Thomas William Burress

Birth: 1782 Death: 1849

More About JANE DAVIS: Burial: Jan 1854, Mtn Creek Baptist Cemetery, Anderson Co, SC

More About THOMAS BURRISS: Burial: Dec 1849, Mtn Creek Baptist Cemetery, Anderson Co, SC

wife: Jane Davis Burris--Birth: Nov. 30, 1782PiedmontGreenville CountySouth Carolina, USA Death: Jan. 4, 1854Anderson CountySouth Carolina, USA D/O Vann & Susannah Lucille Cary Davis, Jane married in 1800 at Pendleton, SC. They had eleven live births.

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Spouses:

 Jane Davis Burriss (1782 - 1854)

 Jane Davis Burriss (1782 - 1854)*

Children:

 Levi Burriss (1815 - 1881)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Anderson Anderson County South Carolina, USA

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Created by: Logan Record added: Dec 28, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 32465622 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=burr&GSpartia...

Perhaps you can tell from this description by Vandiver, which describes an ancient cemetery at Rock Mills, which is the correct cemetery: Traditions and History of Anderson County (1928), by Louise Ayer Vandiver, page 146:

"Joshua Burriss became a man of wealth. On his arrival in what is now Anderson County, he bought land from James McCarley, and the deed bears the date October 4th, 1795.

At one time Joshua Burriss owned as much land as constitutes a township now. His possessions embrace parts of what is now Centerville, Rock Mills, Savannah and Varennes townships.

In settling his sons, Mr. Burriss had a method all his own. He placed them up and down Generostee Creek according to their ages:

Elisha, the oldest, was placed farthest north, on what was long known as the "Old Byrum Place," now the Anderson Country Club.

The next was James, whose home stood near where the Orr Mill is now. He and his wife are buried in the old Mt. Tabor grave yard.

John's land was about where the "Old Watson home" is now, the place which belonged to the late Manley Watson.

Thomas's land was near Old Rock Mills, and he is buried in an ancient grave yard at that place."

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