My Burton ancestors have been somewhat difficult to research. I have a lot of conflicting information regarding the beginings of the family in Virginia. What I have does not completely agree with information I have found on the Internet; which doesn't agree with information I have found in different books; which doesn't agree with other genealogists researching the family. I suppose everyone is entitled to their own opinions on the origins of this family.
Deborah Hull sent me a link to an historical map of old Granville County, North Carolina. It is a wonderful map that was published in 1931 but the map represents 1741 through 1931. It shows churches, mills, schools and landowners as well as other sites. If you enlarge it, you can find the old Burton place as well as the old Neal place. It's definitely worth a look. Click here to view map.
FRANCIS BURTON was born about 1560 in New Castle, York, England. He married KATHERINE U. She was born about 1558 in England and died after 1609 in St. Chad, Shrewsbury, Stropshire, England.
Children of FRANCIS BURTON and KATHERINE U. are:
RICHARD BURTON (FRANCIS BURTON1) was born about 1595 in England and died in Henrico County, Virginia. He married KATHERINE CHRISTIAN, March 13, 1623/24 in England.
Children of RICHARD BURTON and KATHERINE CHRISTIAN are:
JOHN BURTON (RICHARD BURTON2) was born about 1632 in England and died April 1, 1690 in Henrico County, Virginia. He married RACHEL HUTCHINS about 1650 in Virginia. She was born about 1624 in Virginia.
Children of JOHN BURTON and RACHEL HUTCHINS are:
THOMAS BURTON (RICHARD BURTON2) was born about 1634 in Henrico County, Virginia and died 1686 in Bristol Parish, Henrico County, Virginia. He married SUSANNAH HATCHER, daughter of WILLIAM HATCHER and MARY SMITH. She was born about 1642 and died 1689.
Children of THOMAS BURTON and SUSANNAH HATCHER are:
ROBERT BURTON (JOHN BURTON3) was born about 1660 in Henrico County, Virginia and died about 1724 in Henrico County, Virginia. He married MARY NOWELL in 1686 in Charles City, Virginia, daughter of JOHN NOWELL and LYDIA PERKINS. She was born about 1660 in Charles City, Virginia and died 1727 in Henrico County, Virginia.
Children of ROBERT BURTON and MARY NOWELL are:
JOHN BURTON (THOMAS BURTON3) was born 1666 in Henrico County, Virginia and died about 1754 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He married ELIZABETH FOWLER about 1688. She was born about 1670 in Henrico County, Virginia.
Children of JOHN BURTON and ELIZABETH FOWLER are:
ABRAHAM BURTON (THOMAS BURTON3) was born 1669 in Henrico County, Virginia and died 1736 in Amelia County, Virginia. He married ANNE FEATHERSTONE about 1693. She was the daughter of CHARLES FEATHERSTONE and REBECCA of Henrico County, Virginia. ANNE died in 1745 in Amelia County, Virginia.
Children of ABRAHAM BURTON and ANNE FEATHERSTONE are:
ANNE BURTON (THOMAS BURTON3) was born 1670 in Henrico County, Virginia and died after 1725 in Henrico County, Virginia. She married BARTHOLOMEW STOVALL, August 8, 1693. He was born June 24, 1665 in Albany, Surrey, England and died May 1, 1721 in Henrico County, Virginia.
Children of ANNE BURTON and BARTHOLOMEW STOVALL are:
NOWELL HUNT BURTON (ROBERT BURTON4) was born 1692 in Henrico County, Virginia and died October 13, 1766 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He married JUDITH ALLIN 1715 in Virginia, daughter of ROBERT ALLIN and SARAH. She was born 1694 in New Kent County, Virginia and died before 1766 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
Notes for NOWELL HUNT BURTON
Lived in Henrico County until he was 19, then moved into what would soon be known as Goochland, Virginia. Then moved south across James River to the region of Willis River (later known as Cumberland) and finally to Mecklenburg County, Virginia, where he died....Source: Early Virginia Families along the James River.
Will: July 31, 1766, Mecklenburg Co., VA, Proved Oct 1766
Goochland County was formed from Henrico County in 1728 so the first five children were actually born in Henrico County. Cumberland County was formed from Goochland County in 1749 and Mecklenburg County was formed from Lunenburg County in 1765. Some researchers list the current county name as the birthplace of an ancestor but I prefer to list the county name as it was known at the time of birth.
