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\"\"<\/a> Old Burwell School, Hillsboro<\/em><\/p>\n

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Burwell School Historic Site<\/a><\/p>\n

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Burwell’s Female School 1837-1857<\/strong><\/p>\n

file contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Louise Overton<\/em><\/p>\n

Mr and Mrs Burwell’s Female School, 1837-1857,\u00a0Hillsborough, N.C.<\/strong>
\n Students and where they were from:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fanny AMIS … Granville Co. NC
\nEllen ANDERS… Bladen Co. NC
\nAnna E. ASHE… Wilmington, NC
\nEliza ASHE.. Wadesborough, NC
\nSally ATTMORE…. Newbern NC
\nSally BARTON… Caswell Co NC
\nElizabeth BERRY… Hillsborough, NC
\nJosephine BERRY… Hillsboro, NC
\nRosanna BERRY… Hillsboro, NC
\nBettie C. BROWN.. Salisbury, NC
\nCharlotte BROWN… Hillsborough, NC
\nMary L. BUNTING.. Sampson Co. NC
\nFannie BURWELL… Hillsborough, NC
\nNannie BURWELL… Hillsborough, NC
\nKate CHAPMAN… Newbern, NC
\nMary CHAPMAN…. \u00a0Newbern, NC
\nLavinia E. COLE… Newbern, NC
\nEmily COOLEY… \u00a0Hillsborough, NC
\nMary C. COOLEY… Hillsboro, NC
\nAmelia FAISON… \u00a0Sampson Co NC
\nEliza FAUCETT… \u00a0Alamance Co NC
\nMartha FAUCETTE… Orange Co NC
\nMary FREELAND… \u00a0Hillsborough, NC
\nVirginia FULLER… Hillsborough, NC
\nVictoria GARLAND..Caswell Co. NC
\nFanny GILCHRIST… Fayetteville, NC
\nSusan GILCHRIST… Fayetteville, NC
\nSarah GRICE… \u00a0Sampson Co NC
\nCassandra HARRISON.. Newbern, NC
\nHenrietta HOLDITCH… New York
\nJanet HOLLISTER… Newbern, NC
\nBettie A. HOLMES… \u00a0Fayetteville, NC
\nAnnie HOLT… \u00a0Alamance Co NC
\nFrances HOLT… Alamance Co NC
\nMargaret HOOKER…. Hillsborough, NC
\nEmily HOWERTON… Hillsborough, NC
\nMaria HOWERTON… Hillsborough, NC
\nMary E. JEFFREYS… Caswell Co NC
\nAnnie KIRKKLAND…. Hillsborough, NC
\nAnnette LINDSEY… Greensboro, NC
\nMary LINDSEY…. .Greensboro, NC
\nHelen LONG… Hillsborough, NC
\nMargaret LONG…. Hillsborough, NC
\nLizzie LYNCH…. Hillsborough, NC
\nCatherine McDIARMED…. Cumberland Co NC
\nFlora McKAY…. Memphis, Tenn
\nIsabella McKAY…. Cumberland Co NC
\nMargaret McKETHAN… Cumberland Co NC
\nMargaret McLESTER…. Hillsborough, NC
\nMartha F. MEBANE… Orange Co NC
\nJemima MIDDLETON…. Duplin Co NC
\nMaria MONTGOMERY…. Alamance Co NC
\nMary MOORE… Hillsborough, NC
\nRebecca MOORE… Chapel Hill, NC
\nBettie MORRIS… Hillsborough, NC
\nVirginia MOSELY… Tallahassee, Fla
\nKate MURCHINSON… Cumberland Co NC
\nMargaret MURCHISON….. Cumberland Co NC
\nJulia SPOON…. Sampson Co NC
\nMary B. MURPHY ….. Sampson Co NC
\nSusan M. MURPHY… Sampson Co NC
\nLizzie S. NASH…. Hillsborough, NC
\nEmma NEWKIRK…. N. Hanover Co NC
\nMargaret NORWOOD….Hillsborough, NC
\nRobina NORWOOD… Hillsborough, NC
\nSally NUNN … Orange Co NC
\nEliza PALMER… Hillsborough, NC
\nJane PARKER …. Hillsborough, NC
\nMaria PARKS…. Hillsborough, NC
\nAnnie PEARCE… Hillsborough, NC
\nMary PEARCE … no residence given
\nSarah C. RAY …. Fayetteville, NC
\nSusan ROBERTS… Orange Co NC
\nEmma SCALES… Rockingham Co NC
\nFrances A. SELLARS…. Sampson Co. NC
\nMargaret JOHNSON… Orange, NC
\nFanny JONES… Hillsborough, NC
\nFrances JONES…. Wadesborough, NC
\nLizzie A. JONES… Hillsborough, NC
\nMargaret SHEPPARD… Newbern, NC
\nBettie SMITH… Cumberland Co. NC
\nFanny SMITH… Caswell Co. NC
\nIsabella SMITH…. Cumberland Co. NC
\nJulia SMITH… Cumberland Co. NC
\nMary SMITH…. Granville Co NC
\nRosa B. SPOTSWOOD… Petersburg, Va
\nEliza STEDMAN… Fayetteville, NC
\nLizzie STEVENSON…. Newbern, NC
\nAnn THOMSON…. Hillsborough, NC
\nNarcissa UNTHANK… Greensboro, NC
\nEmily VANDERFORD…. Hillsborough, NC
\nIsabella VENABLE… Granville Co NC
\nMartha VENABLE…. Granville Co NC
\nMaria E. WADDELL…. Hillsborough, NC
\nCaroline WALTERS… Wilmington, NC
\nAnne H. WEBB…. Greensboro, Ala.
\nCaroline WEBB…. Orange Co. NC
\nHenrietta WEBB…. Orange Co. NC
\nMartha WEBB…. Granville Co. NC
\nSusan WEBB…. Orange Co NC
\nBettie WHITTED… Orange Co NC
\nKate WILLIAMS… Cumberland Co NC
\nMartha K. WILLIAMS…. Cumberland Co NC
\nMary WILSON… Morganton, NC
\nDenah WITHERSPOON…. Camden, SC<\/p>\n

