Susannah Steward

Synopsis

Susannah, parents unknown, married William Hatcher, Jr. and had children (who were renamed by her second husband to be) Thomas Burton, Jr., Anne Burton, John Burton, Isaac Burton, and Abraham Burton.

Then she married Thomas Burton, Sr. and had no known additional children.

Then she married John Stewart and had no known additional children.

Notes

• On 1 Dec 1699 Susannah renounced dower on 100 acres sold by John Steward to Michael Turpin.

Disputed origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-598446

Recent Y DNA testing showed that direct male line descendants of two of Susannah's sons have Hatcher DNA, thus making it unlikely that WIlliam Hatcher, Sr. was her father. Instead, it appears that William Hatcher, Jr. was her husband and her father is unknown/unproven.

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Burton-2424

Married 1) William Hatcher, Jr. 2) Thomas Burton, Sr. 3) John Stewart

Children of Thomas and Susannah (Hatcher) BURTON (Step-children of Thomas; biological children of Susannah):

• i. THOMAS BURTON, JR., b. ca. 1661, Henrico Co. [he was at least 16 when his age was recorded in a deposition in Henrico Co. Deeds on 1 April 1680];[42] d. about 1691, possibly on a trading voyage; probably buried in Boston, Mass.;[43] m. ELIZABETH _______ (b. Mass; she m. 2nd John Bucanan/Buchanan, by Nov. 1691). Thomas Burton, Jr.’s death was announced in a letter (dated 9 Nov. 1691) from his former wife Elizabeth Bucanan to his mother Susannah (Burton) Stewart.[44] William Hatcher, by his will of 1676, has left the young man “his personal property and a life estate in his 226 acres.” So when the news of Thomas’s death reached Henrico Co., Edward Hatcher had the letter recorded “as proof of the death of the life tenant of the … 226 acres,” which then reverted to him (Edward), as son and heir of William.[45]
• ii. ANNE BURTON, b. 8 Aug 1663, Henrico Co.[46]; d. after 5 Oct. 1725 in Henrico Co.; m. (1) BARTHOLOMEW STOVALL (b. 24 Aug. 1665, co. Surry, Eng.; d. 1721, Henrico Co.) on (license) 8 Aug. 1693 in St. John’s Church, Henrico Co. Bartholomew was born 25 August 1665 in Albury, co. Surrey, England, son of George Stovall and Joane Tickner. Bartholomew and Anne were the parents of Bartholomew, George, Thomas, William, and Margaret Stovall.[47] Anne m. (2) JOHN SAUNDERS (after John Saunder and Anne Stovall, widow of Bartho. Stovall, appeared in Orphan’s Court on 5 October 1725); John’s will was proved in 1736 (?) in Goochland Co., Va.—Anne was already dead at that time.[48]
• iii. JOHN BURTON, b. ca. 1665[49], Henrico Co.; m. (1) ELIZABETH FOWLER; m. (2) ELIZABETH (BEVIN) (ELAM) (PAINE) SHEPHERD.
• iv. ISAAC BURTON, b. ca. 1667, Henrico Co.; d. ca. 1740; Henrico Co. Rent Roll, Apr. 1705 with 100 acres.
• v. ABRAHAM BURTON, SR., b. after 1 Oct 1668[50], Henrico Co.; m. ANNE FEATHERSTONE (d. of Charles Featherstone); d. 14 Jan. 1735/6, Amelia Co. Va.

The sons of Thomas Burton of Bristol Parish (dec'd by 1 Feb. 1685) are named in Henrico County records: Thomas, John, Abraham, Isaac.[51]

Research notes

There is a date conflict for the 2 marriages of this John Steward, Sr. ...

- m1: Dorothy presented as his "relict" in his 1706 estate papers
- m2: 02 Oct 1686 Susannah Burton.
John Steward, Jr. was guardian to "orphans" of Thomas Burton (came of age in 1699)
John Steward, Jr. died c1714 and his last Will mentioned ...
- mother Dorothy, still living
If this Will info is correct, then it seems that currently on 2023/06/01 ...
- Unknown-598446 Burton is attached to the wrong John Steward.
- Ballou-237 is attached to the wrong John Steward.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hatcher-353

William Hatcher born about 1636, according to http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HATCHER/2012-04/13344... William Hatcher, Jr. (1639-1667) he was never married

The above assertion is WRONG!