Children of NOWELL HUNT BURTON and JUDITH ALLIN are:
ROBERT BURTON, JR. (ROBERT BURTON4) was born about 1687 in Henrico County, Virginia and died October 18, 1748 in Goochland, Virginia. He married PRISCILLA FARRAR, daughter of WILLIAM FARRAR and PRISCILLA BAUGH. She was born 1691 and died about 1768.
Children of ROBERT BURTON and PRISCILLA FARRAR are:
HUTCHINS BURTON (ROBERT BURTON4) was born April 9, 1694 in Henrico County, Virginia and died in October 3, 1763 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He married SUSANNA ALLIN, March 31, 1719 in St. Peter's Parish in New Kent County, Virginia, daughter of ROBERT ALLIN and SARAH. She was born May 17, 1700 and died 1762.
Children of HUTCHINS BURTON and SUSANNA ALLIN are:
BENJAMIN BURTON (ROBERT BURTON4) was born 1696 in Henrico County, Virginia and died September 4, 1758 Henrico County, Virginia. He married 1) ELIZABETH COX, daughter of WILLIAM COX and SARAH. He married 2) ELIZABETH WARE about 1723, daughter of SUSANNA WARE.
Children of BENJAMIN BURTON and ELIZABETH COX are:
Children of BENJAMIN BURTON and ELIZABETH WARE are:
JOHN BURTON (ROBERT BURTON4) was born 1699 in Virginia and died August 17, 1776 in Amelia County, Virginia. He married CATHERINE COCKE. She was born about 1703 and died September 10, 1725 in Bristol Parish, Henrico County, Virginia.
Child of JOHN BURTON and CATHERINE COCKE is:
JAMES P. BURTON (JOHN BURTON4) was born about 1708 in Charlotte County, Virginia and died about 1783 in Charlotte County, Virginia. He married JUDITH PAINE about 1725. She was born about 1707 in Henrico County, Virginia.
Child of JAMES BURTON and JUDITH PAINE is:
ABRAHAM BURTON (ABRAHAM BURTON4) was born in Henrico County, Virginia and died 1758 in Amelia County, Virginia. He married MARY BEVILL, daughter of ESSEX BEVILL and ELISABETH. She died after 1771 in Amelia County, Virginia.
Children of ABRAHAM BURTON and MARY BEVILL are:
CHARLES BURTON (ABRAHAM BURTON4) was born about 1696 and died about 1774. He married LOVEDAY FRANKLIN, daughter of JAMES FRANKLIN, SR.
Children of CHARLES BURTON and LOVEDAY FRANKLIN are:
SUSANNAH BURTON (ABRAHAM BURTON4) was born about 1695 in Virginia and died unknown in Virginia. She married 1) JOHN GARRETT. His will was dated February 5, 1742 and probated May 18, 1744. She married 2) UNKNOWN CLIFTON.
Children of SUSANNAH BURTON and JOHN GARRETT are:
ALLIN BURTON (NOWELL HUNT BURTON5) was born February 2, 1729 in Goochland County, Virginia and died in either 1802 in Mercer County, Kentucky or November, 1781 in Granville County, North Carolina. He married ELIZABETH BASSETT, 1754 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, daughter of THOMAS BASSETT and LYDIA HOWLE. She was born March 12, 1733 in Goochland County, Virginia and died May 1819 in Mercer County, Kentucky.
Notes for ALLIN BURTON
Will Book 2, Mercer County, p. 305, dated July 17, 1802, gives 'Division of Slaves of Allen Burton' to Elizabeth Burton, widow. There is also a will for Allen Burton in Granville County, North Carolina in 1781 and it refers to Elizabeth Burton, adm. of the estate of Allen Burton. Obviously these are two different Allen Burton's.
Allen Burton is shown on a 1779 Petition for Division of Bute County along with his brother, Bassett. Bute County was abolished in 1779 when it was divided into Warren County and Franklin County.
He also signed the Oath of Allegiance in Bute County, 1764-1779, as did his brother, Bassett.
Children of ALLIN BURTON and ELIZABETH BASSETT are:
ROBERT BURTON (ROBERT BURTON, JR.5) was born 1718 and died 1768. He married JUDITH LAFORCE October 13, 1757.
Children of ROBERT BURTON and JUDITH LAFORCE are:
CHARLES BURTON (HUTCHINS BURTON5) was born May 4, 1734 and died about 1800 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He married MARY HUNT. She was born about 1734 in Henrico County, Virginia and died before 1807 in South Carolina.
