This will be my last posting on the Burwell Female School. If anyone has further questions, please ask by e-mail. I am not researching this Burwell name, but have enjoyed reading the history. I hope in some way, that it has been helpful for some of you out there that are researching these names. 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. Rev. and Mrs Burwell left Hillsborough, NC in October of 1857 to organize the Charlotte Female Institute, which later became Queens College in Charlotte, NC. After 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 ************************************************************************ 22 PATRONS OF THE BURWELL SCHOOL are listed in the Catalogue. "We would respectfully refer to the following gentlemen who have patronized the School" Hon. William A. GRAHAM...Hillsborough, NC Hon. A. W. VENABLE....Granville, NC Rev. E. MITCHELL, DD.....Chapel Hill, NC Hon. F. NASH...Hillsborough, NC Rev. A. GILCHRIST..Fayetteville, NC Rev. D. STRATTON...Newbern, NC Rev. James O. STEDMAN....Wilmington, NC Rev. Colin SHAW...Bladen Co. NC Rev. A. WILSON, DD....Alamance Co. NC Rev. Neil McKAY....Cumberland Co. NC Rev. E. McNAIR...Cumberland Co. NC Rev. F. NASH....Robeson Co. NC Rev. Wm. S. PLUMER, DD....Balitimore, Md Patrick MURPHEY, Esq.....Sampson Co NC Dr. Thomas BUNTING...Sampson Co NC Henry ELLIOTT, Esq.....Cumberland Co. NC Dr. John T. GARLAND.....Caswell Co NC Dr. Robert SCALES....Rockingham Co NC John C. WILLIAMS, Esq.... Cumberland Co NC John W. NORWOOD...Hillsborough, NC Daniel McDIARMID, Esq.... Cumberland Co NC Dr. Daniel MONTGOMERY....Alamance Co NC ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm