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I am your webmaster for the site, Joseph L Burgess III, (15th generation) to Joseph L Burgess Jr (rip) (14th Generation) and Mary C (Violette) Burgess (rip).  My brothers and sisters are: Victoria Lee Burgess ; Jon Howard Burgess (rip); Robin Curtis Burgess  and Gregory Warren Burgess .

My children are (16th Generation)  Rachele Lee Burgess ; Joseph Andrew Burgess IV  and Amanda Lee Burgess 

OUR FIRST LISTING:  OUR FAMILY LINE IN THE USA

For the past 10+ year I have worked on a family tree project.  I was first inspired to the project by Uncle Al (14th Generation Burgess) when he and Aunt Eleanor came to Florida.  FIRST, I gave my DNA to a project affiliated with the National Genealogy Society called the Family Tree DNA project.  Within that project I was lucky to find a DNA cousin Professor Michael Burgess  of California State College (later University), San Bernardino.  Michael, who had an ongoing study and had collected much information and many DNA samples.

So for many years I have known because of DNA matching that our first Burgess USA forefather was Thomas Burgess who traveled here from Cornwall. England in about 1634 and settled in Sandwich, Mass.  However, it was not until recently could all of us figure out the exact line of ancestors that led us back.  Two factors change all this for us.  First, I met another Burgess DNA cousin, Roger W Burgess, who is a very keen online researcher AND a trip I made to Connecticut in July where I met up with Uncle A and Aunt El and we visited the oldest Burgess Family burial plot Uncle Al knew about.

The cemetery records  gave us exact dates of birth for Albert Burgess Sr, father of Albert Jr, father of Joseph Lyman Sr...  Roger and I  was able to cross reference this exact information with US census records and Civil War records and locate the lost link of forefathers back to Thomas Burgess. 

The return of this information was exponential in its impact.  We were able to tie into endless records both in DNA matching and official listings which has enabled us to even pursue many of the other lines of which our family interacts.  In summary not only have we discovered our forefathers (17 Generations)  back to 1512 in Cornwall, England (Ellice Burgess), we have collected many maiden lines and surname lines forward.

I state all of this only to set up the attached document we are pleased to provide for your use.  First, I refer to them as the 17 descendent generations of Ellice Burgess.  When reviewing the documentation be aware that my generation is #15. and so likewise will be yours if you know me to be a cousin.  Likewise, the generation of My father, Joseph L Burgess Jr and Uncle Al would be the 14th generation.  The report links are as follows:

FAMILY TREE OUTLINE LINKS HAVE BEEN REMOVED ONLINE.  Any Family can get these documents directly by emailing: Joe@JosephBurgess.com

I have available for family members only, in PDF format: Family Tree, Outline of Descendants of the Burgess Family back to 1540 England

I NEED YOUR HELP TO ADD YOUR FAMILY INFORMATION:  You will most likely find your information in our Family Tree if you were born through the 16th Generation and we even have some of the 17th Generation listed.  HOWEVER, we still need Birth Date information.  Spouse and spouse's family information.  AND corrected information as to proper spellings, middle names and proper dates etc...  The following link is to a form that can be filled out and returned to me.  It would be greatly appreciated if everyone would complete as many copies of the form with your correct family information so we can be sure the information in the tree is correct.    Family Information Form

MUCH MORE FAMILY INFORMATION POSTING SOON...  Keep Emailing those family pictures and documents...

Joe