Children of CHARLES BURTON and MARY HUNT are:
RICHARD BURTON (HUTCHINS BURTON5) was born February 5, 1739 in Henrico County, Virginia and died about 1779 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He married MARY PLEASANTS about 1757 in Virginia, daughter of JOHN PLEASANTS and JANE LARCOME. She was born about 1739 in Cumberland County, Virginia and died unknown.
Children of RICHARD BURTON and MARY PLEASANTS are:
WILLIAM BURTON (ROBERT BURTON, JR.5) was born about 1720 and died about 1778. He married REBECCA COBBS.
Children of WILLIAM BURTON and REBECCA COBBS are:
NOEL BURTON (ROBERT BURTON, JR.5) was born 1729 and died May 1769. He married LUCY BARRET about 1755 in Goochland County, Virginia, daughter of JAMES BARRET and SARAH WOMACK. She was born about 1736 in Goochland County, Virginia and died about 1777 in Orange County, North Carolina.
Children of NOEL BURTON and LUCY BARRET are:
JOHN BURTON (NOWELL HUNT BURTON5) was born about 1716, Henrico County, Virginia and died September 26, 1785. He married AGNES MERRYMAN, August 24, 1752, Cumberland County, Virginia.
Children of JOHN BURTON and AGNES MERRYMAN are:
JUDITH BURTON (ROBERT BURTON, JR.5) married GEORGE PAYNE. He was born November 21, 1707 and died 1784.
Children of JUDITH BURTON and GEORGE PAYNE are:
HUTCHINS BURTON (NOWELL HUNT BURTON5) was born 1722 in Henrico County, Virginia and died 1767 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He married TABITHA MINGE, March 16, 1741.
Children of HUTCHINS BURTON and TABITHA MINGE are:
JAMES BURTON, JR. (JAMES P. BURTON5) was born 1736 in Goochland County, Virginia and died September 8, 1814 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. He married SARAH STOVALL, 1760 in Goochland County, Virginia, daughter of THOMAS STOVALL and ELIZABETH FRANCES OWEN. She was born 1735 in Goochland County, Virginia and died about 1820 in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
Notes for JAMES BURTON, JR.
The birth years listed for JAMES BURTON'S children are approximate. So far I haven't been able to pin down any of them but I do have a problem with the eleven year gap between BENJAMIN and GEORGE. Every listing I've found has this same gap and I refuse to believe that there was an eleven year gap between children for JAMES and SARAH. I've left the birth years listed because general consensus among fellow genealogists has them this way. Be warned, there is a problem with the years listed.
Children of JAMES BURTON, JR. and SARAH STOVALL are:
THOMAS BURTON (JAMES P. BURTON5) was born about 1735 in Henrico County, Virginia and died about 1802 in Laurens County, South Carolina. He married NANCY ANN PERRIN about 1755, daughter of JOSEPH PERRIN and REBECCA LIGON. She was born about 1735 in Hanover County, Virginia and died about 1797 in Laurens County, South Carolina.
Notes for THOMAS BURTON
Some have suggested that Thomas is the father of SAMUEL BURTON, b. 1790 in Virginia. I don't believe this is correct. THOMAS died in South Carolina and I haven't found any evidence that he ever lived in Kentucky, which is where SAMUEL lived and died. There is also a problem with dates; THOMAS was born about 1735 and died about 1802. His wife, NANCY ANNE PERRIN, was born about 1735 and died about 1797. That would have made both THOMAS and NANCY, 55 years old when SAMUEL was born; not impossible, but highly unlikely.
AGNES BURTON (JAMES P. BURTON5) was born about 1728 in Virginia and died about 1802 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. She married JAMES HUDSON, son of PETER HUDSON and MARTHA BRIGGS. He was born about 1725 in Henrico County, Virginia and died 1765 in Charlotte County, Virginia.
Children of AGNES BURTON and JAMES HUDSON are:
ALLEN BURTON (ALLIN BURTON6) was born April 11, 1764 in Virginia and died November, 1822 in Ohio(?) County, Kentucky. He married 1) REBEKAH HAMNER, March 22, 1786 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, daughter of JAMES HAMNER and SARAH. She was born 1763 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia and died September 27, 1815 in Daviess County, Kentucky. He married 2) REBECCA WARD, March 16, 1820 in Ohio County, Kentucky. She was born February 25, 1765 and died February, 1835 in Nelson(?) County, Kentucky.
Children of ALLEN BURTON and REBEKAH HAMNER are:
HUTCHINS BURTON (ALLIN BURTON6) was born January 8, 1767 in Adair County, Kentucky and died 1847 in Carroll County, Missouri. He married ELIZABETH STAPP, September 21, 1798 at Madison County, Kentucky, daughter of LT. COL. JOHN STAPP(?). She was born 1777 in North Carolina and died unknown in Carroll County, Missouri.
