HUSBAND
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David Burris was born about 1771-1773
in Laurens county, South Carolina. His father was probably
William Burris (Burrows) who received land
in Laurens county, South Carolina in 1769. David Burris can be connected to
likely siblings Walter Burris
(b. 1761-65), Thomas Burris (born 1770s) and
Isaiah Burris
(b. 1776 SC) through various records.
This Burris family moved
to Kentucky about 1795-1796. It's unclear if the William Burris living
in Laurens county, South Carolina in 1769 is the exact same William Burris
living in Clark county, Kentucky in the late 1790s and early 1800s. The
earlier one maybe the senior William Burris and the other maybe the junior
William Burris.
All these men are
documented living in
southern Clark (Estill) counties and maybe briefly into Madison county
bordering on the west side of Clark county. Eventually Walter, David, Thomas and Isaiah
Burris all moved to Missouri. Many descendants of Walter, David, and Thomas can be
documented living near each other in various counties in north Texas
indicating a kinship. [See Burris-Vernon
notes]
David's Y-DNA Haplogroup is
R-BY65736. |
Census and tax records:
Kentucky tax rolls
Wikitree entry [Burris-23] |
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David can be directly connected to Walter Burris via a legal document and
residences detailed below. David Burris can be connected to Thomas
Burris via intermarriage of two children. David Burris can be
connected to Isaiah Burris via Kentucky tax rolls.
In 1809 or 1810 Walter Burris and David Burris moved from
Kentucky to Missouri settling at (or near) the "Loutre Island Settlement" in
Montgomery county. By 1811 Walter and David had moved west and settled in an
area that became Boonville, Cooper county, Missouri. In 1823 David Burris
moved to Jackson county and later to Cass [Van Buren] county.
David Burris was probably
a farmer which was the most common occupation at the time. Many
of the Burris (Burrus) families in Missouri were involved with
grain milling.
David married Mary ??? before 1797
probably in Laurens county, South Carolina and they evidently divorced.
David remarried to Elender "Nelly" Lackey (d/o James Lackey) on Dec. 5, 1808
in Madison county, Kentucky. [marriage
list]
David wrote his will on May 7,
1849 and died on "June 6, 1849". He presumably died
in Cass county, Missouri where his estate was
administered. The date of death is from his son Mastin's biography. [This
David Burris is not to be confused with the younger David Burris "junior"
that married Susan Monroe.] |
1803 SC, Laurens co., land deeds
1808 KY, Estill co., tax roll
1809 KY, Estill co., tax roll
1819-22 MO, Cooper co., tax roll
1830 MO, Jackson co., p.309
1840 MO, Van Buren co., p.1452 |
WIFE 1 & children:
(Married
Bef. 1797) |
Mary "Molly"
______ was born about 1777 in South Carolina. Mary died
after 1850 in Texas.
Evidently David Burris and Mary "Molly"
_____ divorced between 1803 and 1807.
It's assumed this Mary
is the mother of David's first 3 children because David's wife is
identified as a Mary in a deed in Laurens county, South Carolina. Molly
Burris is also recorded living with daughter Jane in 1850. |
Census and tax records:
1850
TX, Titus county, p. 100a |
|
Dau. |
● Jane Burris was born about 1797 in North Carolina. She married James A Crowder on
Sep. 16, 1814 in Madison co., Alabama. James Crowder died about 1833
in the Mississippi River. Jane and her mother migrated to Texas about
1837. Jane died Nov. 29, 1866 in Morris co., Texas and was buried in
Reynolds cemetery. |
1820 AL, Limestone co., p. 10
1830 AL, Franklin co., page 70a
1850 TX, Titus county, p. 100a
1860 TX, Titus county, p. 57 |
| Son |
● William M Burris was born Jan. 18, 1799 in Kentucky. He married
Matilda Carter on May
12, 1825 in Laurence co., Alabama. They migrated to Texas about 1837.
