Youngest child of John Fanning Burgwyn and his first wife, Sarah Pierpont (sometimes spelled Pierrepont) Hunt Burgwyn. Her mother died shortly after she was born. She was unmarried.
She is referred to in several sources as "Sarah Emily Burgwyn." See, for example, “John Burgwin, Carolinian; John Jones, Virginian; Their Ancestors and Descendants” (1913) by Walter Burgwyn Jones. Also, for example, see reference to her as "Sarah Emily Burgwyn" in the NCPedia Entry for her father, John Fanning Burgwyn.
Her full name apparently was Sarah Emily Pierpont Burgwyn, but this memorial uses the name Emily Pierpont Burgwyn as seen on her grave stone.
About 1840, the children of John Fanning Burgwyn of New Bern (Henry King, Thomas Pollok, Emily, John Collinson, and Julia--wife of the Reverend Cameron F. MacRae) shared with their Devereaux kin in inheriting (but not without litigation) the extensive Roanoke River plantation lands of George Pollok (sometimes written "Pollock"). The shares allotted to the Burgwyns lay on the north side of the river in Northampton County, specifically in the great bend of the river known as Occoneechee Neck. Source: Biographical Information, John Burgwyn MacRae Papers #478, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Obituary:
"In the death of Miss Burgwyn there passes away a lady not only widely known and greatly esteemed in this country but also throughout Europe, and one of the most noted belles of the fifties. Born in North Carolina, she came of distinguished English conservative stock, which showed itself in the career of her father, the late Mr. John Fanning Burgwyn. On her mother's side she inherited the mental powers and high virtue of the descendants of Jonathan Edwards.
"She combined many noble and high qualities with a winning and graciousness of manner which made her many friends during her long and eventful life. Entering Philadelphia Society under the distinguished auspices of Judge and Mrs. Joseph Hopkinson and Mrs. Wm. Biddle she met many of its most noted leaders who accorded her a hospitable welcome. Among her many friends was Mrs. James Rush, who chaperoned her when she visited Saratoga, Newport and Boston, accompanied by her father and uncle. In after years, in speaking of those times, she would mention the names of Willis and Curtis as among her friends.
"Later in life she passed much of her time in Europe, and during her residence in Florence she became the friend of Mr. and Mrs. Browning, Mrs. Trollope and Chas. Lever. She had also the rare gift of retaining the friendship and inspiring affection in the sons and daughters of former friends. For the past twenty years she has been living very quietly with her niece, Miss Katherine McRae." (Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, April 8, 1905)."
Source of obituary: “John Burgwin, Carolinian; John Jones, Virginian; Their Ancestors and Descendants” (1913) by Walter Burgwyn Jones
Youngest child of John Fanning Burgwyn and his first wife, Sarah Pierpont (sometimes spelled Pierrepont) Hunt Burgwyn. Her mother died shortly after she was born. She was unmarried.
She is referred to in several sources as "Sarah Emily Burgwyn." See, for example, “John Burgwin, Carolinian; John Jones, Virginian; Their Ancestors and Descendants” (1913) by Walter Burgwyn Jones. Also, for example, see reference to her as "Sarah Emily Burgwyn" in the NCPedia Entry for her father, John Fanning Burgwyn.
Her full name apparently was Sarah Emily Pierpont Burgwyn, but this memorial uses the name Emily Pierpont Burgwyn as seen on her grave stone.
About 1840, the children of John Fanning Burgwyn of New Bern (Henry King, Thomas Pollok, Emily, John Collinson, and Julia--wife of the Reverend Cameron F. MacRae) shared with their Devereaux kin in inheriting (but not without litigation) the extensive Roanoke River plantation lands of George Pollok (sometimes written "Pollock"). The shares allotted to the Burgwyns lay on the north side of the river in Northampton County, specifically in the great bend of the river known as Occoneechee Neck. Source: Biographical Information, John Burgwyn MacRae Papers #478, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Obituary:
"In the death of Miss Burgwyn there passes away a lady not only widely known and greatly esteemed in this country but also throughout Europe, and one of the most noted belles of the fifties. Born in North Carolina, she came of distinguished English conservative stock, which showed itself in the career of her father, the late Mr. John Fanning Burgwyn. On her mother's side she inherited the mental powers and high virtue of the descendants of Jonathan Edwards.
"She combined many noble and high qualities with a winning and graciousness of manner which made her many friends during her long and eventful life. Entering Philadelphia Society under the distinguished auspices of Judge and Mrs. Joseph Hopkinson and Mrs. Wm. Biddle she met many of its most noted leaders who accorded her a hospitable welcome. Among her many friends was Mrs. James Rush, who chaperoned her when she visited Saratoga, Newport and Boston, accompanied by her father and uncle. In after years, in speaking of those times, she would mention the names of Willis and Curtis as among her friends.
"Later in life she passed much of her time in Europe, and during her residence in Florence she became the friend of Mr. and Mrs. Browning, Mrs. Trollope and Chas. Lever. She had also the rare gift of retaining the friendship and inspiring affection in the sons and daughters of former friends. For the past twenty years she has been living very quietly with her niece, Miss Katherine McRae." (Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, April 8, 1905)."
Source of obituary: “John Burgwin, Carolinian; John Jones, Virginian; Their Ancestors and Descendants” (1913) by Walter Burgwyn Jones
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