Children of HUTCHINS BURTON and ELIZABETH STAPP are:
ROBERT ALLEN BURTON (ALLIN BURTON6) was born August 11, 1776 in Granville County, North Carolina and died March 27, 1850 in Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky. He married MARGARET FERGUSON, March 23, 1796 in Mercer County, Kentucky. She was born April 12, 1780 in Fort Harrod, Kentucky and died October 20, 1836 in Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky.
Children of ROBERT ALLEN BURTON and MARGARET FERGUSON are:
JOHN PLEASANT BURTON (RICHARD BURTON6) was born July 3, 1758 in Henrico County, Virginia and died July 4, 1836 in Lawrence County, Indiana. He married SUSANNA STAMPER in 1779 in Ashe County, North Carolina, daughter of JONATHAN STAMPER and RACHEL PARKS. She was born April 22, 1767 in North Carolina and died August 10, 1845 in Lawrence County, Indiana.
Children of JOHN PLEASANT BURTON and SUSANNA STAMPER are:
CHARLES BURTON (ROBERT BURTON6) was born January 1740 and died 1785/86 in Caswell County, North Carolina. He married 1) MARY HOLLAND, November 3, 1763 in Goochland County, Virginia, daughter of GEORGE HOLLAND. He married 2) JANE ARMSTRONG.
Children of CHARLES BURTON and MARY HOLLAND are:
ANN BURTON (ROBERT BURTON6) married ROBERT PAYNE, JR., July 22, 1762 in Goochland County, Virginia.
Children of ANN BURTON and ROBERT PAYNE, JR. are:
FRANCES BURTON (ALLEN BURTON6) was born April 3, 1755. She married NATHANIEL HIX, October 9, 1783 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, son of AMOS A. HIX and SARAH BUGG. He was born 1751 in Georgia and died July 17, 1823.
Child of FRANCES BURTON and NATHANIEL HIX is:
WILLIAM FRANK BURTON (JAMES BURTON, JR.6) was born about 1763 in Lunenburg County, Virginia and died November, 1814 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. He married ELIZABETH KISSEE (KIZZEE) about 1780. She was born about 1763 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and died about 1827 in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
Child of WILLIAM FRANK BURTON and ELIZABETH KISSEE is:
JAMES A. BURTON (ALLEN BURTON7) was born February 8, 1801 in Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky and died December 23, 1888 in Daviess County, Kentucky. He married 1) SUSAN WARD, January 11, 1827 in Ohio County, Kentucky, daughter of JOHN WARD and MARY MCKINNEY. She was born January 15, 1800 in Jessamine County, Kentucky and died May 3, 1837 in Daviess County, Kentucky. He married 2) MIRIAM WARD (sister to SUSAN), May 8, 1849 in Ohio County, Kentucky, daughter of JOHN WARD and MARY MCKINNEY. She was born November 7, 1813 in Ohio10 County, Kentucky and died July 3, 1877 in Daviess County, Kentucky.
Children of JAMES A. BURTON and SUSAN WARD are:
Children of JAMES A. BURTON and MIRIAM WARD are:
BASSETT BURTON (ALLIN BURTON7) was born February 24, 1787 in Mecklenburg, Virginia and died August 22, 1832 in Ohio County, Kentucky. He married MARY "POLLY" CARTER, March 5, 1808 in Virginia, daughter of WILLIAM HENRY CARTER and CATHERINE "CATY" WILLIAMS. She was born February 2, 1783 in Virginia and died July 21, 1867 in Ohio County, Kentucky.
Children of BASSETT BURTON and MARY POLLY CARTER are:
GEORGE BASTERFIELD BURTON (ALLIN BURTON7) was born October 19, 1789 in Virginia and died December 14, 1877 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. He married SARAH/SALLY LATHAM, June 15, 1813 in Mercer County, Kentucky. She was born between 1790-1800 and died before 1850.
Notes for GEORGE BASTERFIELD BURTON
GEORGE was living in Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Kentucky with his son, EDWARD, and his family in 1870. I've seen listings showing he died in Ohio County and others showing he died in Breckinridge County. Assuming he stayed with his son, EDWARD, until his death, that would mean he died in Breckinridge County. CONFIRMED: GEORGE did die in Breckinridge County, in the little town of Cut Off. His obit states he was 88 yrs., 1 month & 25 days old when he died so that would give a birth date of October 19, 1789. There is a NARCISSUS B. BURTON mentioned in GEORGE'S will. I haven't been able to locate her on any census record. She probably was married by 1850 and known by another name and without that information it will be especially hard to find her.