DNA evidence proves that the living direct male line descendants of Susannah, the wife of Thomas Burton, Sr., have Hatcher DNA. This is best explained if this William Hatcher is the father and Susannah is his widow. See Susannah's profile for the full details.

Accordingly, William Hatcher, Jr. married Susannah LNU and had five children (who were renamed by Susannah's second husband to be) Thomas Burton, Jr., Anne Burton, John Burton, Isaac Burton, and Abraham Burton.[1]

William Hatcher was the father of William, Henry, Edward, Benjamin B. and daughter Jane, and Susannah. Jane Hatcher was the wife of William Branch, son of Christopher Branch, and then Abell Gower. Susannah Hatcher married Thomas Burton, Sr. in 1662 then John Steward in 1686. William Hatcher, Jr. died in 1680. Henry Hatcher, Joseph Hatcher, and Benjamin Bullington were given license to trade with the Indians in 1671-1674.

Henry Hatcher married Ann Lound daughter of Captain Henry Lound and Anne.

Their children were: Henry Hatcher married Dorothy Batte, daughter of Henry Batte, then Dorothy Hardaway, daughter of John Hardaway and Frances Harris; William Hatcher; Mary Hatcher married Edward Tanner who died in 1723; Anne Hatcher married Captain Seth Ward, son of Richard Ward; Mathew Hatcher; Martha Hatcher married John Edloe in 1699.

Edward Hatcher married Mary Ward daughter of Seth Ward and his wife Katherine Smith. Their children were: Mary Hatcher married Gilbert Elam, Sr. who died in 1697 and she married John Burton, Jr. born in 1656. They had four daughters; William Hatcher married Sarah Anne Burton, daughter of John Burton, Sr.; Edward Hatcher, Jr. married first a Jameson, then Sarah Burton; Martha Hatcher, born in 1663 married John Edloe, then Richard Gower in 1678; Sarah Hatcher married Samuel Oulton, then Mathew Turpin, in 1686 then in 1689, Joseph Tanner son of Joseph Tanner and Mary Jones; John Hatcher married Mary Hancock, daughter of Robert Hancock and Johanne Lygon; Seth Hatcher married Margaret Turpin then Elizabeth Perrin, then Susannah.

Her parents were married in Lincolnshire, England on 12/27/1632. After her first husband died, she married John Stewart in 1686.

Found on the Walters Family Tree on Ancestry:

"When Susannah (inherited her father's legendary temper) HATCHER (Burton) was born in 1642 in Henrico County, Virginia, her father, William, was 29 and her mother, Marian, was 27. She married Thomas BURTON (350 acres of the tobacco plantation called "Cobbs" on the Appomattox River) in 1663 in Henrico County, Virginia. She had five children by the time she was 27. She died in Henrico County, Virginia, at the age of 57."

Disputed Origins

From http://hatcherfamilyassn.com/getperson.php?personID=I40980&tree=WmT...

”The Hatcher surname is almost certainly an error. At a minimum, son John Burton can be presumed to have Y-DNA from William Hatcher, Sr. because many of his direct male descendants test positive for that Y-DNA. One guess is that Susan married a son of William, Sr., specifically William, Jr., and that one or more sons of William, Jr., became step sons ("sons-in-law" in those days) of Thomas Burton. There is a quest to obtain Y-DNA tests for son Abraham Burton's descendants to see which Burton line they match. If they also match the Y-DNA of William Hatcher, Sr., then that raises the question of whether or not Thomas Hatcher, Sr. is a bastard (or otherwise) son of William Hatcher, Sr., who gave a Deed of Gift to Thomas Burton, Jr. for some unknown reason.
”The Burton chronicles suggest Susan's surname might be Lockett because when Thomas Lockett made his will on 1 Jun 1686 he mentioned a daughter Susan. Lockett was a near neighbor of Thomas Burton, and their names appear on several documents related to both in various capacities. The text of this will needs to be located.

