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Personal data Leard (Laird) Burns 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Household of Leard (Laird) Burns

He is married to Jean Williams.

They got married on January 30, 1801 at Mecklenburg, North Carolina, he was 46 years old.Sources 7, 10

They got married in the year 1801 at Mecklenburg, NC, he was 46 years old.Source 5


Child(ren):

  1. John Burns  1775-????
  2. William Burns  1779-????
  3. George M Burns  ± 1794-???? 
  4. James Burns  1810-????


Notes about Leard (Laird) Burns

Leard left his wife and took sons John W. & William and proceeded to Mecklinbu rg Co., NC. He left the other two behind.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Leard (Laird) Burns

John ("B"his mark) Burns
1681-1760
No recorded name for his wife
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Pock
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Laird Burns
1716-1784
Jennet Pock
1720-1756

Leard (Laird) Burns
1755-1840

1801

Jean Williams
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John Burns
1775-????
William Burns
1779-????
George M Burns
± 1794-????
James Burns
1810-????

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    Sources

    1. Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    2. 1800 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 589; Image: 137; Family History Library Film: 337909 / Ancestry.com
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    4. U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    5. Web: RootsWeb Marriage Records Index, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    6. North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931, Ancestry.com
      Name: Leard (Laird) Burns
      / Ancestry.com
    7. North Carolina, Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, Ancestry.com, Data Source: County Court Records - FHL # 0546461-0546466 / Ancestry.com
    8. North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    9. 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, 1830 US Census; Census Place: Roane, Tennessee; Page: 5; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 180; Family History Film: 0024538 / Ancestry.com
    10. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    11. 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1840; Census Place: Roane, Tennessee; Roll: 535; Page: 82; Image: 1048; Family History Library Film: 0024549 / Ancestry.com
    12. 1810 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1810; Census Place: Capt Crages, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: 42; Page: 475; Image: 0337915; Family History Library Film: 00063 / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Day of marriage January 30, 1801

    • The temperature on January 30, 1801 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1801: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 4 » John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States.
      • February 17 » An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr, Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
      • March 21 » The Battle of Alexandria is fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Nicopolis near Alexandria in Egypt.
      • March 23 » Tsar Paul I of Russia is struck with a sword, then strangled, and finally trampled to death inside his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle.
      • May 6 » Captain Thomas Cochrane in the 14-gun HMSSpeedy captures the 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo.
      • July 12 » British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras.

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