Henry BURKETT, BLACKSMITH

Birth:
1793
Gilford County, Virginia
Death:
30 Mar 1875
Cannon County, Tennessee
Marriage:
23 Aug 1819
Greene, Tennessee
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
                   BIRTH-PARENTS:  source taken from a form filled out by Henry's son James,
          for the 1911 Arkansas History Commission on Veterans of the Civil
          War. It states that Henry was born in Gilford County, NC.; that
          Henry's father was named Memberance Burkett.  Gilford County, NC was
          a Quaker community, so his father's name might be Rememberance and
          later shortened to Memerance by family members.
MILITARY SERVICE:  War of 1812.
Mary Magdalene "Polly" EPLEY
Birth:
Dec 1801
Lincoln County, North Carolina
Death:
29 Jul 1884
Mills County, Texas
Burial:
Williams Ranch, Mills, Texas
Notes:
                   BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL-SPOUSE:
          Williams Ranch Cemetery; Rural Cemetery Inscriptions of Brown County, Texas; compiled by Hazel Ellis Wetzel.

SPOUSE-SIBLINGS:
          Pension application for husbands service in the War of 1812
          Letter:   Her siblings George Epley and Annie Epley Williams write letter for her pension approval.  Mary's pension is            awarded and assigned to the pension office in New Orleans.  When the pension office wrote inquiring whether  she had died, the query came from Knoxville, Tenn.

MARRIAGE:
           Polly Epley married on 23 Aug. 1819 in Green County, Tennessee to Henry Burkett.

