Born about in Amherst, Virginia, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Burford
and Sarah (Thacker) Burford
Sister of
John Burford, Philip Burford, Archibald Burford, Ambrose Burford, Martha (Burford) Crews and Daniel M. Burford
Wife of
James Ham
— married
18 Dec 1787 in Amherst, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Died
at about age 36
in Amherst, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Oct 2015
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Biography
Marriage
James Ham (bachelor) married Mourning Burford (spinster) on 18 December 1787 in Amherst, Virginia. Consent of his father, Stephen Ham. Consent of her father, John Burford. John Ham was bondsman.[1]
Family
Will of John Burford[2]
Witten: 1 November 1807
Amherst, Virginia, United States
Probated 21 Dec 1807
Sons: Daniel and Ambrose
Grand-daughter: Matilda Norvel
Late sons: John and Archibald and Archibald's children Caroline and Powhatan Burford
Daughter: Martha Crews
Children of deceased daughter Mourning Ham - Yancy, Micah and Sally Ham
Children of deceased son Philip - Cynthia Ann Headley, George and Philip
Sources
- ↑ Sweeny, William Montgomery, and Lenora Higginbotham Sweeny. 1999. Marriage bonds and other marriage records of Amherst County, Virginia, 1763-1800 / Marriage records of Amherst County, Virginia, 1815-1821 and subscription for building St. Mark's Church, Amherst County, Virginia / by Lenora Higginbotham Sweeny. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co.
- ↑ Davis, Bailey Fulton. 1998. The wills of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1865. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press.
See also:
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR77-3LM : 29 January 2020), Mourning Burford in entry for James Ham, 1787.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 August 2019, 11:43), entry for Mourning Burford(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHSW-HGH); contributed by various users.
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Chris Brady
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