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Burgess Family History
Burgess Genealogy & Family TreeBurgess is a English name from Sussex, England, where the family were barons of Burghersh county. It comes from the Old French burgeis and referred to someone with the occupation of a freeman of a town. One of the earliest known Burgesses—Ralph le Borgeis—was recorded in 1195. In recent years, it is sometimes used as a given name. The family motto is Levius fit patientia which means “It is rendered lighter by patience.”
Other spellings include “Burgeis,” “Burghersh,” “Burges,” “Burgesse,” “Burgar,” “Bergiss,” “Bergess,” “Bargess,” “Bargeis,” “Bergeus,” “Burgeus,” and “Burgeuss.” Notable people with the surname include American cinematographer Don Burgess (Forrest Gump, Spider-Man, Cast Away), American dancer Sharna Burgess (Dancing with the Stars, Entertainment Tonight, All the Right Moves), and English screenwriter Anthony Burgess (A Clockwork Orange, Jesus of Nazareth, Moses the Lawgiver). The first Burgess to come to America was Joane Burgess in Maryland in 1638.
Burgess Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Ichabod Burgess -- --, 1742 October 18, 1821 Rhode Island
- Mary Burgess -- --, 1712 Rhode Island
- Zaccheus Burgess -- --, 1705 December 0, 1787 Massachusetts
- William Burgess -- --, 1566 January 0, 1566 England
- John Thomas Burgess -- --, 1529 August 23, 1594 England
Burgess Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Burgess -- --, 1694 December 0, 1746 Pennsylvania
- George Ellis Burgess -- --, 1512 December 0, 1559 England
- Gabriella Iris Burgess -- --, 1891 December 26, 1955
- Anne Burgess -- --, 1699 December 0, 1742 Maryland
- Margaret Burgess -- --, 1698 December 0, 1750 Maryland
