Our Burnley Ancestors And Allied Families CO::\IPILED BY EMMA DICKEN THE HOBSON BOOK PRESS 52 VANDERBILT AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 19'6 Copyright 1946 By EMMA DICKE'\ Dedicated to the Memory of Our Revolutionary Ancestor Henry Burnley FOREWORD In my childhood many facts relating to our Burnley family were told to me by my father and his sisters from memory and written and pre­ served by me. Later in 1895 Miss Sa~ah Donelson Hubert, of Norwood, Georgia, published "A Gene­ alogy of Part of the Barksdale Family of Ameri­ ca," which included records of the Burnley fami­ ly. Regarding the early generations, there were only a few differences in her records and mine, however she traced most families down to the younger generations of her day, while my family had lost sight of some of them after they had removed from Georgia. In after years we have devoted considerable time in tracing the Burnleys and allied families, personally searching vari­ ous county records and gleaning bits here and there from other available sources. Though most of the research was done some years ago, we have recently added a little more material. This we have been glad to do for future gen­ erations who may look back with interest and pride to a line of ancestors who have given them a good heritage and who did their part in making a home for them in a land of freedom and liber­ ty. We have spared no pains in trying to make this an absolutely correct sketch, but no doubt there ar,e some errors, as are usually found in VII genealogies. It has been impossible to contact all and to give entire families down to the pres­ ent generations. Some have failed to respond to our requests for family data, while others have been very helpful and for their aid we are grateful. It is hoped that future generations will not fail to preserve the family records on to the end of time. There are many fine young people among the Burnley descendants. Some from almost every family are now participating in the present war. They all deserve honorable mention and we would like to give their service records, but as that is impossible at the present time we hope that someone will write a later edition and give a full account of their achievements. With wishes for a glorious future for all our large family. 0incerely, Emma Dicken Meridian, :~ississippi December 16, 1943 VITI CONTE1\TS FOREWORD . VII RECORDS FOUND I'.'J E.NGL\ND . I JOHN BURNLEY .................. HARDIN BURNLEY 2, JOHN I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 COLONEL ZACHARIAH BURNLEY 3, HARDIN 2, JOHN I ........ H JAMES BURNLEY 2, JOHN I, ...................................... 61 ISRAEL BURNLEY 2, JOHN 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. n HENRY BURNLEY 3, ISRAEL 2, JOH'.'J 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 LUCY BURNLEY 4, HEi\RY 3, ISRAEL 2, JOHN 1 ................ l·Vi HENRY BURNLEY AND HIS SECOJ\'D WIFE, :.IA.RY LOCi~EY .... 1~7 BURNLEYS VNIDENTIFIED WITH OUR ANCESTORS ............ 204 BARKSDALE ................................................ 20'..l INDEX . 239 AB2REVIATIONS USED IN THIS BOOK b :or born d for died n for rriarri2d unm f Ol~ unmarried M.b. for marriage bond D.b. for Ceed Book O.b. for Order Book W.B. for "Nill Sook RECORDS FOUND IN ENGLAND Our Burnley ancestors came from England some­ time before 1700 and settled in Virginia. The name Burnley is said to be a place name, the family having acquired the name from the place in which they lived. There is an important town in Lancashire, England, by the name of Burnley and people by that name lived there, but we have established no connection between them and our Virginia ancestors. We have been told that the name is not a common one in England and though there are numerous descendants through female lines, persons bearing the name of Burnley are not now so numerous in this country. We did not have an extensive sear,ch made and only received fragmentary records as a result of the research done for us in London. Among the earliest rec­ ords furnished us was a pedigree from the "Brad­ ford Antiquary," which is as follows: Robert Burnley bapt. 1606 and his brother Richard bapt. 1621, sons of Robert Burnley, gentleman, son of William Burnley, yeoman, son of Thomas Burnley of Skircoates in Halifax, Yorkshire, Dyer, 1541. The following scattered notes were also found: A.D. 1395, Bernelee, John named as employed by Walter Frampton of Bristol. (Wadley's Bris­ tol Wills) l 1480-83, Burnlay, John, York Chancery Proc. Early 32/367. 1533-8, Burnely, John, Devon. Ibid 72G/51. 