Posted by Jane Sthreshley 1. Alfred Burroughs, b 1802, m Martha Ellen Herndon, will 19 Aug 1867, proved 19 Aug 1868, no children. 2. Drucilla Burroughs, b 1797 - 1800, per census records, m Alexander Cloe, 5 May 1821, d 13 Jan 1883. Numerous descendents. This is my line. 3. Sarah Burroughs, b c 1808, d 29 Jan 1871, called Sallie. She m (1) Pearson King, 5 Mar 1838, no children, and after his death in 1844 or 1845, she married (2) his brother, Peter King, 1 Sept 1845, no children. 4. Ann Burroughs, b c 1807, m Benjamin Bridwell, d 3 July 1879. 4 children. 5. Margaret Burroughs, b c 1814/5, unmarried 6.Shepherd Burroughs, unmarried As far as I know, none of these folks ever moved to Matthews County, Virginia. Records that I have been able to uncover show they lived and died in Stafford County. The area of Stafford where they lived is now part of Quantico Marine Base. Most marked graves in the area were moved in 1943 to Cedar Run Cemetary at Sowega, Virginia, which is maintained by the Marine Corps. There are no Burroughs graves at Cedar Run. I found one reference that states that William K, Elzy, John Henry,and Travy are the children of Basil Burroughs and Margaret Riley. Some of the family also lived in Fauquier Co, Va which borders Stafford on the west, and there is a John in St. Mary's Co, MD in the 1600's, which is directly east of Stafford across the Potomac River. The point of all this rambling is to say that I know that my John is not the father of the ones in Matthews, but I have not been able to accurately trace his line BACK any further. Would appreciate any and all help! Jane
on 9/9/2004, 2:43 pm, in reply to "Re: John Burroughs"
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I think I am putting a fly in the ointment!! I still live in Stafford County and am descended from John Burroughs who lived in Stafford, b bef 1775, d bef Nov 1840, married Margaret Elizabeth Vaughn. She died after 1869. They had 6 children. 
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