Burnett Family of Hinds County, Mississippi

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Burnett family members have long been pioneers in the truest sense, always pushing the "civilization envelope", in search of better lands and living. They migrated throughout Virginia, south to the Carolinas, and west to Kentucky and Tennessee. Then, in 1825 when the United States signed a treaty with the Choctaw Nation of Indians, lands in south Mississippi became available for purchase which contained level prairies and timbered areas filled with valuable woods. These lands were an inducement to one Burnett family to make their way south to the area we know today as Hinds County, Mississippi.  

1842, July 29 South-Western Farmer, at Raymond, Mississippi

The above 1842 advertisement in the South-Western Farmer tells us the story of a Burnett family which was living in Raymond, Mississippi (located just west of Jackson in Hinds County) and one of their family members, Levi Ingraham Burnett, who had gone missing. Levi had left Henrico County, Virginia in 1832 and had not been heard from for the next ten years! Imagine the worries Levi's family must have had, even fearing his death. But little did Levi's family know that he had migrated to Indiana with a Rogers family, married Lucy Rogers in 1836, and settled down. It is unknown as to whether Levi ever laid eyes on the above advertisement, or saw his concerned family again. More details about Levi's life can be learned from his Find-a-Grave page.

Another search of available online newspaper records provides the evidence that Coleman Burnett, (of the above 1842 advertisement) also had a presence in Henrico County! According to the below advertisement, Coleman had been working as an overseer for Philip Michaels in 1828.
April 26, 1828 Constitutional Whig

The two advertisements inform us that both Levi and Coleman Burnett were in Henrico County between the years of 1828 and 1832. To see if Levi and Coleman's Burnett family could be found in Virginia, a search of available records established the following timeline and connections for Coleman Burnett:

1825 - Hanover County,VA personal property tax list
1827 - Henrico County, VA personal property tax list
1828 - Henrico County, VA personal property tax list
1829 - Henrico County, VA personal property tax list
1830 - Henrico County, VA census Coleman, Sarah and a woman between 40 and 50 (Frances Burnett?)
1830 - Hanover County VA land tax list 65 acres were transferred from John Burnett Sr to Coleman 
1833 - Hanover County VA land tax list 65 acres plus an additional 45 acres transferred from Robert Anderson and 20 more acres from Elisha Burnett Jr. 
1838 - Hanover County VA land tax list Coleman transferred all his land to Thomas Tyler

1838 also happened to be the year that Coleman Burnett first showed up in the Hinds County, Mississippi personal property tax list! This indicates that Coleman sold his land in Hanover county, Virginia and then set south for the long journey to Hinds County, Mississippi. 

Coleman was another pioneering Burnett from Hanover County. But which Burnett family within Hanover County did he belong? We know that he was listed presumably as a family member to Levi Ingraham Burnett in the above 1842 advertisement. But what exactly was his relationship to Frances, Jonathan, Philip, Rowland, and Levi Burnett? Was Frances the mother to all five men? And who was John Burnett Sr. from whom Coleman received his initial land holding in 1830?  Lots of questions, with more answers to come. 


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