These are also my Burney ancestors... Arthur, Ellis, Willis, Richard, Harris, Guilford... They all had land in the FLA panhandle area. Somehow they are involved with the other surnames I have noted below in my tagline. I think I have seen the Isreal Beard name before but I can't remember where.... (I hate when that happens) - Bill Brooks "Brian E. Michaels" wrote: > > 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 -- --------------------------------------------------- The Brooks Historian - Bill Brooks http://home.fda.net/bbrooks/public_html/brooks.htm http://www.my-ged.com/db/surnames/bbrooks/A bbrooks@fda.net Surnames - BROOKS, BURNEY, FREEMAN, GOFF, GRACE, HALL, MANNING, TAYLOR, WILSON ---------------------------------------------------