• 32. Thomas Sr 0f Cobbs Burton, born Abt. 1634 in England; died April 01, 1686 in Cobbs Chesterfield Co Va. He was the son of 64. Richard Burton and 65. Katherine Christain. He married 33. Susannah Hatcher 1663 in Henrico Co Va.
• 33. Susannah Hatcher, born Abt. 1646 in Henrico Co Va; died Abt. 1668 in Va. She was the daughter of 66. William Hatcher and 67. Mary Ward.

Notes for Thomas Sr of Cobbs Burton:

Thomas came to America in 1656 and lived at Cobbs, Chesterfield Co Va. His home was known as the Bolling home. Thomas left it to his son, John, who sold it to Bolling family in 1704.

He owned Cobbs Plantation, thus called "Thomas of Cobbs". Source: "A History of a Colonial Land Patent" 1639-1864 Ancestral Home of Thomas Burton from 1656-1685 In 1656, Robert Cobbs sold the same 350 acres to Michael Masters in turn surrendered the 350 acres to Thomas & John Burton. (Will & Deed Books, Henrico Co., Va. / transcript) p 265 At Court at Fort Henry Jan 15, 1656 Present : Col. Abraham Wood, Mr Wm. Baugh. Mr Wm Walthall and me George Worsham, Commissioners I John, Knight, etc. grant to Ambrose Cobbs. 350 acres on Appomattox River in Henrico, Co. bounded on south by the main river, west by land of Mr John Baugh, north by the main woods Signed : Thos Brerton "extracted from the records of Bristol Parrish by Nich. Dison. C. Cur." Recorded 1 Feb. 1683 at request of Thomas Burton.

Thomas Burton is our Colonial ancestor in Virginia. From the evidence it appears that the John Burton referred to above is the brother of Thomas Burton. However, in the sequence of deeds to follow, John does not appear as a grantor. Thus in May, 1656 Thomas Burton became the owner of "Cobbs". Subsequently he was known as Thomas Burton of Cobbs. John Burton settled 8-10 miles to the north on land patents north of the James River and his decendants form a long family of Burtons throughout the south somewhat parallel to our own. John Burton's plantation was called "Longfield". By the time Thomas Burton became established at "Cobbs", the Colonial government was functioning and the tobacco trade flourished. Increasingly, however, the colonist began to resist English taxation and repression and by 1776 Bacon's Rebellion and the Mecklenburg Declaration evidenced the Revolutionary War to follow. "Cobbs" was located in an area strategic to both sides in the revolution. In 1781 both Lafayette and Cornwallis passed through or within a few miles of Cobbs, prior to the siege and surrender of British forces at Yorktown. From 1636 to 1865, "Cobbs" was in the very center of Colonial expansion and the formation of our nation. Indian massacres, revolution, Constitutional government, the War of 1812, and the War between the States all occured at sites near or within the confines of the Estate. Within 25 miles lay the Jamestown Colony, Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Richmond. The owners and occupants of this remarkable Estate were a cross section of pioneers, adventurers, merchants, planters, statesmen, hunters and war heroes; and not the least of these was our forefather, THOMAS BURTON, OF " COBBS".