William died in 1880 in Lamar co., Texas. |
1850 TX, Lamar co., p. 270
1860 TX, Lamar co., p. 40
1870 TX, Lamar
co., p. 96
1880 TX, Lamar co., mort. sch. |
|
Dau. |
● Nancy E Burris was born Oct. 3, 1802 in South Carolina. She married Moses
Martin about 1819 (no record found). Nancy died Oct. 23, 1880 in
Cooper co., Missouri. |
1850 MO, Cooper co., p. 160
1860 MO, Cooper co., p. 31
1870 MO, Cooper co., p. 18 |
WIFE 2
& children:
(Md. Dec.
5, 1808) |
Elender "Nelly" Lackey
was born 1790-1795 probably in Madison co., Kentucky. She was the daughter
of James Lackey who died prior to 1830. Elender is said by a researcher to
be a cousin of Margaret Tincher that married Thomas Burris but this is
unverfied.
David Burris and Elender Lackey were married Dec. 5,
1808 in Madison co., Kentucky. [marriage
list]
Elender died in "May 1850" probably in Cass co., Missouri
according to the biography of Mastin Burris but this date is unverified. |
Census and tax records:
1830 MO, Jackson co., p.309
1840 MO, Van Buren co., p.1452 |
|
Dau. |
● Elizabeth Burris was born Aug. 11, 1810 in Missouri.
She married James Gibson about 1825 possibly in Cooper co., Missouri.
They migrated to Oregon. In 1880 Elizabeth moved to Paradise, Wise
co., Texas to be near her son and relatives. She had only been in
Paradise about three weeks when she died of an illness on Aug. 18, 1880
and was buried in
Paradise cemetery. |
1850 MO, Jackson co., p. 267
1860 OR, Umpqua co., p. 583
1870 OR,
Douglas co., p. 311
1880 OR, Douglas co., p. 442 |
|
Son |
● Mastin Burris was born in 1812 in "St. Charles County"
Missouri. It's possible he was actually born in modern Howard county, Missouri which was
technically St. Charles county in 1812. He married Judy Lloyd on
July 23, 1833 in Jackson co., Missouri. Mastin died in Oct. 28, 1888
in Cass co., Missouri. He is recorded in the 1840 census as
"Masterson Burress". |
1840 MO, Van Buren co., p. 136
1850 MO, Cass co., p.73
1860 MO,
Cass co., p. 146
1870 MO, Cass co., p. 17 (531) |
|
Son |
● James Madison Burris was born about 1815 in Missouri.
He married Nancy Tankersly about 1836 in Missouri (no record).
They migrated to Texas by 1839. James died July 1, 1900 in
Williamson co., Texas. |
1850 TX, Williamson co., p. 331
1860 TX, Williamson co., p.65 (291)
1870 TX, Williamson co., p. 40
1880 TX, William. co., ED 156, p. 68 |
|
Dau. |
● Hetty (Lewhetty) Burris was born about 1815-1820 in
Missouri. She married William Burris, son of Thomas Burris &
Margaret Tincher, on June 30, 1833 in Jackson co., Missouri. They
migrated to Texas by 1840 and settled in Wise and then Parker county.
Hetty died after 1850 and before 1860. |
1840 MO, Van Buren co., Grand River
Twp., p. 136, line 24
1850
TX, Grayson co., p. 694 |
|
Dau. |
● Mary Ann Burris was born about 1821-1825 in Missouri.
She married Isaac Gibson on March 8, 1840 in Cass co., Missouri.
Nothing more in known about them. |
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|
Dau. |
● Louisa J Burris was born about 1824 in Missouri. She married John Warden (1822-1898) on May 1, 1839
in Cass co., Missouri. They moved to Collin co., Texas by 1860.
