Robbie Burns the poet

[eryka91]

I am trying to trace Andrew Brown who is a decendant of William Brown, father of Agnes Brown, mother of Robbie Burns. Andrew Brown married Jane Keith.

[Fifer]

Hi


Just to let you know i have a connection as well to robert burns through
his daughter elizabeth

here is the lines i will start further down



Alexander Hugh born 1854  in fife Scotland
 parents
Thomas Hugh/Jean Muir
parents
James Hugh/Agnes nicol/ and   Alexander Muir/Elizabeth Bishop
Parents
Archibald Hugh/Ann Simpson and  John Bishop/Elizabeth Burns
parents
Archibald Hugh/Agnes Dryburgh/John Simpson/Janet Simson and Robert Burns/Elizabeth Paton


hope you understood that havent got it further back than William Burns and Agnes Brown

have this confimed by a newspaper article

my Great grandmother was a Hugh so its a distant connection to the Burns but still there in the tree.
here is a listing of what the paper says

Mrs Jeanie Hugh wife of Thomas Hugh was a desended of Robert Burns her grandmother was a daughter of Burns and Elizabeth Paton and was the Sonsie Smirkin dear bocht Bess reffered to in the Inventory jeanie had several reies of her famous forebear which she naturally cherished. the paper is dated 22 june 1938

Fifer

[Jeanette H]

Hello Eryka91,

Just came across your listing.
We know through family documents that we have a connection through Janet BROWN, sister to Agnes (mother of Robert Burns).

Janet BROWN married Alexander HUTCHISON, and in turn their son Samuel HUTCHISON married Jane COWEN (COUAN).
Then their daughter Janet HUTCHISON married William BAIRD.
Their son Samuel BAIRD married Helen KEAN.
Then their daughter Janet Hutchison BAIRD married Robert Campbell BROWN, etc...

However our problem so far has been in proving the direct connection, because of the Birth Dates that are listed for Janet and Agnes BROWN, in relation to the Maternal Family of Robert BURNS (which I have come across on different websites), these dates do not quite coincide with the dates that we have. 

Is your Andrew BROWN who married Jane KEITH, the son of Gilbert BROWN (father of Agnes BROWN)? 
I will have a look through my research and see what I can find.

Perhaps we may be able to help each other with our research.

Jeanette H.

[sbk]

I am researching a David Burnes b in Scotland abt 1700, family myth has it that he was related to Robert Burns. Don't know if that is true or not but does anybody recognize this name and bdate? He emigrated to the US where he ended up being an extensive landholder in MD, part of his landholdings ended up becoming downtown DC. He married the widow Ann Fleming (maiden name unk) about 1720. Presumably in Scotland but then again, that seems to be unknown.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[ibi]

John Burness of Canada has spent many years creating a massive database of the BURNESS/BURNS families of NE Scotland, including the descendants of Robert BURNS, Scotland's national poet, his siblings, and his ancestors.

www address is http://www.burness.ca/

Enjoy !!

ibi

[sbk]

Thanks for the link, I'll give it a shot.

[sbk]

No luck

Any other suggestions?

[ibi]

No luck

Any other suggestions?

'Fraid not !

If it's not on that database..................... 

ibi

[sbk]

Well, I've emailed him, maybe he has something he hasn't added yet? It's a bit odd because he was quite a well-known figure in colonial America, even corresponded with George Washington. (He called him a 'canny Scot' which, we all know, is a kind euphemism for hard bargaining!)