| Name |
William Burns, Sr |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Bet 1752 and 1754 |
Halifax, Virginia, United States |
| Marriage |
|
to Unknown |
| Other? |
Jul 1776 |
Captain Joseph Martin forms Company under Command of General Christy |
| Other? |
Sep 1776 |
William enlists for nine (9) months. |
| Other? |
Jul 1777 |
William discharged and re-enlists for six (6) months on same day. |
| Other? |
7 Oct 1777 |
Martinsville, Virginia, United StatesOath of Allegiance Historical Note |
| Other? |
Dec 1777 |
William discharged from second enlistment by Captain Martin. |
| Residence? |
Sep 1778 |
William stated he lived in Wilkes County, NC for nine (9) months prior to his second enlistment. |
| Residence? |
1780 |
Approximate time William married in Wilkes County, NC (best guess) |
| Other? |
1780 |
William hires a substitute to finish his tour (Johnthan Hickman). |
| Other? |
20 Jun 1780 |
Skirmish at Ramseur's Mill, Lincoln County, NC (300 people killed). |
| Other? |
7 Oct 1780 |
Battle of Kings Mountain. (William states he was discharged after skirmish at Ramseur's Mill and before the battle of Kings Mountain.) |
| Other? |
1783 |
Henry, Virginia, United StatesPersonal Property Tax List |
| Other? |
11 Dec 1783 |
Warrant #2099 gives 200 acre land grant to William for service in the Virginia Continental Line. |
| Other? |
1784 |
Henry, Virginia, United StatesPersonal Property Tax List |
| Other? |
1785 |
Wilkes, North Carolina, United StatesTax List shows four (4) horses |
| Other? |
1786 |
Wilkes, North Carolina, United StatesTax List |
| Other? |
1787 |
Wilkes, North Carolina, United StatesTax List |
| Other? |
1788 |
Wilkes, North Carolina, United StatesTax List |
| Other? |
Aug 1789 |
Named as Executor of his father's estate. along with brother Andrew. |
| Other? |
1790 |
Henry, Virginia, United StatesAppears before court as one of the executors of his fathers estate. |
| Other? |
1790 |
Henry, Virginia, United StatesPersonal Property Tax List |
| Other? |
1791 |
Henry, Virginia, United StatesTax List |
| Other? |
1792 |
Henry, Virginia, United StatesPersonal Property Tax List |
| Other? |
1793 |
Wilkes, North Carolina, United StatesTax List |
| Other? |
1794 |
Wilkes, North Carolina, United StatesTax List |
| Other? |
1795 |
Wilkes, North Carolina, United StatesTax List |
| Other? |
1796 |
Wilkes, North Carolina, United StatesTax List |
| Other? |
1797 |
Wilkes, North Carolina, United StatesTax List |
| Census? |
1800 |
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USASon John born in SC some time after the 1797 tax list of Wilkes County was published |
| Census? |
1807 |
Clay, Kentucky, United States |
| Residence? |
1807 |
Clay, Kentucky, United States |
| Census? |
1810 |
Floyd, Kentucky, United States |
| Other? |
1813 |
Clay, Kentucky, United StatesTaxed for 19 horses |
| Occupation? |
Bet 1813 and 1842 |
Horse trader |
| Other? |
1818 |
Clay, Kentucky, United StatesTax List |
| Census? |
1820 |
Clay, Kentucky, United Statespage 115 |
| Pension? |
23 Oct 1832 |
Manchester, Clay, KY, USAMakes Revolutionary War pension application. |
| Pension? |
30 Jan 1833 |
Placed on Pension Rolls |
| Pension? |
11 May 1833 |
Signs certification for brother Andrew's Revolutionary War Pension application. |
| Census? |
1835 |
Listed on the Special Census of Revolutionary War Veterans |
| Census? |
1840 |
Clay, Kentucky, United StatesLiving with daughter Sarah Bishop |
| Other? |
1842 |
Clay, Kentucky, United StatesTaxed on one horse |
| Death? |
Bet 1843 and 1845 |
Clay, Kentucky, United StatesIn the home Of daughter Sarah Bishop |
| Burial? |
|
Clay, Kentucky, United StatesBest guess is where daughter Sarah is buried. At one time around 1940 there were 50 or more old fieldstones. |
| Other? |
|
Affidavit signed by Robert Julius "Julius Bob" Baker, William Morris, and John Spurlock his neighbors. |
| Other? |
|
Note that no tax records are found between 1818 and 1842. |
| Other? |
|
Moved back to Wilkes County, NC from VA after about three years in Virginia (1790-1792) |
