Sebastian Burgett and Roxanna Markle

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Husband Sebastian Burgett ^{1 2}

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            AKA: Boston Burgett 3
           Born: Abt 1739 - Germany
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           Died: 4 Sep 1789 - Washington Co, PA 3
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   Other Spouse: Unknown (      -      )

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Wife Roxanna Markle ³

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            AKA: Rosanna Markle 2
           Born: Abt 1756
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           Died: 3 Feb 1839 3
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         Father: Gaspard Markle (1732-1819) 2 4 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Grim (      -Abt 1770) 2 6 7

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Children

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1 M John Burgett ³

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2 M Andrew Burgett ³

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3 F Mary Burgett ³

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         Spouse: John Smith (      -      ) 3

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4 M Isaac Burgett ³

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5 F Elizabeth Burgett ³

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         Spouse: Zachariah Linn (      -      ) 3

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6 F Sarah Burgett ³

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7 M Boston Burgett ²

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General Notes: Husband - Sebastian Burgett

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He was a native of Germany, who emigrated to America with his wife and three children, and settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania. While living there his wife died, and left to his care three children. He removed to near Robbstown (West Newton), Westmoreland County, before 1773, where he soon after married again. He came to Washington County and located upon a large tract of land, which later was secured to his heirs. His name is mentioned as early as 1780 in connection with the Virginia certificate of George McCormick, Henry Rankin, and others whose lands he joined. At this time also his own lands were taken up on a Virginia certificate, as mention is made of the warrants being based on the certificate, but the copy of the certificate is not found. One of the tracts that later was surveyed and patented was known as "West Boston," containing three hundred and twenty-nine acres, warranted Sept. 20, 1785, and surveyed Oct. 29, 1785. On this tract Sebastian Burgett built a mill on Raccoon Creek. In repairing or enlarging the mill about the year 1789, he became in need of castings with which to complete his work, and went to Pittsburgh for them. While returning through the woods and over the rough roads, and when within about two miles of home, the wagon upset in crossing over a log, and he fell beneath the iron castings and was killed. It is recorded on a slab in the Burgett family burying-ground that Boston Burgett departed this life Sept. 4, 1789, in the fiftieth year of his age.
His widow lived on the home place many years with her children after her husband's death.

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 916.

2 Scott Lee Boyd, The Boyd Family (Santa Barbara, CA: Self-published, 1935), Pg 266.

3 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 917.

4 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 654, 703.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1123.

6 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 654.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 561.