Children of GEORGE BASTERFIELD BURTON and SARAH/SALLY LATHAM are:
REBECCA BURTON (ALLIN BURTON7) was born February 7, 1798 in Mercer County, Kentucky and died May 8, 1870 in Daviess County, Kentucky. She married JOHN LASHBROOK, December 14, 1826 at Adams Fork, Ohio County, Kentucky. He was born February 7, 1798 in Shelby County, Kentucky and died June 27, 1874 in Daviess County, Kentucky.
Children of REBECCA BURTON and JOHN LASHBROOK are:
SAMUEL BURTON was born about 1790 in Virginia and died 1865 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. He married SUSANNAH STRINGER, July 23, 1814 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, daughter of REUBEN E. STRINGER and ELIZABETH BLACKBURN. She was born about 1797 in Kentucky and died December 13, 1855 in Frankfort, Pulaski County, Kentucky.
Notes for SAMUEL BURTON
Some have suggested that THOMAS BURTON (Generation 6) is the father of SAMUEL BURTON. I don't believe this is correct. THOMAS died in South Carolina and I haven't found any evidence that he ever lived in Kentucky, which is where SAMUEL lived and died. There is also a problem with dates; THOMAS is born about 1735 and died about 1802. His wife, NANCY ANNE PERRIN, is born about 1735 and died about 1797. That would have made NANCY 55 years old when SAMUEL was born; not impossible, but highly unlikely.
Children of SAMUEL BURTON and SUSANNAH STRINGER are:
JESSE BURTON (WILLIAM FRANK BURTON7) was born about 1784 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and died between 1856-1862 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. He married 1) CATHERINE TROXELL, March 15, 1805 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. She was born about 1784 in Virginia(?) and died before 1812. He married 2) ELIZABETH GILL, May 26, 1812. She was born 1795 in Virginia and died after 1860 in Adair County, Kentucky.
Child of JESSE BURTON and ELIZABETH GILL is:
ARTHUR BURTON (WILLIAM FRANK BURTON7) was born 1794 in Virginia and died November 2, 1855 in Adair County, Kentucky. He married ELIZABETH TARTER in 1813 in Adair County, Kentucky. She was born about 1796 in Virginia and died after 1870 in Adair County, Kentucky.
Children of ARTHUR BURTON and ELIZABETH TARTER are:
JOSEPH STAPP BURTON (HUTCHINS BURTON7) was born 1810 in Adair County, Kentucky and died before 1880 in Carroll County, Missouri. He married ELIZABETH CROWLY, 1829 in Tennessee. She was born 1805 in Tennessee and died after 1880 in Carroll County, Missouri.
Children of JOSEPH STAPP BURTON and ELIZABETH CROWLY are:
JOHN B. BURTON (JAMES A BURTON8) was born December 6, 1830 in Ohio County, Kentucky and died October 1, 1911. He married 1) SARAH E. LASHBROOK, May 12, 1859, in Daviess County, Kentucky, daughter of NORRIS LASHBROOK and CATHARINE FOREMAN. She was born January 13, 1838 in Masonville, Kentucky and died April 15, 1875 in Daviess County, Kentucky. He married 2) EMMA D. HUNTER, January 13, 1881, in Daviess County, Kentucky, daughter of SANFORD HUNTER and ELIZA NEAL. She was born November 1847 in Nelson County, Kentucky and died after 1920 in Daviess County, Kentucky.
Children of JOHN B. BURTON and SARAH E. LASHBROOK are:
Children of JOHN B. BURTON and EMMA HUNTER are:
MIRIAM L. BURTON (JAMES A. BURTON8) was born March 6, 1835 and died unknown. She married JOHN W. LASHBROOK, December 24, 1867 in Masonville, Kentucky, son of JOHN LASHBROOK and REBECCA BURTON. He was born April 4, 1834 and died before 1900 in Daviess County, Kentucky.
Child of MIRIAM L. BURTON and JOHN W. LASHBROOK is:
CREED BURTON (BASSETT BURTON8) was born January 30, 1809 in Ohio County, Kentucky and died September 27, 1898 in Daviess County, Kentucky. He married MARY WARD in 1834, daughter of JOHN WARD and MARY McKINNEY. She was born 1808 in Jessamine County, Kentucky and died unknown.
