Joseph BURT Jr.
M, b. circa 1770, d. November 1840
- Relationship
- 3rd great-grandfather of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Joseph BURT Jr., son of Joseph BURT and Elizabeth (?), was born circa 1770 in Halifax County, North Carolina. He was a planter.
Joseph married Ann READ in 1788 in Halifax County, North Carolina.1
His father died in August 1788 in Halifax County, North Carolina. Joseph would have been about 18 years old.
Joseph BURT Jr. was named an heir in the will of Joseph BURT dated 20 June 1788 in Halifax County, North Carolina. " I give and bequeath to my beloved Son Joseph Burt all that Tract or Parcel of Land which was granted to me by Deed from John Worley in... [1777]... containing two hundred acres, more or less, also one Negro Boy named Simon, also one Bay Mare, one cow and calf, one sow and pigs, and all the other things which I have given into his Possession...2,3,4 "
Joseph BURT Jr. appeared on the 1790 Federal Census of Halifax County, North Carolina, one male age 16 or older [Joseph], three females [Ann, Nancy, Martha], and three household slaves. This was on the same page as his mother Elizabeth Burt, brother John Burt, and uncle Richard Burt.5
Joseph and Ann appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1 June 1800 in Halifax County, North Carolina, the household was listed as two males under 10 [Stephen, William], one male 26-45 [Joseph], three females under 10 [Martha, Elizabeth, ?], one female 10-16 [Nancy], one female 26-45 [Ann], and five slaves.6
Joseph BURT Jr. appeared on the 1810 Federal Census of Halifax County, North Carolina, four males under 10 [James C., Martin, ?, ?], two males 10-16 [Stephen, William], one male 26-45 [Joseph], two females under 10 [Sarah, Sophia], one female 10-16 [?], two females 16-26 [Nancy, Elizabeth], one female 26-45 [Ann], and three slaves.7
During the War of 1812, Joseph BURT Jr. and John MATHEWS, along with John MARSHALL, Charles MATHEWS and James MATHEWS, enlisted in Lt. Col. Walton Harris' 1st Regiment of Georgia Militia in 1812 in Baldwin County, Georgia.
James BURT, Zacheus BURT, Joseph BURT Jr. and Richard BURT were included on a tax list in 1813 in Putnam County, Georgia. They appeared in the tax roll for Capt. Francis Williams' Military District, along with their brother-in-laws Stephen Marshall and John Marshall.8
Joseph BURT Jr. appeared on the 1820 Federal Census of Halifax County, North Carolina, two males under 10 [Joseph J., ?], two males 10-16 [James C., ?], one male 16-18 [Martin], one male 16-26 [Stephen, William], two males over 45 [Joseph, ?], two females under 10 [?, ?], one female 10-16 [Sarah], one female 16-26 [Ann], and three slaves.9 Joseph Burt of Putnam County, Georgia drew land in Irwin County in 1820 Georgia Land Lottery. His brothers, Zacheus and James, also drew land.10
Joseph and Ann moved from Halifax County to Washington, Autauga County, Alabama, January 1822 along with son-in-laws John Coleman and Henry Hunt. Although the family history as related by Martha Mathews states that the family arrived directly from North Carolina, they may have spent a short time in Putnam County, Georgia, where other Burt relatives lived. The name Joseph J. Burt appears in the Putnam County tax list for 1813. Others on this list were James Burt, Zacheus Burt, and Richard Burt.
Once in Autauga County, Mrs. Mathews said that "Mr. Joseph Burt bought land of Phil Fitzpatrick on the Washington and Vernon Road about a half mile west of the old Thorington Rice place; he remained here as a farmer a year or two when he purchased a place one mile west of old Washington on the left hand side of the road. While living here his second son [William] died with consumption and was buried on the place. This was in 1825.
He remained in this place several years and in 1828 he moved on a place owned by Charles Rush, a half mile north of old Washington; here he made a crop in 1828. In 1829 he moved up in the piney woods and bought a place now owned and occupied by Mr. William White.
