand jury of the court of common pleas in Pickaway in 1810. He was granted a tavern license in 1810 in Pickaway, and an early congregation of Methodists met at his home near Circleville. The Pickaway index of probate records lists an estate for a John Burget who died in 1814 (Note: when the records were requested, they stated that the records have since disappears or been stolen). More information on Henry and Mary.
Frederick Burget must be somehow related to this group who lived near Patterson Creek and Cabin Run. He married Phoebe Kent who was a neighbor. Phoebe and her brother Jesse Kent are probably related to the John Kent, who moved to the Patterson Creek area before the 1782 state census. An entry in the Minute Book, dated April 14, 1800, appoints Isaac Means to survey "the road from the state road down Cabbin Run to John Kent's barn."
However, both Frederick Burget and Jesse Kent were very early settlers in Ohio. They left Hampshire County and came to the Pickaway County area around 1800. Jesse Kent bought 100 acres of land on Patterson Creek from Jacob Bogard in 1789 (re: Sage and Jones). In 1796, he deeded 100 acres on Patterson Creek to Okey Johnson. According to The History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Jesse Kent was among the first to enter for land in the township of Circleville. He is among those who entered for land in section 18 in 1804 and 1805 (before Circleville or Pickaway really existed). He died sometime in October/November 1805, and his will is on record in Ross County, Ohio. In it he names his sister, Phebe Burget, on Darby Creek.
Another group of Purgets are the ones descended from Henry Purget 1753 - 1837. Henry appeared on the 1782 state census as "Henry Burkit." He was ennumerated by William Buffington, who also counted other neighbors along the upper Mill Creek, including George Fiddler and John Glaze. In 1784, he was recorded as "Henry Purgit" by Marquis Calmes, who also recorded George and Jacob Fiddler and John Glaze. Henry Purget's son, Frederick (another one, don't get confused) came to Ross County, OH (just south of Pickaway) sometime before 1817. It is not known if Henry's group is related to the others along Patterson Creek.
There is a possible third related family in early Hampshire County. That's the family of Thomas Burkett, who lived on the Little Cacapon River. Some land entry records spell his name Burget, but he appears as Burkit or Burkett in all the tax lists and census records.
Henry Burget was born before 1780 and died in 1836 in Circleville, Pickaway County, Indiana. He married Mary DICKSON in abt. 1803 in Hampshire County, Virginia. Mary was born abt. 1785 in Pennsylvania? and died after 1850.
From the History of Pickaway & Franklin Counties, 1880, p. 214: "Henry Burget came from Hampshire county, Virginia, to Pickaway county, in 1811, and in 1812 bought the farm owned by Mr. Denny, just north of the corporation of Circleville. There he lived till 1836, when he removed to one of his houses in town, only to die, and be buried in what is now called the old cemetery. He had married in Virginia, about 1803, Mary Dickson, of whom he had nine children - four born in Virginia, the rest here. All these are dead but two sons and one daughter. The two sons, James and Washington, live in Illinois, and the daughter, Mrs. Sarah(Burget) Smith, still lives in Circleville. She married, in 1826, William D. Smith, of this place, a farmer by occupation, who died in 1856, having had, in all, sixteen children, nine of whom are still living."
He and his wife, Mary, are likely the ones who are named as heirs of Jacob Purgett of Hampshire County, in the Minute Book Abstracts:
1820, April 17: "An indenture of bargain and sale for land from John Purget and Nancy his wife, Sarah Purget widow of Jacob Purget, dec'd, Henry Purget and Mary his wife and Sarah Purget heirs of Jacob Purget, dec'd to Jacob Flick."
In the 1810 census of Hampshire County, Virginia, on page 30B: Fleek, Jacob Spenser, John Dixson, Isabella 00100 03001 (she is >45) Purgett, Henry 10010 20100 (Henry is 26/45, wife is 16/25). Here are Henry Burget and his somewhat younger wife Mary Dickson (Dixon). They already have three children - probably Sarah, Isabel and John. Near them is Isabella Dixon, over 45, probably the mother of Mary. All of the children are under the age of 10. Supposedly, they have one more (George H.?) then they move to Ohio around 1811 or 1812. They are living near or on the land once owned by Jacob Purget, probably now deceased.
