John Burns Sr. (1740 - 1811)

Born 12 Mar 1740 in Johnston, North Carolina

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Died 22 May 1811 at age 71 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

John Burns Sr. was a North Carolina colonist.

John Burns Sr. served with Civil Service, North Carolina during the American Revolution.

John Burns Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A204433.

John was born on 12 March 1740 in North Carolina.^[1] He was the son of John Henrich Burns and Sheba Burns. ^[2] It's likely that his parents landed at the port of Brunswick when arriving from Scotland and settled somewhere in the nearby area. At the time, only twelve counties, all coastal or near the coast, existed. ^[3]

In 1771 John (age about 30) was living in the newly-created Chatham County, North Carolina. ^{[4] [5]}

John was a member of the American delegation to accept the surrender terms of loyalists and was an overseer of roads during the war. He also assisted in the detention of the detested Tory Colonel Fanning.^[6]

In July 1779 John received a land grant in Chatham, North Carolina, USA for his Revolutionary War service ^{[7] [8] [9]}

In November of that same year, a man named Zachariah Harman bought land adjacent to his.^[10] In March of the following year, the state of North Carolina either granted or sold him 640 acres, ^[11] and in 1784 he sold or gave 200 acres to his son William ^[12] and purchased 20 acres from Moses Terrell. ^[13] John continued to conduct land transactions until 1800, including selling or giving land to his sons William, James and Thomas. His transactions can be found in Deed Books D through M ^[14] In September of 1800 the state of North Carolina either granted or sold 100 acres to John in Chatham County. ^[15]

In the 1790 census John (age 50) was living in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.^[16]

In the 1800 census John (age 60) was living in Hillsborough, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA.^[17]

In the 1810 census John (age 70) was living in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.^[18]

John died at the age of 71 on about 22 May 1811 in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA.^{[19] [20]}

External media links: (These may require a subscription to view)

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 21, 2021), "Record of John Burns", Ancestor # A204433.
• John Burns, Sr. Home Page
• The Burns family and allied lines of North Carolina, Alabama, and Texas
• Burns History (htm file): http:/trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=57c57e2b-b1b8-4d76-9f2f-a4cdbbf36ec7&tid=172885952&pid=509
• History (htm file):: http:/trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=f3059c96-7a1d-42e9-8cbd-faf5a7902ae4&tid=172885952&pid=509

Notes from external profile

The Alabama Surname File proves his marriage and his children and his service in the Revolutionary War as well as his parents' names.

Sources

1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCXR-ZWG
2. ↑ Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0373 Ancestry Record 61266 #218412 (accessed 17 January 2021)
3. ↑ 1740 North Carolina map with county boundaries
4. ↑ Residence: Chatham County, 1771-1971 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Citing: Ancestry Record 29999 #425 (accessed 17 January 2021)
5. ↑ An Act for Establishing a New County Between Campbleton and Hillsborough, by Taking the Southern Part of the Inhabitants of Orange County, and by Erecting the Same into a Distinct County, by the Name of Chatham County, and St. Bartholomew Parish.
6. ↑ Memoir "Narrative of Colonel David Fanning" concerning the Revolutionary War , Fanning, David, 1756?-1825, June 24, 1790, Volume 22, Pages 180-239, https://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.php/document/csr22-0043
7. ↑ Land Grant: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: Ancestry Record 60621 #199905 (accessed 17 January 2021)
8. ↑ Chatham Deed Book B/263 NC to John Burns, 1 Jul 1779, 493 acres on N side of Indian Creek, adj William Brantley, Kirk, Clark, Harman. CF158
9. ↑ Chatham Co. File No. 158, Jno. Burns Issued 01 Jul 1779 for 493 acres "On the No. side of Indian Creek Beg. at a Black Oak at Wm. Brantleys corner", https://nclandgrants.com/grant/?mars=12.14.44.158&qid=842317&rn=1
10. ↑ Chatham Deed Book B/193 NC to Zachariah Harman, 2 Nov 1779, 640 acres on both sides of Indian Creek of Rocky River, adj John Burns, William Clark. CF31
11. ↑ Chatham Deed Book C/15 NC to John Burns, 31 Mar 1780, 640 acres on both sides of Kirks Creek, adj Joseph Kirk.
12. ↑ Chatham Deed Book C/189 John Burns to William Burns, 1 Feb 1784, 200 acres on Kirks Creek. adj Meadow Branch, Turkey Creek, William Clark.
13. ↑ Chatham Deed Book C/192 Moses Terrell to John Burns, 1 Feb 1784, 20 acres on S side of Deep River.
14. ↑ Chatham Deed Books
15. ↑ Chatham Deed Book M/160 NC to John Burns, 24 Sep 1800, 100 acres on N side of Georges Creek, adj Clark, Aquilla Bryant, Cato Riddle.
16. ↑ 1790 Census: 1790 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: Year: 1790; Census Place: Chatham, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 206; Image: 128; Family History Library Film: 0568147 Ancestry Record 5058 #160171 (accessed 17 January 2021)
17. ↑ 1800 Census: 1800 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Citing: Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsborough, Chatham, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 31; Page: 165; Image: 177; Family History Library Film: 337907 Ancestry Record 7590 #328851 (accessed 17 January 2021)
18. ↑ 1810 Census: 1810 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: Year: 1810; Census Place: Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: 39; Page: 189; Image: 00350; Family History Library Film: 0337912 Ancestry Record 7613 #357742 (accessed 17 January 2021)
19. ↑ Died: Missing source ID S952871754. Citing: Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0373 Ancestry Record 61266 #218412 (accessed 17 January 2021)
20. ↑ Death: Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0373 Ancestry Record 61266 #218416 (accessed 17 January 2021)

• DAR Ancestor Number A204433
• DAR Records: CLARK, STATE RECS OF NC, VOL 22, P 216, 217; CHATHAM CO NC COURT MINUTES, 1774-1779, P 27, 29, 59; PRUITT, ABSTRACTS OF LAND ENTRIES CHATHAM CO, NC 1778-1790, P 16, 38, 50
• "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8G-MKKP : 20 November 2015), John Burns, 1845; citing Northampton County, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,322,880
• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-TBJ : accessed 7 August 2017), John Burns, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 206, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR7-KNG : accessed 7 August 2017), John Burns, Hillsborough, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 168, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 31; FHL microfilm 337,907
• Will, John Burns Sr., Chatham co.,N.C., NCSA Microfilm # C.022.80001 Book. A, 1798-1819, Pg. 272 (Pages 215, 216, 217 of the Will Book), Transcript of the Will
• (4.) Revolutionary War Rolls: - John Burns, NARA M246, Muster Rolls, Pg.14 --- Ruturn od Soldiers of the 1st North Carolina Battalion, enlisted during the War Agreeable to tesalor of Congress and general orders Paramus? March 12th 1779. ----- Colonel Clark Company - John Burns -- ??? from inlistment 20 May 1779 -- Bounty ??? in dollars 200 -- To affairs for each man .10
• All four of his sons were executors of his estate in 1813, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67994188/all-four-sons-were-executors-of-john/?xid=637

See also:

• Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.) m. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. TID 0 Footnote Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.) ShortFootnote Ancestry Family Trees Bibliography Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree Page Ancestry Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/74961531/family
• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 172688364
• Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc
• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 172885952
• <http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=barbjo&id=I11943/>

Acknowledgements

• Burns-3740 was created by Mark Phillips through the import of Phillips Family Tree_2014-10-14_01.ged on Oct 14, 2014