I have a May Burton (1780-1859) who m. Nancy Woodfolk (1786-1836). I also have a May Burton, b. 1844, d. 27 Jun 1864 GA, who is the son of Ambrose Waller Burton, b. 1 Feb 1812 KY, and Martha Emily Fort, b. 8 Nov 1812 TN. Ambrose and Martha were married 22 Sep 1836 Randolph Co. Martha was the dtr. of Dr. William Fort and Martha Frances Sugg Gorham. I have 6 children for Ambrose and Martha: William Fort; Martha A.; Frances A.; May; John T.; Burilla J. Is this May (I didn't have a middle name) the same one that you have? If so, do you have any more on these? Spouses, dates, etc. I have a different spouse for Ambrose than you do, if this is the right one. These are on my Wayland page on my site below. John Wayland http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~wayland/ If your return email refers to my email or my post, please attach a copy to your email. ----- Original Message ----- From: "VAUGHN BUSHMAN" <vbushman@sisna.com> To: <MORANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: April 07, 2000 1:57 PM Subject: [MORANDOL-L] Burton Families > Hello Missourians > I have been monitoring with interest the Burton discussion going on > and find I have a few questions. My line of Wisdoms relate to these > Burtons. I discover that there are two branches of Burtons who migrated > intoRandolph County in the early days. > 1) May Burton branch - He is son of Ambrose Burton and Catey Wisdom, > born in Orange, Va., lived in Kentucky, moved to Randolph, had a large > family, including May Medley Burton, local Judge. > 2) Francis Howard Burton branch -son of Allen Buton, born in Cumberland > Va., lived in Caswell NC, moved to Randolph, had a large family, > including Samuel Love Burton, local Judge. > > Both families seem to originate in same area of Virginia, link up with > Wisdom family and end up in Randolph Mo. Both families seem to be > prominent, i.e. the 2nd family left a branch in NC from which a Governor > of the state came. > > Are there any researchers out there who have connected these two lines? > Also I have been wondering if the Rev.James Burton (1821-1909) is a son > of James Burton (1793-1863) brother of above May Burton? > > Thanks for any information you can give. > Vaughn Bushman > Orem, Utah > Descendant of Wisdoms/Burtons >