Jeremiah Burnett of the 1763 Hanover County Quit Rent Roll
Jeremiah Burnett of the 1763 Hanover County Quit Rent Roll has always bothered me. The first time I saw Jeremiah's name in the 1763 alphabetical Quit Rent Roll listing, I noticed that preceding him was William Reynolds Burnett and Isaac Burnett. 1763 Hanover County VA Quit Rent Roll My mind imagined that the three Burnett men were all of the same family - probably living near one another. So, I decided to cross check their names with the St. Paul's Parish Vestry Record to see if their lands were processed in the same precincts. Here's what I found: William Reynolds Burnett was included in the extant St. Paul's Parish procession records from 1739 to 1779. Although his name was listed with the same interested landowners over the years, the precinct number changed from 19 to 18 and finally to 4. Other Burnetts listed in the same precinct with William Reynolds Burnett included Abraham and Bond Burnett. A procession was conducted in 1763 (same year ...