Children of CREED BURTON and MARY WARD are:
CATHERINE BURTON (BASSETT BURTON8) was born 1825 in Daviess County, Kentucky and died unknown. She married GEORGE MADISON DAVIDSON about 1836 in Kentucky, son of EPHRAIM BREVARD DAVIDSON and MARY BAKER EWING. He was born April 11, 1818 in Tennessee and died unknown.
Children of CATHERINE BURTON and GEORGE MADISON DAVIDSON are:
JOHN JAMES BURTON (SAMUEL BURTON8) was about 1812 in Pulaski County, Kentucky and died between 1850-1860. He married MALINDA/MAHULDA. She was born about 1817 in Kentucky and died unknown.
Children of JOHN JAMES BURTON and MALINDA/MAHULDA are:
JESSE BURTON (SAMUEL BURTON8) was born 1816 in Kentucky and died between 1860-1870 in Kentucky. He married MARGARET A. BROOKS. She was born 1820 in Virginia and died between 1900-1910 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
Children of JESSE BURTON and MARGARET A. BROOKS are:
WILLIAM LEANDER BURTON (JESSE BURTON8) was born 1823 in Kentucky and died between 1900-1910 in Little Cake, Adair County, Kentucky. He married 1) LUCRETIA KIZZIE/KISSIE about 1846. She was born about 1817 in Kentucky and died unknown. He married 2) MARY A. COWAN in 1852. She was born December, 1827 in Kentucky and died between 1900-1910 in Little Cake, Adair County, Kentucky.
Child of WILLIAM LEANDER BURTON and MARY A. is:
MATTHEW F. BURTON (ARTHUR BURTON8) was born March 10, 1834 in Pulaski or Adair County, Kentucky and died August 28, 1911 in Adair County, Kentucky. He married 1) MALINDA HARMON, May 20, 1853 in Adair County, Kentucky, daughter of JOHN HARMON and MARY PENDLETON. She was born 1830 in Kentucky and died about 1880 in Adair County, Kentucky. He married 2) LOUISA MONDAY, about 1881 in Adair County, Kentucky. She was born about 1836 in Kentucky and died after 1887. He married 3) PATSY ELIZABETH about 1888 in Adair County, Kentucky. She was born June 2, 1857 in Adair County, Kentucky and died 1938 in Adair County, Kentucky.
Children of MATTHEW F. BURTON and MALINDA HARMON are:
Children of MATTHEW F. BURTON and LOUISA MONDAY are:
Children of MATTHEW F. BURTON and PATSY ELIZABETH are:
EDWARD D. BURTON (GEORGE B. BURTON8) was born June 29, 1814 in Ohio County, Kentucky and died January 3, 1884 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. He married DORCAS CARTER, December 23, 1835 in Ohio County, Kentucky. She was born 1818 in Ohio County, Kentucky and died November 8, 1876 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
Children of EDWARD D. BURTON and DORCAS CARTER are:
JAMES L. BURTON (GEORGE B. BURTON8) was born February 17, 1818 in Ohio County, Kentucky and died March 16, 1891 in Ohio County, Kentucky. He married MARY A. She was born February 22, 1811 in Kentucky and died March 23, 1891 in Ohio County, Kentucky.
Children of JAMES L. BURTON and MARY A. are:
ALLEN BURTON (GEORGE B. BURTON8) was born 1816 in Ohio County, Kentucky and died after 1880 in Ohio County, Kentucky. He married MINERVA HALL. She was born 1827 in Kentucky and died between 1870-1880 in Ohio County, Kentucky.
Children of ALLEN BURTON and MINERVA HALL are:
FRANCES BURTON (GEORGE B. BURTON8) was born November 21, 1824 in Ohio County, Kentucky and died February 6, 1883 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. She married HENDERSON HALL. He was born 1818 in Kentucky and died between 1860-1870 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
Children of FRANCES BURTON and HENDERSON HALL are:
LUDWELL HUNTER BURTON (JOHN B. BURTON9) was born August 28, 1885 in Daviess County, Kentucky and died December 7, 1957 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Click here to view death certificate. He married MARY REBECCA LAMAR, May 30, 1920 in Owensboro, Kentucky, daughter of WILLIAM LAMAR and LOUISA MAHAN. She was born February 28, 1886 in Tell City, Perry County, Indiana and died August 3, 1946 in Newburgh, Warrick County, Indiana. Click here to view death certificate.
