Descendants of
William Burns Sr.
The following Burns research has been graciously provided by my cousins Sylvia Edith (Hacker) Lewis d/o Daniel Boone and Alabama (Davidson) Hacker and Ronnie Burns descendant of Hugh Burns. Research was done by A. B. Burns and Tom Walters and may or may not be documented. We are looking for any verification, correction, or additions to the information listed below. Please feel free to E-mail me (Lisa) at OnDaCap@cox.net
Link to Charles BURNS Sr. Father of William Burns Sr.
First Generation
1. William BURNS Sr. Born 1756 in Pittsylvania Co. VA. Died Circa 1843 in Clay Co. Kentucky. Buried Circa 1843 in Clay Co. Kentucky.
Revolutionary War Veteran, pension # S16669.
USGENWEB
William Burns Clay County Kentucky pension application
This is an overview of the Revolutionary War pension application of William
Burns. Pension claim #s.16669.
William Burns was born in the state of Virginia, no dates given
He enlisted in Pittsylvania county, Virginia
Served as a private against the Cherokee Indians, in Captain Joseph Martins
company in Colonel Christie's Virginia regiment, and was discharged at
the Long Islands of Holston in Tennessee having served nine months.
He enlisted the same day that he was discharged and served six months in
Captain Martins company under Major Bletcher in defense of the frontier.
Shortly before the battle of Ramsour's Mill, he enlisted in Wilkes county
North Carolina to serve in Captain Micajah Lewis's company in Colonel
Gordon's North Carolina regiment, soon after his enlistment he hired a
substitute, Jonathan Hickman, to serve in his staed. He gave no dates of
any of his service, but stated that all of his service was rendered prior
to the battle of King's Mountain.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 23, 1832, than
a resident of Clay Co. Kentucky and was seventy six years of age.
Personal Note: 76 in 1832 he would have been born 1756.
He married Nancy CHANDLER, Circa 1778 in Wilkes Co. NC. Born About 1763 in VA.
They had the following children:
i. Brice BURNS; Born 1780.
2 ii. Andrew BURNS
3 iii. John BURNS Sr.
iv. Mary BURNS; Born 1800.
She married Hezekiah CROOK, 4 Oct 1816.
v. Wiley BURNS; Born 1800.
He married Polly BAKER, 30 Aug 1821.
vi. Sarah BURNS; Born 1801.
She married William BISHOP, 10 Apr 1817.
4 vii. William BURNS II
viii. Keziah BURNS; Born 1805 in Clay County, Kentucky.
She married John BAKER Jr., 17 Mar 1821.
Second Generation
2. Andrew BURNS. Born Circa 1790 in Henry Co., Kentucky.
He married Nancy BAKER, 10 Dec 1822 in Clay County, Kentucky. Born 12 Jan 1803 in Cortland, Madison Co., KY. Died 1849.
They had the following children:
5 i. Hugh BURNS
6 ii. Grandville BURNS
7 iii. Perry B. BURNS
iv. Sebby(Gender?) BURNS; Born 1830.
v. Monah BURNS; Born 1835.
vi. Nancy BURNS; Born 1837.
8 vii. Robert BURNS
9 viii. Susan BURNS
ix. Andrew BURNS; Born 1844.
3. John BURNS Sr. Born 1798 in South Carolina. Died in Owsley Co., Kentucky.
He married Louisa COMBS, daughter of John COMBS, 12 Jan 1836 in Clay Co. KY. Born 1813 in South Carolina?.
They had the following children:
10 i. John BURNS Jr.
11 ii. Abijah BURNS
iii. Meredith (Gender?) BURNS; Born 1843.
iv. Ann BURNS; Born 1840.
v. Brison "Brice" BURNS; Born 1845.
He first married Milly (Millie) NEWMAN, in So. East Kentucky.
Brison's 1st wife
He second married Ede (Ada) A. SMITH, 1904 in Lee? So. East Kentucky.
