Wilkes County GaArchives Photo tombstone.....Burdett, Thomas Phillip ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Meredith Clapper http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002801 August 23, 2004, 1:13 pm Source: Smyrna Methodist cemetery Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/wilkes/photos/tombstones/smyrnamethodist/ph2075burdettt.jpg Image file size: 109.6 Kb Thomas Phillip Burdett Smyrna Methodist cemetery, Wilkes Co., GA I made this c. 1989. Thos P Burdett January 19, 1805 Nov. 17, 1880 Additional Info: Thomas Phillip Burdette was the son of James Burdette & Nancy Cooper. He married Nancy McKinney 4 Dec. 1838 Wilkes Co., GA; Sarah Zellars 16 Dec 1842 Wilkes Co., GA; and Martha Parks 1849-1850. 1840 Wilkes Co., GA p 16 175th dist. Thos P Burdett 2m 20-30 Howard?, 1m 30-40 Thomas 1850 Wilkes Co., GA #597 Thomas P Burdett 44, farmer, $6000 real est., b. GA, married within the year Martha 28, Geo. B. Smith 7 [nephew] Wm Mullican 18 farmer Henry P Sims 19 school teacher Mary A Crims 33 [she helped keep house and see about borders for the school, Burdett Academy.] James Burdett 63 [should be 73] farmer 1860 Wilkes Co., GA 21 July p 846 #542 Thomas P Burdett 55, farmer, $8000 real est. owned, $44000, b. GA Martha 47 Thomas P., Jr, 8 in school w/in yr Catharine A 7 " John C. 5 James L. 3 Willie Alex 11/12 George B Smith 17 [ nephew] Mary A Crims 50 [Mary Ann Kirkland m. Aaron Crimm Wilkes Co. 30 Jan 1831] "From the book "Agrarian Arcadian" by Dr. Charles Danforth Saggus he states; "in 1850 Burdett reported 1,340 acres of 3rd class land in Wilkes County and 40 acres of 3rd class land in Paulding Co. He owned 33 slaves. The estate was valued at $15,775. Family tradition says that Thomas Phillip Burdett was serving as an overseer to Mrs. Thomas Talbot in the 1850s when she died he subsequently bought the Talbot plantation; it appears more likely he was serving Thomas Talbot (vide) himself in Talbot's very old age, for Talbot seems to never have to have married. That tradition also says Burdett may have worked earlier as an overseer for James Nolan who raised race horses. He bought the Talbot plantation which, according to the plat, contained 2,219 acres at the time of purchase. The 1857 tax digest shows him clearly to be one of the greater county planters; by then he reported 3,150 acres of 3rd class land in Wilkes County valued at $11,000 and 40 acre tract of land in Paulding Co. valued at only $20. In 1857 he owned 49 slaves worth $17,150;" He purchased the James Nolan place in June 1869. 1870 Wilkes Co., GA 300 1350 1358 Burdett Thomas P. 65 M W Farmer GA 300 1350 1358 Burdett Martha 47 F W Keeping House GA 300 1350 1358 Burdett Thomas P. Jr 18 M W At School GA 300 1350 1358 Burdett Catherine A. 16 F W At School GA 300 1350 1358 Burdett John C. 15 M W At School GA 300 1350 1358 Burdett James Q. 13 M W At School GA 300 1350 1358 Burdett William 11 M W At School GA 300 1350 1358 Burdett Joseph B. 7 M W At School GA 300 1350 1358 Beck Thomas J. 31 M W Teaching School GA 300 1350 1358 Beck Mary L. 22 F W At Home GA 300 1350 1358 Crim Marian 62 F W At Home GA 1880 Wilkes Co., GA 174/175 dist. 310.323. Burdett, Thos. P 76 farmer GA/VA/GA Martha 58 wife GA/GA/GA J. L. son 22 laborer William son 20 laborer son Joseph off at school Washington Co., GA Crim, Mary Ann 68 boarder GA/GA/GA Taken from NEWSOME and some allied families BURDETTE ACADEMY Burdett's Academy (stood where there is now a tenant house about one tenth mile east of Mt. Pleasant) (At Mount Pleasant, home of Thomas Phillip Burdett Sr.): In 1878 Thomas P. Burdett Sr., one of the pioneer citizens of the county employed his nephew, Thomas J. Beck, an honor graduate of Mercer University, to teach school at his home in East Wilkes County Georgia, and "Burdett Academy", which from its beginning was the outstanding school in the county, was started. Mr. Burdett and the surrounding neighbors opened their homes as boarding houses and in a year or two boarders from distant parts of Wilkes and adjoining counties and some from other states were enrolled at this school. Dr. Beck's noble wife, a highly accomplished woman, taught music as well as assisted in the school room and one section, which was originally the Eli Whitney gin shop, was renovated and plastered, which house now stands in the yard at J. Luke Burdette's home, and was the piano room and a great many girls and a few of the boys took music. The school grew so fast the house was enlarged twice after the original house was built. "Back's Exhibitions" were the great school closing events of that time, and a large brush arbor all arranged with seats for hundreds of people who came were provided, and a big barbecue dinner and supper was provided for all who came. A review of the year's work by classes furnished the entertainment for the day. (Note) Rev. Thomas J. Beck, one-time principal of Old Burdette Academy died in 1933. He was the oldest active Baptist minister in the state of georgia. Opened 1868 by Dr. T.J.Beck. (From a newspaper article:) "In 1878 Thomas P. Burdett Sr., one of the pioneer citizens of the county, employed his nephew, Thomas J. Beck, an honor graduate of Mercer University, to teach school at his home in east Wilkes county and Burdette Academy, which from it's beginning was the outstanding school of the county, was started. Dr. Becks' wife, a highly accomplished woman, taught music as well as assisted in the school room and one section, which was originally the Eli Whitney Gin shop, was renovated and plastered, was the piano room. Additional Comments: Photo has been resized/compressed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Project File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wilkes/photos/tombstones/smyrnamethodist/ph2075burdettt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 7.3 Kb