He carried on a farm here until 1831 when his wife died and was buried by the side of son William at the old place one mile west of old Washington. After the death of his wife, his son-in-law Henry Hunt came to live with him, but only remained during the year 1832. In the early part of 1833, he broke up and went to live with his son Stephen, who was then living on the east side of Swift Creek, seven or eight miles northwest of Kingston in a settlement called Big Hungry. Here he remained unitl his death in 1841 [based on probate records it was 1840]."11
Joseph BURT Jr. bought land from George Stewart on 17 September 1829 in Autauga County, Alabama. For $350 he bought the east half of the southwest quarter of section 35, township 18 and range 15. The transaction was witnessed by F.W. Mathews and Martin R. Burt. For the sum of one dollar Elizabeth Stewart relinquished her dower rights. This was witnessed by James B. Mathews.12
Joseph BURT Jr. and Ann READ appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1 June 1830 in Autauga County, Alabama, the household was listed as one male 10-15 [Joseph J.], one male 20-30 [?], one male 60-70 [Joseph], one female 5-10 [?], one female 30-40 [?], one female 60-70 [Ann].13
Joseph BURT Jr. sold property to Mary "Polly" BURT on 13 November 1830 in Autauga County, Alabama. For $350 received from Mrs. Mary Mathews he conveyed two female negro slaves being Milly, a woman about 20 years of age and her infant child Eliza about nine months old. The transaction was signed by Joseph Burt and witnessed by James C. Burt and Timothy W. Mathews.14
Joseph Burt "in consideration of the love, good will and affection which I have and bear towards by four grandchildren being the children of my daughter, Sophia, wife of Timothy W. Mathews" gave them one negro woman slave named Milly, about 20 years of age and her female child about nine months old along with all their future increase.15
Joseph BURT Jr. sold a tract of land to Robert Stewart on 4 January 1832 in Autauga County. For $350 he sold Stewart of Lowndes county the east half of the southeast quarter of section 35, township 18, range 15. This was located along Lower Kingston Road.16
Joseph BURT Jr. died in November 1840 in Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama. He was buried in Coleman Family Cemetery. According to the "History of the Burt and Coleman Families" narrated by Martha Mathews, "Mr. Burt was buried near the residence of his son-in-law Thomas Coleman, who was living on the west bank of Breakfast Creek, about a half mile of its confluence with Autauga Creek. Mr. Burt was a Baptist in faith, but had never connected himself with any church. Mrs. Burt his wife was of the same faith but like her husband never joined the church." The grave of Joseph Burt, Jr. is unmarked.17
Joseph BURT Jr. left a will on 30 November 1840 in Autauga County, Alabama. On that date the will was presented to the Autauga County Orphans Court. In it Joseph Burt requested that his estate be divided equally among all his "legal and bodily heirs" with exception of his daughter Sophia who was to receive one dollar as her fair share, and appointed his son John Burt and his "relation and friend" William Burt [nephew, Dr. William J. Burt] as executors. At that time William Burt testified that he had seen Joseph Burt sign this will. The court ordered that Martin R. Burt be appointed administrator of the estate, and received a bond of $5,000 from Martin R. Burt along with James C. Burt and Charles Booth.18
His estate was appraised on 18 January 1841 for a total of $1,215.75. The estate included four lots of books, saddle bags, rifle, shotgun, bedstead, arm chair, watch, chest, a Negro man, and a Negro Woman. On 20 January 1841 Martin R. Burt approved the appraisel and administered the sale of the property. James C. Burt purchased three lots of books, the saddle, rifle, shotgun, chair, watch, bed, and Negro man. S. R. [Stephen R.] Burt bought one lot of books, some tools, and a bedstead. M. R. [Martin] Burt bought some books and bags[?]. J. Burt bought one trunk. The total sale amounted to $1,398.91.18
His estate was settled on 17 October 1842 in Autauga County, Alabama. $172.37 1/2 each was distributed to the following heirs: Nancy Coleman, Thomas Coleman in right of his wife Martha, Barrett Vincent in right of his wife Elizabeth, Stephen R. Burt, Martin R. Burt (administrator), Henry Hunt in right of his wife Sarah, James C. Burt, and Joseph J. Burt.19
Joseph married Ann READ in 1788 in Halifax County, North Carolina.1
His father died in August 1788 in Halifax County, North Carolina. Joseph would have been about 18 years old.
Joseph BURT Jr. was named an heir in the will of Joseph BURT dated 20 June 1788 in Halifax County, North Carolina. " I give and bequeath to my beloved Son Joseph Burt all that Tract or Parcel of Land which was granted to me by Deed from John Worley in... [1777]... containing two hundred acres, more or less, also one Negro Boy named Simon, also one Bay Mare, one cow and calf, one sow and pigs, and all the other things which I have given into his Possession...2,3,4 "
Joseph BURT Jr. appeared on the 1790 Federal Census of Halifax County, North Carolina, one male age 16 or older [Joseph], three females [Ann, Nancy, Martha], and three household slaves. This was on the same page as his mother Elizabeth Burt, brother John Burt, and uncle Richard Burt.5
Joseph and Ann appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1 June 1800 in Halifax County, North Carolina, the household was listed as two males under 10 [Stephen, William], one male 26-45 [Joseph], three females under 10 [Martha, Elizabeth, ?], one female 10-16 [Nancy], one female 26-45 [Ann], and five slaves.6
Joseph BURT Jr. appeared on the 1810 Federal Census of Halifax County, North Carolina, four males under 10 [James C., Martin, ?, ?], two males 10-16 [Stephen, William], one male 26-45 [Joseph], two females under 10 [Sarah, Sophia], one female 10-16 [?], two females 16-26 [Nancy, Elizabeth], one female 26-45 [Ann], and three slaves.7
During the War of 1812, Joseph BURT Jr. and John MATHEWS, along with John MARSHALL, Charles MATHEWS and James MATHEWS, enlisted in Lt. Col. Walton Harris' 1st Regiment of Georgia Militia in 1812 in Baldwin County, Georgia.
