Ester TERRY Mini tree diagram

John C BURRIS1

24th Apr 17391 - 17th Jan 18121

Life History

24th Apr 1739

Born in North Carolina.1

1758

Married Ester TERRY in Surry County, North Carolina.1,1

17th Jan 1812

Died in Boxley, Hamilton, Indiana.1

after 17th Jan 1812

Buried in Burris Cemetery, Boxley, Hamilton County, Indiana.1

Notes

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    John C Burris, Sr
    Birth Apr 24, 1739 North Carolina, USA
    Death Jan 17, 1812 Boxley, Hamilton County, Indiana, USA

    Son of John Burris and Ester Fadden. He married Esther Terriy, daughter of (William?) Terriy/Terry and Cheepoake Harris, about 1758 in NC. Their known children were: Rebecca [Rebeckah], William or Wilson, Moses, Daniel H., John C. Jr., Rachael [Rachel], Joseph M., Miles and Bowater.

    At various times John and Esther were members of New Garden and Westfield Monthly Meeting (Religious Society of Friends - Quaker) in NC; and Miami and Fall Creek Monthly Meeting in OH.

    John served in the French and Indian War under Capt. William Christian in 1764; and in the Revolutionary War, NC 2nd Reg., in 1778.

    Parents:
    John Burris
    Ester Fadden Burris (1718 - ____)

    Spouse Ester Terry Burris (1740 - 1830)
    Children:
    Rebecca Burris Sumner (1760 - 1829)
    William Burris (1763 - 1833)
    Moses Burris (1765 - 1830)
    John C. Burris (1769 - 1845)
    Daniel H Burris (1771 - 1845)
    Rachel Burris Hiatt (1773 - ____)
    Joseph M Burris (1776 - ____)
    Miles Burris (1779 - ____)
    Bowater Burris (1784 - 1841)

    Burial Burris Cemetery, Boxley, Hamilton County, Indiana, USA

    Created by Rebecca Paddon Apr 18, 2008
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #26116117, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26116117
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    From a Burris Family newsletter dated July 1991:
    "John Burris: The original John Burris of 1738 tombstone was found in 1975 in Boxley, IN. The story is a farmer wanted to clear off his land for farming, this also included the old cemetery property where John Burris was buried. The tombstones had been thrown into a ditch. Phillip Cline and others brought suit against the farmer to stop any further destruction, and restore the cemetery to its original condition. The tombstones were then placed into the farmer's basement awaiting the court's decision. The United States government has installed a Revolutionary War Veterans stone for John Burris, in honor of his service during the Revolutionary War...."
    --  Steven, Comment on a memorial on Find a Grave,  12 April  2017, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=fls&FLid=111818109&FLgrid=26116117

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