John Burnside (abt. 1735 - bef. 1809)

Born about 1735 in Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Walker) Burnside — married about 1775 in Virginia

Descendants

Died before Apr 1809 before about age 74 in Bath County, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

[REVIEW NOTES]
John Burnside - Son of Robert & Esther Mayes

Discrepancy

No original source records have been located to confirm birth or marriage records. It appears that some erroneous information may have been published, and perhaps republished/reported, making the “actual facts” obscure .

Robert Burnside's children widely reported to be born in Virginia. However, in at least two instances the records show son John born Ireland. There are Many "same names" in VA records; However, Martha Burnside Jordan, ( John's youngest child), appears to have lived long enough to be in the 1880 census -- Father's birth country shows "Ireland" . Secondly, John is reported to have been of "foreign birth" in his son, Alexander Burnside's, death record in 1875. This is an issue that deserves more investigation. See Notes for further detail

Name Variation - Burnside, Burnsides. No reference of Byrnside, although this used by descendants.

Date Guess Theory

1. Birth Date ^[1] No date listed for Robert's marriage (only estimated based on Selected Irish Marriages 1600-1900) - their birth dates were shown as 1717 & 1721) (These May, in fact, be much earlier).
2. Burnside Family immigrated in 1730; probably after Robert's marriage (1737) and birth location for children is VA vs Ireland. No original source for immigration other than histories with variable dates.^[2] It is unknown who was oldest - Robert or John.
3. No court records (except Delinquents) prior to Clendenning Will in 1749 (but (son) James appears to be at about age 18+ (No reference to "minor". if so, this would put birth possibly at 1731); He (James) does not appear again until the Tax List in 1755.
4. James as Robert's step-son^[1] vs biological; ^[2] probably erroneous and should be biological as last name referenced was "Burnside" (a possibility exists of a James as younger brother of Robert, but no original source or additional references to confirm have been found.)
5. Robert supposedly killed by Indians in 1742^[1] vs 1746; ^[2] (Excerpt from Augusta (1746); however, Robert does not appear on the "Delinquent Rolls" until 1748. Chalkey's V2 p.413^[3] (six years later from 1742). Probable death 1743-1746 (Children Births should be between 1737 to 1745.)

The Burnside Family (Brothers Robert and John) came to VA from County Tyrone, Ireland 1730-1740 and were among the First Settlers of Augusta County VA.

John Burnside, son of Robert Burnside and Esther Mayse, was born about 1735-1740. His father died about 1742 and his mother remarried. John went to live with his Uncle (John), and subsequently was named in his Uncle's will.

John was married about (1775-1778) to Mary Walker. No marriage record has been found to prove Mary's last name, although it is widely accepted she was the daughter of Alexander Walker and Elizabeth Patterson.

Revolutionary War Record, John Burnside

John Burnside performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

John is considered a RW soldier from Virginia. ^{[4] [5]}as well as:

1. John Burnside, of Capt. James Allen's company, 1756, French & Indian Wars. (no reference given)

2. Burnside, John: 7th Virginia Reg.; (War Department Folder 147 page 4), continental Lines; H. J. Eckenrode's "List of Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia" Vol. 2, p. 53; or 9th annual report Virginia Library Board, 1911/1912, Eckenrode, archivist.

3. Burnside, John, in Capt. Reuben Harrison's Co. of Augusta County, John H. Gwathmey's "Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution", p. 113, published in 1938.

Death

John died in 1809-1810. His tombstone is shown at Find A Grave; interred at Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Virginia.^[6]

Mary died sometime after the 1810 Census. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Children

The Will of John Burnside, written in 1809 - Inventory 1810 – Settlement 1825, identified wife and 10 Children (Bath County VA). Children births are estimated between 1761 and the last in 1797-1798 (1850-1880 Census Records).
1. Sarah Beatley married John Beaty
2. Alexander Burnside Married Elizabeth Gilliland.
3. John Burnside married Susannah Gillilands.
4. Elizabeth Burnside married Joseph Hanna
5. Isabella Burnside – Married Robert Smith
6. Mary Burnside married Alexander Reed
7. Margaret Burnside married David Hanna
8. William Burnside married Peggy Callison
9. Robert Burnside married Ruth (Unk - Woods)
10. Martha Burnside married John McNeel Jordan

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Maryland Heraldic Families.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Monroe Histories.
3. ↑ Chalkey's Online at Rootsweb
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 9 Feb 2018), "Record of BURNSIDE, JOHN", Ancestor # A018670.
5. ↑ Source: Abercrombie & Slatten VA Rev Pub Claims Vol 1 p.93;
6. ↑ Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church memorial 78675522 memorial photo posted 2013 by Jackson Cuy, OH & Kinfolk.

   Inscription: John Burnside, died 1809.

7. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH23-T38 : accessed 12 December 2014), Mary Burnside, Not Stated, Bath, Virginia; citing p. 428, NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 66; FHL microfilm 181,426.
8. ↑ Hannah Family
9. ↑ Walker Family - Author Unknown

• Digital copy of A Hannah Family of West Virginia by Wayne and Maureen (Dorcy) Hannah; Copyright 2000. Wayne and Maureen (Dorcy) Hannah; All Rights Reserved - Published by the authors (Author's Note -- "The authors hereby give permission to reproduce any portion of this book for noncommercial purposes, as long as complete reference to this document is given.")
• "Historical Sketches of Pocahontas Co. West Virginia Author: Price, William T. (William Thomas), 1830-1921; Publisher: Marlinton, W. Va., Price brothers (Year: 1901) Digital copy at Internet Archives
• Annals of Bath County, Virginia, by Oren F. Morton, pg. 190 ; Digitized at Internet Archives
• BIOS: BYRNSIDE Submitted to the West Virginia Biographies Project by [email address deleted]; (September 18, 1999); Online at Roots Web
• A History of Monroe County West Virginia, by Oren F. Morton, 1916, p. 318-319 (MONROE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA; Digitized at Internet Archives
• Register of Maryland's Heraldic Families : period from 1634, March 25th to March 25th, l935, tercentenary of the founding of Maryland Baltimore, Md.: Printed by H.G. Roebuck & Son, 1938, 871 pgs.( p111). Online at Heritage Quest

See Also

• VA Notes
• Lyman Chalkley's three-volume Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800 (Rosslyn, Va., 1912-1913; reprint, 1965) Chalkey's is a popular reference work that contains abstracts taken from the Augusta County court records. Chalkley's Chronicles may serve as a useful source for leads and to identify original records to consult, but there are many reasons to exercise caution when using it.
• Chalkley’s Augusta County Records (Bullpasture Lands / Sister Rachel) plus additional court references, bonds, etc. (Other indexed references not included)
• We Relate

Acknowledgement

Fran Daniels and all others contributing to BURNSIDE-MEADOWS Research