Daniel Washington BURFORD

Other Events:

• Residence: 1809, , , South Carolina, USA
• Residence: 1823, , Madison, Alabama, USA

Notes:

Burford Cemetery, Tate Co, Mississippi
Daniel Burford, 11-5-1782 - June 19, 1848
Lucy Burford, May 22,1789- May 26, 1847, consort of D. Burford

Early Settlers of Alabama
Circuit Judges.
2. Jonathan Burford , the second clerk, was a good physician, who had an extensive practice in and around Moulton . He was a man of talent and popularity. He did not perform the duties of the office in person, but by a very competent deputy, whom we will notice presently. The Doctor had come from Giles county, Tenn. , to which place he returned before his term of office expired. He had a brother, Daniel Burford , who came with him from Tennessee . He was a tall, spare man, with blue eyes, and high Tennessee new-ground, a dead limb had fallen across his neck and partially broken it, but he finally recovered from the serious injury, and ever afterward carried his head at half mast, which gave him a peculiar expression of countenance. Daniel was an old man when I first knew him; lived a few miles east of Moulton , and ginned cotton for toll, extensively, for his poor neighbors. Moreover, he hired a number of white men; and had a great many lawsuits, on a small scale, with his numerous customers. In these, for a long time, he was uniformly victorious. The old man in the preparation of his cases left nothing to chance. He knew what every one of his witnesses (who were his retainers) would say before court; and if the recollection of any one of them seemed to be dim, he would refresh it by recital of concurrent facts so clear that the witness could then see the thing as plain as day. When one of his cases was called Old Daniel seemed to grow taller, his form to expand, and even his head become mere erect. He loomed up like a gallant general in the opening of a battle. At first I supposed that the desire of gain was the motive which influenced him, but long observation convinced me that though it was in part, yet that the main motive was a love of the excitement of litigation. But in process of time, the old man, very unexpectedly to himself, was defeated in one of his cases. For his life he could not divine the cause of his disaster. He had prepared the case well, and no one of his veteran witnesses had gone back on him. He concluded that it must have been owing to the young lawyer who hackled and dissected his witnesses, so he employed him on his side for his next case. But all this failed to show up what was the matter. The truth was that the public had tired of the old man and his witnesses. They had been before it too often. The Gunpowder plot had exploded. One by one his cases went off the docket in the same way until the sheriff was no longer heard to sing out of the court house window: "Dan-iel Bur-ford !" The man who is fond of going to law - who is successful for a season, and thinks full surely "his greatness is a ripening," will certainly meet the same fate. A witty fellow, after these defeats, offered to bet any man $20 that the old man could not recover on a plain note of hand. He had one child, a daughter, who married her cousin L. P. C. Burford , who moved to West Tennessee and became very rich.

Birth:
Although Kershaw County had not yet been created when he was born, this is the area of the Camden District in which his family lived.

Family/Spouse: Lucy HILLIARD. Lucy was born on 22 May 1789; died on 26 May 1847 in , Tate, Mississippi, USA; was buried in May 1847 in , Tate, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Rebecca Clack BURFORD was born on 16 May 1809 in , , South Carolina, USA; died in Deceased.
2. Harvey C BURFORD was born on 2 Dec 1811; died in Deceased in , Tate, Mississippi, USA.
3. William Clack BURFORD was born in 1816; died in Deceased.
4. William H BURFORD was born on 23 May 1823 in , Madison, Alabama, USA; died in Deceased.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Between 1 Mar 1780 and Oct 1871, , Warren, North Carolina, USA; Purchasing Commissary and Wagonmaster, under Nicholas Lon, Quartermaster General of the State of North Carolina
• Military: 15 Oct 1781, , , North Carolina, USA; Colonel William Linton's North Carolina Regiment
• Residence: Between 1793 and 1800, , , South Carolina, USA
• Occupation: 1 Mar 1794, , , South Carolina, USA; Deputy Sheriff
• Residence: Between 1800 and 1803, , Franklin, Georgia, USA
• Residence: Between 1803 and 1811, , Haywood, North Carolina, USA
• Residence: Between 1812 and 1834, , Bedford, Tennessee, USA
• Pension: 8 Aug 1833, , Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