BIRTH PLACE-CHILDREN-SPOUSE: 1830, 1850, 1860 Census Cannon County, Tenn.
          1830 Census of Cannon County, Tenn.
          1850 Census of Cannon County, Tenn.
          1860 Census of Cannon County, Tenn.
          1880 Census of Lampasas County, Texas.  Mary is living with her daughter Martha Young and is listed as blind.
NAME:
         Nick Name:  "Polly" is a common nickname for Mary
         Middle Name:  source taken from the 1911 Arkansas History Commission on Veterans of the Civil War, a form filled out
by her son James.  It states that his mother's name was Mary Magdalene Epley Burkett.
Children
Marriage
1
Matilda BURKETT
Birth:
1821
Tennessee
Death:
Berry MARCUM 
Marr:
26 Aug 1843
Cannon County, Tennessee 
Notes:
                   Marriage: International Genealogical Index (IGI) LDS Marriage Extraction
             Record Project.
2
Malinda BURKETT
Birth:
1823
Tennessee
Death:
J. S. PERRYMAN 
Marr:
Abt 1842
Tennessee 
Notes:
                   MARRIAGE:  IGI; married J.S. Perryman.
3
Henry Isaac BURKETT, JR
Birth:
1826
TN
Death:
Abt 1854
LaRussell, Jasper County, Missouri
Nancy EVANS 
Marr:
1847
Dekalb, Tennessee 
Notes:
                   MARRIAGE: married to Nancy Evans on 1850 Census,Dekalb County, Tennessee.
SPOUSE & CHILDREN: 1850 Census, Dekalb County, Tenn. shows James age 1, Isaac            age 2 months.  Henry is the only Burkett living in Dekalb County,             Tenn in 1850.  Dekalb borders Cannon County on the north.
DEATH:  Cause of Henry's death was diabetis.  Info came from Yvonne Avery.
4
John BURKETT
Birth:
1828
of Cannon, Tennessee
Death:
Paulina MARCUM 
Marr:
11 Mar 1849
Cannon County, Tennessee 
Notes:
                   MARRIAGE: International Genealogical Index (IGI) LDS Marriage Record
             Extraction Project.
BIRTH-PARENTS-SIBLINGS-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: 1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee
            shows John married to Perlina (Paulina) and son Job age 11 months.
5
Andrew J. BURKETT
Birth:
Abt 1829
of Warren County, Tennessee
Death:
Bef Feb 1867
of Cannon County, Tennessee
Nancy Jane DERRYBERRY 
Marr:
19 Oct 1850
Woodbury, Cannon County, Tenne 
Notes:
                   MARRIAGE: IGI; wife #1 Nancy Jane Derryberry on 19 Oct 1850 in Cannon                   County,Tennessee.  Wife #2 ______ Sissom married in 1891.
BIRTH-PARENTS-SIBLINGS: 1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee.
DEATH:  On the 1870 Census of Cannon County, Tennessee (dated Aug. 10, 1870)
             Jerry Bush and wife Elizabeth (Derryberry) Bush have living with
             them her mother Susan Deberry (Susannah Epley Derryberry) and her
             nephew Jeremiah Burkett the son of Andrew J. Burkett.
             Also in the Cannon County, Tennessee Probate Records; under
             Guardians Settlements of 1859-1868 FHL film 0898431 pages 388,
             460, 615 it states that Jeremiah Burkett is a minor heir of A. J.
             Burkett who is deceased; witnesses are Jeremiah Bush, A.F. Todd,
             and J.F. Dickens, and dated Feb. 4, 1867. On another page of the
             same film it states that Jeremiah Bush is made guardian for
             Jeremiah Burkett.
6
Jacob Lorenza BURKETT
Birth:
15 Mar 1830
Warren County, Tennessee
Death:
25 Dec 1875
Mullin, Mills County, Tennessee
Lavina BURNETT 
Marr:
Abt 1853
of Cannon County, Tennessee 
Notes:
                   MARRIAGE: wife #1 is Lavina Burnett. Wife #2 is Mary Mitilda Reed in 1869 in
             San Saba County, Texas.
SPOUSE-CHILDREN: wife Lavina and children are listed on the 1860 Census of
             Cannon County, Tennessee. Children listed are George age 6 (male),
             Joseph age 4 (male),Mary age 2 (female),Sarah age 8 months(female)
BIRTH-PARENTS-SIBLINGS: 1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee.
BIRTH-DEATH DATES:    information from Oliver Webb of Tampa Florida.
GENERAL:  Jacob L. Burkett had been living in Texas before 1875 and had been
        called back to Tennessee to help settle the estate of his father.
        When he returned to Texas he brought his mother Mary and his two
        sister's with thier families.  Mary C. E. Burkett Brown and Martha J.
        Burkett Young to live in Texas.  Info. came from Yvonne Avery.
7
George Washington BURKETT
Birth:
1835
Warren County, Tennessee
Death:
21 Apr 1917
Burlingame, Osage, Kansas
Lucinda Minerva DERRYBERRY 
Marr:
12 Jun 1860
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee 
Notes:
                   BIRTH-PARENTS-SIBLINGS: 1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee.
SPOUSE-DEATH DATE & PLACE:  IGI submitted by Lavon Burkett.
SPOUSE-CHILDREN:  In the Williams Ranch Cemetery,Brown County, Texas compiled       by Hazel Ellis Wetzel.   In 1860 Census of Cannon County, Tennesse,           George Birkett and wife Lucinda age 19 have Matilda Brown age 9 a             female living with them.
MARRIAGE DATE & PLACE:  information from Oliver Webb of Tampa Florida.
8
James BURKETT
Birth:
1838
of Cannon, Tennessee
Death:
Aft 1907
unknown
Mary A. GILLEY 
Marr:
17 Jan 1856
Cannon County, Tennessee 
Notes:
                   MARRIAGE: International Genealogical Index (IGI) LDS Marriage Record
             Extraction Project.
BIRTH-PARENTS-SIBLINGS: 1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee.
DEATH DATE:  Information from Oliver Webb of Tampa Florida.
SPOUSE:   1860 Census of Cannon County, Tennessee.
MILITARY:  Civil War.  In 1911, the Arkansas Legislature authorized the
            forming of the ARkansas History Commission.  This Commission
            issued a form to be completed by selected Veterans of the Civil War
            about thier service during the war and about their families.
            James was selected and in the document filled out in March of 1912
            he states that his father Henry was born in Gilford County, NC. and
            that his mother's middle name was Magdalene--Mary Magdalene Epley.
            He states that the father of Henry'swas Memberance Burkett.
            Gilford County, NC was a Quaker community, so James' grandfathers
            name was probably Rememberance and shorten to Memberance by family
            members.
9
Mary Caroline Elizabeth BURKETT
Birth:
1840
of Cannon County, Tennessee
Death:
Aft 1888
unknown
James HALL 
Marr:
3 Aug 1857
Cannon County, Tennessee 
Notes:
                   MARRIAGE-DEATH DATE: Information from Oliver Webb of Tampa Florida.  Mary              C.E. Burkett married 1st James Hall and 2nd marriage to William M.
            Brown.
BIRTH-PARENTS-SIBLINGS: 1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee.
10
David Epley BURKETT
Birth:
22 Apr 1841
of Cannon County, Tennessee
Death:
28 Mar 1926
Bradyville, Cannon County, Tenn
Frances FARRELL 
Marr:
28 Nov 1867
Cannon County, Tennessee 
Notes:
                   MARRIAGE: wife #1 Frances D. Farrell on 28 Nov. 1867 in Cannon County, Tenn.
             wife #2 Mrs. Emma Phillips a widow about 1919.
             Marriage to Frances Farrell taken from the International
             Genealogical Index (IGI) LDS Marriage Record Extraction Project.
BIRTH-PARENTS-SIBLINGS:
       1850 Census Cannon County, Tennessee.
       1860 Census Cannon County, Tennessee.
       1880 Census   Tennessee.
DEATH DATE & PLACE: information from Oliver Webb of Tampa, Florida.
11
Martha Jane BURKETT
Birth:
2 Dec 1847
of Cannon County, Tennessee
Death:
19 Feb 1920
Hollis, Oklahoma
William Alexander YOUNG 
Marr:
18 Dec 1864
Cannon County, Tennessee 
Notes:
                   MARRIAGE-SPOUSE: International Genealogical Index (IGI); LDS Marriage Record
             Extraction Project.
BIRTH-PARENTS-SIBLINGS:
       1850 Census Cannon County, Tennessee.
       1860 Census Cannon County, Tennesse.
       1880 Census Lampasas County, Tennessee
DEATH DATE & PLACE:  Information from Oliver Webb of Tampa, Florida.
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Henry Burkett, Blacksmith - Mary Magdalene "Polly" Epley

Henry Burkett, Blacksmith was born at Gilford County, Virginia 1793.

He married Mary Magdalene "Polly" Epley 23 Aug 1819 at Greene, Tennessee . Mary Magdalene "Polly" Epley was born at Lincoln County, North Carolina Dec 1801 daughter of Daniel Epley and Katherine Keebler .

They were the parents of 11 children:
Matilda Burkett born 1821.
Malinda Burkett born 1823.
Henry Isaac Burkett, Jr born 1826.
John Burkett born 1828.
Andrew J. Burkett born Abt 1829.
Jacob Lorenza Burkett born 15 Mar 1830.
George Washington Burkett born 1835.
James Burkett born 1838.
Mary Caroline Elizabeth Burkett born 1840.
David Epley Burkett born 22 Apr 1841.
Martha Jane Burkett born 2 Dec 1847.

Henry Burkett, Blacksmith died 30 Mar 1875 at Cannon County, Tennessee .

Mary Magdalene "Polly" Epley died 29 Jul 1884 at Mills County, Texas .