Sunday, November 26, 2017

What caused the Alfred Burnett family to leave Mississippi?

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In October of 1855 Alfred and Julia Burnett sold their land holdings in Mississippi and shortly thereafter moved to Calcasieu Parish, Louis...
Monday, September 11, 2017

Mammoth Cave Kentucky Burnett Famlies

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According to the U.S. Federal census records, Alfred Burnett was born in the state of Kentucky in the year 1812.  Since the federal census ...
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Burnett - Gilley Connection, Family History Book

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Genealogical research can utilize many forms of evidence; some of these include census records, birth/marriage/death certificates, wills and...
Saturday, August 26, 2017

DNA Matches to Kentucky Burnett Descendants

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We now have autosomal DNA samples for at least 24 known descendants of Alfred Burnett and Julia Seaman.  Two of the DNA samples are from gre...
Thursday, July 6, 2017

First Confirmed Evidence of Alfred Burnett

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The first documented evidence of Alfred Burnett can be found in the 1838 tax roll of Jackson County, Mississippi. 1 His state tax was 37...
Saturday, May 20, 2017

James Jefferson Burnett - Homesteader

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The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed US citizens to become the owner, free of charge, of 160 acres of US Government land.  To become owner was...
Saturday, March 4, 2017

New Burnett Genealogy Facebook Group

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I have taken some time off of blogging about our Burnett Ancestors.   I plan to resume blogging in the next few months, but in the meant...