Robert Burton was born 4 December, 1736 in VA, the son of Susanna Allen and Hutchins Burton. He may need closer scrutiny, being about the same age as our Robert Reily; I must check that he didn’t hike down the Great Wagon Road and change his name to Reily.
Robert Burton's brother, William Allen married Mary Walthall. They had sons William Allen Burton, b 1751 and Walthall, b 1750, all from Virginia. The Wilkinson County MS Burtons apparently descend from this line. No Georgia passports were found for the Burton family; perhaps they came to Mississippi via the rivers. That notion is supported by the birth of Elizabeth Hamilton Burton, 1805, in Kentucky. It was expedient for migrating families to move inland near a waterway and construct a flatboat. The family, their belongings, and produce for market were loaded and they traveled down the tributaries to the Mississippi River. Down the river, they would sell their goods and set up housekeeping in their new home. A biographic sketch of Capt. Walthall Burton states that he was born in Nelson County, Kentucky, March 28, 1807 and his family moved to Wilkinson County, MS in 1811(Mike Miller. BIO: BURTON, Capt. Walthall, s/o Wilson & Eleanor (Bruce) Burton, from Rootsweb.com)
Research notes in the Burton and allied families GEDCOM (6/8/2007, Rootsweb World Connect) referenced William Allen Burton's will of 1767, and deaths often precipitate migration of family members. That mush have been William Allen Burton, Sr (b. 1727). It was also mentioned that William Allen Burton witnessed a deed, 1771, in North Carolina. I suspect that may have been the 20- year- old son, moved from Virginia; that deed was dated after the will. Searching for Burtons in South Carolina turned up some other interesting records. Direct associations were not documented, but there were Burtons in Camden District, where the Reily family lived (Lucas, S. E. 1989. Some South Carolina records. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Press. Easley, SC. 672 pp.). There was a deed in Craven County, made 6 December, 1784, between Daniel Price, Sr. and Walthall Burton. A deed of 4 October, 1786 also involved “Walthall Burton, planter of Camden District….” William Allen Burton witnessed a deed on 2 January, 1786 in Camden District. Daniel Price, a principal in the 1784 deed, appears to have been brother to Sarah “Sally” Price, wife of Walthall Burton (Bird/Byrd- a Gathering of the Flock. GEDCOM 1/7/2007. Rootsweb World Connect). These findings indicate that the Burton family may have migrated south from Virginia into South Carolina. Apparently they remained there for some time before moving west to Kentucky, then south to Mississippi. Walthall Burton ultimately moved to Saint Landry Parish, LA, where he had a sizeable plantation.
Robert Burton's brother, William Allen married Mary Walthall. They had sons William Allen Burton, b 1751 and Walthall, b 1750, all from Virginia. The Wilkinson County MS Burtons apparently descend from this line. No Georgia passports were found for the Burton family; perhaps they came to Mississippi via the rivers. That notion is supported by the birth of Elizabeth Hamilton Burton, 1805, in Kentucky. It was expedient for migrating families to move inland near a waterway and construct a flatboat. The family, their belongings, and produce for market were loaded and they traveled down the tributaries to the Mississippi River. Down the river, they would sell their goods and set up housekeeping in their new home. A biographic sketch of Capt. Walthall Burton states that he was born in Nelson County, Kentucky, March 28, 1807 and his family moved to Wilkinson County, MS in 1811(Mike Miller. BIO: BURTON, Capt. Walthall, s/o Wilson & Eleanor (Bruce) Burton, from Rootsweb.com)
Research notes in the Burton and allied families GEDCOM (6/8/2007, Rootsweb World Connect) referenced William Allen Burton's will of 1767, and deaths often precipitate migration of family members. That mush have been William Allen Burton, Sr (b. 1727). It was also mentioned that William Allen Burton witnessed a deed, 1771, in North Carolina. I suspect that may have been the 20- year- old son, moved from Virginia; that deed was dated after the will. Searching for Burtons in South Carolina turned up some other interesting records. Direct associations were not documented, but there were Burtons in Camden District, where the Reily family lived (Lucas, S. E. 1989. Some South Carolina records. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Press. Easley, SC. 672 pp.). There was a deed in Craven County, made 6 December, 1784, between Daniel Price, Sr. and Walthall Burton. A deed of 4 October, 1786 also involved “Walthall Burton, planter of Camden District….” William Allen Burton witnessed a deed on 2 January, 1786 in Camden District. Daniel Price, a principal in the 1784 deed, appears to have been brother to Sarah “Sally” Price, wife of Walthall Burton (Bird/Byrd- a Gathering of the Flock. GEDCOM 1/7/2007. Rootsweb World Connect). These findings indicate that the Burton family may have migrated south from Virginia into South Carolina. Apparently they remained there for some time before moving west to Kentucky, then south to Mississippi. Walthall Burton ultimately moved to Saint Landry Parish, LA, where he had a sizeable plantation.
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