Susanna Burnett

Brief Life History of Susanna

When Susanna Burnett was born in 1791, in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, her father, James Burnett I, was 60 and her mother, Elizabeth Bishop, was 36. She married Woodson Burnett in 1815, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States in 1860. She died on 22 June 1860, in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Woodson Burnett
1792–1886
Susanna Burnett
1791–1860
Marriage: 1815
Jefferson Reed Burnett
1816–1904
Nimrod Burnett
1818–1895
Luke Burnett
1820–1897
Elias Burnett
1822–1920
Susanna Burnett
1825–
John Woodson Burnett
1828–1896
Harriett Burnett
1829–1913
Elizabeth Ann Burnett
1830–1860
James Mattison Burnett
1830–1896
Caroline Burnett
1834–1911
Doctor Roland Burnett
1840–1923
Jane Burnett
1840–
Emily Burnett
1842–
Nancy Burnett
1846–1880

Sources (6)

  • Susan Burnett in household of Woodron Burnett, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Susanna Burnett - birth-name: Susannah Burnett
  • Susan Burnett in entry for Elias Burnett, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1943"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1792 · Head Tax Law

"In 1792, South Carolina passes a law called the ""head tax"" for all free African Americans from age 16-50. This tax was $2.00."

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish (Tyrone and Antrim): descriptive nickname of Norman origin, from Old French burnete, a diminutive of brun ‘brown’ (see Brown ), or possibly in some instances a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of burnete, a high quality woolen cloth, originally dark brown in color.

Probably also an altered form of English Barnett .

In some cases also an altered form of French Burnet ; compare Burnette .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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