Person:George Burnau (1)

Research Notes

1792 Bourbon tax records, "Bronaugh", George found. Also, Gorham, Thomas and Sanford, Goram

1794 April 4L Son, Thomas "Gorham" Burnau born in Stoner Twp, Bourbon Co KY. Note: Thomas Gorham Sr is George's father in law.

1795 Bourbon tax records: "Bernow", George found. [1] (also found Gorom Thomas (twice) & Alexander Gorham)

1796 Bourbon tax records: "Barnaw", George found in Bourbon (Thomas Gorham not found)

28 June 1796 Thomas Gorham and Peggy his wife (Margaret Cotton), deed to George "Branaugh" (sic), part of land purchased of James Parbery. Witness: Mareen Duvall, Thomas West, John Carter. (Bourbon County Deed Book D, p27) [2] "50 pounds current money of KY for 50 acres on flat run, being a part of a preemption in the name of James Parberry, assignee of Manoah Singleton, bounded by Thomas Gorham's 200 acre survey"

Same day, Branaugh, George & Franky deed same to Carter, John.

1797 Bourbon tax records: "Burnaw", George

Bourbon County, Kentucky 1810 Census Index - USGenWeb Archives (TM) [3] ... BRIST 74 BRISTOW 118 BRONAUGH 75 BROWN 74-75-76-118 BROWNING 76-77-118 BRUCE ... FOSTER 85-122 FOWLER 86 FRAKES 85 FRAME 85-86 FRANCES 122 FRANCIS 69-85 ...

19 Dec 1814 Inventory of personal estate of Thomas Gorham, deceased, recorded January 1815. (Logan County Will Book A, p 380)

11 Dec 1817 Joshua Gorham to heirs of Thomas Gorham. Whereas Joshua Gorham has set up a claim to a negro woman named Rose and her child Betty by virtue of a pretended purchase from his mother Margaret Gorham deceased… Joshua Gorham now releases his claim to the other heirs in consideration of a final settlement of the estate, retaining his share in common for the two negroes. The heirs named are: William Gorham, John Gorham, Thomas Gorham, Franky Burnoe, the heirs of Sanford Gorham, Alexander Gorham, Margaret Redmon (wife of Thomas Redmon), Betsy Riggs (wife of Thomas Riggs), Anna Beck (wife of John Beck), and Susan Boyd (wife of John Boyd). (Logan County Deed Book F, p 128)

1. ↑ Will Abstract, in Ardery, Julia Hoge Spencer. Kentucky records: early wills and marriages, copied from court house records by regents, historians and the state historian; old bible records and tombstone inscriptions; records from Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Daviess, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Montgomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, and Shelby counties. (Lexington, Kentucky: Keystone Printery, Inc., c1932)
   1:24 (Bourbon County).

   GEORGE BERNOE (BOURNAUGH)-Will Book D, page 134-Those mentioned-my dear companion; daughter, Polly C. Bournaugh; son, George Bournaugh; son, Thomas; daughters, Peggy, and Susan; my five children that now live with me; son, John; daughter, Betsy. Written November 3rd, 1810. Proved December, 1810. Executrix, wife. Witnesses-William Adair, Jeremiah String, Catron String.