Basil may be the son of Basil Burriss and/or the brother of Matthew Burriss
He married 1) Euphemia Dixon. In 1807, this Basil settled on the west side of main creek at the Kinniconick Settlement in Lewis County, Kentucky.[1]
Basil married 2) Sophia Rawlings on 31 Dec 1813 at Fleming, Kentucky.[2]
Basil married 4) Sally Painter on 3 Dec. 1825 Mason, KY [1]
Note: Although some say Basil was born in Montgomery, Maryland, that Basil is still in Montgomery, Maryland in 1840.[3]
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Categories: Kinniconick, Kentucky
I believe there are two Basil Burriss', one in Fleming, one in Lewis during the same Census year (I cannot remember which year it was). Could the census, which took several months, have counted a person twice ? perhaps if they moved?
edited by Lois Willis
edited by Lois Willis