James BURT, Zacheus BURT, Joseph BURT Jr. and Richard BURT were included on a tax list in 1813 in Putnam County, Georgia. They appeared in the tax roll for Capt. Francis Williams' Military District, along with their brother-in-laws Stephen Marshall and John Marshall.8
Joseph BURT Jr. appeared on the 1820 Federal Census of Halifax County, North Carolina, two males under 10 [Joseph J., ?], two males 10-16 [James C., ?], one male 16-18 [Martin], one male 16-26 [Stephen, William], two males over 45 [Joseph, ?], two females under 10 [?, ?], one female 10-16 [Sarah], one female 16-26 [Ann], and three slaves.9 Joseph Burt of Putnam County, Georgia drew land in Irwin County in 1820 Georgia Land Lottery. His brothers, Zacheus and James, also drew land.10
Joseph and Ann moved from Halifax County to Washington, Autauga County, Alabama, January 1822 along with son-in-laws John Coleman and Henry Hunt. Although the family history as related by Martha Mathews states that the family arrived directly from North Carolina, they may have spent a short time in Putnam County, Georgia, where other Burt relatives lived. The name Joseph J. Burt appears in the Putnam County tax list for 1813. Others on this list were James Burt, Zacheus Burt, and Richard Burt.
Once in Autauga County, Mrs. Mathews said that "Mr. Joseph Burt bought land of Phil Fitzpatrick on the Washington and Vernon Road about a half mile west of the old Thorington Rice place; he remained here as a farmer a year or two when he purchased a place one mile west of old Washington on the left hand side of the road. While living here his second son [William] died with consumption and was buried on the place. This was in 1825.
He remained in this place several years and in 1828 he moved on a place owned by Charles Rush, a half mile north of old Washington; here he made a crop in 1828. In 1829 he moved up in the piney woods and bought a place now owned and occupied by Mr. William White.
He carried on a farm here until 1831 when his wife died and was buried by the side of son William at the old place one mile west of old Washington. After the death of his wife, his son-in-law Henry Hunt came to live with him, but only remained during the year 1832. In the early part of 1833, he broke up and went to live with his son Stephen, who was then living on the east side of Swift Creek, seven or eight miles northwest of Kingston in a settlement called Big Hungry. Here he remained unitl his death in 1841 [based on probate records it was 1840]."11
Joseph BURT Jr. bought land from George Stewart on 17 September 1829 in Autauga County, Alabama. For $350 he bought the east half of the southwest quarter of section 35, township 18 and range 15. The transaction was witnessed by F.W. Mathews and Martin R. Burt. For the sum of one dollar Elizabeth Stewart relinquished her dower rights. This was witnessed by James B. Mathews.12
Joseph BURT Jr. and Ann READ appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1 June 1830 in Autauga County, Alabama, the household was listed as one male 10-15 [Joseph J.], one male 20-30 [?], one male 60-70 [Joseph], one female 5-10 [?], one female 30-40 [?], one female 60-70 [Ann].13
Joseph BURT Jr. sold property to Mary "Polly" BURT on 13 November 1830 in Autauga County, Alabama. For $350 received from Mrs. Mary Mathews he conveyed two female negro slaves being Milly, a woman about 20 years of age and her infant child Eliza about nine months old. The transaction was signed by Joseph Burt and witnessed by James C. Burt and Timothy W. Mathews.14
Joseph Burt "in consideration of the love, good will and affection which I have and bear towards by four grandchildren being the children of my daughter, Sophia, wife of Timothy W. Mathews" gave them one negro woman slave named Milly, about 20 years of age and her female child about nine months old along with all their future increase.15
Joseph BURT Jr. sold a tract of land to Robert Stewart on 4 January 1832 in Autauga County. For $350 he sold Stewart of Lowndes county the east half of the southeast quarter of section 35, township 18, range 15. This was located along Lower Kingston Road.16
