Robert Burwell a planter from Isle of Wight County, was a member of the council 1764-76. Besides his home plantation in Isle of Wight, he owned land in Surry, Loudoun, Prince William, and Frederick counties. - Library of Congress
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Burgesses | 1752 | 1758 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1720/06/03 | Robert Burwell is born, most likely at Fairfield in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, to Nathaniel Burwell and Elizabeth Carter Burwell. | Born | Fairfield Site | White Marsh | |||
| 1742/00/00 | Robert Burwell marries Sarah Nelson, half sister of William Nelson (1711-1772) and Thomas Nelson (1716-1782). William Nelson married one of Burwell's sisters. Robert and Sarah will have one son and one daughter. | Groom | |||||
| 1752/00/00 | Robert Burwell is one of the first trustees of the town of Smithfield. | Work | |||||
| 1758/00/00 | Robert Burwell represents the Isle of Wight County in the House of Burgesses, 1752-1758. | Work | |||||
| 1762/04/00 | Robert Burwell is appointed to the governor's Council. | Work | |||||
| 1762/07/30 | Robert Burwell takes the oath and is admitted to the Council. | Work | |||||
| 1763/11/03 | William Nelson, Thos Nelson, Robert Burwell, Go: Washington, Thomas Walker, Fielding Lewis, J Syme, S Gist, Robt Tucker, Wm Waters sign the Dismal Swamp Land Company Articles of Agreement. | Work | Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge | Virginia | |||
| 1770/03/00 | Robert Burwell's wife, Sarah Nelson Burwell, dies. | Widow | |||||
| 1774/12/31 | Mary Blair Braxton, widow of George Braxton and a sister-in-law of Carter Braxton (a signer of the Declaration of Independence) marries Robert Burwell. | Groom | |||||
| 1776/11/30 | Robert Burwell, George Washington and Fielding Lewis sell 800 acres of the Meadea tract in what was then Frederick County to Ignatius Peny. There were houses, buildings, orchards and other improvements on the land. | Seller | Meadea | White Post, VA | |||
| 1777/01/30 | Robert Burwell dies at his wife's Newington estate in King and Queen County. | Died |
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