Susannah (Burnley) Barksdale (abt. 1761 - abt. 1803)

Born about 1761 in Charlotte, Virginia, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Wife of John Barksdale — married about 21 Feb 1778 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about 1803 at about age 42 in Warren, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Susannah was born about 1761 to Israel Burnley and Hannah Terrell. She may have had at least 8 siblings: Joel Terrell, Nancy Ann, Henry, Richmond Elizabeth, Frances, Stephen Willis, and Anne Terrell.

She married John Barksdale, son of Collier Barksdale and Sarah Randolph, in 1778 in Bedford County, Virginia. She may have been about 17 years old. They had at least 8 children together:

1. Samuel Barksdale
2. Terrell Barksdale
3. Ann Barksdale
4. Macaraine Mirah Barksdale
5. Henry "Harry" Barksdale
6. Hannah Barksdale
7. Nancy Barksdale
8. Horatio Barksdale

Property tax digests indicate that John and Susan may have moved from their plantation in Virginia to Wilkes County, Georgia about 1791-1792. In 1793, their land was included in Warren County, Georgia.

Family history records indicate that she may have passed away in 1803 in Warren County, Georgia. There was a malaria outbreak and it is said that several family members were lost to the illness. She would have been about 40 years old. It is not known where she is buried. The book, Genealogy of part of the Barksdale family of America by Sarah Donelson Hubert, refers to their burial location as "the place now owned by the widow of Jeff Barksdale," their grandson.

Links

Family Search: PersonID L8SJ-YG3
Find A Grave: Memorial #187289483 Headstone Photo: No

Sources

• History of Warren County, Georgia, 1793-1974 (Wilhoit, Georgia, 1976), page 34
• Our Burnley Ancestors and Allied Families by Emily Dicken, The Hobson Book Press, New York, 1946, pages 87-88
• Our Children's Ancestry by Sarah Cantey Whitaker Allen, Curtiss Printing Company, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia 1935, page 176.
• Barksdale Family History and Genealogy (with collateral lines) by Capt John A. Barksdale, William Byrd Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1940, pages 181-185.
• Genealogy of part of the Barksdale family of America by Sarah Donelson Hubert, Franklin Printing and Publishing Co., Atlanta, Georgia, 1895, pages 17-24.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 May 2019), memorial page for Susannah Burnley Barksdale (1769–1803), Find A Grave Memorial no. 187289483, ; Maintained by C. Kirkland (contributor 48341629) Burial Details Unknown.

See Also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 May 2019, 22:52), entry for Susannah Burnley(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L8SJ-YG3); contributed by various users.