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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Merritt Burgin was born 10 Jul 1784.

    Merritt — Mary Patton. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. James Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Sep 1814.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Merritt1) was born 20 Sep 1814.

    James married Mary Haney Abt 1835, Burke County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 3. Marit Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Aug 1836; died 21 Nov 1899; was buried Dover Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hamblen County, Tennessee.
    2. 4. Mary Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1837.
    3. 5. Emily Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1839.
    4. 6. Charles Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1844.
    5. 7. Deliah Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jul 1847, Burke County, North Carolina; died 12 Nov 1923, Rock Creek, Tennessee; was buried Black Family Cemetery, Rock Creek, Tennessee.
    6. 8. Rebecca Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1850.
    7. 9. James C. Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1854.
    8. 10. John P. Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1856.
    9. 11. Catherine Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1858.
    10. 12. Eliza Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1862.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Marit Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 21 Aug 1836; died 21 Nov 1899; was buried Dover Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hamblen County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Great grandparents of Nellie Paulina Burgin who change her name to Polly Bergen when she became an actress. Her family consists of:

    * Daughter: Pamela K Fields.
    * Father: William Hugh Burgin.
    * Mother: Lucy Burgin.
    * Niece: Wendy Riche.
    * Sister: Barbra Burgin. younger; suffers with schleroderma; born c. 1939
    * Son: Peter Fields.

    Marit — Mary Jane Black. Mary (daughter of James Pring Black and Mary Howard Dykes) was born 7 Mar 1842, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1903; was buried Dover Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hamblen County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. James Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Mar 1858.
    2. 14. Mary Emma Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Aug 1859.
    3. 15. John Wiley Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Sep 1861.
    4. 16. Charles Benjamin Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Aug 1864.
    5. 17. William Postell Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Apr 1869.
    6. 18. Thomas B. Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Sep 1872.
    7. 19. Stephen Robert Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Mar 1874; died 17 Mar 1949; was buried Dover Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hamblen County, Tennessee.
    8. 20. Joseph H. Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jun 1877.
    9. 21. Susan Esther Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Apr 1879.
    10. 22. Edward Jesse Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 May 1882.
    11. 23. Lee George Swatsell Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Oct 1883.
    12. 24. Daniel Patton Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jun 1885; died 8 Aug 1948; was buried Edgewood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    13. 25. Flora V. Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Aug 1887.

  2. 4.  Mary Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 1837.

  3. 5.  Emily Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 1839.

  4. 6.  Charles Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 1844.

  5. 7.  Deliah Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 16 Jul 1847, Burke County, North Carolina; died 12 Nov 1923, Rock Creek, Tennessee; was buried Black Family Cemetery, Rock Creek, Tennessee.

    Deliah married Balis Feezell 12 Nov 1865, Burke County, North Carolina. Balis was born 10 Oct 1841, Greene County, Tennessee; died 12 Jul 1869, Rock Creek, Tennessee; was buried Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. John William Wesley Feezell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Sep 1866, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 1920, Greene County, Tennessee; was buried Greene County, Tennessee.
    2. 27. Henrietta Feezell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Aug 1867, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 1902, Hawkins County, Tennessee; was buried Hawkins County, Tennessee.

    Deliah married Solomon Black 20 Aug 1870, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee. Solomon was born 20 Dec 1845, Washington County, Tennessee; died 17 Dec 1913, Rock Creek, Tennessee; was buried Black Family Cemetery, Rock Creek, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. John Wesley Wiley Black  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Dec 1870, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1898, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Old Methodist Cemetery, Nough, Tennessee.
    2. 29. Joseph W. Black  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Feb 1872, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    3. 30. Elizabeth Jane Black  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Jul 1875, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. 31. Martha Black  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 May 1876, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 1952, Greene County, Tennessee; was buried Greene County, Tennessee.
    5. 32. James Burnett Black  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jun 1878, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 9 Apr 1897, Rock Creek, Tennessee; was buried Black Family Cemetery, Rock Creek, Tennessee.
    6. 33. David L. Black  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Jul 1881, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; was buried Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
    7. 34. William Solomon Black  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jan 1884, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 1969, Baileyton, Greene County, Tennessee; was buried Faubion Cemetery, Baltimore, Tennessee.
    8. 35. Mary Ann Black  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 May 1887, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 27 Nov 1904, Rock Creek, Tennessee; was buried Black Family Cemetery, Rock Creek, Tennessee.

  6. 8.  Rebecca Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 1850.

  7. 9.  James C. Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 1854.

  8. 10.  John P. Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 1856.

  9. 11.  Catherine Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 1858.

  10. 12.  Eliza Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 1862.


Generation: 4

  1. 13.  James Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marit3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 6 Mar 1858.

  2. 14.  Mary Emma Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marit3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 25 Aug 1859.

  3. 15.  John Wiley Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marit3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 2 Sep 1861.

    John — Elizene Davis. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Myrtle Jane Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 37. William Charlie Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Dec 1895, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1967; was buried Mulberry Gap Cemetery, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. 38. Maude Bell Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 39. John Herbert Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Sep 1900; died 15 Aug 1985, Hamblen County, Tennessee.
    5. 40. Joseph McKinley Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 16.  Charles Benjamin Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marit3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 13 Aug 1864.