Notes for LUDWELL HUNTER BURTON
HUNTER and his brother, EMMIT, both played in the Masonville, Kentucky Concert Band. HUNTER played the French Horn but I'm not sure what instrument EMMIT played. HUNTER also raced horses in harness races at Henderson, Kentucky.
Children of LUDWELL HUNTER BURTON and MARY REBECCA LAMAR are:
EMMIT BYRD BURTON (JOHN B. BURTON9) was born August, 1884 in Daviess County, Kentucky and died approximately 1935-1940 in Florida. He married ADAH SNYDER, March 6, 1906 in Daviess County, Kentucky. She was born January, 1882 in Kentucky and died unknown. EMMIT and ADAH didn't have any children.
LEANDER C. BURTON (WILLIAM LEANDER BURTON9) was born 1853 in Kentucky and died unknown. He married RITTA C. She was born 1855 in Kentucky and died unknown.
Children of LEANDER BURTON and RITTA C. are:
AMBROSE S. BURTON (WILLIAM LEANDER BURTON9) was born March, 1855 in Kentucky and died unknown. He married (1) LOUVINIA A. She was born 1860 in Kentucky and died between 1893 and 1898. He married (2) MARY. She was born 1874 in Kentucky and died unknown.
Children of AMBROSE S. BURTON and LOUVINIA A. are:
THOMAS M. BURTON (WILLIAM LEANDER BURTON9) was born 1856 in Kentucky and died March 19, 1933 in Beech Grove, Marion County, Indiana. He is buried in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. He married LOUISA FRANCES BRYANT, August 22, 1878 in Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky, daughter of WILLIAM BRYANT and CYNTHIA. She was born 1853 in Adair County, Kentucky and died 1919 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
Notes for LOUISA FRANCES BRYANT
The 1910 census for Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, shows LOUISA had 12 children with 10 still living.
Children of THOMAS M. BURTON and LOUISA FRANCES BRYANT are:
JESSE L. BURTON (WILLIAM LEANDER BURTON9) was born February, 1862 in Kentucky and died unknown. He married BETTIE A. She was born December, 1867 in Kentucky and died unknown.
RILEY G. BURTON (WILLIAM LEANDER BURTON9) was born January, 1864 in Kentucky and died unknown. He married AMANDA. She was born September, 1863 in Kentucky and died unknown.
Children of RILEY G. BURTON and AMANDA are:
GAITHER B. BURTON (WILLIAM LEANDER BURTON9) was born March, 1870 in Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky and died unknown. He married JOYCE E.(?) 1888 in Kentucky. She was born August, 1872 in Kentucky and died unknown.
Children of GAITHER B. BURTON and JOYCE E. are:
WILLIAM HENRY BURTON (JESSE BURTON9) was born October, 1853 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky and died between 1920-1930 in Kentucky. He married 1) ELIZA JOHNSON, October 24, 1878 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. She was born 1858 in Kentucky and died between 1880-1885. He married 2) MELVINA (MALLIE), November 5, 1885 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. She was born July, 1863 in Tennessee and died after 1930 in Whitley County, Kentucky.
Notes for WILLIAM HENRY BURTON
On the 1900 census for Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, FRANK and CARRIE BURTON are listed as adopted children for (WILLIAM) HENRY BURTON. I believe these are the children of (WILLIAM) HENRY'S brother, JOHN BURTON. There is a FRANKLIN BURTON listed as son to JOHN BURTON on the 1880 census for Rockcastle County, Kentucky. This FRANKLIN BURTON was born in 1879, the same as FRANK BURTON shown on the 1900 census. Since I can't locate JOHN BURTON or his wife after 1880, I'm assuming his brother took responsibility for the two children.
Child of WILLIAM HENRY BURTON and ELIZA JOHNSON is:
Children of WILLIAM HENRY BURTON and MELVINA are:
PETER LOUIS BURTON (MATTHEW F. BURTON9) was born April 13, 1854 in Adair County, Kentucky and died November 18, 1890 in Adair County, Kentucky. He married MINERVA CATHERINE WORKMAN, September 5, 1878 in Adair County, Kentucky, daughter of THOMAS B. WORKMAN and SUSAN. She was born October 28, 1858 in Kentucky and died February 7, 1924 in Adair County, Kentucky.
Children of PETER LEWIS BURTON and MINERVA CATHERINE WORKMAN are:
JOHN THOMAS BURTON (MATTHEW F. BURTON9) was born September 1, 1856 in Adair County, Kentucky and died October 22, 1933 in Adair County, Kentucky. He married SOPHRONIA GRANT, March 3, 1881 in Adair County, Kentucky. She was born December 1, 1865 in Adair County, Kentucky and died June 19, 1915 in Adair County, Kentucky.