23 Additional Names Of Burwell Students<\/em><\/strong>
\n (found in letters, albums, and assorted records)<\/em><\/strong>
\nLavinia ALLSTON … no residence given
\nJane Williamette BELL… Plymouth, NC
\nEmily Rowena BELL….. Plymouth, NC
\nHarriotte Middleton Gillespie COLE….. New Bern, NC
\nMartha Jane CRAIG…. New Hope, NC
\nFannie EASLEY … no residence given
\nHarriet EASLEY….no residence given
\nMary Bailey EASLEY… no residence given
\nMittie EASLEY…. no residence given
\n(Hannah) HAWKS… New Bern, NC
\nCaroline HEARTT…. Hillsborough, NC
\nHenrietta HEARTT…. Hillsborough, NC
\nHarriet JOHNSTON …. no residence given
\nMary Albertine JONES…. Hillsborough, NC
\nSara KOLLOCK…. Hillsborough, NC
\nFrances Elizabeth LUNSFORD…. Roxboro, NC
\nVirginia LUNSFORD….. Roxboro, NC
\nSally Allston MANGUM …. Orange Co NC
\nAnnabelle NORWOOD…. Hillsborough, NC
\nMary Anne PRIMROSE…. New Bern, NC
\nFanny S—-(Smith?)…. no residence given
\nSarah SMITH … no residence given
\nMary WEBB….. Hillsborough, NC
\nThis concludes the list of students enrolled at Burwell Female School,<\/em>
\n Hillsborough, NC from the years of 1837-1857<\/em><\/p>\n

Who the Burwell’s were…..<\/strong>
\nThe Reverend Robert Armistead Burwell (1802-1895) and his wife, Margaret Anna Robertson (1810-1871) were both Virginians of distinguished ancestry from the Petersburg area (Orange, Chesterfield, and Dinwiddie counties).
\nRobert was the son of Col. Armistead Burwell (1777-1841) and Mary Cole Turnbull, and traced his descent back to Major Lewis Burwell 1 (1621-1658) who came to Virginia in 1640.
\nMargaret Anna, or Anna as she was always called, was the daughter of Ann Spotswood (1792-1869) who had married William Bruce Robertson, a Scots merchant. Ann Spotswood was a direct descendant of Gov. Alexander Spotswood, Kt. of Virginia (1676-1740) and Anne Butler Brayne of London.<\/p>\n

The Burwell children:<\/p>\n

(1) Mary Susan Burwell….b. 17 Dec 1832; d. Choctaw Co. Ala on 3 July 1859. Married Frederick Nash Strudwick 1 (1833-1890) in Hillsborough, NC on 27 June 1854.<\/p>\n

(2) John Bott Burwell…b. 3 Oct 1834; d. 26 Jan 1904. Married (1) Rebecca Irene Spragins (17 Dec 1957) (2) Mrs Mary F. Foster (died 5 Jan 1879) Educator, Principal, Peace Institute, Raleigh, NC<\/p>\n

