William Burton and Jane Stinson

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Husband William Burton ¹

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           Born: Abt 1754 - County Tyrone, Ireland
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           Died: 1851 - Mercer Co, PA 1
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       Marriage: 1794 1

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Wife Jane Stinson ¹

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           Born: Abt 1770 - ? Ireland
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           Died: 1854 - Mercer Co, PA 1
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1 F Mary A. Burton ¹

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2 F Ellen Burton ¹

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3 M James Burton ¹

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4 M William Burton ¹

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5 M Henry Burton ^{2 3}

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           Born: 6 May 1802 - County Tyrone, Ireland 3
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         Spouse: Amelia Tait Smith (      -      ) 4 5
           Marr: 3 Nov 1843 6

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General Notes: Husband - William Burton

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John Burton, his grandfather, was a native of Scotland and enlisted in the army of William of Orange in Scotland in 1688. John Burton was present at the surrender of Londonderry by Tyrconnell. Burton led the march to the gates of this walled city, and when the gates were smashed his band entered and pursued Tyrconnell through the city, who barely escaped with his life. As it was Tyrconnell lost a part of his ear by the sword of John Burton, and this sword was long in the possession of his descendants, the grandfather of William F. Burton having seen the haft, or handle. For his bravery John Burton was awarded the lease of a manor house and grounds for ninety-nine years, which was afterward extended to his son Henry and then to his grandson Henry.
Still further back is Grudolph D. Burton, who was a general in the army of William the Conqueror and enlisted in Gaul, serving in battles in France and England. English records give accounts of three of his sons engaged in English warfare and eight grandsons who were military men, and five of his descendants served in the Revolutionary war. Grudolph D. Burton was awarded a royal grant which is still in possession of his descendants, having been inherited by the eldest son for forty-three generations. A copy of this royal grant is in the probate court in England. Grudolph D. Burton is represented by a long line of descendants in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, the Barbadoes, Canada, and in many states in America. Robert Burton, the English philosopher, and Richard Burton, the historian, are descendants, and mention is also made of two Catholic priests. Descendants by the name of William Burton are legion, as the name William has been honored by all branches of the family. Robert, James and Henry are also numerously represented. [HMC 1909, 692]

In the year 1824 the family immigrated to America and rented a farm of Gen. Scott, in what is now Sugar Grove Township, Mercer County, PA, where they remained for two years, when they moved to Delaware Township and purchased a farm of 200 acres, in the Fourth Donation District, No. 698, issued to a soldier of the Revolutionary War, on which they resided until their deaths.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1136.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 984.

3 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 692.

4 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 984, 1137.

5 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 693.

6 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1137.