My William A. Burns, born in SC, in 1812, had a brother Benjamin C. Burns, born ca 1803-1806 in SC, who married Nancy Phillips in Morgan Co. in 1822. There was a sister Jane, born ca 1805 in SC, who married Andrew Giles in Morgan Co. in 1824. The reason that I say these were brothers and sisters is that they and their families all went to Hempstead Co. AR, same community, some before and after the Civil War. Their children and grandchildren have many of the same names. Another brother of William A. Burns was Mijamin S. Burns - both were blacksmiths by trade, in addition to their being from SC and in Campbell/Carroll Co. GA )where brother Benjamin went after being in Morgan Co.) at the same time. In addition, Mijamin witnessed several deed from the period of 1829 to 1851 for their brother Benjamin C. Burns. Mijamin's widow and family also went to Hempstead AR. Now for the newly found one, Cornelius - I had a Leonard Burns whom I couldn't account for who suddenly "appeared" among the families of the Burns brothers already in Arkansas. I knew he had to be kin - but how? When he died, his widow Savannah E. Shaw Burns married a Burns cousin, grandson of Benjamin C., who lived next door. I finally traced Leonard back to GA and found his father to be Cornelius Burns. His tombstone records that Cornelius was born in York South Carolina in 1811. Cornelius was in Carroll Co. GA, as was my William, in 1840. Cornelius stayed in that general area from then on - Cass and Gordon - while the others moved on to Hempstead AR after the war. With the coming of his son Leonard to the family in AR, I think that fairly wells proves the case and gives us the location in SC to search. Cornelius had a son Malachi, and that is a name in my line also. There was a Henry Burns who died in Morgan Co. ca 1815-1818 who left a widow Ruth and orphans including one named Leonard - evidently a family name. Henry came from York Co SC, also. How he is connected, I am not sure, but think that he is somehow kin. So, all this is just waiting to be proved. Any help with these Burnses will be appreciated. Sue M.