Born about in Garrard, Kentucky
Daughter of John Courtney
and Mary (Kincaid) Courtney
Sister of
Sally (Courtney) Bunds, John Courtney, Joseph Courtney and Archibald Clinton Courtney [half]
Wife of
William Burnsides
— married
5 Apr 1823 (to 6 Jul 1846) in Garrard KY
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah Jane (Burnsides) McWilliams
Died
at about age 65
in Stewartsville, DeCalb, Missouri
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Mar 2012
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Biography
Polly (Mary Courtney, daughter of John and Mary Kincaid, was born about 1810 in KY.[1]
Mary married William Burnside on Apr 5 1823 in Garrard KY. [2]
9 Children were shown in the 1850 Census in Buchanan, Missouri for Mary Burnside. See William Burnside for names. William died about 1846.
Mary died in 1875. Her obituary was printed in the Liberty Tribune Newspaper. Apparently, she did not remarry after William's death.
"Mrs. Mary Burnsides (half sister to Capt. A.C. Courtney) died at her residence in Stewartsville on Saturday the 24th inst., and was buried on Sunday. Rev. J.W. Luke of this city, preached her funeral to a very large and respectful audience." [3]
Sources
- ↑ 1850 Census
- ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FW5D-RBN : accessed 14 Aug 2014), Wm. Burnsides and Polly Courtney, 05 Apr 1823; citing Garrard County, Kentucky, reference 1514; FHL microfilm 183256.
- ↑ Liberty Tribune Clay Co. Mo. 1875
- "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDZ3-P4X : accessed 19 Aug 2014), Wm Burnside in household of Mary Burnside, Platte, Buchanan, Missouri, United States; citing family 733, NARA microfilm publication M432.
Acknowledgement
- Sally Mikkelsen, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Sally and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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