Children of JOHN THOMAS BURTON and SOPHRONIA GRANT are:
ALLEN HENRY BURTON (EDWARD D. BURTON9) was born September, 1841 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky and died between 1910-1920. He married MARY FRANCES WHITTINGHILL. She was born 1845 in Kentucky and died after 1920 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
Notes for MARY FRANCES WHITTINGHILL
The 1910 census for Breckinridge County, Kentucky, shows she had six (6) children with four (4) still living. I know CHESTER and ROSCOE are still alive in 1910 but I'm not sure about the other two.
Children of ALLEN HENRY BURTON and MARY FRANCES WHITTINGHILL are:
ELTON MELVINA BURTON (EDWARD D. BURTON9) was born May 23, 1858 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky and died July 17, 1924 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. She married JOHN NELSON PARTON, 1880 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. He was born November 23, 1858 in Tennessee and died March 11, 1905 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
Children of ELTON MELVINA BURTON and JOHN NELSON PARTON are:
ANNA BELLE BURTON (LUDWELL HUNTER BURTON10) was born in Kentucky. She married DAVID HUGH RHEAD, January 18, 1950 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, son of HUGH RHEAD and FRANCES LYONS. He was born September 19, 1927 in Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois and died July 20, 2014 in Bartlett, Shelby County, Tennessee.
Children of ANNA BELLE BURTON and DAVID HUGH RHEAD are:
MARGARET EMILY BURTON (LUDWELL HUNTER BURTON10) was born November 8, 1921 in Daviess County, Kentucky and died November 17, 1987 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas. She married MALCOLM R. DARLINGTON, 1948 in Newburgh, Warrick County, Indiana, son of DAVID D. DARLINGTON and DEANE. He was born June 1, 1920 in Iowa and died April 7, 1989 in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee.
Children of MARGARET BURTON and MALCOLM R. DARLINGTON are:
FRANCIS MARION BURTON (THOMAS M. BURTON10) was born July 6, 1882 in Adair County, Kentucky and died February 19, 1947 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. He married NETTIE ELIZABETH LANCASTER, December 24, 1906 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, daughter of CHARLES J. LANCASTER. She was born March 5, 1886 in Bourbon County, Kentucky and died June 30, 1974 in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
Child of FRANCIS MARION BURTON and NETTIE ELIZABETH LANCASTER is:
OCTAVIA BURTON (ALLEN H. BURTON10) was born February, 1870 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky and died after 1930. She married MICHAEL COOK, 1899 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. He was born October, 1875 in Kentucky and died after 1930.
Notes for OCTAVIA BURTON
Living in Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Indiana in 1910
Living in Rock Vail, Breckinridge County, Kentucky in 1920
Living in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana in 1930
Child of OCTAVIA BURTON and MICHAEL COOK is:
JOSEPH PETER BURTON (ALLEN H. BURTON10) was born April 24, 1873 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky and died March 28, 1901 in Manila, Philippine Islands. He is buried at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. He is shown on the 1900 census for Manila, Philippine Islands. The census is labeled as: Civilians, Residents of the United States at Military or Naval Stations and his occupation is listed as, Q. M. Corrals. I believe that meant JOSEPH worked in the Quartermaster Corral which, if I'm not mistaken, meant the place where all the horses were kept as well as the wagon yard, granary, harness room, etc.
ROSCOE BURTON (ALLEN H. BURTON10) was born 1876 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky and died unknown in Kentucky. He married FLORA. She was born 1878 in Kentucky and died unknown.
Notes for ROSCOE BURTON
ROSCOE and family are living in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky in 1920 & 1930.
Children of ROSCOE BURTON and FLORA are:
CHESTER BURTON (ALLEN H. BURTON10) was born 1886 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky and died 1960 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. He married LILLIE BURNETTE, daughter of ROBERT L. BURNETTE. She was born 1887 in Kentucky and died 1969 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
Children of CHESTER BURTON and LILLIE BURNETTE are:
RALPH ELWOOD BURTON (FRANCES MARION BURTON11) was born in Kentucky. He married JANE SPEARS PRIDEMORE, September 7, 1947 in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky. She was born October 24, 1926 in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky and died October, 1998 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
Child of RALPH ELWOOD BURTON and JANE SPEARS PRIDEMORE is:
"A family tree can wither if nobody tends its roots."