Ignatius BURNS, II

1771 - 1849  (77 years)

• Name	Ignatius BURNS
  Suffix	II
  Birth	18 Nov 1771	Loudoun County, Virginia, British America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1820	Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States   [2]
  	Census lists one male forty-five and upwards which would be correct age for Ignatius.
  Occupation	Between 1827 and 1852	Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States   [3]
  	Livestock drover
  	In his booklet, True Stories of the Drovers Trail, Floyd Simpson reports that Ignatius Burns and his sons ran a Drovers Station at their farm from 1827 until 1852. A Drovers Station was a farm where Drovers who were driving livestock from Ohio to the market in Baltimore, Maryland could stop for the night. At some Drovers Stations the drovers were able to corral their livestock and then spend the night in "hotel-like" accommodations. It is recorded that Ignatius Burns' sons, George N. Burns and Townsend Burns, closed their father's estate in April 12, 1852 by sale of a 152 acre tract in Smith Township, Belmont County, OH.
  Death	31 Jan 1849	Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States   [1]
  	Ignatius Burns II born 1763 died January 31, 1849 info taken from tombstones in Goshen Twp, Belmont Co. Ohio. His grave is on a farm near Bethesda, OH near the box factory. Original stones are next to a newer one which is more readable. Only these two graves are here on a mound left in a field that was strip mined for coal some years ago. The owner of the property (Mr. Brown) at the time sold the coal with the provision that the graves be un-disturbed and this was done. (Information provided by Floyd Simpson, Author of True Stories of the Drovers Trail.) Ignatius Burns' sons, George N. Burns and Townsend Burns, closed their father's estate in April 12, 1852 by sale of a 152 acre tract in Smith Township, Belmont County, OH. (Genealogy.COM)
  Burial	Bethesda, Goshen Twn, Belmont, Ohio, United States
  	Address: Burns Family Cemetery
  	"[Ignatius and Bethsheba's] graves lie alone atop a mound in the middle of an open field with private homes on two sides. I believe it is off of Oak Street outside Bethesda.  One of my relatives, William Burns, I was told is responsible for placing a flag pole and a lovely granite gravestone between the two original headstones. On it, Bathsheba's name is spelled Bethsha." Email from Dinah Janine Burns dated July 10, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Cemetery is on his original farm land bought in Goshen Township which is now on private land outside Belmont, Ohio. There are only two markers, but there may be other graves there. The markers are for Ignatius and Bethsheba Burns. It is interesting to note that they sit on a small hill because the farmer who sold the coal mining rites did so saying that they could not mine for coal under the graves. Therefore all the surrounding land collapsed by about 10 feet. Ignatius and his wife Bethsheba Nichols Burns were both born in Loudoun County, Virginia and were married there about 1802. On Dec 29 1806 a deed of sale was recorded in Goshen Township for 160 acres of land purchased for $440 by Ignatius Byrnes from Sinclair James. In the following years he bought parcels of land scattered along north/south and east/west running roads. They all had water available. This was probably because he and his son Enoch ran Drover Stations along the Drover Road across Belmont County. He became a wealthy farmer and businessman. Ignatius and Bethsheba had seven children who lived to adulthood. The first two were born in Loudoun Co., Virginia: George Nathan Burns b. 1804-1880 and Enoch Burns b. 1805-1889. The last five were born in Belmont Co., Ohio. They were: Townsend Burns b. 1808-1888; Tamson Burns McKinley b. 1812-1893; Ignatius S. Burns b. 1815-1888; Pleasant Burns Garrett b. 1818-1888; Joseph Burns b. 1819-1880.  Source: Find A Grave Memorial Memorial # 142766386
  Person ID	I5379	Watkins
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Capt. Ignatius BURNS,   b. 1731, St. Mary's County, Maryland, British America d. 1819, Belmont County, Ohio, United States (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Eleanor POSEY,   b. 1732, St. Mary's County, Maryland, British America d. Aft 1771, Bath County, Kentucky, Virginia, British America (Age > 40 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1750	St. Mary's County, Maryland, British America   [4]
  	"9 Mar. 2017,05:50: Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen edited the Biography for Eleanor (Posey) Burns. [Thank Esmé for this | 1 thank-you received]"
  Family ID	F982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bethsheba NICHOLS,   b. Feb 1771, Loudoun County, British America d. 1869, Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States (Age ~ 97 years)
  Marriage	1802	Loudoun County, Virginia, United States   [5]
  Residence	1810	Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States   [6]
  	Phyllis reported that Ignatius was included on an 1810 Tax Listing of Goshen Township.
  Residence	1830	Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States   [7]
  	While Ignatius and Bethsheba seem to be listed under "Egnatius Burnes", the ages of those listed are totally wrong for Ignatius and Bethsheba.
  Residence	1840	Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States   [8]
  	Census lists one male between 60 and 70 and one female between 50 and 60
  Children	1. George Nathan BURNS,   b. 5 Jan 1804, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States d. Aft 17 Jun 1880, Belmont County, Ohio, United States (Age > 76 years)   2. Enoch BURNS,   b. 15 Dec 1805, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States d. 30 Jun 1889, Belmont County, Ohio, United States (Age 83 years)   3. Pleasant BURNS,   b. 20 Jan 1808, Belmont County, Ohio, United States d. 19 Jun 1888 (Age 80 years)   4. John Townsend BURNS,   b. 19 Apr 1808, Belmont County, Ohio, United States d. 11 Aug 1886, Belmont County, Ohio, United States (Age 78 years)   5. Nancy BURNS,   b. 19 Jul 1810, Belmont County, Ohio, United States d. 20 Apr 1822, Belmont County, Ohio, United States (Age 11 years)   6. Tamson BURNS,   b. 13 Aug 1812, Belmont County, Ohio, United States d. Sep 1893, Belmont County, Ohio, United States (Age 81 years)   7. Ignatius S. BURNS, III,   b. 5 Jan 1815, Belmont County, Ohio, United States d. 19 Jun 1881, Belmont County, Ohio, United States (Age 66 years)   8. Joseph BURNS,   b. 18 Dec 1819, Belmont County, Ohio, United States d. Yes, date unknown   9. Infant Boy BURNS,   b. 16 Dec 1822, Belmont County, Ohio, United States d. Yes, date unknown   10. Aaron Huntley BURNS,   b. 20 Feb 1826, Belmont County, Ohio, United States d. 20 Sep 1831, Belmont County, Ohio, United States (Age 5 years)
  Family ID	F961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Nov 1771 - Loudoun County, Virginia, British America Marriage - 1802 - Loudoun County, Virginia, United States Residence - 1810 - Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States Residence - 1820 - Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States Occupation - Livestock drover - Between 1827 and 1852 - Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States Residence - 1830 - Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States Residence - 1840 - Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States Death - 31 Jan 1849 - Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States Burial - Address: Burns Family Cemetery - - Bethesda, Goshen Twn, Belmont, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories

  BURNS The pedigree of Ignatius B. Burns This describes the relationship of Ignatius B. Burns back to his early ancestor, Ignatius Burns, Sr.

  
  

• Sources

  [S91] Gravestone, Goshen Twn, Belmont, OH. [S128] 1820 United States Federal Census, Goshen, Belmont, OH. [S238] True Stories of the Drovers Trail. [S462] Wikitree, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Posey-1303, Wikitree. [S234] Descendents of William Hoge I, familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/i/l/William-C-Hilles/PDFGENE64.pdf. [S235] Phyllis L. Gauss. [S129] 1830 United States Federal Census, Goshen, Belmont, OH. [S124] 1840 United States Federal Census, Goshen, Belmont, OH.