Louisa died in April 1860. John Warden remarried to Mary Womack on
Jan. 21, 1861 in Collin co., Texas. |
1840 MO, Van Buren co.,
Big Creek Twp., p. 142, line 29
1850 TX,
Collin co., p. 6a |
|
Dau. |
● Malinda Burris was born about 1826 in Missouri. She
married Elias Burris, son of Thomas Burris & Margaret Tincher, on July 10,
1842 in Cass co., Missouri. In late 1846 Elias was evidently granted a
divorce from Malinda Burris by the Missouri legislature. Elias remarried to Martha Jane Fann in
1848. Nothing more is known about Malinda Burris. |
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Son |
● Andrew Jackson Burris was born Feb. 4, 1832 in
Missouri. He
married Adeline Ophelia Harding. They migrated to Texas by 1857.
Andrew died Jan. 20, 1879 in Grayson co., Texas.
This Andrew
Jackson Burris is not to be confused with Jackson Burris the son of
Thomas Burris & Margaret Tincher. |
1850 MO, Cass co., Dist. 16, p. 73
1860 not found
1870 TX, Grayson
co., p. 149 (71) |
Year
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Timeline, records and notes: |
1771
1774 |
1771-1774 - David Burris was born in Laurens county, South
Carolina.
The biography of David's son Mastin Burris (1812-1888) says David B Burris was
born in South Carolina. Five of David's children were alive during the 1880
census where the question of father's birthplace was asked: Elizabeth Gibson
said South Carolina, Mastin Burris said South Carolina, James M Burris said
North Carolina, Nancy E Martin said South Carolina, and William M Burris' has no
answer. David Burris can be connected (by tax roll proximity) to Isaiah
Burris who was also born in South Carolina.
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1788 |
March 10, 1788 - David Burris witnessed a deed in Laurens county,
South Carolina. The age of consent (per Colonial Virginia) to witness a
deed or will was only 14 years. So David may have just been old enough to
witness the deed meaning he was at least 14 years old in 1788 (born in or before
1774). The 1830 and 1840 census indicates he was born 1771-1780 so this
brackets his birth year as 1771-1774. |
| 1790 |
In the 1790 Federal Census, South Carolina, Laurens county, there was a
Walter Burress next to a William Burress [mis-transcribed on Ancestry as
William Burick]. In the William Burress household the grouping of males
above and older 16 years plus 7 females is consistent with a household where
the oldest male is at least age 20 (2 year birth spacing). This would
mean the head of the household William Burress (likely the father) would
probably be in his middle 40s to 50s in age. Next door Walter Burris
was likely in his mid 20s with two young sons.
1790 Federal census, South Carolina, Laurens co., page 431,
line 30
William Burress, head of house,
4 males aged 16 and up,
2
males aged under 16 years,
7 females
1790 Federal census, South
Carolina, Laurens co., page 431, line 31
Walter Burress, head of
house,
1 male aged 16 and up [Walter
Burris],
2 males aged under 16 years [John and Henry
Burris?],
1 female [unknown wife?] |
| 1794 |
April 16, 1794 - David Burris has 284 acres surveyed
(of a 300 acre grant) on Chestnut Fork of Burris Creek in Laurens
county, South Carolina. The land was bordered by William Burris,
Patrick Cunningham on one side and other sides by John Harry, Solomon
Bole (or Cole) and Nat Brown. [land
plot]
Patrick Cunningham was the
major of the Loyalist "Little River Regiment" that
William Burris Sr and
William Burris Jr joined in 1780 and served in until 1782 when the
Revolutionary War ended in the Carolinas. Patrick, David and John
Cunningham, three loyalist brothers, remained in South Carolina after
the war. Patrick Cunningham moved his family back to his Plantation
"Rosemont" in Laurens, situated between the Reedy and Saluda Rivers.
Patrick Cunningham died October 25, 1796 at his plantation. |
| 1794 |
July 23, 1794 - David Burris witnesses a land deed from
Frederick Sullivant to John Godfrey for 82 acres in Laurens county along
south branch of Ryan's Creek. |
|
1795 |
Oct. 21, 1795 - David Burris received "power
of attorney" for William Burris in Laurens county, South Carolina.