  5. 17.  William Postell Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marit3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 14 Apr 1869.

    William — Mary Lucy Noe. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Oscar Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Feb 1895.
    2. 42. Connie Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jun 1898.
    3. 43. Alice Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Nov 1901.
    4. 44. Robert Leo Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Jan 1906.
    5. 45. Samuel Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jan 1909.
    6. 46. Ruth Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Apr 1911.

  6. 18.  Thomas B. Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marit3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 6 Sep 1872.

  7. 19.  Stephen Robert Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marit3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 13 Mar 1874; died 17 Mar 1949; was buried Dover Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hamblen County, Tennessee.

    Stephen — Mary Cordelia "Cora" Courtney. Mary (daughter of James Courtney and Mary Golden) was born 22 Nov 1876, Hamblen County, Tennessee; died 25 Aug 1943, Hamblen County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Aug 1943, Dover Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hamblen County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 47. Lucille Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Mar 1911, Iowa; died 3 Mar 2003; was buried Dover Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hamblen County, Tennessee.

  8. 20.  Joseph H. Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marit3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 20 Jun 1877.

  9. 21.  Susan Esther Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marit3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 26 Apr 1879.

  10. 22.  Edward Jesse Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marit3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 26 May 1882.

  11. 23.  Lee George Swatsell Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marit3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 23 Oct 1883.

  12. 24.  Daniel Patton Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marit3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 7 Jun 1885; died 8 Aug 1948; was buried Edgewood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Daniel — Laura Smith. Laura (daughter of Thomas Lincoln Smith and Barbara Ann Allison) was born 11 Mar 1889; died 6 Jun 1950; was buried Edgewood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 48. Freeman H. Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Sep 1905, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1991; was buried 14 Feb 1991, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. 49. Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 50. Burgin  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 25.  Flora V. Burgin Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marit3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 3 Aug 1887.

  14. 26.  John William Wesley Feezell Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deliah3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 25 Sep 1866, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 1920, Greene County, Tennessee; was buried Greene County, Tennessee.

    John married Martha Black 1898, Greene County, Tennessee. Martha was born 12 Mar 1865, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi; died 9 Feb 1942, Greene County, Tennessee; was buried Greene County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  15. 27.  Henrietta Feezell Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deliah3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 10 Aug 1867, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 1902, Hawkins County, Tennessee; was buried Hawkins County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Black

    Henrietta married William Church Hawkins County, Tennessee. William was born 21 Sep 1872, Upper Clinch, Hancock County, Tennessee; died 30 May 1949, Big Stone Gap, Virginia; was buried Wise County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  16. 28.  John Wesley Wiley Black Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deliah3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 15 Dec 1870, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1898, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Old Methodist Cemetery, Nough, Tennessee.

    John married Sarah Ann "Sallie" Sexton 20 Dec 1893, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of John J. Sexton and Sara Ann Edith Elizabeth Downs) was born 24 Apr 1873, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 5 Dec 1956, Alexandria, Virginia; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 51. Charles Elmer Black  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Nov 1894, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 11 Nov 1977, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  17. 29.  Joseph W. Black Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deliah3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 20 Feb 1872, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Joseph married Pocohontas Smith 17 Jul 1893, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Pocohontas was born 12 Jul 1877, Parrottsville, Tennessee; died 1898, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Joseph married Evelyn French 9 Feb 1899. Evelyn was born 1884, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  18. 30.  Elizabeth Jane Black Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deliah3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 13 Jul 1875, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Elizabeth married Will S. Jones 12 Nov 1895, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee. Will was born 4 Jun 1878, Giles County, Tennessee; died Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  19. 31.  Martha Black Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deliah3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 20 May 1876, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 1952, Greene County, Tennessee; was buried Greene County, Tennessee.

    Martha married John Wesley Black 12 Sep 1894, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee. John was born 8 Sep 1865, Augusta County, Virginia; died 7 Aug 1932, Greene County, Tennessee; was buried Greene County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  20. 32.  James Burnett Black Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deliah3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 26 Jun 1878, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 9 Apr 1897, Rock Creek, Tennessee; was buried Black Family Cemetery, Rock Creek, Tennessee.

  21. 33.  David L. Black Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deliah3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 8 Jul 1881, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; was buried Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

    David married Tilda 31 Oct 1911, Rock Creek, Tennessee. Tilda was born 1 Jun 1891, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 17 Dec 1918, Rock Creek, Tennessee; was buried Black Family Cemetery, Rock Creek, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    David married Flora 1920, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Flora was born Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; died Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  22. 34.  William Solomon Black Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deliah3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 7 Jan 1884, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 1969, Baileyton, Greene County, Tennessee; was buried Faubion Cemetery, Baltimore, Tennessee.

    William married Mary Elizabeth Tate 12 Feb 1909, Parrottsville, Tennessee. Mary was born 10 Oct 1891, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 27 Nov 1963, Salem, Tennessee; was buried Faubion Cemetery, Baltimore, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  23. 35.  Mary Ann Black Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deliah3, 2.James2, 1.Merritt1) was born 27 May 1887, Rock Creek, Tennessee; died 27 Nov 1904, Rock Creek, Tennessee; was buried Black Family Cemetery, Rock Creek, Tennessee.


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