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- According to family tradition, Lindsey was involved in a duel with a man over the man's wife. Lindsey killed the man. His father, being well-to-do, sent him to Texas with 2 slaves, one or two wagons and some gold. He got as far as the Chattahoochee River in Coweta County, Georgia. He could not cross the flooded river and stayed with the ferryman John Thompson. He eventually married the Mary Thompson, daughter of John. They later moved on west to
what is now Clay County, Alabama. There they raised their children; in fact, several generations later, many of his descendants still live on the land. At one time, he was considered one of the wealthiest, if not the wealthiest, man in Clay County.
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Lindsay Burney, son of Mary Stafford, is listed as a minor in the 1843 co urt records: Petition for Dower (Jane Stafford, widow of Revel Stafford)
North Carolina Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
Randolph County November term 1843
From site of Liz Clayton
From site of Richard Medders
"According to family legend Lindsey Mabrey Burney killed a man in a due l when he was young in N.C. His father, being a well to do farmer gave hi m $2,000 in gold, two slaves, two wagons with teams and supplies...He wa s told to go to Texas where everyone was free and could get rich in a hur ry. When he got to the Chattahoochie River in Georgia, he was unable to c ross due to high water, stayed with the ferry operator. Fell in love wit h Ferry operator's daughter, Mary Thompson (?Braun), they were married. S everal years later they headed west only to have a wagon break down in Fo x Creek in Talladega (Clay Co.). He homesteaded and purchased cheaply unt il they owned all of the land on the west side of Fox Creek between wha t is now Oak Grove and Lineville.
"L.M. Burney and Billy Haynes operated the first store in Lineville, loca ted on the N.W. Corner of the crossroads in the center of town.
"Land Track book at Ashland Court House
Lindsey Mabrey Burney November 9, 1954 40 8/100 acres Act 1850 Cert. # 17 618 Nw4 Sec 23 T185 R8E St. Stephens / Located in Talladega National Forr est behind Union Delta Church on Highway 49 in Clay County, Al.
"Cert. NO. 17618 NW4 Sec 23 T185 R8E St. Stephens
Located in Talladega National Forrest behind Union Delta Church on Hwy 4 9 in Clay County Alabama"
Marriage Record, Coweta Co., Georgia
Name: Linsey M. Burney Spouse: Mary Thompso n
Marriage Date: 21 Dec 1843
1850 Coweta Co., Georgia census, entry 1329/1329
Linsey M. Burney age 26, born NC
Mary age 33, born GA
Elizabeth A. age 5, born GA
Mary I. age 1, born GA
Land Record, Land Office Centre
Name: Lindsey M Burney
Issue Date: 1 Jan 1859
State of Record: Alabama
Acres: 39.85
Accession Number: AL3330__.202
1860 Talladega Co., Alabama census, entry 1155/1
L. M. Burney age 35, born NC
M. age 36, born GA
E. A. age 16, fem., born GA
N. J. age 11, fem., born GA
E. age 9, fem., born GA
M. A. age 8, fem., born GA
J. W. age 2, male, born Ala.
1870 Clay Co., Alabama census, entry 200/199
Burney, L. M. age 46, born NC
Mary age 47, born GA
Elvira D. L. age 18, born GA
Margaret A. age 15, born GA
John W. age 12, born Ala.
Davis, A. J. age 21, born GA
1880 Clay Co., Alabama census, entry 12/12
Burney, L. M. age 55, born NC
Mary, age 55, wife, born GA
M. J. age 33, dau., born GA
J. W. age 22, son, born Ala.
M. M. age 12, son, born Ala.
J. T. male age 2 born Ala.
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Abt 1824 - 1888 (~ 64 years)
