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John Clarkson Burris, Sr.

Also Known As: "Clarkson"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Surry County, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 12, 1812 (72)
Boxley, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Place of Burial: Boxley, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Burris and Esther Burris
Husband of Esther Burris
Father of Moses Burris; Rebecca Sumner; William Burris, Sr.; John C Burris, Jr.; Daniel H Burris and 5 others

Occupation: Farmer
Managed by: Private User
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About John Clarkson Burris, Sr.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26116117/john-c.-burris

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.



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John Clarkson Burris, Sr.'s Timeline

1739
April 24, 1739
Surry County, North Carolina, United States
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1756
NC, United States
1760
June 12, 1760
Westfield, Surry, NC USA
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January 23, 1763
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
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1769
Surry, Stokes, North Carolina, United States
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July 10, 1771
Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, United States
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1773
New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
1776
North Carolina, United States