Brison's 2nd wife. 2nd husband for Ede.
vi. Mary BURNS; Born 1848.
vii. Margaret BURNS; Born 1852.
viii. Armenda BURNS; Born 1858.
ix. Rebecca J. BURNS; Born 1861.
4. William BURNS II. Born 1802.
He married Rachel ASHER, daughter of Dillon ASHER & Elizabeth, 3 Sep 1824 in Clay Co. KY. Born 1809.
They had the following children:
12 i. Washington "Wash" BURNS
ii. Ibby (Gender?) BURNS; Born 1826.
iii. Elizabeth BURNS; Born 1827.
13 iv. Perry Arthur BURNS
v. Andrew BURNS; Born 1831.
14 vi. William BURNS III
vii. Lydia BURNS; Born 1834.
viii. John "Dandy" BURNS; Born 1835.
15 ix. Wiley BURNS
x. Zilphey BURNS; Born 1840.
xi. Nancy BURNS; Born 1841.
xii. Sarah BURNS; Born 1843.
xiii. Joicey BURNS; Born 1845.
16 xiv. Frank "Buffalo" BURNS
xv. Mary "Polly" BURNS; Born 1850.
Third Generation
5. Hugh BURNS. Born 1823.
He married Eliza COLLINS.
They had the following children:
i. William BURNS; Born 3 Feb 1849. Died 20 Jun 1910 in Calhoun Co. W. Virginia.
17 ii. Robert BURNS
iii. Margaret BURNS; Born 30 Aug 1863 in Roane Co. WV.
She married John SIZEMORE (FOX).
18 iv. James Anderson BURNS
6. Grandville BURNS. Born 1824.
He married Nancy BEGLEY. Born 1823.
They had the following children:
i. William BURNS; Born 1844.
19 ii. Jackson BURNS
iii. Sally BURNS; Born 1854.
iv. Maxiline BURNS; Born 1854.
v. Mary BURNS; Born 1856.
20 vi. Alfred "Boy" BURNS
vii. Rebecca BURNS; Born 1861.
viii. Emily BURNS; Born 1863.
7. Perry B. BURNS. Born 1828 in Clay Co., KY.
He first married Massie HACKER, daughter of Samuel HACKER & Chaney ROBERTS, 12 Oct 1852 in Clay Co. KY.
1st wife of Perry
They had the following children:
21 i. Alfred H. "Lapper" BURNS
22 ii. Franklin "Boozer" BURNS
23 iii. Alexander "Elic" BURNS
iv. America BURNS; Born 1859.
v. Daniel BURNS; Born 1860.
vi. Samuel BURNS; Born 1862.
vii. George BURNS; Born 1863.
He married Matilda (Hannah) BARGER, 28 Feb 1883 in Clay Co. KY.
viii. Harvey BURNS; Born 1864.
He second married Charolotte "Lottie" GAY. Born 1840. Died 8 Sep 1912 in Clay Co., KY.
2nd wife of Perry.
They had the following children:
i. Dudley BURNS; Born 1870.
ii. Susan BURNS; Born 1872.
iii. Gerrard BURNS; Born 1873.
iv. Martha BURNS; Born 1880.
8. Robert BURNS. Born 1838.
He married Almire ?. Born 1835.
They had the following children:
i. Harvey BURNS; Born 1865.
9. Susan BURNS. Born 1840.
She married Logan HACKER.
They had the following children:
24 i. Alabama HACKER
ii. Daniel Boone HACKER;
10. John BURNS Jr. Born 1836.
He married Malinda ?. Born 1845.
They had the following children:
i. William BURNS; Born 1866.
ii. Franklin BURNS; Born 1871.
iii. Charity BURNS; Born 1873.
iv. Levi BURNS; Born 1874.
v. Eli BURNS; Born 1878.
11. Abijah BURNS. Born 1838.
He married Mary J. WEBB, 1867 in So. East Kentucky.
They had the following children:
i. Meredith(Gender?) BURNS; Born 1868.
ii. Laura B. BURNS; Born 1871.
iii. George BURNS; Born 1874.
