I wanted to Add to this the 1850 Census..
Name: Dempsey C Burgess
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1826
Birth Place: North Carolina
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Princess Anne, Virginia
Family Number: 893
Household Members: Name Age
Thos Burgess 50
Nancy Burgess 45
Dempsey C Burgess 24
Julia Burgess 15
William Burgess 10
Wm Marcum 25
from Ancestry.com