In a will recorded 1 Feb, 1685, Thomas Burton leaves 100 acres each to his sons, Thomas, John, Abraham and Issac. Note that the original 350 acres has become 400 acres. We do not know if 50 acres were acquired after 1656 or if the descriptions were general in nature. In 1735, Issac Burton sold his 100 acres to Hohn Bolling, son of John Bolling of Cobbs, and thus the last Burton in our family line left "Cobbs". John Bolling purchased "Cobbs" in Nov, 1704 from John Burton, the land consisting of 300 acres. The descendants of John Bolling were distinguished and active in Military, Commerce and the Political development of Virginia. John Bolling was born in 1676 and died in 1709. He was the great grandson of Rolfe & Pocahontas and carried on a lively trade with the Indians. He was buried at Cobbs and his marker was surrounded by a stone wall. John Bolling was born in 1676 and died in 1709. In 1622 a band of Indians led by Chief Opechancanough led an uprising that massacred 347 colonist, one third of the settlers in Va. In addition to Jamestown to the south, Henricus, several miles to the north of "Cobbs" suffered a severe loss of life. During the War of 1812, the French Navy controlled the Chesapeake Bay area. From Feb 1813 to July 1815, there were few land engagements near Cobbs, but the French did carry out limited foraging expeditions along the banks of the James and Appomattox Rivers. During one of these expeditions the Cobbs Estate was overun. The outbuildings and grain storage buildings were burned, but the Mansion and the family grave areas were spared. The Burton decendants were moving west to Amelia County and Meckenburg as the Civil War neared. Almost all Burtons were slave holders and caught up in the turmoil of the growing conflict over states's rights and slavery and the call for secession from the Union. "Ochre", first used as war paint by the indians, was mined at Cobbs. This was in trade by the subsequent owners of "Cobbs" until ca. 1900.

More About Thomas Sr of Cobbs Burton: Immigration: 1665, Va

Notes for Susannah Hatcher: There are descendants of Anne Burton who married 1693, Bartholomew Stovall of Henrico County, Va. who have been admitted to the Colonial Dames of the XV11 Century through the line of Allen as shown by Worth Ray. The ascent is as follows: Anne Burton, dau of Thomas Burton who married Susannah, dau of Valentine Allen and Mary Page. (?) The ever frustrating thing about Ray is that he so often fails to give dates or any kind of references, but because it is published, it has been accepted without question to the fact. There are others who claim Susannah was a Hatcher. (as in this file) They are as convinced as those who say she was Allen. Dr. Philip Burton of Fort Myers, Fl who has done a great deal of research on the Burton family and it was his opinion that Susannah probably was a Hatcher, but that neither he nor any careful genealogist known to him could give a satisfactory and final answer to the question. In 1951, it was shown that Susannah Hatcher, born 1650, dau of Edward Hatcher and Mary Ward, who was the dau of Seth Ward. No proven facts to this. so, Hatcher or Allen? Stands as Hatcher until farther proven incorrect!

The origin of Susannah as being Susannah Allen, the daughter of Valentine Allen posibly originated with, or was compounded by, Worth Ray in Tennessee Cousins, pages 636-639. This assumption left much to be desired in the way of reference to primary references or sufficient logic to support this parentage.

Perhaps the most analytical and complely unbiased examination of the controversity was an in depth study 'Burton-Aller/Hatcher Anthology' by Glenn M. Turnell, FAS wich appeared in the Colonial Genealogist Vol I no 4 pp 204-8 which ended "...my conclusion is that Ann Burton Stovall was the daughter of Thomas Burton (Sr) and Susannah Hatcher.

One of the most convincing items of evidence proving that Susannah was the daughter of William Hatcher was the will (Will & Deed Book Part 1 page 125, Henrico Co VA; recorded 4/1/1680) of William Hatcher wherein he bequeathed substantial property to Thomas Burton Jr (his grandson). It should be noted that William Hatcher's will mentioned Thomas Burton Jr and that Valentine Allen's will listed only Allens! Not Burtons!

There were also strong geographical reasons to discredit Allen and reinforce Hatcher.

The preponderance of evidence supported by chronological sequences, historical fact and geography indicate that the wife of Thomas Burton was Susannah Hatcher, daughter of William Hatcher.

"It is generally agreed now that the maiden name of Susannah, wife of Thomas Burton, was HATCHER, the d/o William Hatcher. William Hatcher named Thomas Burton, Jr in his will; he was to receive one year schooling, etc. There have been several articles written on this subject. I understand this lineage has been accepted by the Jamestowne Society. Harrisons's book on Burtons is very helpful in some ways, but there are many errors in it.

