The genealogy of the Burley or Burleigh family of America

' i, ! : i , •. . mCKMRiUU cyf nil . lit tuKtifcf' 1 1rF "Si \mcJ?toL&% ^*£THE 7"GEMALOGT OF THE -< 1BUEEY OR IGH FAMILY <. v OF AMERICA. By Charles Burleigh, OF MAINE.PORTLAND, * > i a PQRTL.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 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 EnglandINTRODUCTION.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 MayINTRODUCTION. 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