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| submitted by Sue B. Moore s_bmoore@swbell.net as part of the Revolutionary War pension application of Samuel and Mary Burns Note: The e-mail address above has a "_" as the second character. To send an e-mail, you must remove the "_". |
Burns, Samuel State: SC Series M805, Roll 145, Image 201, File W9757 South Carolina, York District Before me personally appeared Amos Burns and made oath in due form of hand that he has the record of his father Samuel Burns’ marriage to his mother Mary Lesley showing their marriage together along with the births of their children which is written on the inside of the cover of Samuel Burns’ Bible and cannot be taken out and that it is in his father Samuel Burns own hand writing and believed to be correct and has always been in his said fathers family a copy of which is hereunto attached in support of said marriage. Sworn to & subscribed before me July 11th 1853 John G. Enloe Magt. Ex. Off. signed Amos Burns Samuel Burns and Mary Lessley were married July 25th 1781 Samuel Burns is thirty years of age on Sept 17th 1784 Zabdiel or Habdiel (?) Burns was born June 28th 1782 about ten o’clock at night William Watson Burns was born November 2nd 1783 about one o’clock at night Margaret Burns was born November 22, 1785 between break of day and sunrise Anne (?) Burns was born 26th March 1788 near an hour before sunset George Burns was born April 1790 about two hours after dark Martha Burns was born Jany. 19th 1792 near 12 o’clock at night Saml. Burns was born January 15th 1794 almost day John Burns and Mary Burns born March 29th 1796 Grace Burns borne October 1798 Joab Addi Burns & Cyrus Iddo Burns born Sept 29th 1800 two or three hours after Amos Burns was born October 27th 1802 Jediah Burns was born July 23rd 1805 2 hours before sun down Saml. Burns Senior was born September 17th 1754 South Carolina, York District I, John M. Ross, Judge of the Court of the Ordinary for the District Court aforesaid certify that Samuel Burns, who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States, departed this life in York District, So. Ca. on the first day of September One thousand eight hundred thirty seven leaving his wife Mary, a widow who died in York Dist. So. Ca. on the second day of Feby. one thousand eight hundred & forty eight, having surviving the following Children, viz: Samuel Burns, Margaret Davison or Dawson (?), George Burns, John Burns, Mary Burns, Cyrus Burns, Anne or Anna or Annis (?)Burns, who was now his only surviving children & all of Lawful and in testimony whereof I have hereunto offered the seal of my office & subscribed my name, done in open court. John M. Ross |