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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
- John Burton Burgess -- --, 1928 July 24, 1993 Oklahoma
- William Howard Burgess -- --, 1920 April 27, 2002
- Sue Ann Burgess -- --, 1946 December 4, 1991
- Sue Ann Burgess -- --, 1946 December 4, 1991
- Gabriella Iris Burgess -- --, 1891 December 26, 1955
Burgess Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- George Ellis Burgess -- --, 1512 December 0, 1559 England
- Anne Burgess -- --, 1608 December 0, 1637 England
- John Burgess -- --, 1694 December 0, 1746 Pennsylvania
- Ichabod Burgess -- --, 1742 October 18, 1821 Rhode Island
- Mary Burgess -- --, 1712 Rhode Island
