Burgwyn family.

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The Burgwyn family of Northampton County, N.C. included such prominent family members as Henry King Burgwyn (1813-1877), planter, and his sons Henry King Burgwyn, Jr. (1841-1863), a graduate of the University of North Carolina and a colonel in the 26th North Carolina Regiment, C.S.A.; William Hyslop Sumner Burgwyn (1845-1913), who served in the 35th North Carolina Regiment, was a graduate of the University of North Carolina and Harvard Law School, and a lawyer in Baltimore, Md., and Henderson, N.C., where he also ran a bank; and John Alveston Burgwyn (1850-1898), planter, merchant, and government official of Northampton County; and Thomas Williams Mason Long, husband of Maria Greenough Burgwyn Long and North Carolina state senator and physician who was active in the field of public health.

From the description of Burgwyn family papers, 1787-1987. WorldCat record id: 24599954

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creatorOf Burgwyn family. Burgwyn family papers, 1787-1987. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Place Name Admin Code Country
North Carolina--Northampton County
Roanoke Rapids (N.C.)
Europe
Henderson (N.C.)
Northampton County (N.C.)
North Carolina
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Cotton picking
Plantation owners
Plantations
Women
Women's colleges
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Family

Active 1787

Active 1987

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