The age of consent (per Colonial Virginia) to act as an attorney or
buy/sell land was 21 years old. So David would have been at least 21
years old in 1795 (born in or before 1774) to act as attorney for William Burris.
This also brackets his birth year as 1771-1774. |
|
1796 |
1796 Kentucky, Clark county, tax roll
May 17, 1796
- William Burrows listed next to James Box. The same collection date indicates
proximity. William Burrows and James Box had both came from Laurens
county, South Carolina. According to the tax roll the William
Burrows household contained two males aged over 21 years and two males
aged over 16 years. This would be William (b. 1730s), Walter (b.
1760-65), Isaiah (b. 1776) and Thomas (b. 1775-78). David Burris
(b. 1771-74) was living elsewhere. James Box was the father of
Muke Box and both are closely associated with Walter Burris and Isaiah
Burris. [image] |
|
1797 |
Sep. 1797 - Daughter Jane Burris born in North Carolina. |
1799
1800 |
1799/1800 - Son William M Burris born in Kentucky.
(There was a David Burris recorded in the 1800 tax roll for Cumberland
county, Kentucky.) |
| 1800 |
Cumberland County, Kentucky - Land Grants
July
9, 1800 - Ephraim Dicken, as of David Burres, as of William Burris, 150
acres on McFarlin Creek, A-99
Aug. 8, 1800 - Ephraim Dickens, as of
David Burries, as of William Burries, 150 acres north of Cumberland
River joining Elliott Roberts. A-41. c/c Abraham Irvin.
no date - Ephraim Dickens, as of David Burris, as of William
Burris; A-104
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1801 |
Aug. 25, 1801 - David Burris bought 161 acres on Raburn
Creek in Laurens
County, South Carolina on Rabun's Creek from Walter Mathews. (Book G, page
286-287) Part of original grant to Pierce Butler and by sundry
conveyances to
Hercules D Bize, Lewis Saxon, and then Walter Mathews. Deed recorded
Sept. 10, 1801. |
| 1801-1802 |
Excerpt from Page 239 [239a,
239b,
240]
Roll No 138, Robert Creswell vs. David Madden, David Burress
Writ Assumpsit
State of South Carolina, To all and singular the
sheriffs of said state Greeting You and each of you are hereby
commandeth without delay to attach the bodies David
Madden and David
Burriss wheresoever they may be found within your and each of your
respectful Districts so that you compel them
to be and appear before
the Justees of the said state at the court of common pleas to be holden
at Laurens Court House on the third Monday of March next to answer to
Robert Creswell in a plea of Trespass on the case and so forth and
also for certain promises and assumptions by the said David Madden & the
said David Burris to the
said Robert Creswell made and not performed
to his damage forty two pounds four shillings and two pence*.
* [An online historical calculator estimates
today's value as £3700 pounds or $4600 dollars].
And have
you this Writ before the clerk of the said Court at Laurens Court House
fifteen days next(?) before the setting there of
WITNESS the
Honorable John F******* Grunke Esquire Senior associate Judge of the
said state at Laurens the twentieth day of October in the year of our
Lord One
thousand Eight hundred and one and in the twenty forth year
of our Sovereignty and Independence of the Unites States of America.
Dunlap, Plaintiff's Attorney
I have duly executed the within writ
by c**** the defendant David Burris with a copy left at Madden's by my
Lawful deputy Lydall Allen the 27th February 1802.
David Madden was the son of John Madden who wrote
his will 20 August 1795. John Madden's son William Madden was
bequeathed 152 acres " lying upon the S'd side of what we called
Burris's Branch " In 1803 David Madden appraised the estate of
Aaron Pinson. |
|
1802 |
Oct. 1802 - Daughter Nancy Burris born in South Carolina.
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|
1803 |
Jan. 20, 1803 - David Burris sold 197.75 (above tract) acres
on Raburn Creek in Laurens
County, South Carolina to Thaddeus Sims & William Osbourn. (Book H, page 57).