[1]. From the Virginia State Library: Register of non-commissioned officers and privates, 1777-2783. Accession 24296. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. 23219. 1 Volume, 120 pages. Revolutionary Army register, division 3, volume 1. "Register & description of noncommissioned officers & privates at Albemarle Old Ct. House -- B." Name: Frederick Burgit, age: 21, feet: 5, inches: 9, hair: bro, eyes: grey, compl: fair, occupation: planter, state: Virginia, place of residence: Hampshire, where born: Maryland, how engaged: Sub.te. (does this mean substitute?), where engaged: Hamp., when engaged: 11 April '81, how long engaged: 1..6, what corps: ditto (?14 Virginia R), how long: ditto (3 years), when sized: 28 May '81. The Virginia State Library also sent a photo copy of one page from an old ledger book, an alphabetical list of soldiers from various places throughout Virginia. The only other one besides Frederick Burgit on the page from Hampshire County who enlisted at the same time as Frederick, was Henry Burns, age 32, born in Ireland.
[2]. estate settlement papers from Hampshire County, Virginia for Frederick Purgett. made from the estate from March 1825 - March 1827. Question marks are inserted by transcriber.
| Double tree plow & Plowvers? | 4.50 | Shovel Plow | 0.75 |
| Mill Irons | 5.50 | Wooden Waggen | 0.12 |
| 2 Shidez | 0.50 | 1 Sadllen? Monz | 4.00 |
| 1 Lot of inch Planks | 1.50 | 1 Da of Cacssee? Shessf? | 0.37 |
| 2 Choping axez | 2.00 | 2 pair of Plow guers? with querles? | 4.00 |
| Hauz-Joinezs Wooden? Bench | 0.30 | Hand-saw | 0.81 |
| Bread-hoe and Mattach? | 2.00 | Augers and Drawing-knife | 1.00 |
| 1 Lot of Coopers toobs | 1.50 | Leather | 1.00 |
| She hammer Coblers tools su? | 0.25 | 1 Lot of old ironz | 0.30 |
| 1 Iron Pitch forks | 0.50 | 2 flour Barrells Churn xx? | 1.20 |
| 1 Fawn and Muskrat skin | 0.25 | Shot gun | 1.25 |
| 1 Trunk | --- | 3 Butchers Knives | 0.37 |
| 2 Hankerchief -- silk | 1.00 | 1 doz. Table Spoons | 1.00 |
| 3 Cotton hankerchief | 0.50 | 4 Do | 1.00 |
| 2 Silk Do | 1.50 | Vest buttons with Trimmings | 1.00 |
| 4 Loelys Shoulz ? | 4.00 | 1 Pair Stockings | 0.50 |
| Coat and Vest | 10.00 | Shaving utensils | 0.18 1/2 |
| Powder horn she? | 0.12 1/2 | 2 shirts shu? | 0.50 |
| Silver Stock Buckel Shu? | 0.75 | Pickel Pork at 4 cents per lln? | --- |
| Buchn Wheat and 2 Barrels | 0.50 | Sythe? and handrings | 1.50 |
| 1 Lot of old harness | 1.50 | 2 hubs and some sott? | 0.75 |
| Priming cork | 0.50 | 5 Barrels with some Buckwheat and Rye | 2.00 |
| Half bushill | 0.33 1/2 | Wheat Fen | --- |
| 3 small Rye Stacks | 16.00 | Oats Stack | 5.00 |
| 1 Hay-stack | 5.001 | Pen of hay | 0.50 |
| 4 Calves | 8.00 | Inch oak plank and other millworks | 1.00 |
| 4 two-yearlings16.00 | 2 Milch cows | 16.00 | |
| 1 Black mare | 25.00 | 1 Bay mare | 30.00 |
Grain in the ground by the acre, supposed to be 12 acres, 12.00
Silver Watch 5.00
One note of Thornton James promisses due the 1st of August 1823, 83 $
One due on John Luz? and Peter Herdle? due 1st October 1824 amount 4 $ 40 cts
One due on Ashford Ruz?Rees? due 11th January 1825 amount 10 $
One due on John Singleton amount due 6th may 1824 64 $ 50 cts
One due on Ashford Ruz? due 11th january 1826 amount 10 $
An open account Against John Singleton Amount 17 $ 50 cts --- ---
One Ditto on Ge(ink blob)nz Amount 12.68
A note on Garrit Seymore and Sohn Smythe due the 15th May 1823 amount 35.65
Ditto on D. Long? Amount 10.53 1/2 due 30th July 1824 --
Ditto on a note on John Snyteter? and Gerrit Seymore Amount $41-72 Due 15th May 1823 --
Ditto on John Singleton amount $247--32 Casetited? on the Back to the Amount of 9503 the 28th May 1822. The note due.
