Person:Daniel Burris (1)

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Daniel H. Burris
b.10 Jul 1777 Surry County, North Carolina
d.13 Jun 1845 Knightstown, Henry County, Indiana
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1762
  1. Wilson Burris1763 - 1833
  2. William Burris1764 - 1833
  3. Moses BurrisAbt 1765 -
  4. John BurrisAbt 1768 -
  5. Rachel Burris1773 - 1852
  6. Joseph Burris1776 -
  7. Daniel H. Burris1777 - 1845
  8. Miles Burris1779 -
  9. Bowater 'Bourter' Burris1784 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Daniel H. Burris1777 - 1845
  • W.  Mary Horton1778 - 1866
m. 27 Nov 1794
  1. Stephen Burris1797 - 1855
  2. Jacob Burris1801 - 1879
  3. Moses Burris1811 - 1876
  4. Horton Burris1813 - 1873
  5. Miles Burris1814 - 1888
  6. Andrew Burris1816 - 1882
  7. Elias Henry Burris1819 - 1873
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Facts and Events
Name Daniel H. Burris
Gender Male
Birth[1] 10 Jul 1777 Surry County, North Carolina
Marriage 27 Nov 1794 Surry, North Carolina, United Statesto Mary Horton
Death[1] 13 Jun 1845 Knightstown, Henry County, Indiana
Burial[4] Greensboro Friends Cemetery, Greensboro, Henry, Indiana, United States
Religion? Quaker
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).
  2.   Daniel H Burris, in History of Henry County, Indiana: together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens; also a condensed history of Indiana. (Chicago [Illinois]: Inter-State Pub. Co., 1884).

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    ... was a member of the Friends' Church and like so many other members of that body hated with a righteous fervor the institution of slavery. He was an abolitionist and in the days of slavery assisted runaway negroes along the underground route to Canada. He was born in North Carolina on July 10, 1771 and his wife was born in the same state on March 25 1778. They were married in North Carolina about the year 1794. They lived to be very old people and upon dying were both buried in the cemetery at Greensboro, Henry County, Indiana. ...

  3.   Daniel H Burris, in Henry, Indiana, United States. Duck Creek Monthly Meeting Records.

    microfilm #51084.2
    [records 27 Nov 1794 marriage to Mary Horton, although the marriage occurred earlier in Surry, NC]

  4. ↑ Daniel H Burris, in Find A Grave.

    [Includes photo of replacement marker.]

  5.   Hinshaw, William Wade; Thomas Worth Marshall; and John Cox. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States: Edwards Brothers, 1936-1950).

    [pg number and citation needed]
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    [lists Daniel and his parents, John C Burris and Ester Terriy, as members of New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford Co., NC.]

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