John Burris of Highland Co., Ohio

[Haplotype I1a]

John Burris was born on 22 May 1728 in Stokes (later Surry) Co., North Carolina. He married Esther Terry about 1760. He died on 10 May 1812 in Highland Co., Ohio, having had four sons:

1. William Wilson Burris (1763-1833) of Highland Co., OH

2. Moses Burris Sr. (1765-1830) of Hancock Co., IN

3. John C. Burris (1769-1845)

*4. Daniel H. Burris (1771-1845) of Henry Co., IN

Fourth Branch: Daniel H. Burris

Daniel H. Burris was born on 10 July 1771 in Stokes (later Surry) Co., North Carolina. He married Mary Horton on 27 November 1794. He died on 13 June 1845 in Henry Co., Indiana, having had twelve sons:

1. Stephen Burris (1797-1855) of Hancock or Hamilton Co., IN

*2. John H. Burris (1799-1869) of Henry Co., IN

3. Jacob Burris (1801-1878) of Henry Co., IN

4. Daniel Burris Jr. (1805- )

5. Bowater Burris (1807- )

6. Abraham Burris (1809-1864) of Montgomery Co., IA

7. Moses Burris (1811-1876) of Effingham Co., IL

8. Horton Burris (1813-1873) of Henry Co., IN

9. Miles Burris Sr. (1814-1888) of Muncie Co., IN

10. Andrew Burris (1816- )

11. Lewis Burris (1818- )

12. Elias Henry Burris (1819-1873/93) of Franklin Co., NE

Second Son of Daniel H.

John H. Burris was born in 1799 in Surry Co., North Carolina. He married Mary Allison on 14 Feb. 1819 in Highland Co., Ohio, and secondly Elizabeth Kinder in 1837. He died on 27 November 1869 in Henry Co., Indiana, having had seven sons, three by his first wife, and four by his second:

1. Eden Burris (1828-1901) of Vernon Co., MO

2. Wilson Frank Burris (1832-1920) of Jackson Co., MO

3. John A. Burris (1834-1861) of Pettis Co., MO

4. Nelson B. Burris (1838-1913) of Marshall Co., IA

5. Daniel Burris (1846-1910) of Hancock Co., IN

6. William T. Burris (1849-1906)

7. Silas G. Burris (1851-1919) of Henry Co., IN

Eden Burris is the ancestor of R. L. Burris.

Test results received from one representative of this line do not currently match the numbers of any other Burgess Project family.