A copy of a letter I have in my possession states the following: Philip T. Burford was born June 29, 1783 in Warren County, North Carolina. While a resident of Warren County, Philip T. Burford volunteered March 1, 1780 and served as Purchasing Commissary and Wagonmaster, under Nicholas Lon, Quartermaster General of the State of North Carolina, until sometime in October, 1781. He served from October 15, 1781 as lieutenant, three months in Colonel William Linton's North Carolina Regiment, in an expedition against the Tories. He moved about 1793 from North Carolina to Kershaw District, South Carolina, where he lived seven years, then to Franklin County, Georgia and lived three years, to Haywood County, North Carolina, lived eight or nine years, thence to Bedford County, Tennessee. Philip T. Burford was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1833, then a resident of Bedford County, Tennessee.
Philip T. Burford
Certificate # 22074
Survey File# 1646 Bedford Co., TN
Issued October 1, 1833
Rate 73.33 per anum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
West Tennessee Agency
David Hahn (dhahn81147@aol.com)

From Kershaw Co SC Minutes of the County Court 1791-1799 by Brent Holcombe..."1 Mar 1794...Ordered that Philip Burfoot is appointed as a Deputy Sheriff for the county; he appeared and was duly qualified"...this was Philip T. Burford, whose son was Philip G.G. Burford believed to have md Tabitha Tankersley...I found a Philip Burford listed as the Chief Deputy Sheriff of Madison County Alabama in 1828...I believe this is Philip G.G (Philip T. would have been 65 in 1828 and died 1834 in Haywood Co Tn)....just across the Tenn border from Madison Co is Lincoln Co Tn, and I found a reference in Lincoln Co. Tn Court Minutes that Roland Tankersley is mentioned in a court action there on Friday 4 April 1826...this then would place Philip G.G. in near proximity to the Roland Tankersley family at least 1826-28...Philip G.G. b 4 Feb 1800 md Tabitha ca 1822 based on birth of 1st ch Ronald (Roland?) ca 1823...
Larry Mc

PT was b 1763 NC/// d 1834 Fayette Co TN mar Rebecca Clack. My line Mildred mar Alfred Blair; Daniel Washington mar Lucy Hilliard; Phillip mar Susannah Goodloe & Nancy Agnes Bullock; Elizabeth Clack mar Abraham Shook & others; William Terrell mar Hepsabeth Barton & Sarah Reid; David mar Rebecca Wilson & Mary ??; Dr Jonathan mar Euphemia Nancy Chaffin & Mrs Harriett B Campbell Yates; Hiram mar Hannah ?? & Mary Ellis; Phillip GG mar Tabitha Tankersley & Martha Sinclair; Mary SS mar a Caple & or Sims; Mahala Harlo Clementine (died as infant); Rebecca Harlo Clementine mar Thomas Nowlin.

Military:
Lieutenant

Residence:
present-day Kershaw County area

Occupation:
present-day Kershaw County area

Phillip married Rebecca CLACK on 8 Jan 1782 in , Warren, North Carolina, USA. Rebecca (daughter of William CLACK and Elizabeth TWITTY) was born on 4 Jun 1763 in , Bute, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Jan 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Aft 1723, , Bute, North Carolina, USA
• Military: Abt 1750

Notes:

Found this interesting tidbit:
From: "Citizens, Confederates, Bushwackers & Guerillas" by Joanne Chiles Eakin, 1995..." W.S. Burford, a citizen captured in Cape Girardeau Co. Missouri 12 October 1862, imprisoned at Myrtle Prison ; released on oath and bond 8 December 1862".
This was undoubtedly Winfield Scott Burford, b 20 July 1846, who was barely 16 years old when captured by Union troops who obviously suspected him of provided "comfort and aid to the enemy" ...since his father Kendall Hawkins Burford was a Cape Girardeau druggist, he may have been supplying medicine to ill or wounded Confederates... Kendall Hawkins was the s/o Benjamin Wyatt, who was the s/o Rev Daniel Burford, who was the s/o Capt Phillip & Mildred Burford ...I descend from Rev Daniel's bro Lt Philip Terrell Burford. Larry.

