Cynthia Mills

Brief Life History of Cynthia

When Cynthia Mills was born on 19 September 1772, in Virginia, United States, her father, Nathaniel Mills Sr., was 22 and her mother, Frances Thompson, was 21. She married Roger Tandy Burrus on 8 January 1790, in Orange, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Ozan, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States in 1850. She died on 26 January 1853, in Todd, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Trenton, Todd, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Roger Tandy Burrus
1769–1826
Cynthia Mills
1772–1853
Marriage: 8 January 1790
Nathaniel Burrus
1790–1870
Salley Ellen Burrus
1801–
Henry Tandy Burrus
1792–1872
Margaret Burrus
1794–1818
Roger Burris
1795–1816
Charles Mills Burrus
1797–
Frances Burris
1797–1863
Mary Ann Burrus
1800–1868
Cynthia Mills Burrus
1805–1890
Celia Ann Burris
1809–
Virginia Banks Burruss
1811–
Rebecca Massie Burrus
1814–1891

Sources (8)

  • Cyntha Burns in household of David R Cockreham, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Cyntha Mills, "Virginia, Orange County Marriage Records, 1757-1938"
  • Cynthia Mills Burrus, "Find a Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Mill 1, with excrescent -s added in post-medieval times. Compare Mullins , from a French equivalent of this name, and see also Milnes .

English: either a variant of Miles , a variant of Mill 2, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s, or Myhill , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish: this is usually the English name, especially in Ulster, but elsewhere in Ireland it was also adopted for the Gaelic topographic byname, an Mhuilinn ‘of the mill’.

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

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