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PETER & SARAH BURNS had at least two children. They are BENJAMIN F. BURNS Sr. and MARY POLLY BURNS JONES.
MARY POLLY BURNS JONES b. 1811 Christian Co KY m. 1825 Greene Co Alabama to ISAAC JONES. They also lived in Mississippi. (This information is from Sharon Jones Vega, svega@pacbell.net)
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BURNS b. 1813 d. 1878 in Kosse, Limestone Co. TX m. MARY LOUISA GATES BURNS daughter of Thomas Gates d. 1859/60 in Limestone Co TX
THEIR CHILDREN:
1) LOUISA J. BURNS
2)SARAH BURNS
3) MARY BURNS
4) FRANCES BURNS
5) BENJAMIN BURNS, JR - Member of the 12th Reg. TX Calvary
6) NANCY BURNS
7) JANE BURNS
8) ICY BURNS
9) M.C. BURNS
10) WILLIAM BURNS
11) CATHERINE BURNS
12)J. BURNS
13)B. BURNS
JAMES BURNS b. 1746 SC d. 1814 Christian Co KY 2 children: Rev. LARD BURNS & JOHN BURNS. There is probably a connection between these families since they were both from Christian Co KY and because LARD'S wife is also MARY POLLY (WEIR).
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. Some of this below is redundant. However, it shows Sally's ancestors.
SALLY (SARAH)7 GRIFFITH (WELLS6, WILLIAM5, GRIFFITH4, GRIFFITH JOHN3, JOHN GRIFFITH AP2 HUGH, GRIFFITH1) was born 04 June 1779, and died 09 February 1846 in Tuscaloosa,AL. She married PETER L BURNS 11 March 1800 in Christian Co.,KY.
Children of SALLY GRIFFITH and PETER BURNS are:
i. WILEY BURNS, b. 01 December 1800, 11 Jan 1801.
ii. HIRAM BURNS, b. 02 July 1802, Christian Co.,KY.; d. 25 December 1879, Ripley, Tippah Co.,MS; m. DRUCILLA SHORT, 16 January 1823.
iii. ELIZABETH BURNS, b. 02 June 1804, Christian Co.,KY.; d. 28 August 1867; m. JAMES TRIBBLE, 21 November 1822, Tuscaloosa, AL.
iv. GRIFFITH BURNS, b. 07 April 1807, Christian Co.,KY.; d. 07 February 1873; m. MARY E JENNINGS, 21 January 1849, Green Co.,AL.
v. WILLIAM BURNS, b. 10 April 1809, Christian Co.,KY.; d. 17 November 1863; m. SUSAN BROOKS.
vi. MARY (POLLY) BURNS, b. 26 May 1811, Christian Co.,KY.; d. 07 September 1845; m. ISAAC JONES.
vii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BURNS, b. 06 October 1813, Christian Co.,KY.; d. 01 August 1878, Kosse, Limestone Co.,TX.; m. LOUISA GATES, 1835, Pickins co.,AL.
viii. LEWELLEN H BURNS, b. 05 January 1816, Christian Co.,KY.; d. 07 March 1846, Tuscaloosa,AL; m. (1) MARGARET MECAIN, 12 November 1840; m. (2) MATILDA CRANE, 12 November 1845, Tuscaloosa, AL.
ix. ICY PHINA BURNS, b. 18 February 1818, Christian Co.,KY.; d. 1862; m. OBADIAH HOOPER, 06 September 1832, Tuscaloosa, AL.
x. PETER L BURNS, b. 18 April 1820; d. 01 December 1823.
xi. ELIZA ANN BURNS, b. 03 May 1822; d. 06 March 1900, Eutaw, Limestone,TX.; m. GEORGE W THOMSON, 06 February 1838, Tuscaloosa, AL.
xii. HAMPTON S BURNS, b. 08 June 1825, Alabama; d. 22 July 1842.
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