He was commandeer of the Camden County Regiment of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution.
He was born in 1751 in Shiloh, Camden County, North Carolina.
Burgess was a member of the North Carolina Provincial Congress in 1775 and 1776.
[1] He was an officer in the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War.
[1] He died in Camden County, North Carolina on January 13, 1800 and was buried in Shiloh Baptist Churchyard.