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Burton Surname Origin

Burton Lineage
Richard John Burton 1580-1674, father of Mary Burton 1618-1662

Mary Ann Burton > Nicholas Perkins > Mary Perkins > Eleanor Graves > Sarah Kimbrough > Robert Kimbrough Brown > Jeremiah Harris Brown > William Hiram Brown > James Henry Brown > Harris Brown Brown > Thelma Irene Brown > William Harris Lawson Sr 

Burton Migration
New Castle, Middlesex, London, England > Henrico, Virginia > Charles City County, Virginia

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Mary Burton, Bill's 10th Great-Grandmother
1618-1686
b. Charles City County, Virginia
d. Charles City County, Virginia

Henrico Parish Church Cemetery
Varina, Henrico County, Virginia

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Parents:
John Burton 1580-1674
Lydia Frye 1585-1685

Maternal Lineage:
Lydia Ann Fry 1585-1685

Spouse 1: Nicholas Perkins 1614-1656
Married: 1641
Children: 2

1. Lydia Perkins 1642-1693
2. Nicholas Perkins 1647-1711

Spouse 2: Richard Parker
Married: 1656
Children: 3

1. Richard Parker II 1660-1726
2. Katherine Parker 1662-1709
3. Susan Parker 1664-1739

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Richard John Burton, Bill's 11th Great-Grandfather
21 September 1580 - 1674 (92-93)

b. Greater London, England
d. TBD

Cemetery TBD

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Lydia Ann Frye 1585-1685
Married: 1612
Children: 

1. Mary Burton 1618-1686
2. Others TBD

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 8 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136210352/mary-parker: accessed November 8, 2025), memorial page for Mary Parker (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 136210352, citing Henrico Parish Church Cemetery, Varina, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by C Boetsch (contributor 48409474).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88506182/john-burton: accessed November 8, 2025), memorial page for John Burton (1580–1673), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88506182; Maintained by BeNotForgot (contributor 46974545).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 8 November 2025.

Google. "AI Overview." Search term, "Burton Surname Origin." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Burton+Surname+Origin  Accessed 3 December 2025.

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