This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.burney/233.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I live in Jacksonville, also. My maiden name is Pierce. My Burneys are from Georgia, most likely Chatham county. We believe Sam and Moriah Burney had 10 children. One of the 10 was my GGM, Indiana B (as shown on census records). Indiana married Albert Pierce. I'm pretty sure this is the one, since my GM, Anna and great aunt, Bernice, are listed under them as their children. We seem to get lost after that. There is a lady named, that has great information on Sam and Moriah Burney, but when I asked to share, I was advised to search the census records. Her email is la_raspberry@yahoo.com My GM always state that Sam and Moriah were slaves. We do know that there were a few Burney slave owners around the early to mid 1800's. There seems to be a place where everyone hits a barrier. Around 1870,things get muddled. As far as the native American side, I have been told that Albert was Cherokee, but we have no real information on this. He is reportedly from the Pierces from North! Carolina. Apparently they were exiled to Bloomingdale, GA because of the interracial marriage. I have pictures of the Pierce hx from census, and some other Burney's, but not sure if they are the same line.