"the Burns of Northern Ireland"
Ireland

(unknown ) Burns
b. ?
d.

m. (unknown)
b.
d.
her father: unknown her mother: unknown

his father: ? Burns
his mother:
possible brothers in South Carolina 1800
Burns, Robert Sr. [Laurens 24] b. before 1745 d.
m.                              
Burns, Torrence [Laurens 25]
 b. before 1745

Burns, James [Spartenburg 208]
 b. before 1745

possible son or grandson of one of the above
Burn, Alexander
 b. about 1812 SC



This connection with Ireland is under constant investigation.  I use this page to keep track of my findings.  I do believe that the original Scottish family of Burns or Burnes was forced, like so many other Scottish families, to move to Northern Ireland due to religious conviction or political opposition to the King of England from as early as the 1600's.  It is likely, in my opinion, that a segment of the family emigrated along with other Irish Protestant to the colonies, in particular to the area of South Carolina before 1800.  Obviously many Burns families left many descendants in each region in which they lived.

Records exist in North Ireland of an number of Burns.  
name of freeholders                    Place of Abode     Situation of Freehold                Name of Landlord
Burns, Samuel                     Ballmullan          Ballymullan                Ld. Baron Duffern & Claneboye
Burns, Thomas                   Ann-street            shoemaker                   Carlisle, James   clergyman                  no date
Burns, Thomas                   Maze                    Down                          Lord Downshire                                   1755
Burns, Thomas                   Killileagh              Down                         Mr. G. Hamilton                                   1766
Burns, Andrew                   Killough               Down                                                                                       1768
Burns, Thomas                   Annacloy              Down                         Lord Downshire                                   1774
Burns, Daniel                     Toghblane             Down                         Lord Downshire                                   1781
Burns, Joseph                     Drumgivin             Down                         A. Johnston                                          1783
Burns, John                        Drumgivin             Down                         A. Johnston                                          1783
Burns, James                      Drumgivin             Down                        A. Johnston                                           1783
Burns, Robert                     Ballygrott              Ballygrott                  Sir John Blackwood, Bart:                    1 Oct 1787
Burns, Samuel                    Creevyloughgar     Down                                                                                     1789
Burns, Thomas                   Killileagh              Down                        Sir John Blackwood, Bart:                    1789
Burns, Hugh                       Cahard                  Down                        Mr. Shaw                                              1789
Burns, Thomas                   Maze                     Down                        Lord Downshire                                   1771
Burns, Hugh                       Cahard                  Down                        Shaw & Potter                                      1789
Burns, Samuel                    Creevyloughgare   Down                                                                                     1789
Burns, Robert                     Ballygrott             Ballygrott                  Sir John Blackwood, Bart:                    regt. date 1815
Burns, Robert                     merchant              Hercules Street, Antrim                                                           4 Oct  1832
Burns, Robert                     merchant              High Street , Antrim      draper                                                 no date
Burns, Robert                     merchant              High Street , Antrim      linen draper                                        1837
Burns, Robert                     merchant              Brackley,  Armagh                                                                   1832

Immigration to South Carolina taken from Passenger and Immigration, This is by no means complete.

name                             date            age                        where
Patrick Burns                1768         24 abt 1744          Charleston, S. C.    [Jones  p. 430]
Samuel Burns               1805         45 abt 1760          Charleston, S. C.    [Michell p. 111]
Laurence Burns            1764                                     Charleston, S. C.     [Jones p. 82]
Patrick Burns                1768                                     Charleston, S. C.     [Jones p. 271]
James Burns                  1820        19 abt 1801          Charleston, S. C.     [Holcomb p. 12]
             

1800- US Census, South Carolina.

Burns, Alexander
 Burns, Alexander
 Burns, David
 Burns, Edmonds
 Burns, Han
 Burns, James
 Burns, James
 Burns, Jeremiah
 Burns, John
 Burns, John
 Burns, Robert
 Burns, Robert Sr.
 Burns, Samuel
 Burns, Torrence
[Edgefield 175]
[Fairfield 233]
[Laurens 23 ]
 [ Laurens 14 ]
[ Laurens 28 ]
[ Laurens 29 ]
[Spartanburg208]
[ Laurens 24 ]
[ Laurens 35 ]
[ Laurens 14 ]
[ Laurens 25 ]
[ Laurens 24 ]
 [Spartanburg 181]
[ Laurens 25 ]
1 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 5
2 0 1 1 0 - 3 1 0 1 0 - 0 4
2 1 2 1 0 - 1 1 0 0 1 - 0 0
0 2 0 1 0 - 6 0 0 1 0 - 0 0
1 0 1 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 1 - 0 0
1 0 0 1 0 - 1 0 0 1 0 - 0 0
2 0 0 0 1 -  2 2 0 1 0 - 0 1
0 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 - 0 0
 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 - 0 0
3 1 1 1 0 - 2 0 1 1 0 - 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 - 0 0
2 1 0 0 1 - 1 1 1 0 1 - 0 0
2 0 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 0 0 - 0 1
0 0 1 0 1 - 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0
The list of Burns in South Carolina only shows that there were many Burns here before 1800.  I have no records of which families are connected.  Wills are lacking among these people unless they had slaves. Since most didn't have slaves, inheritance to their estates were handled quietly and frequently without records. 

John Burne has a plat for 1000 acres on the Altamaha River.  5/18/1763  [S.C. archives.]

sources:


Other web sites of Robert Burns and his poetry:
Robert Burns in Dumfries, Scotland

The Burness Genealogy and Families

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