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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
- Marietta Burgess -- --, 1817 January 18, 1886 New York
- Dorothy Burgess -- --, 1670 April 10, 1725 Massachusetts
- Peter Burgess -- --, 1953 December 0, 1971
- Mary Burgess -- --, 1758 December 0, 1842 Virginia
- Horace Burgess -- --, 1816 June 17, 1849 New York
Burgess Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Charlie Morgan Burgess -- --, 1866 November 25, 1887 North Carolina
- Sallie Burgess -- --, 1871 Florida
- Edward Burgess -- --, 1852 March 20, 1940
- Caleb Burgess -- --, 1739 January 0, 1791 Maryland
- Freda Pauline Burgess -- --, 1911 December 0, 1986 Illinois
