Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Burris
Descendants of John Burris
1.JOHN1 BURRIS1,2,3 was born Abt. 1735, and died Abt. 1810 in NC4.He married ESTHER TERRY May 11, 1771.She was born Abt. 1740, and died Abt. 1838 in NC.
Notes for JOHN BURRIS:
There are numerous spellings for our BURRIS, some were interchangeable within a family: Buris, Burris, Burriss, Buras, Burras, Burres, Burress, Burrus, Burruss as well as Burroughs and Burrows.
The fact that members of the same family may have used different spellings makes it difficult to trace family ties.I have done my best to include as many sources as possible.I have also included speculative information purely for interest.
North Carolina Taxpayers 1679-1790 [Vol2, p30]:
Burris, John Surr 1782
Burris, John Camd 1782
Burris, John Curr 1779
1790 Census, Salisbury District, Surry Co., NC [numbers are Free White Males 16 yrs and up including heads of families, Free White males under 16, Free White females including heads of families and slaves]
pg 186 John Burras 1211
Jacob Burras 1141
Thomas Burris 2248
William Burris 5471
1800 Census Rockingham Co., NC [numbers are Males Under 10, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, 45+, Females Under 10, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, 45+]
p 673 John Burris 4110101101
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From a Burris Family newsletter dated July, 1991:
"John Burris: The original John Burris of 1738 tombstone was found in 1975 in Boxley, IN.The story is a farmer wanted to clear off his land for farming, this also included the old cemetery property where John Burris was buried.The tombstones had been thrown into a ditch.Phillip Cline and others brought suit against the farmer to sop any further destruction, and restore the cemetery to its original condition.The tombstones were then placed into the farmers basement awaiting the court's decision.The United Stated government has installed a Revolutionary Veterans stone for John Burris, in honor of his service during the Revolutionary War...."
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History of Ross & Highland Co., OH; Williams Brothers published 1880:
Original voters of Liberty Twp., Highland Co 1807 21 years or older
John Burris Jr.
John Burris Sr.
John Burris
Miles Burris
Borter Burris
Moses Burris
Daniel Burris
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Encyclopedia of American Quaker Geneaology
Surry Co., NC p 952
"The following list of names, taken from early minutes, represents a part of the original membership of Westfield Monthly Meeting.No complete list is available.Byrom Ballard, David Ballard, Garman Ballard, Moorman Ballard, Thomas Ballard, John Bowater Beals, William Beals, Amasa Beeson, Samuel Bond, Gardner Briant, John Briant, John Burris Sr., john Burris Jr., Benjamin Carr, John Carson, Thomas Davis, Thomas Davis Jr., Samuel Frazier, Moses Grigg, Joseph Hart, John Hiatt, Joseph Hiatt, Joseph Hiatt Jr., William Haitt, Curtis Jackson, Jacob Jackson, John Jackson, Joseph Jackson, Hannah Jessop, Joseph Jessop, Thomas Jessop, Timothy Jessop, William Jessop, Isaac Jones, James MacKiney, Richard Pinson, Thomas Puckett, David Reece, William Rudduck, Royal Simmons, Bowater Sumner, Caleb Sumner, Thomas Sumner, William White."
More About JOHN BURRIS:
Census: 1790, Surry Co., NC
Deed: 1771, Botetourt County, VA5
Military service: NC6
Probate: August 09, 1785, Surry County, NC7
Religion: April 10, 1806, Received on Certificate From8
Tax: 1782, Surry Co., NC
Children of JOHN BURRIS and ESTHER TERRY are:
| 2. | i. | REBECCA2 BURRIS, b. June 01, 1760, Surry County, NC; d. June 09, 1829, Paint Twp., Highland Co., OH. | |
| 3. | ii. | WILLIAM BURRIS, b. January 23, 1763. | |
| iii. | MOSES BURRIS, b. Abt. 1765. | ||
| 4. | iv. | DANIEL BURRIS, b. July 10, 1771, Surry County, NC; d. June 13, 1845, Knightstown, Indiana. | |
| 5. | v. | JOHN BURRIS, b. Abt. 1773. | |
| vi. | RACHEL BURRIS, b. Abt. 1773; m. JOHN HIATT. | ||
| vii. | JOSEPH BURRIS9,10, b. June 10, 1776; m. CHRISTINA HUGHEY; b. Abt. 1797. |
| More About JOSEPH BURRIS: Military service: September 08, 1827, Disowned for mil11 Religion: January 20, 1798, Disowned - mcd12 |
| viii. | MILES BURRIS13,14, b. October 13, 1779; m. AGNESS WHITE. | ||
| ix. | BOWATER BURRIS15,16, b. March 13, 1784; m. TABITHA SUMMERS. |