Lafayette
Burnett
Born in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
John James Burnett and Joseph Burnett Jr.
Husband of
Annie M. (Dobyns) Burnett
— married
14 Nov 1866 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Theodore Anthoney Burnette
Died
at age 85
in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Oct 2012
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Biography
Lafayette Burnett served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 10th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Allen's)
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 10th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Allen's)
Per Findagrave page for Lafayette Burnett, he was a Confederate soldier, serving in the "10th Virginia Battalion, Company B, Heavy Artillery, Allen's Battalion." Lafayette enlisted in 1862. There is a lot of detail in the Findagrave regarding numerous children.
At least one other brother, Joseph Jr., was in the CSA. Joseph was in the 38th Virginia Infantry.
First record for Lafayette is in the 1850 census of Bedford, Virginia. The census reader misread Burnett as Bennett. Parents Joseph Burnett Sr. and wife Elizabeth are shown as born in 1806 and 1812, respectively. These children are shown in that record(with est. birth by census):
- Lacky(Lockey) 1833
- John 1834
- William 1835
- Mary 1837
- Thomas 1838
- Woodward 1840
- LAFAYETTE BURNETT 1842
- Joseph Burnett, Jr. 1844
- Elizabeth 1847
- Sarah 1848
Lafayette married Ann M. Dobyns on Nov. 14, 1866 in Bedford.
Sources
- Findagrave Memorial to LAFAYETTE BURNETT
- FamilySearch database, 1850 census, Bedford, Virginia, JOSEPH BENNET, LAFAYETTE BENNET(sic)
- FamilySearch database, Virginia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, LAFAYETTE bURNETT, 1862, Tenth(Allen's) Battalion, Heavy Artillery
- Virginia marriage record, LAFAYETTE BURNETT , ANN M. DOBYNS, 14 NOV 1866, Bedford, Virginia
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lafayette by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lafayette:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lafayette by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lafayette:
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~3.12%
Carol (Burnette) Latimer
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BB6173963 [compare], Ancestry member cblatimer
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~1.56%
Neal Latimer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XQ6333715 [compare], Ancestry member rnlatimer
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~0.39%
~6.25%
Stephen Cabaniss :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Beth Wilson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A030614 [compare], Ancestry member mirsasha
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T488002 [compare], FTDNA kit #547647
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~0.39%
David Dyer :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #70979
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Rejected matches › Lafayette Burnett (abt.1839-1887)
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Categories: 10th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Allen's), United States Civil War