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 History
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web site is dedicated to the currently known ancestors of Jack
and Margaret Gay Burgess. The site attempts to describes the
history of the parents of Jack and Margaret and each of their
families; Burgess, Bradshaw, Gay and Parker. It traces the thousands
of probable ancestors back to the beginnings of recorded history.
From the ancient kings of England, Scotland, France and Germany,
through the tumultuous Middle Ages, through the crossing of
the Atlantic, to the fledgling birth of a new nation, through
the struggles for Independence, the Civil War, two world wars,
the great depression, to the dawn of a modern era, this is the
story of one family and how they settled into the rolling Virginia
countryside. |
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is the Chester VA home of Jack and Margaret Gay Burgess and their
family during the later half of the 20th century and beyond. It is
the registered historical landmark house of Yellow House Farm which
is the place of the Civil War battle of the same name. It dates from
about 1855 and has been in the family since 1919. The house has also
been the location of many weddings and reunions of the Burgess, Bradshaw,
Gay and Parker Families. |
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This is a picture of 70+ family members, taken
in the summer of 1964, in the front yard of Yellow House Farm.
It includes many of the descendants of Green Frederick Gay and
Cornelius Rhoades Parker. It include John Green Gay's daughters,
their children and grandchildren. At that time John Green Gay,
his daughter Margaret, her husband Jack and four of their 6
children lived here. |
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| John Bradshaw Burgess (Jack) and Margaret Gay
Burgess in 1959. This publication is dedicated to their parents
and ancesters. |
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Links To Grandparent's Family History Home
Page
This publishing is organized in an overall home page/area
(your current location) and a separate home page/area for
each of the four Grandparent's families. This enables relatives
to focus on just our common ancestral family[s]. It also enables
them to publish their unique families and link to our common
family[s] in a collaborative effort.
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Communication
This was published to communicate family history and solicit
genealogy information. It aims to be interesting and information
rich. The descriptions communicate what is believed to be
true, however as the serious genealogist knows, there are
few absolutes. The genealogy data behind this publishing is
stored in The Master Genealogist (TMG) and includes citations
and surety codes (probability of being true). The complete
details will be emailed to any requester in GEDCOM format.
The genealogy information published is for generations in
which there are no living members. This was done to avoid
privacy issues.
No descendent information was published because the initial
effort has been to capture the ancestors. Some descendent
information is available, and more will be added in time.
Due to the potential explosion in data volume this can produce,
descendents will normally be limited to the direct family
of ancestors. Ideally the linkage to cousins will be through
links to other family web sites.
We seek and enjoy collaboration on this never-ending journey
to capture and publish our history. If you can add, correct
or solicit information please send mail.
Send mail to John
Burgess , son of Jack and Margaret Burgess and a 5th generation
John Burgess
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