He married Lucy J. YORK, Jan 1897.
iv. Lula BURNS; Born 1879.
12. Washington "Wash" BURNS. Born 1825.
He married Matilda ?. Born 1823.
They had the following children:
i. Elizabeth BURNS; Born 1844.
25 ii. William BURNS
26 iii. Jackson BURNS
27 iv. Wiley BURNS
v. John BURNS (Twin); Born 1855.
could be twin of Abijah.
vi. Abijah BURNS (Twin); Born 1855.
could be twin of John.
13. Perry Arthur BURNS. Born 1830.
He married Sarah DAVIDSON, 7 Jan 1852 in Clay Co. KY. Born 1838.
They had the following children:
i. James BURNS; Born 16 Dec 1852.
ii. William Penn BURNS; Born Dec 1854.
iii. Emily BURNS; Born Nov 1857.
iv. Perry BURNS; Born 1860.
v. Nancy BURNS; Born 1862.
vi. George BURNS; Born 1864.
vii. David BURNS; Born Circa 1867.
viii. Levi BURNS; Born 1869.
ix. Martha BURNS; Born 1872.
x. Joseph BURNS; Born 1875.
xi. Wilson BURNS; Born 1875.
xii. Steven BURNS; Born 1877.
xiii. Franklin BURNS; Born 1880.
14. William BURNS III. Born 1832.
He married Mary SMITH. Born 1838.
They had the following children:
i. Perry D. "Buck" BURNS; Born 1856.
He married Lucy ?. Born 1863.
ii. Rachel BURNS; Born 1856.
iii. Sophia BURNS; Born 1860.
iv. John "Brandy" BURNS; Born 1863.
28 v. Ambrose Burnside BURNS
29 vi. Sarah Elizabeth BURNS
30 vii. Jerry Meir(Jeremiah) BURNS
viii. Robert BURNS; Born 1874.
15. Wiley BURNS. Born 1836.
He married Rachel ?. Born 1848.
They had the following children:
i. William BURNS; Born 1865.
ii. Morticia BURNS; Born 1867.
iii. Susan BURNS;
16. Frank "Buffalo" BURNS. Born 1848.
He married Mary J. BARRETT. Born About 1851.
They had the following children:
i. Rachel BURNS; Born 1870.
ii. John "Buffalo" BURNS; Born 25 Apr 1885. Died 9 May 1955. Buried in Oneida Cemetery, Clay Co. KY.
He married Rachel A. COMBS. Born 22 Oct 1882. Died 18 Dec 1957. Buried in Oneida Cemetery, Clay Co. KY.
Fourth Generation
17. Robert BURNS. Born 1854 in Clay Co. KY. Died 1894.
He married Sarah Jane BOGGS, 30 Jan 1879 in Calhoun Co. W. Virginia.
They had the following children:
31 i. Grover BURNS
18. James Anderson BURNS. Born 2 Aug 1865 in West Virginia. Died 12 Sep 1945 in Oneida, KY. Buried in Oneida Cemetery, Clay Co. KY.
He first married Martha SIZEMORE, in Clay Co. KY. Born 1875.
1st wife of James Anderson Burns
They had the following children:
i. Dugger BURNS
ii. Robert W. BURNS
iii. Myrtle BURNS
iv. Polly BURNS
v. Dixie BURNS
He second married Margaret BRENNER.
2nd wife of James Anderson Burns
They had the following children:
i. James B. BURNS
19. Jackson BURNS. Born 1848.
He married America ?. Born 1857.
They had the following children:
i. Mirida BURNS
ii. Grandville BURNS
iii. Reinda BURNS
20. Alfred "Boy" BURNS. Born 1858.
He first married Nancy ?. Born 1856.
1st wift of Alfred
They had the following children:
i. Andy BURNS
ii. D--Aris(Gender?) BURNS
iii. M--Dson(Gender?) BURNS
He second married Vinia R. ?.