Part of original grant to Pierce Butler and by sundry conveyances to David
Burris. Witnesses: James Hunter, John Cochran, Josiah Blackwell, J.P.; D.R.
of Mary Burris; Chas. Allen, J.Q. Deed recorded Oct. 17, 1804. [J.Q. =
Justice of the Quorum, D.R = Dower renunciation]
From
"Laurens County, S.C.: Rabun Creek Settlement" [page
66]: "David Burris, of Laurens Dist., S.C., to Thaddeus Sims and William
Osbourn, of same place, for $400; 197 3/4 acres on waters of Rabourns
Creek. Being part of a tract of an original grant to Pierce Butler,
Esq., and by said Butler to D. Bize and by sundry legal conveyances to
the said David Burris. [Plat shows bounding Lewis Saxon, Thos. Johnson,
James Cunningham, A. Calder, John Cochran]. David Burris (LS) Wit: James
Hunter, John Cochran. Proved by John Cochran 20 January 1804 before
Josiah Blackwell, J.P. Dower of Mary Burris, wife of the within named
David Burris given 31 March 1804 before Charles Allen, J.Q. "
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|
1803 |
Sep. 26, 1803 - David Burris sold 100 acres in Laurens
County, South Carolina to West Gary situated on Rabun's Creek. (Book F, page 667) Deed
recorded Oct. 5, 1803.
|
1804
1808 |
Various other deeds dated Oct 1804, Feb. 1807, Aug. 1808 mention land
along Raburn Creek being bordered by David Burris and others.
|
|
1808 |
July 15, 1808 - Estill county, Kentucky Tax roll:
David
Burress, Isaiah Burress, Mary Box (widow of James Box) and William Bouls
(step-son of James Box) are all listed with the same tax collection date of July 15, 1808
which is a strong indicator of proximity.
[image] |
| 1808 |
Dec. 5, 1808 - David Burris married Elender "Nelly" Lackey.
The marriage record was filed in Madison co., Kentucky. Elender
was the daughter of James Lackey who gave consent for the marriage.
James is also mentioned as her father in an 1830 deed where Elender
Burris transfers her interest in the estate of James Lackey to Francis F
Jackson. [Madison county, Kentucky - Deed Book U - page
24, 25]
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1809 |
June 4, 1809 - Estill county, Kentucky Tax roll:
"David
Burras" listed under date of June 4, 1809. [image]
Also on tax roll is "Isaiah Burras" and "Thomas Burras". (No David
Burris in 1811 or 1812 tax roll)
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|
1809 |
In 1809
David Burris and
Walter Burris migrate from Estill county, Kentucky to Missouri apparently
going to the settlement north of Loutre Island, Montgomery county, Missouri.
John Snethen, Prudence Boyles Snethen and Mary Box (Prudence's mother) also
came in 1809 presumably along with the Burris family. On June 4, 1809 David Burris was
last taxed in Estill county, Kentucky so the migration to Missouri was between June 1809 and July 1810
when David Burris is first documented in Missouri. (see next).
Mary Box was last taxed April 10, 1809. It's possible they migrated with the William Thorp family (and others) who left Madison county (borders Estill) on August 1, 1809 and arrived at Loutre Island, Missouri on Sept. 9, 1809. |
|
1810 |
On July 1, 1810 John Snethen allegedly assaulted David Burris' wife Elender
"Nelly" Burris. John Snethen alleged that on July 6, 1810 David Burris
attacked him with a butcher knife. The alleged assaults happened at the
settlement north of Loutre Island, Montgomery county, Missouri.
Court cases are filed in the St Charles county court (which had
jurisdiction) to be heard in early 1811. In the court files there
is a record of a subpoena issued for Mary Box [John Snethen's mother-in-law], James Cole, Stephen Cole Jr
and John Savage presumably as witnesses. |
|
1810 |
Dec. 20, 1810 - Benjamin Carter and Walter Burris make an
agreement to pay David Burris' fine ($300) should a judgment be made
against him by the Court. |
|
1811 |
Feb. 27, 1811 - St. Charles county, Missouri.