Abstracts of Warren Co., N. C. Will Book 8
February 1795 - August 1796
From Original by Mary Hinton Kerr
198. 30 June 1795; Feb. Ct. 1796. PHILIP BURFORD to his son PHILIP BURFORD. Gift of 4 negroes. Wit: ISAAC MARSHALL (Jurat) & PHIL. HAWKINS, Jr.
234. Feb. Ct. 1796. Inv. Est .of PHILIP BURFORD, dec'd., by WYATT HAWKINS, Admr. Includes 640 A. whereon he Ds. (died?) & 200 A. bought at Sheriff's sale & no deed made.
258. 11 Feb. 1796; Feb. Ct. 1796. PETER TWITTY, of Lancaster Co., S. C., to PHILIP TERRELL BURFORD, of Kershaw Co., S. C. $120. for his claim to share of Est. of PHILIP BURFORD. dec'd., late of Warren Co. N. C. Wit: DANL. BURFORD (Jurat) & RAWLEIGH HAMMOND. (Note MHK/ Lancaster Co. & Kershaw Co. both formed from Camden District, S. C. in 1798.)
269. 26 Feb. 1796; Feb.Ct. 1796. Est. PHILIP BURFORD, dec'd. WYATT HAWKINS, Admr. Bond for 300 Pds. to WILLIAM JOHNSON, Ch. Co. Ct. Sec: JAMES

Abstracts of Warren County, NC Will Book 9
From Original By Mary Hinton Kerr
56. Nov. Ct. 1796. Sale of land of PHILIP BURFORD, dec'd., by WYATT HAWKINS, Admr. who bought the 600 acres where he had lived. 200 acres on Wolf Branch sold to P. HAWKINS son of JOHN.
169. 7 March 1797; May Ct. 1797. Div. Est. of PHIL BURFORD, dec'd. Am't. owed by estate to MARGARET BURFORD, PETER TWITTY, RALEIGH HAMMOND, PHIL HAWKINS, WYATT HAWKINS & PHIL HILLIARD; am't. due from P. T. BURFORD. Commrs: B. DAVIS, JOHN WMS. DANIEL, LENNARD SIMS, GEO. NICHOLSON & DENNIS PASCHALL.
207. 24 Aug. 1797; Aug. Ct. 1797. ISAAC MARSHALL & MARY his wife to HENRY FOOTE & BENJ. BELL. Sale of their claim to a negro now in possession of MARGARET BURFORD & lent to her in will of HENRY FOOTE, dec'd., for 100 Pds. Va. money. Wit: STERLING KING (Jurat).

Military:
North Carolina Militia, Lieutenant

Phillip married Mildred TERRELL in 1743. Mildred was born in 1723 in , Louisa, Virginia, USA; died in 1785 in , , North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Elizabeth TWITTY on 16 Oct 1757 in , Brunswick, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas TWITTY and Mary WYNNE) was born about 1739 in , Brunswick, Virginia, USA; died in Deceased in , , Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Betty Twitty

Notes:

Christening: 17 Feb 1684 Tewkesbury, Gloucester, England
Father: George BURFORD
Mother: Martha

Christening: 30 Apr 1694 Tewkesbury, Gloucester, England
Father: George BURFORD
Mother: Martha

Daniel married Sarah MILES about 1709 in , , Virginia, USA. Sarah was born about 1691 in , , Virginia, USA; died after 1762 in , , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Mary STERLING in 1720 in , Gloucester, Virginia, USA. Mary was born about 1699 in , Gloucester, Virginia, USA; died on 23 May 1763 in , Brunswick, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Index To Gloucester County Surveyor's Book 1733 - 1806
NAME PARISH DATE PAGE
STERLING, Ann --- Perry 7
STERLING, Mary --- Perry 7
CLACK, _____ --- French 11

Notes:

Married:
Ware Parish

Thomas married Mary WYNNE in 1734 in , , Virginia, USA. Mary was born in 1708 in , Brunswick, Virginia, USA; died in Sep 1767 in , Bute, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]