Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Burnett was born about 1770, in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Stephen Burnet, was 36 and his mother, Annabelle Moore, was 35. He married Anna Smith on 10 May 1799, in Redstone Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters.
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- Robert Burnet, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Robert Burnet in entry for Ann Smith, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Robert Burnett in entry for Robert Burnett, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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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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