Carol, I hope you got an earlier reply telling you that I had not found your Burney/Beard connection but had queried two well-known and highly competent friends on your behalf. I can't find it, now. In any Caesar, one response has come in: "I checked Virgil White's index to U. S. volunteers in the Indian Wars. Either one Arthur Burney served several times from 1817 to 1838 or several men of the same name served, including one as a captain. I found no reference to Israel Beard in anything. He might have served in the militia or the regular army. Virgil White's indexes to the pensions turned up neither man except for a Arthur Burney's widow Rosada (died 5 May 1903 in Texas) drew a pension for the Indian Wars service of a man by that name. No indexes are available to men or heirs who received bounty land in federal land states like Florida (Texas is not a federal land state) although those records can be searched by writing to the National Archives, Washington, DC 20408. Volunteers, militia, and regulars all qualified for bounty land." I'll let you know if the other KS can help. Good luck! --Brian Michaels **************************************************** Swscgs@aol.com wrote: > > Hello Mr. Michaels, > I have been reading your posts to the Florida list and learning a lot > of general info in the process. I wonder if I might ask you for some help > with my families in Leon Co? Previously, I have asked several "volunteer > lookups" with varying resources, to answer a few questions for me. None have > answered in any way. Perhaps you can answer the questions or point me to a > resource. > Some background information: Arthur Burney and his wife Sarah > Catherine Blount were in Leon Co, by about 1825. Their daughter Ann, called > Nancy, married Israel F. Beard in Leon Co, in 1832. I believe that they all > were friends of the man who was the first governor of the state of FL. > Arthur and Sarah Catherine both died and are buried in Leon Co. Israel and > Nancy Beard were in Polk Co, TX, by 1859. > My questions are these: > 1. I have been told that both Arthur Burney and Israel Beard > are Leon Co. Pioneers and are listed in a book about pioneer families. Is > this true? > 2. Both Arthur Burney and Israel Beard were in FL during the > time of the early Indian disturbances. Did they fight in these wars? If so, > in what units? > Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you. > > Thanks again, > Carole Sprague > Austin, TX