The court case of "United States versus John Snethen" is heard.
The U.S. accuses Snethen of assaulting Nelly Burris on July 1, 1810.
[U.S.
vs. Snethen]
March 2, 1811 - St. Charles county, Missouri. The
court case of "John Snethen versus David Burris" is heard. Snethen accuses Burris
of trespass and assault on July 6, 1810.
[Snethen
vs. Burris] |
1810
1811 |
1811 - Walter Burriss, Henry Burris, and David Burris were early settlers of
Boonville, Cooper co., Missouri.
" During the winter of 1811,
Stephen Cole, his wife and their five children and Temple's widow and and
children became the first Boonslick pioneers to cross the Missouri and form
a permanent settlement There was a lot of ice at the crossing, and they left
many of their possessions on the north bank, until the spring thaw. They
then were joined by David and Walter Burriss, Delaney Bolen, Muke Box,
Joseph Jolly, Gilead Rupe, Joseph Yarnell and James, John and William
Savage. " [Quoted from "Tales of Black Hawk the Red Head and Missouri
Rangers" by Perkin 1974.]
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1815 |
1815 - David Burris Sr and David Burris Jr
take depositions before J. P. Stephen Cole regarding the 1813-1814 Indian
Depredations and their claims are recorded is sequence. In March 1826 these claims were presented to
Congress (19th Congress, 1st Session) as "Senate Document 55"
titled "Memorial of the state of Missouri and documents in relation
to Indian depredations upon citizens of that state." The Henry Burris and
Walter Burris claims are on page 59.
The David Burris Sr and David Burris Jr claims are on
page
33. [Senate Document 55] and [Senate
Document 55 summary]. The two David Burris were most likely uncle and nephew.
|
|
1816 |
"Boonville - An Illustrated History"
p. 24-25
"On June 28, 1816, Morgan obtained an agreement from David
Burris (an early settler south of the river in the general
vicinity of the Hannah Cole settlement) to sell his 160 acre pre-emption
right lying (as the agreement states) between
'what is supposed to be' the widow Hannah Cole's pre-emption
right and that of Gilead Rupe (another of the original settlers south of
the river whose name is spelled several different way
in the old deeds, though the spelling given here seems to be the correct
one). This agreement, along with a similar one obtained from Britton
Williams (another original settler in the area), represents the first
step in the scheme to obtain land on which the original town of
Boonville would be platted"
p. 28 "By April 1817
[Asa] Morgan had obtained what he felt was
the right to another pre-emption claim in the area - that of Muke
(sometimes rendered as Mike) Box, who is listed among the residents of
Fort Hempstead during the War of 1812, served on the first grand jury of
Howard County held at Hannah Cole's fort in July 1816, is mentioned by
Samuel Cole as being a hunting companion, and voted in the first
election held in Cooper County in 1819. His name appears a few
times in Circuit Court records during the 1820's on charges of vagrancy.
On one occasion, David Burris went
(sic) his bail for $25. His wife's
name was apparently Nelly. The land covered by his pre-emption
claim is not specifically described in the deed Morgan obtained... "
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|
1817 |
1817 - Howard County, Missouri court record says " David
Burris Sr. licensed to keep a tavern at Boonville for 1 year... $10. " |
1819-
1822
|
"Missouri Tax Payers 1819-1826" Cooper
county, combined land and property 1819 and 1822
David Burris Sr. [The
older David
Burris that married Elendor Lackey]
David Burris Jr. [The
younger David Burris that married Susan Monroe]
Henry Burris [Son of Walter Burris] |
|
1821 |
Jan. 27, 1821 - David Burris Sr sells to David Burris
Jr a 1/4 section of land in Cooper county. David Burris Sr also
sells to David Burris Jr a lot in Boonville, farm animals, a bed and a
hoe. [Cooper
County, Deed
Book B, pages 66-69] |
1825-
1830 |
From 1825 to 1833 Jackson county, Missouri included what became Cass
[Van Buren] county, Missouri in 1835. From 1833 to 1835 Jackson
county, Missouri still held jurisdiction over the top part of what
became Cass [Van Buren] county, Missouri in 1835. |
|
1828 |
Aug. 4, 1828 - A list of about 257 voters in Jackson county, Missouri
includes David Burris, Muke Box, Hiram Wilburn, Thomas Burgen, John
Burgen, Henry Burris, William Worden, Hezekiah Worden and Daniel Monroe.
