'i, ! : i , •. .mCKMRiUUcyfnil.littuKtifcf' 1 1rF "Si\mcJ?toL&%^*£THE7"GEMALOGTOF THE-<1BUEEY OR IGH FAMILY<. vOFAMERICA.By Charles Burleigh,OFMAINE.PORTLAND,*> i aPQRTL.AN.P:.PRESS OF-B. TKU.RSTO^«& COMPANY. %X*'•''• . ,.. ;• iSSo.v:'^ 'V .! .B9C'7'• • • *•• • •«• • • • •••• • • i• • • • * • •• • • • • ••••• • • •INTRODUCTION.—Dear Friends and Relatives :to and others has induced me toJustice myself presentthis work in its unfinished state. The has acompilation occupiedof six of carried on wordsperiod years labor, through discouragingfrom and with or aid fromsome, others.little, long-delayed,Surnames about and middle names wereoriginated 1500 a.d.,not used much to Men were nameduniversally previous 1780.from their or from some of If a manfather, peculiarity person.named had a son he would be called PeterJohn Peter, Johnson,his son would bear the name of Peterson. If he was deformedin the name his would be used asany way, indicating deformitya middle as Peter Hunchback Our namename, isJohnson.an ancient in It haveone, having originated England. maybeen derived from a dresser ofBurler, cloth, Burly, boisterous,or from and un-compounded Bur, Burgh, elevated, ley, meaningtilled viz. : and untilled alsoground; high ground. Burghmeans a a and means a viz. :fortification, castle, field,ley, leigh,a castle on the or defence of the The variationsfield, lowly.in the name have beenspelling Burleigh, Borleigh, Burghly ...
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—Dear Friends and Relatives :
to and others has induced me toJustice myself present
this work in its unfinished state. The has acompilation occupied
of six of carried on wordsperiod years labor, through discouraging
from and with or aid fromsome, others.little, long-delayed,
Surnames about and middle names wereoriginated 1500 a.d.,
not used much to Men were nameduniversally previous 1780.
from their or from some of If a manfather, peculiarity person.
named had a son he would be called PeterJohn Peter, Johnson,
his son would bear the name of Peterson. If he was deformed
in the name his would be used asany way, indicating deformity
a middle as Peter Hunchback Our namename, isJohnson.
an ancient in It haveone, having originated England. may
been derived from a dresser ofBurler, cloth, Burly, boisterous,
or from and un-compounded Bur, Burgh, elevated, ley, meaning
tilled viz. : and untilled alsoground; high ground. Burgh
means a a and means a viz. :fortification, castle, field,ley, leigh,
a castle on the or defence of the The variationsfield, lowly.
in the name have beenspelling Burleigh, Borleigh, Burghly,
Burghley, Birgeley, Burley, Berley, Birley, Burlie, Burle, Burlly,
Bourle, Burly, Budley, Burdley, Berdley, Birdley, Birdly, Bodley,
Borley, Barley, Buries, Beareley, Brally, Bralley, Bowley, Burhely,
and Burleson and Burlison. is the more mod-perhaps Burleigh
and I would that it be isern, continued,suggest though Burley
the most common in to-day.orthography EnglandINTRODUCTION.4
the no man whomsoever is to beCamden, genealogist, says
disliked in either for nei-of or ofrespect original, signification,
ther the names do the neither do evil namesgood bad,grace
the haveIn all both and baddisgrace good. countries, good
been of the same one withassurnames, which, they participate
the other in so sometimes in shame. Time has inter-glory,
and confused and we are all come to thismingled all, present by
successive variable or moredescents from the and low,high
the low are descended from the and contrawiseplainly, high,
the befrom the low. The effect of ahigh great ancestry may
traced into the intel-remotest Statesmen,generation. generals,
lectual men are found to have ancestors like themaltogether,
or far and the more the of these with thenear, ; perfect mating
the Inmore will be the race.daughters, fact, every-perfect
we is inherited from and the ofthething possess past, study
the Itsis if we would for the future.past necessary prepare
lessons can never us to inbe without dangerneglected exposing
the future. Wherever the of deeds is perpetuatedmemory good
it has a to men. I have decided to limittendency produce good
endeavor to the American of themy claimingportion family,
as and that those who see mistakesnothing original, hoping
will not hesitate to make corrections. For if time and circum-
stances I revision of theshall undertake thepermit it, work,
and include the families. Those who have orEnglish written,
to know what work it is.attempted write, genealogies, uphill
statements are sent in unenlivened fromDry contributors,by
their of dead to andbirths,monotony figures referring marriages,
or historical sketch ofa anecdotedeaths, peculiar-by single any
in of the which lead to its fullerity any portion mightfamily,
theothers. arerecognition by Many persons frightened by
that it must be fruitlessname fromgenealogy, supposing hearsay
and Those who have studied it know its value.
uninteresting.
this one be an incentive to a renewed othersMay activity among
the in" even from the ends of theof to themfamily "gather
liveand a work which will make our name forworld, complete
and children'sto come. our ourchildren,generations MayINTRODUCTION. 5
adhere to virtues of their and each seethechildren, ancestors,
that the world is no worse for their lived in it. as theIf,having
result of to feel a interest in theare ledlabor, deepermy any
I shall be I am underwork, amply repaid. special obligations
to for material toHon. ofWentworth, relatingJohn Chicago,
the Sandwich families to Rev. of for
; J. Chapman, Exeter,
of the Sanbornton fam-valuable assistance. For the material
I T. Runnals for the loanam indebted to Rev. M.ilies, kindly
of his advance sheets of the of that which hetown,history
efforts have not been inis soon to vain,publish. Hoping my
malice toward I dedicate this workwith for all and none,charity
Charles Burleigh.to the coming generation.EXPLANATIONS.
The small numbers the name denote thefollowing generation,
other numbers denote the consecutive number of afollowing
which be found back. In the femaleperson, may by referring
lines the and of will show thenumbering style type descent,
thus: smallbold-face, parents; capitals, children; italic,
Abt. means about : borngrand-children. b., ; bapt., baptized ;
d., notch., children; died; m., married; n.m., married; prob.,
or No further are asprobably probate. explanations needed,
the other abbreviations will be understood.readily