•Birth: 19 FEB 1764 in Anderson, KY [Note: In the 1760s this frontier area was part of Virginia; more-likely is Orange County, Virginia, where his parents lived]
•Death: 28 NOV 1852 in Salvisa, Mercer, KY
Father: Edmund Burris b: 1720 in King William, VA
Mother: Mary Wisdom b: 1732 in Orange, VA (his 2nd wife)
Marriage: Frances Jones b: 8 JAN 1781 in Anderson, KY [Note: Kentucky County, Virginia, USA; Kentucky became a separate state in 1792]
Children:
Mary "Polly" Burris b: 17 SEP 1802 in Mercer Co. KY
Mildred Burris b: 19 DEC 1811 in Mercer Co. KY
Research Notes
Research by C. David Burrus says that Edmund's birth date should be 9 Sep 1764. Note: No Sources are given for this statement, which was part of a genealogy discussion in 2000-2004.[2]
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DNA Connections
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Birth in 1765 in Anderson County, Kentucky, is not possible. Kentucky was not formed until 1792, and Anderson County was not established until 1827. If the birth was in the location of the present Anderson County, the correct birth location for 1765 would be "Kentucky County, Colony of Virginia."