Lydia Burns

Abt 1774 - 1860  (~ 86 years)

• Name	Lydia Burns
  	daughter of Michael BURNS and Mary SPICER natives of this parish.[St Genevieve]
  Born	Abt 1774	Washington County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 May 1860	St. Genevieve, Missouri   [1]
  Person ID	I19353	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Captain John [KY] McClanahan,   b. Dec 1774, Augusta County, Virginia Colony ,   d. Apr 1847, Lawrenceton, Missouri  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	23 May 1797	St. Genevieve, Missouri
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2024
  Family ID	F7201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144265389/lydia-burns. Lydia Burns Birth 1774, Washington County, Pennsylvania Death 1 May 1860 (aged 85?86) McBride, Perry County, Missouri Burial Unknown Plot location of remains undetermined Lydia Burns is the daughter of Michael Burns (1747?1808) and Mary Spicer (1751?1834). She married to John McClenahan, Sr. There is a marriage record, translated from the original French document, recording the marriages of non-Catholics living in the District of Ste. Genevieve, Upper Louisiana Territory (this is now Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri); to wit: "May 23, 1797, John McCLENAHAN, son of Robert McCLENAHAN and Catherine MADISON, native of Virginia married to Lydia BURNS daughter of Michael BURNS and Mary SPICER natives of this parish." John and Lydia had six children: - James John (1793-1847) - Catherine (1797-1837) - James (1798-1873) - Mary Ann (1808-1885) - William Madison (1812-1869) - John Burns, Jr. (1814-1885) - Michael Burns (1816-1868) - Robert (1820-?) - Spicer C (1824-1881) Their son, James, had a family disagreement with brother Madison, and changed the spelling of his surname to McClanahan. Over time, many other family members also used this spelling. There are still many McClanahan descendants living in Jefferson and Ste. Genevieve Counties today. So far, no traces of where John and Lydia are buried have been discovered. John died without leaving a will and there is a record of application on file for Administration of the estate by a lawyer. (Adapted from "The McClenahan Family", by James R. McClenahan) n March, 1795, Lydia's father, Michael sold his land holdings in Greene County and traveled to the western frontier of Missouri. Michael and son Barnabus Burns were part of a group led by Colonel George Morgan, who had been promised land by the Spanish envoy in Washington, D.C. But when the group arrived there, the Spanish government of Luisiana disavowed the promise and Morgan left in disgust. The Spanish Governor, Esteban Rodríguez Miró, had founded New Madrid, and welcomed Anglo-Saxon settlers but required them to become citizens of Spain. So Michael and Barnabus took oaths of allegiance to the Spanish crown in 1796. This allowed them to move to the Bois Brule Bottom, where they became the first inhabitants of what is now Perry County, Missouri. Soon, they were joined by the rest of their family from Pennsylvania. Michael died in August, 1808; Mary would outlive him by 25 years. [S82] Wikitree, https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Lydia_Burns_%285%29. Name Lydia Burns Gender Female Birth? ABT 1774 Marriage 23 MAY 1797 St. Genevieve, St. Genevieve, Missouri to John McClanahan [S40] Will, See Docs. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROBERT MCCLANAHAN, SR. DATED 7 JUN 1791, RECORDED DEC 1791 TRANSCRIPTION Mentions two grandsons of dec'd son, Robert [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144264662/john-mcclenahan. John McClenahan was born about Dec. 1774. Very little is known about his early life. In his grandfather's (Robert McClenachan, Sr.) will in 1791, Robert and John, grandsons, sons of his deceased son Robert Jr., are to inherit all his Kentucky Lands. This land was either 1000 or 1800 acres, located in Shelby County, Kentucky, on the banks of the Kentucky River, near Brashears and Bullskin Creeks. Records show that Robert Sr. bought this land in 1785. The records in Kentucky also show that John sold 100 acres of land on 12 Aug 1796, for 60 pounds, good and lawful money of the state of Kentucky. The next record of John is a marriage record translated from the original French document, recording the marriages of non-Catholics living in the District of Ste. Genevieve, Upper Louisiana Territory (this is now Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri); to wit: "May 23, 1797, John McCLENAHAN, son of Robert McCLENAHAN and Catherine MADISON, native of Virginia married to Lydia BURNS daughter of Michael BURNS and Mary SPICER natives of this parish." There are many records in Ste. Genevieve Co. of John. He lived in Jackson Township near the town of Punjaub (name changed to Lawrenceton, about 1880). He also owned part interest in a sawmill on Fourche du Clue, a branch of Establishment Creek. John was constantly being summoned into Justice of the Peace court for non-payment of debts ranging anywhere from $8.90 to about $700. In 1833 he was appointed Justice of the Peace for Jackson Township by Missouri Governor, Daniel Dunklin. He served as a Justice of the Peace until his death in 1847. So far no traces of where John and Lydia are buried have been discovered. John died without leaving a will and there is a record of application on file for Administration of the estate by a lawyer. John and Lydia had 6 children: - James John (1793-1847) - Catherine (1797-1837) - James (1798-1873) - Mary Ann (1808-1885) - William Madison (1812-1869) - John Burns, Jr. (1814-1885) - Michael Burns (1816-1868) - Robert (1820-?) - Spicer C (1824-1881) There are still many descendants of Madison McCLENAHAN living in Jefferson and Ste. Genevieve Counties today. John's son, James, had a family disagreement with brother Madison, and changed the spelling of his surname to McClanahan. Over time, many other family members also used this spelling. (Adapted from "The McClenahan Family", by James R. McClenahan) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144264662/john-mcclenahan Parents: Capt Robert "McClenahan" McClenachan Jr, 1747?1774 Catherine "Kitty" Madison Arbuckle, 1754?1818 Spouse: Lydia Burns, 1774?1860 (m. 1797) Siblings: Robert McClanahan, 1771?1824 Half Siblings: -Mary Dickenson "Polly" Arbuckle Nelson, 786?1847 -Elizabeth Arbuckle Alexander, 1790?1861 -Frances Littlepage "Fannie" Arbuckle, 1793?1801 -Catherine Brown "Kitty" Arbuckle Craig, 1793?1859 -Nancy Arbuckle, 1796?1801 Children: *James McClenahan McClanahan, 1798?1873 *Mary Ann McClenahan Bequette, 1808?1855 * William Madison McClenahan, 1812?1869 *John Burns McClenahan Jr., 1814?1885 *Michael Burns McClanahan, 1816?1868 *Dr Spicer C. "Doc" McClanahan, 1824?1881