1512-3, Burnley, Jane, dau. and heir of Thomas 3urnley to marry Anthony, son of testator William Coope, Esq. Banbury P.C.C.C.Will. 1543, Burnley, Richard son of Roland Burnley, bapt. St. Nicholas, Durham. 1570, Burnley, Thomas and Agnes Woode married at Burnley, Lancashire. 1583, Burnley, Elizabeth and William Sager married. Ibid. 1583, Oct. 2, Burnley, Henry and Joanna Whitacers, widow of St. Bennett, Paul's Wharf. (London Marriage Licenses) 1584, Burnley, Thomas and Isabel Cowlinge married. Ibid. 1600, Burnley, Robert of Bradford and Isabel Pollard married at Bradford Yorks. 1600, Burnley, Michael, son of William Burn­ ley of Clayton, bapt. Ibid. 1600, Burnley, William son of Robert Burnley of Horton, bapt. Ibid. 1603, Burnley, Robert of Bradford married Jane Assheton. Ibid. 1603-25, Burnley, William party to suit in Chancery, Chan. Proc. James I. 1632, Burnley, Michael a deponent, Kent etc. Exechequer E 6/68. 1650, Burnley, Matthew son of Thomas Burnley of Canterbury, born there; school Canterbury; Watric St. John's Coll, Cambridge, 1667, age 17; B.A. 1670/71, ~.A. 1678, Venn, Alumni Cantab. 1663, Burnley, Thomas na~ed in a deed, Stan­ ford. Lincoln Society Genealogists, London D MSS. 2 OUR BURNLEY ANCESTORS AND ALLIED FAMILIES 1667, Burnley, Robert of Little Brompton (Hereford) ma,rried Anne, sister of Mr. Roger Lyde of Knill, Will 1667. We are not giving the records found in the 1700's as they show no connection with our Vir­ ginia family, who had settled in Vir,ginia before that date. From the Register of St. Margarets, West­ minster, adjoining Westminster Abbey we find baptisms: 1652, Oct. 31 John Burnley, son of Henry and Emma Burnley, 1654, Oct. 18 Henry Burnley, son of Henry and Emma Burnley, 1656, Oct. 15 William Burnley, son of Henry and Emma Burnley, 1659, May 22 John Burnley, son of Henry and Emma Burnley. There was a reference to the will of Henry Burnley 1665-1668, but owing to existing circum­ stances (1940) our researcher did not have ac­ cess to the records where the will was filed. We have not found any relation of any of the above with our family, but are giving them with the hope that they may aid some future research­ er. It seems rather doubtful that the John born 1659 could have been the one who came to Vir­ ginia, but this remains to be proved. The fact that two of the sons were named John suggests that the elder one may have died in childhood. We found in records of Hanover County~ Vir­ ginia, mention of a William Burnley, and in Campbell, formerly a part of Bedford County, a Michael Burnley, who died 1783. We found no evidence, but it seems quite probable that they were descendants of the emigrant John Burnley. 3 OUR BURNLEY ANCESTORS AND ALLIED FAMILIES ½e discovered no record in England of a coat of arms or crest granted to any Burnley except a very modern one granted to Lt. Col. Hardin Burnley, born 1843, son of William Frederick Burnley and his wife Rosina, daughter of James Eccles. Col. Burnley married an heiress, Mar­ garet Jane Campbell, and in 1882 assumed the additional surname of Campbell. They resided on her estate in Scotland. Part of the coat of arms of Col. Burnley was described as part for Burnley and part for Carr:pbell. This was "Ermin on waves of the sea, a ship in full sail proper, and a chief engrailed azure, a cornucopia be­ tween two bees volant, also prJper (forBurnley)." It is interesting to note that the flying bees appear in the arms of the Municipal Borough of Burnley in Lancashire. Further mention of Lt. Col. Burnley will be made in the record of Hardin Burnley, Jr. JOHN BG"RNLEY Owing to the destruction of the colonial re~ords in the Virginia counties where our an­ cestors lived, first during the Revolutionary War and later records during the Civil War, we have been unable to find but a meager account of the earliest generations who settled in this country. It has been related by one of the older mem­ bers of the family that the first Burnley who came to Virginia from England took passage on a ship manned by French sailors who mutinied on the voyage causing much excitement and Mr. Burn­ ley had related to his grandchildren some of the harrowing experiences of his first trip to America. There is some uncertainty as to the date of his arrival in Virginia and the date of his birth and death. We can only give the records that we have found and those interested can draw their own conclusions. From the different fam­ ily traditions it seems certain that the immi­ grant ancestor was John Burnley. The Register of St. Peters Parish, p. 2, shows that there was a John Burnley married and living in that parish, New Kent County, Virginia, before 1700, A par­ tial record of the baptism of three children is 5 OUR BURNLEY ANCESTORS AND ALLIED FAMILIES given.