This article is on the internet, written by Sharman Ramsey at www.southern-style.com:
The history of the Bursons in this country must focus on the religious impetus which compelled them to come to America. I quote from the Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County , Pennsylvania written by W. H. Doren in 1905: "Bucks County cherishes with faithful affection the names of her founders and pioneers, and when, as sometimes occurs, their descendants have migrated from their ancestral home and amid other scenes and different surroundings have maintained and increased the traditional reputation of the race, the old country still follows their fortunes and rejoices in their success.
Such has been the case with the Burson family, which traces its history through the following generations. Joseph Burson "(brother of George, the progenitor of this branch of southern Bursons)" was born in London, England, and was a member of the Society of Friends. In order to escape persecution to which the followers of George Fox were then subjected, he emigrated with his wife to Pennsylvania in 1681, and made his home in Bucks County, where he became a landowner. He was one of the founders of Quakertown and assisted in organizing the Richland Meeting."
The family remained Quaker until Joseph moved to South Carolina, when he became a Reverend in the Baptist religion. The Bursons in Wilcox County helped build the Methodist Church and maintained the church rolls until the death of Elliece Burson Williams Tucker. A copy of these rolls remain with the family.
