Family of Joseph Burt and Polly Holt

Joseph Burt of Cumberland County, North Carolina was the son of John Burt who died in Chatham County, North Carolina in 1780. His wife was Polly Holt, a daughter of Frederick and Rebecca Holt. [1]

His name first appears in Chatham County records about two months before the death of his father: [2]

p. 410 - 10 Aug. 1780 - John Burt Senr. to his son Joseph Burt - Good causes and considerations - 250 a. on Buck Horn Creek - joins Richard Burt.
Signed: John Burt Sen.
Wit: Richard Warthen, James Avent

By 1784, Joseph Burt had moved to Cumberland County, North Carolina, as shown by the following Chatham County deed: [2]

Deed Book C, p. 168 - 6 May 1786 - Joseph Burt of Cumberland County, N.C. to Samuel Boykin of Chatham County, N.C. - 150 pds. - 210 a. - joins Richard Burt and the Dry Water Branch.
Signed: Joseph (x) Burt
Wit: Zacha. Dillard, Richard Burt

The 1790 census of Fayette District, Cumberland County, recorded Joseph Burt as follows:

1 WM > 16, 1 WF, 3 slaves
The absence of children in the household suggests that John and Polly Burt had recently married.

Young Burt, his brother, was also enumerated in Cumberland County.

Joseph Burt was deceased by 1805 [3].

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Children:

1. William Burt
   b. prob ca 1793 Cumberland Co., NC
   m.
   d. after 1808 [5]
2. Nancy Burt
   b. prob ca 1795 Cumberland Co., NC
   m. Thomas Branch [4]
   d.
3. Willis Burt
   b. 13 Feb 1798 Cumberland Co., NC
   m. 1) Rebecca Womack
   m. 2) Elizabeth Rogers
   d. 29 Sep 1875 Franklin Co., TN
4. Frederick Burt
   b. 1800
   m. Nancy [-?-]
   d. after 1880 Moore Co., TN
5. Jesse Burt
   b. 1803
   m. [Nancy Olive ?] [6]
   d. after 1853

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Sources:

1. Will of Frederick Holt, Will Book A, p. 49, 1801, Cumberland County, NC as found in Will Abstracts Cumberland County, North Carolina 1754-1863 by Kate Lepine and Anna Sherman. In this will, Frederick Holt names his daughter Polly Burt, wife of Joseph Burt:
   Holt, Frederick WB A: 49-51 29 June 1801 / Oct. 1801
   Wife Rebecah - lend land and plantation where I now dwell. 44 a. after death of wife to go to son David Holt. Son John Holt. Daus. Polly Burt, wife of Joseph Burt; Betsey Utley, wife of Jacob Utley. Granddau. Nancy Briant (Byron, Bryant) if she should marry -- under 18 -- William Bryan (Brian) of Johnson County, first husband to my dau. Sarah, decd. in bar of any further portion of me. Execs. John and David Holt (sons). Wits. Saml. Northington, Jas. Battle, Junr., Lord Truelove. Dau. Sarah, decd.
2. Chatham County, North Carolina Deeds 1783-1786 by Marilyn Poe Laird and Vivian Poe Jackson.
3. 1809 Account of David Holt, guardian of the heirs of Joseph Burt, Cumberland County estate records, abstracted by Joy Dupy:
   David Holt, Guardian To the Heirs of Joseph Burt, Decd--------------
   To the balance of former Settlement made with him by the Court with interest due thereon {whereon?} til 1st of May 1809. {in columns to the right of document} L36 S5 D3
   Also To the heir of the Negroes belonging to said Burts Estate for 1805-1806-1807-&1808- with the different {?} Interests due thereon til 1st of May 1809. { in columns}L87 S 19 D9
   {2 columns totalled} L124 S5 D0
   {subtracted} L 99 S2 D9 {this was the amount deducted for orphans-below}
   {totalled) L 25 S2 D3
   NoCarolina Cumberland County Whereas we Neill M.Kay & James Atkins {?} being appointed by Cumberland County Court March Term 1809 to Audit & Settle the Accompts {accounts?} with David Holt Guardian to the Heirs of Jo, Burt Dec.{squiggle} and after examining his Acco ts over do report as follows Viez {?} that David Holt has in his hands at this time (exclusive of the heir of the Negroes for the present Year) Twenty five pounds 2/3 {z?}{squiggle} of said Joseph Burts Estate given under our hands this 1st of May 1809.
   N{?} MKay
   J Atkins{?}
   C{squiggle} By Commissions allowed him L6 S4 D3
   Also By Schooling Boarding & Clothing
   William Burt one of said orphans for the years 1807 & 1808 L14 S6
   Also schooling Boarding & clothing of Nancy Burt the time as above L11 S3 D6
   Also Willis Burt boarding schooling & clothing him for 2 years 1807 & 1808 L24 S8 D6
   Also Boarding schooling & cloathing Fredk Burt two years 1807 & 1808 L24 S8 D6
   Also Boarding & {where cloathing and schooling were written they were scratched out}cloathing Jesse Burt for two years 1807 &1808 L18 S12
   {the columns totalled} L99 S2 D9
4. Need source.
5. No further record for William has been found at this time. No William Burts appear in the 1820 Tennessee census, and the four William Burts listed in the 1820 census of Halifax Co. and Nash Co., NC have been identified as other William Burts.
6. From an LDS record; another possibility is that the Jesse Burt who married Nancy Olive was the son of Alfred C. Burt.

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