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James Boyd Burns 1746 – 1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: Abt 1815

Death Location: Christian County, Kentucky, USA-UK

Father: Laird Burns

Mother: Jennett Pock

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Rev Burns

The story of James Boyd Burns * began in 1746 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. James Boyd Burns * had children including Rev Laird Lindsey Burns. James Boyd Burns * passed away in 1815 in Christian County, Kentucky, USA-UK.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of James Boyd Burns * began in 1746 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Boyd Burns * had children including Rev Laird Lindsey Burns.
  • James Boyd Burns * passed away in 1815 in Christian County, Kentucky, USA-UK.

Immediate Family

Parents

Laird Burns
1716 – 1784
Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
LB
Jennett Pock
1720 – 1756
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
JP

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev Burns
1784 – 1858
Birth Location: Camden, Chester, South Carolina, USA
RB

James Burns's Ancestors

Self
James Burns
1746 – 1815
Birth Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Laird Burns
1716 – 1784
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Jennett Pock
1720 – 1756
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (B) Burns
1681 – 1760
Alyth, Angus, , Scotland
Ann (Chisholm) Jonet
1685 – 1756
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
James Pock
1685 –
New Castle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Jatt
1695 –
Virgina Colony
Great-Grandparents
James Burns\Burne
1639 – 1684
Agnes Watt
1641 – 1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burns
1603 – 1665
Jean Burns
1606 – 1656
Alexander Watts
1604 – 1655
Jonnet Johnstoune
1609 – 1655

James Burns's Descendants

1.
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James (Boyd) Burns (1746 – Abt 1815)
  1. 1. Rev (Laird Lindsey) Burns (1784 – 28 Jan 1858) m. Mary (Polly) Wear (1792 – 1861)
    1. 1. Jane (Kelly Burns) # (27 Apr 1814 – 19 Jan 1886) m. WILLIAM (BUCHANAN) HOGG (abt 1804 – Abt 1861)
      1. 1. Nancy (Ann Elizabeth) Lambright (12 June 1850 – 12 September 1935) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Lambright (3 June 1851 – 1905)
        1. 1. Teller (Elizabeth) Lambright (19 Jun 1894 – 1 Aug 1984) m. Jot (E) Peevy (22 Apr 1893 – 15 Jul 1963)

James Burns's Timeline

2 Records

1746
1746
Birth of James Boyd Burns * in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1815
Abt 1815
Age 69
Death of James Boyd Burns * in Christian County, Kentucky, USA-UK
Christian County, Kentucky, USA-UK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1815
    Event Place: Christian County, Kentucky, USA-UK
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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