Joseph BURT Jr. died in November 1840 in Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama. He was buried in Coleman Family Cemetery. According to the "History of the Burt and Coleman Families" narrated by Martha Mathews, "Mr. Burt was buried near the residence of his son-in-law Thomas Coleman, who was living on the west bank of Breakfast Creek, about a half mile of its confluence with Autauga Creek. Mr. Burt was a Baptist in faith, but had never connected himself with any church. Mrs. Burt his wife was of the same faith but like her husband never joined the church." The grave of Joseph Burt, Jr. is unmarked.17
Joseph BURT Jr. left a will on 30 November 1840 in Autauga County, Alabama. On that date the will was presented to the Autauga County Orphans Court. In it Joseph Burt requested that his estate be divided equally among all his "legal and bodily heirs" with exception of his daughter Sophia who was to receive one dollar as her fair share, and appointed his son John Burt and his "relation and friend" William Burt [nephew, Dr. William J. Burt] as executors. At that time William Burt testified that he had seen Joseph Burt sign this will. The court ordered that Martin R. Burt be appointed administrator of the estate, and received a bond of $5,000 from Martin R. Burt along with James C. Burt and Charles Booth.18
His estate was appraised on 18 January 1841 for a total of $1,215.75. The estate included four lots of books, saddle bags, rifle, shotgun, bedstead, arm chair, watch, chest, a Negro man, and a Negro Woman. On 20 January 1841 Martin R. Burt approved the appraisel and administered the sale of the property. James C. Burt purchased three lots of books, the saddle, rifle, shotgun, chair, watch, bed, and Negro man. S. R. [Stephen R.] Burt bought one lot of books, some tools, and a bedstead. M. R. [Martin] Burt bought some books and bags[?]. J. Burt bought one trunk. The total sale amounted to $1,398.91.18
His estate was settled on 17 October 1842 in Autauga County, Alabama. $172.37 1/2 each was distributed to the following heirs: Nancy Coleman, Thomas Coleman in right of his wife Martha, Barrett Vincent in right of his wife Elizabeth, Stephen R. Burt, Martin R. Burt (administrator), Henry Hunt in right of his wife Sarah, James C. Burt, and Joseph J. Burt.19
Last Edited=23 Jan 2024
Children of Joseph BURT Jr. and Ann READ
- Nancy BURT+ b. 1789, d. 26 Feb 1864
- Martha BURT+ b. 1790, d. c 1850
- Elizabeth BURT+ b. 14 Nov 1793, d. 1845
- Stephen Richard BURT+ b. 1796, d. 1870
- William BURT b. c 1798, d. 1825
- Sophia Weston BURT+ b. 28 Jul 1801, d. 11 Jul 1890
- Martin Ross BURT+ b. 17 Oct 1804, d. 29 Jun 1870
- Sarah BURT+ b. 17 Mar 1807, d. 20 Jun 1901
- James Creth BURT+ b. 20 Jun 1809, d. 16 May 1896
- Joseph John BURT+ b. 1815, d. Jul 1852
Citations
- [S24] Susie Brickell Anderson, Marriages of Halifax County, North Carolina.
- [S59] Barbara Goodson, Burt Southern Website, online https://sites.rootsweb.com/~burtsou/, Joseph and Elizabeth Burt webpages.
- [S400] Halifax Co. Archives, online https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/halifax.htm, Will Book 3, pg. 152.
- [S90] Joseph Burt will, Halifax County Wills, Vol. 2-4: pg. 188+.
- [S224] 1790 U. S. Census, Halifax County, North Carolina, pg. 63.
- [S413] 1800 U. S. Census, Halifax County, North Carolina, Joseph Burt household, pg. 290.
- [S414] 1810 U. S. Census, Halifax County, North Carolina, Joseph Burt, pg. 8.
- [S59] Barbara Goodson, Burt Southern Website, online https://sites.rootsweb.com/~burtsou/, Accessed 26 Oct 2021.
- [S415] 1820 U. S. Census, Halifax County, North Carolina, Joseph Burt, pg. 141.
- [S257] Silas E. Lucas, 1820 Georgia Land Lottery.
- [S417] Interview, Mrs. Martha Mathews, 1885, pgs. 14 & 19.
- [S307] Autauga County Deeds: Deed and Mortgages Book C (1828-1833), pg. 98-100.
- [S13] 1830 U. S. Census, Autauga County, Alabama, J. Burt, pg. 135.
- [S857] Autauga County Deeds and Mortgages, Book D, Volume 4-B: Book C, page 219.
- [S857] Autauga County Deeds and Mortgages, Book D, Volume 4-B: Book C, page 211.
- [S307] Autauga County Deeds: Deed Book C, pg. 406.
- [S417] Interview, Mrs. Martha Mathews, 1885.
- [S404] Autauga County Probate Records RB 4.
- [S418] Autauga Orphans Court: Book 5, pg. 56.
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