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Richard Burnett 1732–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1732

Birth Location: Southfarnham Parrish, Essex, Virginia

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Burnett

Mother: Clara Gatewood

Spouse(s): Mary Boughan

Children(s): Taliaferro Burnett, Joshua Sr., Gabriel Burnett, Richard Burnett, Carter Burnett, Luke Burnett, Gaston Burnett, Joseph Burnett

Richard Burnett was born in 1732 in Southfarnham Parrish, Essex, Virginia, the child of Joseph Burnett And Clara Gatewood. Richard Burnett married Mary Boughan, and had children including Carter Burnett, Gabriel Burnett, Gaston Burnett, Joseph Burnett, Joshua Benjamin Burnett Sr, Luke Burnett, Richard Burnett, Taliaferro Burnett. Richard Burnett passed away in 1796 in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Burnett was born in 1732 in Southfarnham Parrish, Essex, Virginia, the child of Joseph Burnett And Clara Gatewood.
  • Richard Burnett married Mary Boughan, and had children including Carter Burnett, Gabriel Burnett, Gaston Burnett, Joseph Burnett, Joshua Benjamin Burnett Sr, Luke Burnett, Richard Burnett, Taliaferro Burnett.
  • Richard Burnett passed away in 1796 in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Burnett
1710–1771
Birth Location: Piscataway Creek, South Farnham Parish, Essex, Virginia, USA
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Clara Gatewood
1714–1784
Birth Location: Hoskins Creek, Southfarnham Parish, Essex, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Boughan
1745–1825
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Taliaferro Burnett
1767–1822
Birth Location: Dinwiddie Co., Virginia
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Joshua Sr.
1773–1852
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
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Gabriel Burnett
1765–
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, USA
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Richard Burnett
1760–1791
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, USA
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Carter Burnett
1761–1842
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, USA
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Luke Burnett
1767–1850
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, USA
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Gaston Burnett
1770–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Joseph Burnett
1773–
Birth Location: Dinwiddie Co., Virginia
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Richard Burnett's Ancestors

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Richard Burnett
1732–1796
Birth Place: Southfarnham Parrish, Essex, Virginia
Parents
Joseph Burnett
1710–1771
Piscataway Creek, South Farnham Parish, Essex, Virginia, USA
Clara Gatewood
1714–1784
Hoskins Creek, Southfarnham Parish, Essex, Virginia, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Burnett's Descendants

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Richard Burnett (1732–1796) m. Mary Boughan (29 Sep 1745–02 Aug 1825)
  1. 1. Taliaferro Burnett 1767–1822 m. Mary Baugh 1760–1856
    1. 1. Col (Joseph Bolling) Burnett 1800–1849 m. Anna Beasley 1801–1860
      1. 1. Capt (William Wiltshire "Buck") Burnett 1829–1873
      2. 2. Elizabeth (A) Burnett 1833–
      3. 3. James (Taliaferro) Burnett 1841–1861
      4. 4. Emily (Jane) Burnett 1834–
      5. 5. John (J) Burnett 1843–1861
      6. 6. Louise (Adeline) Burnett 1835–
      7. 7. Joseph (Bolling Burnett Jr.) Jr. 1837–1848
      8. 8. Henry (Clay) Burnett 1839–
      9. 9. Henry (Harrison) Burnett 1840–1840
    2. 2. Bolling (Clark) Burnett 1797–1862
    3. 3. Richard (B) Burnett 1793–1827
    4. 4. Polly Burnett 1795–1856
  2. 2. Joshua (Benjamin Burnett) Sr. 1773–1852 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Stewart 1800–1850 m. Rebecca Melton 1755–1820 m. Salley Smith 1771–1855
    1. 1. Obediah Burnett 1793–1848 m. NANCY ROBERTSON 1795–
      1. 1. REBECCA BURNETT 1832–
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Burnett 1822–
      3. 3. George (William) Burnett 1832–
      4. 4. Martha (Ann) Burnett 1826–1888
      5. 5. Malinda Burnett 1819–
      6. 6. Matilda (Jane) Burnett 1817–1879
      7. 7. Nancy Burnett 1816–
    2. 2. Mahala Burnett 1794–1857
    3. 3. Joshua Burnett 1798–1856
    4. 4. Jane Burnett 1799–1863
    5. 5. Elisha Burnett 1801–1881 m. Mary ("Polly" Ann) Wilkes 1830–
      1. 1. Meredith (W) Burnett 1850–1931
      2. 2. Elisha (Burnett) Jr 1839–1898
      3. 3. David (Crockett) Burnett 1838–1914
      4. 4. Absalom (Columbus) Burnett 1833–1916
      5. 5. Terry (Washington) Burnett 1827–1909
      6. 6. Nancy (Jane) Burnett 1826–1856
      7. 7. Jonathan (Elisha Burnett) Sr 1821–1904 m. Ruth (Ann) Farmer 1824–1904
        1. 1. Henderson Burnette 1849–1932
        2. 2. Jonathan (Elisha Burnett) Jr 1846–1928 m. Melvina Stoneman 1846–1926
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Burnette 1845–1910
        4. 4. Isaac (Sanders) Burnett 1851–1932
        5. 5. Isaac (William) Burnett 1849–1932
        6. 6. Thomas (C.) Burnett 1872–
        7. 7. Minerva Burnett 1866–
        8. 8. Charles (E.) Burnett 1854–
        9. 9. Michael (Jefferson "Jeff") Burnett 1861–1932
        10. 10. Rebecca (E.) Burnett 1856–
      8. 8. Jabez Burnett 1844–
      9. 9. Marion (Francis) Burnett 1832–1862
      10. 10. Thomas Burnett 1835–1862
    6. 6. Jonathan Burnett 1803–
    7. 7. Elizabeth Burnett 1792–
  3. 3. Gabriel Burnett 1765–
  4. 4. Richard Burnett 1760–1791
  5. 5. Carter Burnett 1761–1842
  6. 6. Luke Burnett 1767–1850
  7. 7. Gaston Burnett 1770–
  8. 8. Joseph Burnett 1773–

Richard Burnett's Timeline

2 Records

1732
1732
Birth of Richard Burnett in Southfarnham Parrish, Essex, Virginia
Southfarnham Parrish, Essex, Virginia
1796
1796
Age 64
Death of Richard Burnett in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Southfarnham Parrish, Essex, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
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