|
|
1828 |
Jackson county, Missouri land patents
David Burris,
11 Nov 1828, Township 49 North, Range 32 West, Section 25, 80 acres.
This section was part of Blue Township and 4 miles south of
Independence, Missouri.
|
|
1830 |
1830 Federal Census, Missouri, Jackson county, p 309, line 13
1 male 0-4
[unknown]
1 male 10-14 [??]
1 male 15-19
[James Madison age 15]
1 male 50-59 [David
Burriss]
2 females 0-4 [Malinda age 1-4, Louisa age
5]
1 female 5-9 [Mary Ann 5-9]
1 female
10-14 [Hetty 9-15]
1 female 30-39 [Eleanor]
|
| 1830 |
Dec. 13, 1830 - David Burris and wife Elender Burris
(both of Jackson co., Missouri) deeded (quit claim deed) interest in estate of her father
James Lackey to Francis F Jackson. The deed was signed Dec. 13,
1830 and filed Sep. 5, 1831 in Madison county, Kentucky. [Deed Book U, page 24, 25.] |
|
1831 |
Jackson county, Missouri land patents
David Burris Sr, 22 Aug 1831,
Township 49 North, Range 32 West, Section 25, 80 acres. This section
was part of Blue Township and 4 miles south of Independence, Missouri.
|
|
1840 |
1840 MO, Van Buren co., Big Creek Twp, page 145, line 2
1 male 10 thru 14 [Andrew J age 8]
1
male 60 thru 69 [David Burress]
1
female 10 thru 14 [Malinda age 14]
1 female 40 thru 49
[Elendor Burress]
1840 MO, Van Buren co., Big Creek Twp, page 143, line
15
1 male 20-29 [John Burress]
Son of Henry Burris?
1 female 0-4
1 female 20-30
It's possible David Burris lived in the same place from 1828 to his
death and only the county jurisdiction changed. |
|
1850 |
|
|
1849 |
Will of David Burris
Van Buren County, Missouri
Date Signed: May 7, 1849
Date Proven: November 14, 1850
" In the
name of God Amen. I, David Burris of the county of Van Buren and the state
of Missouri being mindful of my mortality do this 7th day of May in the year
of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty-nine make and publish this my last
Will and Testament in manner following while I am yet of sound mind and
memory and blessed with health and strength.
First I desire to be
decently and privately buried without any funeral pomp and with as little
expense as may be. Also I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Elender
Burris during her widowhood (if she survives me) all my goods, chattles and
effects and in a word my whole estate and if she remains a widow till her
death then it is my will that she have my whole estate during her life and
dispose of or sell any part thereof if necessary except the Negros. It is
also my will that at my beloved wife Elender Burris's death if she remain a
widow or at her marriage if she marry after my death that all my estate
(with the exception of fifteen dollars) be equally divided between my eight
beloved children by my present wife Elender Burris to wit: Elizabeth Gibson,
formerly Elizabeth Burris, James Burris, Masten Burris, Hetty Burris, Louisa
Warden (formerly Louisa Burris), Mary Ann Gibson, (formerly Mary Ann
Burris), Malinda Burris and Andrew J. Burris. It is also my will that Angena
[Jane] Crowder (formerly Angena Burris), William M. Burris and Nancy Martin
(formerly Nancy Burris) these three being my children, but not by my present
wife, it is my will that the three last mentioned children have the fifteen
dollars above excepted equally divided among them that is to say five
dollars to each one of them. It is my will that all the personal property I
now have and also all the personal Estate I may hereafter acquire should be
divided in the proportioned above mentioned. It is also my will that my wife
Elender Burris may select either one of the children to see to and to care
of her and do so then it is my will that such child shall have my real
Estate at the death of my wife and also have equal parts of my personal
estate as above mentioned.
