Reverend Rev Joseph Burson, Sr

1689 - 1769  (79 years)

• Name	Rev Joseph Burson  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Reverend
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	25 Dec 1689	Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Religion	The family remained Quaker until Joseph moved to South Carolina, when he became a Reverend in the Baptist religion
  		Cross-Quaker Society of Friends
  Residence	30 Sep 1758	Loudoun County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Death	10 Oct 1769	Loudoun County, Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I13161	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	George Burson, Jr,   b. Feb 1662, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England d. 26 Nov 1715, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hannah Goode,   b. Feb 1663, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England d. 1710, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1681	Scarborough, Yorkshire, England   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F4587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Potts,   b. 1702, Potts Grove, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1752, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	15 Aug 1719	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA   [4, 7]
  	Gilbert's Manor
  Children	1. Deborah Burson,   b. 1737, Lower Providence Twp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1800, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. James Burson,   b. 21 Nov 1722, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 Feb 1792, Springfield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Mary Burson,   b. 9 Feb 1721, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 22 Mar 1790 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Benjamin Burson,   b. Abt 1733, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Joseph Burson, Jr,   b. Sep 1730, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Oct 1801, Warren County, Georgia, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Rachel Burson   d. Pennsylvania, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Dec 1689 - Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 15 Aug 1719 - Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 30 Sep 1758 - Loudoun County, Virginia, USA Death - 10 Oct 1769 - Loudoun County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~s Keegan-M Keegan Male Ancestor

  
  

  Arms Icons & Insignia

  Cross-Quaker Society of Friends

  
  

  Biographies and Histories		Bio-BURSON Hannah and George Burson Family History
  		Bio-BURSON Joseph Rev Joseph Burson

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for James Burson http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6032499072&indiv=try [S381] Ancestry.com, U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;), Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1746-1776; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/F351 1.1. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1746-1776; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/F351 1.1 [S6455] Keegan, Matthew L, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Burson): BURSON Joseph Sr, (Name: SmithLC.com;), BURSON Rev Joseph Sr 1690-1769. Joseph Burson, son of George and Hannah Burson, was born 12 mo. 25, 1689, near Abington, Pennsylvania. He removed with his parents to Gilbert's Manor in 1715, and was married there 8 mo. 15, 1719, to Rachel Potts, daughter of Jonas of the same place, under the auspices of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting. He acquired under his father's will and by deed of gift a large tract of land in Gilbert's Manor, which he sold in 1739, and removed to Buckingham, (Later investigation indicates that the residence of the family was in Plumstead Township, but within the jurisdiction of Buckingham Monthly Meeting.) where he resided for twelve years. On 7 mo. 2, 1751, he requested a certificate for himself, his wife, and three youngest children, Benjamin, Rachel and Deborah, to Fairfax Monthly Meeting, which was granted at the next monthly meeting. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33454197/joseph-burson [S203] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;), Birth year: 1689; Birth city: Abingdon; Birth state: PA. [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for George Burson http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=1862709606&indiv=try [S6423] Find a Grave: GOODE Hannah Burson 1664-1710, GOODE Hannah Burson 1664-1710. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33454440/hannah_burson [S8406] Keegan, Matthew L, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Burson): POTTS Rachel Burson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), POTTS Rachel Burson 1702-1752. WIfe of Joseph Burson https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33454273/rachel-burson