Spring Lenert?, 0.50
Wheat Fan, 6.00
Pursuent to an order of Court the ....(?) .. bring ... duly sworn we have proceeded to appriase in current? mannir? the personal property belonging to the Estate of Frederick Purget ... (?) how have hereunto set our hand this 5th March 1825. Samuel Dobbinz (his mark) Thomas Allen Joshua Johnson.
Final settlement of the estate was recorded Nov. 14, 1831. "At a Court held for Hampshire County on the 14th of November 1831, This settlement of the estate account of Frederick Purgett dec'd was returned and ordered to be recorded --". various payments are listed from the estate to various people from June 1826 to Oct. 1831. The named individuals are: Peyton Drew, Jacob Miller, George Uriaz?, Peter Harsell Jr., J. B. White, William Vance, Peter Harsell, Philip Good? dec'd, N. Keuykendall, Sam'l Kercheval, Sam'l Dobbins, John Queen, John A. Thomsan, Thomas Allen, John Singleton, John Meyer, John Queen for feeding stock, Philip Umstat for Coffin, John Queen for digging grave (note: page 49 of 1830 census), Jonathan Black, Philip Umstot, John Spencer, Silas Burget attorney in fact for F. Purgett legatees asper? rec'd 40.00 April 10, 1828. Thos. Carskadon and Dan'l Hollenback* his administrator?
[3]. Transcription of a Virginia Land Grant to Jacob Purgit, Aug. 5, 1796:
Robert Brooke, Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, TO ALL TO WHOM these presents shall come, GREETINGS: KNOW YE, That by virtue of a Land Office Treasury Warrent Number twenty one thousand and thirty issued the thirteenth day of December one thousand seven hundred and eighty three, there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto JACOB Purget a certin tract or Parcel of Land containing fifty acres of survey bearing date the second day of October, one thousand seven hundred and ninety four lying and being in the County of Hampshire, near the foot of Knobley Mountain adjoining his own and John Spencer's and bounded as followeth, to-wit:
Beginning at three white oaks, corner to his own land, thence with his line reversed South 68 degrees East 60 poles to a white oak and hickory, another of his corners, thence with another of his lines, South 21 degrees and 30 minutes West 175 poles to two Hickories and a white oak on a level corner to said Purget and John Spencer, thence with Spencer's line North 74 degrees, West 36 poles to two red oaks and a white oak in said line North 14 degrees East 180 poles to the beginning, with its appurtenances:
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract or Parcel of Land with its Appurtenances, to the said JACOB Purget and his heirs forever.
IN WITNESS whereof the said Robert Brooke, Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, hath here unto set his Hand, and caused the lesser Seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond on the fifth day of August in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-six and of the Commonwealth the twenty first.
Robert Brooke
(on back of Deed)
Jacob Purget hath title to the within.
Wm. Price, Re'd Off.
Jacob Purget, 50 acres, Hampshire, Examined, Recorded and Entered, Book X page 259
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