2 BURNEY Information found in the Emily Loftin Collection - Carteret County Historical Society, Morehead, NC 1. Estate of Wm Burney Died at Warm Springs Arkans (now Hot Spring) during Oct last (1820) lfeaving property to be inherited by himself & James, Simon, Ann & Rachel Burney, descendants of the said Wm Burney dec'd. Probate records of - next word unreadable - p 439 Books B - much land and slaves 2. There are two Burney Wills of interest in Georgia Will of Simon Burney Book A - 1787-1796 Greene Co, Ga - names - grandson John Burney, g dau Sara Burney, Jeremiah, Polly, Shadrack, Hardy, dau Sarah Daniel, Thos Daniel and g son exors --signed 1792 in Green Co, Ga (Could this be father of Simon of Pitt ?) sic Will Book 1801 Wilkes Co- Ga - Simon Burney names grandson John Burney 3. Children of Council Wooten of Pitt Co and Ga Md 1st Mary Burney - d 1818 in Pitt Co - children a. Wm - b 1808 in Pitt Co md Mary Parker - d before 1850 in Waukeena, Fla - left 3 daughters - Nancy, Mary, Mattie b. Simon Burney - b 1810 in Pitt Co - d 1900 Ga - children above - md Elizabeth Roach in 1830 1. Council Wooten Jr - lawyer in Albany. Ga - md Rose Mercer 2. James Roach - Merchant Culbert, Ga - md Rebecca Taylor 3. William Wooten - banker -d Burna Vista, Ga 4. Joseph - bankers and planter - d Dawson, Ga 5. David - lawyer 6. Simon B. Wooten, Jr - planter, Calhoun Co, Ga 7. Sallie md L. D. Monroe 8. David - lawyer All 7 sons in Confederate Army c. Lewis Bryan - b 1811 - died of wounds received in Mexican War - in Mexico - d unmarried d. John - b about 1814 - lived Montgomery Co, Ga e. Eliza - b 1812 - d 1891 - md Wm. Burney - ch Mary, Wm, Louisa, John, Lewis, Simon, Fanny f. Council Wooten Jr - b 1817 or 18 - died in Albany, Ga unmarried NOTE last two children remained in NC with relatives after death of mother in 1818 Council Wooten md 2nd - Mary Roach Shipp and removed to Georgia - children Joseph Richard Susan Nancy There is a family chart of the direct ancestors of James R. Wooten, Jr. He was son of James R. Wooten Sr and Rebecca Taylor James R. Wooten Sr was son of Simon Burney Wooten and Elizabeth Roach - information above WOOTEN Simon Burney Wooten was son of Council Wooten bc 1789 Pitt d 1829 Ga md 1807 md Mary Burney who was bc 1789 d 1818 Council Wooten son of Wm Wooten and Nancy Forbes Wm Wooten was son of Shadrack Wooten (believe all this information is available ROACH Elizabeth Roach daughter of James Road bc 1772 d 1827 Pulaski C, Ga and Elizabeth Gatling bc 1784 Craven Co d 1835, Ga Elizabeth Gatling was the daughter of Edward Gatling bc 1757 BURNEY Mary Burney ws daughter of Simon Burney bc - dc 1829 - md Louisa Pugh Simon Burney was son of Simon Burney d Beaufort Co