They had the following children:
i. Gracie BURNS
ii. Roy BURNS
iii. Atkins BURNS
21. Alfred H. "Lapper" BURNS. Born 22 Sep 1853. Died 13 Feb 1931. Buried in Oneida Cemetery, Clay Co. KY.
He married Susan C. CROOK. Born 4 Aug 1854. Died 27 Jan 1941. Buried in Oneida Cemetery, Clay Co. KY.
They had the following children:
i. Melvin "Bugs" BURNS
ii. C. C. "Christy" BURNS
22. Franklin "Boozer" BURNS. Born 1855.
He first married Action HACKER.
1st wife of Franklin
He second married America BARGER.
2nd wife of Franklin
They had the following children:
i. Irvin BURNS
ii. America BURNS
iii. Green BURNS
iv. Chester BURNS
v. Margaret BURNS
vi. Earl BURNS
vii. James BURNS
viii. Geneva BURNS
ix. Bobbie BURNS
x. Bennie BURNS
23. Alexander "Elic" BURNS. Born 1857. Died 1944. Buried in Oneida Cemetery, Clay Co. KY.
He married Alabama HACKER, daughter of Logan HACKER & Susan BURNS. Born 1861. Died 1943. Buried in Oneida Cemetery, Clay Co. KY.
They had the following children:
32 i. Hugh BURNS
ii. Susan BURNS
iii. Virgil "Big Virge" BURNS
24. Alabama HACKER. Born 1861. Died 1943. Buried in Oneida Cemetery, Clay Co. KY.
She married Alexander "Elic" BURNS, son of Perry B. BURNS & Massie HACKER. Born 1857. Died 1944. Buried in Oneida Cemetery, Clay Co. KY.
They had the following children:
32 i. Hugh BURNS
ii. Susan BURNS
iii. Virgil "Big Virge" BURNS
25. William BURNS. Born 1848.
He married Alabama ?. Born 1850.
They had the following children:
i. Renda BURNS
ii. Abijah BURNS
iii. Arlena BURNS
iv. Elizabeth BURNS
v. Tilda BURNS
26. Jackson BURNS. Born 1850.
He married Lucinda ?. Born 1855.
They had the following children:
i. Washington BURNS
ii. Sarah BURNS
iii. Elizabeth BURNS
iv. Harvey BURNS
v. Emily BURNS
vi. Felix BURNS
27. Wiley BURNS. Born 1853.
He married Magdelina ?.
They had the following children:
i. Willis BURNS
ii. Alfred BURNS
iii. Sidney BURNS
iv. Andrew BURNS
v. William BURNS
28. Ambrose Burnside BURNS. Born 26 Jun 1866. Died 29 Nov 1930. Buried in Oneida Cemetery, Clay Co. KY.
nickname: "Burney"
He first married Jane BISHOP?MORRIS?. Born 2 Jan 1874. Died 29 Jun 1925. Buried in Oneida Cemetery, Clay Co. KY.
1st wife of A.B. Burns
They had the following children:
i. Lilly BURNS
33 ii. Mary BURNS
34 iii. Ida BURNS
He second married Lula DEATON.
4th wife of A.B. Burns
They had the following children:
35 i. Ambrose B. BURNS Jr.
29. Sarah Elizabeth BURNS. Born 1868.
She married Joseph HIGNITE.
They had the following children:
36 i. Nell HIGNITE
30. Jerry Meir(Jeremiah) BURNS. Born 11 Jan 1872. Died 28 Jan 1938. Buried in Oneida Cemetery, Clay Co. KY.
He married Emily MORRIS, Circa 1895. Born 2 Jan 1884 in Clay Co. KY. Died 20 Mar 1964. Buried in Oneida Cemetery, Clay Co. KY.
They had the following children:
i. Molly BURNS
ii. Chester BURNS
iii. Val Jean(Gender?) BURNS
Miller/Burns/Martin
Descendants of Alexander Burns Sr.
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