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Sarah Chamblee Burriss

Birth	:	1755 Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	1806 Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Saint Bridget Churchyard, Brean, Sedgemoor District, England
Coordinate	:	51.2983000, -3.0100000
Description	:	Old Mt. Tabor graveyard was located at 1901 S. Murray Ave., Anderson, S.C., now site of the Saluda Baptist Association office. The Church was moved to 5901 Highway 187 and the new cemetery is there but the old graves were not moved, are still on the hill and under the highway and the old grave markers destroyed. She died probably between 1804-1810 as she is not found on the 1810 census, and several references say she probably died circa 1806 but without stating proof. One family tree states she died 3 Mar 1787, again... Read More	Old Mt. Tabor graveyard was located at 1901 S. Murray Ave., Anderson, S.C., now site of the Saluda Baptist Association office. The Church was moved to 5901 Highway 187 and the new cemetery is there but the old graves were not moved, are still on the hill and under the highway and the old grave markers destroyed. She died probably between 1804-1810 as she is not found on the 1810 census, and several references say she probably died circa 1806 but without stating proof. One family tree states she died 3 Mar 1787, again documentation not given. Joshua Burriss married Sarah Chamblee in N.C. and was born circa 1755 according to Ethel Updike's book, The Chamblee, Shirley, Speers Families of the South. If one of their sons was born in 1774 as has been claimed, then likely Joshua was born before 1753 at the latest and she had to be born by 1758 or thereabouts. She was said to be related to the Chamblees of Bertie County, Wake County and Hertford County, N.C. Sept. 26, 1772, Bertie Co., N.C., Deed Book M: Joshua Burrass and wife Sarah of Bertie deeded to Josiah Mathis (or Matthews) of Hertford 100 acres joining Flatt Swamp, John Perry (Berry?), and Joshua Burras. Witnesses: John Speight, Robert Sumner, Thomas Smith. Proven November Court 1775. November 1775, Bertie Court: Deed of Sale from Joshua Burras and Sarah Burrass to Josia Mathis, by oath of Thomas Smith, one of the subscribing witnesses. 1804 - Anderson Co., S.C.: Will of Joshua Burris dated 3 Jan 1804, probated 4 Feb 1804 (pg 43-44) To Sarah Burress, plantation and lands as long as kept in good repair. When out of repair, John Burress and another good man to be chosen and lands to be sold, if not during her widowhood, his daughters Elizabeth Casselbury (Castleberry) and Nancy Burress to have lands at their mother's decease. Sarah Burress to have stock and furniture. Nancy to have feather bed and furniture. Mary Shamly (Chamblee) to have cow and calf. All property not mentioned to be sold and divided between children. Dated 3 Jan 1804. Witnesses: Elisha Herring, Wm. Herring, John Burress. Executor, John Irving. The January 3rd will appears to have been a deathbed will, if the family waited the customary thirty days before filing it in court on February 4, 1804. Traditons and History of Anderson County (1928), by Louise Ayer Vandiver, page 146: One of the oldest and most numerous families in the county is that of Burriss, spelled in several different ways, but all of the same blood. The first of the name to come to Anderson county was Joshua, born in Virginia in 1724. He moved to South Carolina in 1776. His wife was Sarah Chamblee, and they lived not far from where Gluck Mill is now located. They were the parents of seven children, all of whom settled on land given them by their father on Generostee Creek. Ed Hillhouse Jr. wrote the following: "Later in life, Joshua and Sarah Burriss moved to Mount Tabor to be near their son James. Joshua died there in 1804 and was buried in the cemetery there beside his wife, Sarah. (NOTE: Joshua Burriss/Boroughs predeceased his wife.) This cemetery was moved to the First Baptist Church cemetery when the Saluda Association office was built. Their graves are not marked in any way." NOTE: The old (original) Mt. Tabor graveyard is/was located at 1901 S. Murray Ave., Anderson, S.C., but then called Orr Mills, now the site of the Saluda Baptist Association. Mt. Tabor Church moved to 5901 Highway 187, Anderson, and the NEW Mt. Tabor cemetery located there. First Baptist Church, founded by Rev. James Burriss, moved to 307 S Manning Street, Anderson, and his grave marker was moved.there when several of the other markers from the original Old Mt. Tabor Church (Orr Mills) were moved there. Some later articles and family trees call her Sarah Mary Chamblee but appear to be confusing her with her daughter, Mary (Polly) Burriss Chamblee, said to have married her cousin. No contemporary records refer to Joshua Burriss' wife by another name but Sarah. A number of family trees at Ancestry.com show her as a daughter of Isaac Chamblee or Robert Chamblee (1738-1819), although these were more likely her brothers. Chamblee DNA tests from the United States and Australia seem to indicate that the Chamblee family originated in County Westmoreland, England.

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Where is Sarah Chamblee Burriss's memorial?
Sarah Chamblee Burriss's memorial is located at: Saint Bridget Churchyard, Brean, Sedgemoor District, England.
When did Sarah Chamblee Burriss death?
Sarah Chamblee Burriss death on 1806 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Sarah Chamblee Burriss's memorial?
Latitude: 51.2983000
Longitude: -3.0100000

Family Members:

Spouse

Joshua Burriss

(1745 - 1804)

Children

Elisha Burriss

(1775 - 1856)

John “James” Burris

(1779 - 1836)

Thomas William Burriss

(1782 - 1849)

Elizabeth Burroughs Stewart

(1785 - 1865)

Nancy Burriss Massey

(1790 - 1875)

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