It is also my will that George Hackler of
Van Buren County be and I do hereby appoint him Executor of this my last
Will and Testament revoking and annuling all former wills by me made and
ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of
May in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty-nine.
David
Burris "
Signed, published and declared by the above named David
Burris as and for his last Will and Testament in presence of us who at his
request have signed as witnesses to the same.
William Crawford and Henry
Tarrant |
| 1883 |
" History of Cass and Bates Counties, Missouri "
1883
Page 664:
BIOGRAPHICAL. MASTIN BURRIS, section 19, is
prominent among the very old settlers of this county and is a man who has
been identified with its interests for nearly half a century. He is a native
of St. Charles County, Missouri, and was born March 1, 1812. His father,
David Burris, was born in South Carolina and was there reared. When a young
man he removed to Madison County, Kentucky, and there married Miss Eleanor
Lackey. They had eight children, of whom Mastin was the second child. David
B. was an old pioneer of St. Charles County, Missouri, having landed there
about 1804. He was a participant in the war of 1812. His death occurred June
6, 1849, and his widow died in May, 1850. In 1823 the subject of this sketch
accompanied the family to Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, where he
resided till 1834, then coming to Cass County, Missouri, and settling hear
Pleasant Hill. In 1844 he located where he now lives He has a fine farm of
over 200 acres of land, which will average with any in the county, all well
improved. Mr. Burris was united in marriage July 22, 1833, to Judy Lloyd, a
native of Franklin County, Virginia. They have seven children living :
Missouri A., Francis M., Margaret H., Elizabeth, Mastin J., Fleming L. and
Mary E. They are members of the M. E. Church.
Page 167-168:
OLD
SETTLERS. Mastin Burris, one of the three oldest settlers now
living in the county, was born in St. Charles County, Missouri, in 1812, and
came here in the spring of 1834. He located on what was called Peck's Creek,
named after Andrew J. Peck, in the south part of the township. He lived
there two years and then moved into Jackson County, remaining there only a
short time, when he again returned to Cass County, this time settling in
Camp Branch Township, in 1837, where he now resides. He married Miss Judy
Lloyd who is a native of Franklin County, Virginia, in July, 1833. They were
married at Independence, Missouri, and the following- year emigrated to Cass
County. Mr. Burris, like many of the old pioneers, was fond of hunting and
was often accompanied by his wife while in search of game. She finally
learned the use of the gun, until her aim was as unerring as that of her
husband often bringing down the antlered buck at a fabulous distance.
Page 329:
"The first general election in the county after its
organization was held in 1836. Although the county was very large, there
were but three voting precincts. | At that election Andrew Wilson and George
Hudspeth were candidates for the legislature - Wilson was elected. John
McCarty was elected sheriff over John Lyon and James Parsons. David G.
Butterfield, who had been previously appointed by the county court, was
elected assessor and Martin Rice was elected surveyor. Jamison D. Dickey,
James W. McLellan and Henry Burris, cousin of Martin Burris,
were elected county court justices. "
[The typesetter evidently
misread the manuscript and put "Martin Burris" instead of "Mastin Burris"
mistaking a cursive letter S for a cursive letter R. A reference to
Mastin Burris makes sense
given that he has his own biography on page 664
and possibly gave the historical information about Grand River Township
from his perspective.
There was no Martin Burris living at the time. This is a vital clue
for this Burris genealogy because taken at face value it tells us that
Walter Burris (father of Henry) and David Burris (father of Mastin) were
brothers. This interpretation is also consistent with other
evidence.]
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