6. John Burnett Jr (1660 - 1718)
Father: 7. John Burnett Sr (1610 - 1685)
Mother: 7. Lucretia Johnson (bef. 1628 - 1709)
John was born on Piscataway Creek where his father had settled.
When his father died intestate, John, as the oldest son, would have inherit his father estate by the laws of primogeniture after a portion was set off for his mother, Lucretia. In August 1691, there were some problems between John and his mother, perhaps regarding their share of John Senior's estate. John Junr. may have taken over more than his share. This may be why Lucretia named her only other son, Thomas Junr. as the executor of her will. John owned a tobacco plantation and along with his brother Thomas Junr. was in the tobacco importing and exporting business.
John owned a tobacoo planation and was in the business, with his brother Thomas, importing and exporting tobacco. John and Thomas owned at least one ship and were in and out of the Virginia Colonies by way of the Rappahannock River that flowed into the Atlantic Ocean. On three occasions, indented servant boys imported by John Burnett II, were brought into court to establish their ages and thereby their time of indenture. They were: in 1699, Thomas Reed, age 12 years; in 1700 Thomas Dudding, age 14, and in 1702 John Rice/Price?, age 9 years. When they became of age or their indenture ended, John Burnett, their master, was to give each an allotment of corn for planting and new clothes to start a new life in a new country. Dudding and Rice came together on the same ship before 1700, as in 1704, John was granted a Certificate for 500 acres for importing 10 persons into the Colony. The two boys were on that list.
The abstract John's will is dated 17 Sept. 1717, in Dorman's abstracted and compiled Essex County, Virginia Records. However it also says that the will was proved 21 May 1717, and the bond of Amey Burnett as executrix of John Burnett also is dated 21 May 1717. There would appear to be something wrong with one of these dates. Bork in her book The Burnetts and their Connections gives the later date as 21 May 1718 which is probably the correct date. John's will from Bork's book: [see Will Probate]
John evidently did not know that his wife was pregnant with another child, Jeremiah, when he wrote his will as he is not mention nor were there any mention that his wife was expecting. The accounting of the estate of his son, Joseph, who died in 1771 in Essex Co., said "By articles inventoried and not sold which was his brother Jeremiah claims." This establishes Jeremiah as a son of John.
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1704 Oct 20 - Essex Co, Va - Patents 9:620 (1695-1706) (Card No.45 John Burnett, 60a. lying between the lines of a former tract of the aforesaid Burnett's land, Taylor's and *Meeds land on the North side of the head of Piscattaway Creek.
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Spouse: 6. Amy Gatewood (ca. 1680 - aft. 1749)
In 1730 Amy and David Scott moved to Spotsylvania Co., Virginia. David died there and Amy was appointed Administratrix of his estate on 4 April 1749. Amy probably died in Spotsylvania Co. also as Bork indicates that there was no evidence of her returning to Essex Co.
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Married bef. 1660 in Rappahannock Co, VA.
Children and grandchildren:
Ancestor families report created by Gene 4.3.4, Sat, Oct 27, 2001