In William Hatcher's will, Henrico co, Deeds & Wills Bk. 1, pgs 121-123, made 1676/7, Wm. gave "unto Thomas Burton, Junior the plantation Betweene the land of Mr. Henry Lound & the land of Gilbert Elam", "a years schooling & clothes till he arrives to age of 17 yrs", as well as several other items. In the will of Thomas Burton, Sr, Henrico Co. Will Bk 1, pg 351, among his heirs was "his oldest son Thomas Burton". In estate settlement papers, Thomas Sr's wife was named as Susannah. There was an article called "Burton-Allen/Hatcher Anthology" which appeared in The Colonial Genealogist, Vol. X, #4, pgs 204-208 which may explain this better than I can here. Also some articles on this subject appeared in "The Stovall Journal" in Feb. & May, 1994. I don't know who the wife of John Burton of Longfield was; I've heard it was Mary Cocke or Cox, but don't know if this ever proven or not. And I have never seen proof that Thomas of Cobbs & John of Longfield were sons of Richard Burton. I would like to know the source of this information, too." Source Vivian Creeden.

"Susannah Hatcher is concluded to be the wife of Thomas Burton of Cobb's. Info that he mar Susannah Allen, dau of Valentine Allen is pure garbage put out by Worth Ray in his 1929 "Tennessee Cousins". Valentine Allen never had a dau named Susannah to start with"

Source Robert Quinn

Data on children of Thomas and Susanna from "Burton and Hatcher Ancestry of Ann Burton Stovall".

On 13 Dec 1681 Thomas Burton made gifts of cattle and swine to his sons, John and Abraham Burton, and on 1 Jan 1685/6 he made a deed of gift of land to his four sons, Thomas (eldest), John, Isaac, and Abraham (youngest). Within a month he was dead and his widow, Susannah, was granted administration of his intestate estate on 1 Feb 1685/86. An estate inventory was filed 1 Apr 1686. Estate debts were paid by 1 Dec 1686. On 1 Dec 1699 Susannah renounced dower on 100 acres sold by John Steward to Michael Turpin.

Source Ann Maloney

More About Susannah Hatcher: Date born 2: Abt. 1646

Children of Thomas Burton and Susannah Hatcher are:

• i. Thomas Jr Burton, born 1664; died 1691; married Elizabeth Buchanan; born Abt. 1664; died Abt. 1691. Notes for Thomas Jr Burton: Thomas received 226 acres of land devised for life from his grandfather, William Hatcher, the emigrant. After Thomas's death in 1691, Edward, son of William petitioned the court for the return of the land. The land was delivered to Edward. Thomas had no children from his marriage to Elizabeth.
• 16 ii. John of Cobbs Burton, born 1666 in Henrico Co Va; died 1754 in Dale Parish Chesterfield Co Va; married (1) Judith Nunsry; married (2) Susan Elizabeth Fowler 1688; married (3) Elizabeth Bevin Abt. 1728.
• iii. Isaac Burton, born 1667; died 1746. Notes for Isaac Burton: "Burton and Hatcher Ancestry of Ann Burton Stovall" Isaac sold his 100 acres of "Cobbs" that he received from his father to John Bolling. No probate record and no clear record of marriage or issue.
• iv. Abraham Sr Burton, born 1669 in Henrico Co Va; died January 14, 1735/36 in Va; married Ann Featherstone; born 1669; died Aft. 1689. Notes for Abraham Sr Burton: Will dated 5/13/1736, proved in AmeliaCo, VA 1/14/1736
• 21 v. Ann Burton, born Abt. 1664 in Va; died Aft. 1738 in Henrico Co Va; married (1) Bartholomew Stovall August 08, 1693 in Henrico Co Va; married (2) John M Saunders Abt. 1725.

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References

• https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Hatcher?iframe=yresults 1p. Burton family members with DNA matches to descendants of "William the Immigrant" Y-DNA Haplogroup R-Y34483
• https://huskey-ogle-family.tripod.com/ancestorarchives/id17.html
• https://hatcherfamilyassn.com/getperson.php?personID=I40993&tree=Wm...