(3)Ann Robertson Burwell…b. 31 Aug 1836; d —-, 1895. Married William H. Crow, Raleigh, NC (27 Sept. 1866)<\/p>\n

(4) Frances Armistead Burwell…b. 17 May 1838; d. 27 April 1855. Died on board steamer “Jamestown” returning from N.Y. to Norfolk, VA. Buried in Old Town Cemetery, Hillsborough, NC.<\/p>\n

(5) Armistead Burwell….b. 22 Oct 1839; d, 13 May 1913. Married Ella M. Jenkins, Charlotte, NC. Known as Judge Burwell.<\/p>\n

(6) Robert Turnbull Burwell…b. 30 Nov 1841; d Feb or March 1864 of disease contracted in Army Camp.<\/p>\n

(7) William Robertson Burwell…b. 7 Nov 1843; d. unknown. Married his cousin, Jane Stewart McKenney. Est. wholesale drug firm in Charlotte, NC<\/p>\n

(8) James Webb Burwell…b. 7 July 1845; killed in battle of Cedar Creek, 19 Oct 1864. Buried near spot where he fell. Reinterred in Charlotte, NC 1886<\/p>\n

(9) Dandridge Spotswood Burwell…b. 18 June 1847; d.—–. Married Mary Louise Cooke 1883. Resided in Norfolk, Va.<\/p>\n

(10) Edmund Strudwick Burwell… b. 6 May 1848; d. 30 March 1887. Married Martha Wilkerson 1879. Est. wholesale grocery firm in Charlotte, NC<\/p>\n

(11) Virginia Isabella Burwell…b. 9 Sept 1851; d. 1 Nov 1867 at age 16 years. Buried in Charlotte, NC<\/p>\n

(12) Richard Spotswood Burwell…b. 8 July 1853; d. 6 Nov 1944 in Davidson, NC. Married (1) Marah Julia Blair (22 Oct 1884) (2) Blanch A. Franklin (6 May 1897). Presbyterian Minister<\/p>\n

My sources for this material came from the Hillsborough Historical Society, Inc. which did the research on this old school. Miss Alice Noble of Chapel Hill, NC owns the original student lists. A xerox copy hangs in the old Burwell School, which has been restored and is open for tours.
\nRev. and Mrs Burwell left Hillsborough, NC in October of 1857 to organize the Charlotte Female Institute, which later became Queens College in Charlotte, NC.
\nAfter Mrs Burwell died on 21 June 1871 in Raleigh, NC at the home of a daughter, Mrs W.H. Crow (Nan). the Rev. Burwell with his son, John Bott Burwell took a new position as new principals of Peace Institute in Raleigh, NC (now Peace College). Rev. Burwell retired from teaching in 1875. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs Crow, on 5 March 1895. Mr John Bott Burwell continued as the Principle of Peace until about 1890. He died on 26 January 1904
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\n22 PATRONS OF THE BURWELL SCHOOL are listed in the Catalogue. “We would respectfully refer to the following gentlemen who have patronized the School”
\nHon. William A. GRAHAM…Hillsborough, NC
\nHon. A. W. VENABLE….Granville, NC
\nRev. E. MITCHELL, DD…..Chapel Hill, NC
\nHon. F. NASH…Hillsborough, NC
\nRev. A. GILCHRIST..Fayetteville, NC
\nRev. D. STRATTON…Newbern, NC
\nRev. James O. STEDMAN….Wilmington, NC
\nRev. Colin SHAW…Bladen Co. NC
\nRev. A. WILSON, DD….Alamance Co. NC
\nRev. Neil McKAY….Cumberland Co. NC
\nRev. E. McNAIR…Cumberland Co. NC
\nRev. F. NASH….Robeson Co. NC
\nRev. Wm. S. PLUMER, DD….Balitimore, Md
\nPatrick MURPHEY, Esq…..Sampson Co NC
\nDr. Thomas BUNTING…Sampson Co NC
\nHenry ELLIOTT, Esq…..Cumberland Co. NC
\nDr. John T. GARLAND…..Caswell Co NC
\nDr. Robert SCALES….Rockingham Co NC
\nJohn C. WILLIAMS, Esq…. Cumberland Co NC
\nJohn W. NORWOOD…Hillsborough, NC
\nDaniel McDIARMID, Esq…. Cumberland Co NC
\nDr. Daniel MONTGOMERY….Alamance Co NC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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