James MCBURNEY

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From: "Sheri Ewen" >
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March 23, 2005
Hi Laurie. My name is Sheri Ewen. I have John McBurney and Sarah > Hunter McBurney's Bible, my husband's side of the family. My husband > is a descendent of Robert McBurney. I did not know who was a sibling > and who was a child until I came upon your info on RootsWeb.com. I > did not know who John's parents were. Thank you so much Where did > your info come from? I do have a question, though. When I got to > Sarah Hunter and her parents, I saw her mother's birth date was within > a year of Sarah's. Might you have any new info on that?>> Thank you, Sheri> qubee74@midsouth.rr.com >
John McBurney, a son of this honored pioneer couple, was born in County Down, Ireland, and at the age of fourteen years joined an Orange company, of which he became the captain when eighteen years of age. In 1783, he immigrated to America where in 1793, he was married to Sarah Hunter. She was born in 1774, near Chambersburgh, and walked across the mountains from Chambersburgh with her parents, when but ten years of age, her mother and the baby alone being allowed the luxury of a horseback ride. In early life she joined the Chartiers Associate Reformed Church, of which Rev. Anderson was then pastor. Though met by heavy obstacles and bearing many burdens of care, she was uniformly cheerful and affectionate. After marriage, John McBurney and his wife settled in this county, where children were born of whom the following is a brief record: Jennie, born May 23, 1794, was married September 20, 1814, to Andrew Donaldson, who was elected as ruling elder of the Associate Reformed Church in 1833, and died in 1843, followed by his widow July 8, 1866 (they had ten children, from whom 107 descendants have sprung, eighty-seven of them yet living); James (of whom further mention is made) was born May 27, 1797; Esther, born September 10, 1799, was married February 3, 1826 to Richard Donaldson, who was born December 30, 1799 and they first settled on a farm near Bavington, Penn., remaining there a number of years, afterward moving to Burgettstown, where the remainder of their lives was passed (Mr. Donaldson was ordained an elder in 1833, in the United Presbyterian Church of Robinson township. He died August 7, 1873, and September 30, 1874, his wife was laid by his side. They have had thirty-two descendants, twenty-one of who are yet living); John (of whom special mention is made further on) was born June 29 1802; Eliza, born June 10, 1805, was first married in 1844, to Maj. James Harper, to whom she bore two children (Maj. Harper died in 1854. He was an elder of the United Presbyterian Church of Frankfort, and resided in Harper's Mills. Mrs. Harper was afterward married to Andrew Miller, Esq. She died January 3, 1879; her husband is yet living. They have had seventeen descendants, fourteen of whom are now living); Robert, born September 25, 1808, was married February 1, 1834, to Eliza Welsh, nine descendants having been the result of this union (Robert McBurney was a ruling elder in the U. P. Church of Centre, and also served his township in a political capacity, having been justice of the peace. He died June 1, 1875); Sarah, born April 7, 1811, on May 31, 1835, became the wife of James McCalmont, who settled on a farm near Candor, Penn. (he was an elder in the U. P. Church of Burgettstown, also at Centre. He died in 1890, leaving thirty-two descendants, of whom three are deceased); David, born December 23, 1813, was married February 3, 1833, to Eliza Jane Lyle, and the young couple settled on a farm near Scroggsfield, Carroll Co., Ohio, where he served as an elder in the U. P. Church (he died October 27, 1878, his posterity having numbered fourteen, of whom four are deceased. His widow is yet living on the old home place); and Samuel, born December 21, 1815, has been twice married, and is the only living representative of this numerous pioneer family (on November 4, 1840, he married Sarah Jane George, and settled near the Conotton, in Ohio. She bore him twelve children. After the death of this wife he was married in 1869 to Mrs. Mary E. (McCauslin) George and to them three children have been born. Samuel McBurney has had twelve grandchildren, now having fifteen living descendants. In 1853 he was elected ruling elder of the North Union U. P. Church).
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).


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Laurie;To add to your genealogyJohn McBurney 1864 Ballynahinch, County Down IrelandSep 1, 1846, Midway, Washington co., PaSarah Hunter McBurney Mar 1774 Chambersburg, Franklin O., PaNov 29, 1863, Midway, washington Co., PaBill Cole