John Burns (1747 - 1805)

Born 1747 in Northumberland, Northumberland, Province of Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Margaret (Shibe) Burns — married 17 May 1791 in Augusta, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 1805 at about age 58 in Red Holes, Bath, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1747 Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. He passed away in 1805 Red Holes, Bath Co. Va. ^[1]

He married Mary Shibe or Shipe, possibly in Pennsylvania. Children are Peter, Joseph, Eva, Margaret, Sarah, John, Mary. Home was in Virginia. All the children were born in Virginia.

Name

Name: John /Burns/^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Name: John //^[10]

Name: John /Burn/^[11]

Residence

NOTE: John Burns died in 1805. Residence in 1820 and 1810 is not a match.

Residence:

Place: Pennsylvania, USA^[12]

Residence:

Date: 1820

Place: Bath, Virginia, USA^[13]

Residence:

Date: 1810

Place: Bath, Virginia, USA^[14]

Event

Event:

Type: civil

Date: 15 APR 1773^[15]

Event:

Type: Arrival

Date: 1773

Place: Virginia, USA^[16]

Death

John Burns' will is dated 7 February 1805 and 12 April 1805. Witnesses are Elisha Williams, David Monroe and John Crane. Executor is Robert McAvoy.
"Bequeathed to loving wife Mary, for life, one-third of land where now live "in the red holes", one-third of profit arising from all the land and one-third of movable estate, to be sold; two-thirds of movable estate sold to children; to son Joseph land east of the top of "wallowing hole ridge"; to son John land west of this with the plantation where now living; Codicil: $30 each to daughters Mary, Eva, Sarah and Margaret." ^[17]

• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch John Burns L4SB-88X CAN NOT BE the son of Peter Burns LH3R-F5X & Eva Barbara Goettel 9KGY-NJC when Parents & he are having children within the same decades.

He was a lint dresser. In other words a Flax dresser, one who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares it for the spinner. Flax mill, a mill or factory where flax is spun or linen manufactured.

http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/edinburgh-parish/the-register-of-marriages-for-the-parish-of-edinburgh-1595--volume-53-nid/page-80-the-register-of-marriages-for-the-parish-of-edinburgh-1595--volume-53-nid.shtml https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Burns_%2841%29 Will Abstract 1) Pg. 319 - Will of John Burns of Bath, dated Feb. 7, 1805 & Apr. 12, 1805 Wit: Elisha Williams, David Monroe and John Crane Probated June 1805 Court Exec: Robert McAvoy Beq: to loving wife Mary, for life, one-third of land where now live "in the red holes", one-third of profit arising from all the land and one-third of movable estate, to be sold two-thirds of movable estate sold to children to son Joseph land east of the top of "wallowing hole ridge" to son John land west of this with the plantation where now living Codicil: each to daughters Mary, Eave, Sarah and Margaret [Abstract of Wills and Inventories of Bath County, 1791-1842, Bruns, pg. 41]. 2) Pg. 323 - Inventory - John Burns Submitted July 1805 Court by Joseph Mays, Thomas Wallace adn Mathew Wallace horses 3, cattle 10, hogs 6, cooper's and carpenter's tools, farm implements, tableware, furniture, rifle, loom, bonds of Robert McAvoy, Elisha B. Williams and Henry McWhorter. [Abstract of Wills and Inventories of Bath County, 1791-1842, Bruns, pg. 41]. 3) Pg. 325 - Sale of estate of John Burns, July 1805 Court Buyers: Mary Burns, John Burns, James McAvoy, John Miller, Thomas Wallace, William Paine Jr., James McCourt, Isaac Fox, Robert Given, Daniel Monroe, Joseph Burns, Robert McAvoy, Henry McWhorter, George Graham, John Jones and Sarah Wallace [Abstract of Wills and Inventories of Bath County, 1791-1842, Bruns, pg. 41].

Sources

1. ↑ Bath County Historical Society, Virginia, United States. The Bicentennial History of Bath County, Virginia; Published by Heritage House Pub. (1991), p 128; citing John Burns, married to Mary Shipe; citing children Peter, Joseph, John, Mary, Eva, Margaret, Sarah. From an extract made available by FamilySearch member TJ Reese on the page for John S Burns L4SB-88X, accessed 25 september 2020.
2. ↑ Source: #S8 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Burns
3. ↑ Source: #S8 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Burns
4. ↑ Source: #S8 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Burns
5. ↑ Source: #S8 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Burns
6. ↑ Source: #S8 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary Margaret Shibe
7. ↑ Source: #S85 Page: Database online. Year: 1820; Census Place: , Bath, Virginia; Roll: M33_129; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Record for John Burns
8. ↑ Source: #S174 Data: Text: Name: John Burns CONT birth date: 1747 CONT birth place: Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=agbi&h=2051583&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
9. ↑ Source: #S173 Page: Source Citation: Place: Virginia; Year: 1773; Page Number: 212 Data: Text: Name: John Burns CONT arrival date: 1773 CONT arrival place: Virginia LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pili354&h=4065433&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
10. ↑ Source: #S93 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John
11. ↑ Source: #S94 Page: Database online. Year: 1810; Census Place: , Bath, Virginia; Roll: 66; Page: 434; Family History Number: 0181426; Image: 00455. Data: Text: Record for John Burn
12. ↑ Source: #S93 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John
13. ↑ Source: #S85 Page: Database online. Year: 1820; Census Place: , Bath, Virginia; Roll: M33_129; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Record for John Burns
14. ↑ Source: #S94 Page: Database online. Year: 1810; Census Place: , Bath, Virginia; Roll: 66; Page: 434; Family History Number: 0181426; Image: 00455. Data: Text: Record for John Burn
15. ↑ Source: #S93 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John
16. ↑ Source: #S173 Page: Source Citation: Place: Virginia; Year: 1773; Page Number: 212 Data: Text: Name: John Burns CONT arrival date: 1773 CONT arrival place: Virginia LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pili354&h=4065433&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
17. ↑ Abstract of Wills and Inventories of Bath County, 1791-1842, Bruns, p 41; Extract shared on werelate.com (https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Burns_%2841%29: accessed 25 sept 2020.)

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 02 May 2021, 16:21), entry for John Burns (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4SB-88X ); contributed by various users.

See also:

• Source: S173 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenge; Repository: #R2
• Repository: R2 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S174 Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea; Repository: #R2
• Source: S8 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S85 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1820 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1
• Source: S93 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Indentures, 1771-1773 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000; Repository: #R1 NOTEMayor's Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Record of Indentures of Individuals Bound Out as Apprentices, Servants, Etc, Philadelphia, PA, USA: Pennsylvania German Society, 1905
• Source: S94 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1810 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1

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Acknowledgements

• Burns-4669 was created by Amanda Arthur through the import of partial tree may 2015.ged on May 31, 2015.
• Unsourced family tree handed down to S Corbitt.