In a message dated 3/29/2006 10:49:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: James D. b. Dec 25 1793 d. Nov. 7 1863 m. Mercer County, KY 1807 Nancy m. Davis? or Betsy Beagler? Came to Higbee MO with two brothers May and Elijah Burton. This James BURTON is supposed to have married Nancy DAWKINS. Below is a quote from the publicattion "Dawkins and Stewart Families of Virginia and Kentucky" by Lela Wolfe Prewitt. Nancy Dawkins m JAMES BURTON in Henry co Ky 4 Feb 1815. The MB lists the mothers as Mary Dawkins wdo & May Burton. It appears they went to Randolph Co Mo where several of the George Dawkins' children migrated in the 1830's. Nancy is the daughter of George DAWKINS and Polly SEARCY. I am related to this line since I am descended from Nancy's brother, William Dawkins. I've tracked the couple from the 1830 thru 1870 census records. James died in 1863 and Nancy died in 1872. One son, Levi T. BURTON, married Eliza J. PATTRICK (sister to my ggg grandfather Hezekiah PATTRICK). Another son - Elijah W. BURTON was the father of Nancy C. Burton who was the third wife of gg grandfather, George W. LESSLY. I have a few other connections between the extended BURTON/DAWKINS/PATTRICKS family lines. It really does get quite confusing at times. Carole