Burden, James
| Birth Name | Burden, James |
| Gender | male |
Events
| Birth | 1740-00-00 at New Jersey |
| Death | 1806-00-00 at Nicholas Co, Kentucky |
Families
| Married | Wife | Brain, Mary |
| Marriage | 1782-00-00 at Virginia | |
| Children |
Burden, Benjamin Franklin |
Narrative
Family Tree Maker, World Family Tree, Disk 705, Vol. 5, Tree #3:Contributed by Ruth Goodman:
James was born Abt. 1740 in NJ and lived there until Abt. 1760 when he moved to VA and there married
Josephina Rose Unknown. His first wife died in VA in 1780. He lived in MD until Bet. 1740-1759 when he
moved to VA where he and three of his son's served in the Revolutionary War. He married his second wife, Mary
Brain, in 1782 in VA. In 1785 he moved to Bourbon Co., KY. He settled on land purchased in what is now
Nicholas Co., KY. His large family was located on present State Route 32 and 36 near the settlement of
Headquarters, KY. Early court records show that when the new County of Nicholas was formed from parts of
Bourbon and Mason Counties in 1799 and laid out its first County road, it bisected the Burden farm. He sued for
an injunction and lost, but when the road was completed he sued for damages and won a judgement. Births in
Bourbon Co., KY are now listed in Nicholas Co., KY.
Source References
| 1. | Descendants of James Burden Confidence: Normal |
